1988 Calgary Stampeders season

1988 Calgary Stampeders season
General manager	Norman Kwong
Head coach	Larry Kuharich
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	6–12
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1988 Calgary Stampeders finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs.

The next season in which the Stampeders would miss the playoffs would be in 2002.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4	Poly Georganos	Tackle	Bishop's
2	12	Chris Bleue	Tight end	Washburn
2	13	Wayne Yearwood	Wide receiver	West Virginia
3	20	Mark McLoughlin	Kicker	South Dakota
4	28	Wally Zatylny	Wide receiver	Bishop's
5	36	Jeff Yausie	Halfback	Saskatchewan
6	44	Steve Watts	Cornerback	Toronto
7	52	Jordan Gagner	Quarterback	UBC
8	60	Ian James	Linebacker	Calgary

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Tue, June 28	at BC Lions	W 39–27	1–0	BC Place	30,492
B	Tue, July 5	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 25–44	1–1	McMahon Stadium	16,676

Regular season

Season Standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Edmonton Eskimos	18	11	7	0	22	477	408	6–4	W1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	11	7	0	22	525	452	5–3	W1	Details
BC Lions	18	10	8	0	20	489	417	4–4	W3	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	6	12	0	12	395	476	3–7	L1	Details

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Thu, July 14	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 0–33	0–1	Commonwealth Stadium	27,889
2	2	Fri, July 22	at BC Lions	L 31–44	0–2	BC Place	33,147
3	3	Sat, July 30	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 20–45	0–3	McMahon Stadium	24,437
4	4	Fri, Aug 5	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 38–14	1–3	Ivor Wynne Stadium	18,112
5	5	Wed, Aug 10	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 48–10	2–3	McMahon Stadium	23,437
6	6	Sat, Aug 20	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 21–24	2–4	Taylor Field	24,265
7	7	Wed, Aug 24	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 11–12	2–5	McMahon Stadium	21,012
8	8	Wed, Aug 31	at Toronto Argonauts	L 17–33	2–6	Exhibition Stadium	24,210
8	9	Mon, Sept 5	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 11–27	2–7	McMahon Stadium	27,768
9	10	Sat, Sept 10	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 17–16	3–7	McMahon Stadium	16,969
10	11	Sat, Sept 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 20–14	4–7	Winnipeg Stadium	25,587
11	12	Fri, Sept 23	vs. BC Lions	W 40–22	5–7	McMahon Stadium	17,578
12	13	Fri, Sept 30	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 25–42	5–8	McMahon Stadium	18281
13	14	Sun, Oct 9	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 17–47	5–9	Taylor Field	23,224
14	15	Sun, Oct 16	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 29–32	5–10	McMahon Stadium	29,430
15	16	Sat, Oct 22	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 3–19	5–11	Lansdowne Park	16,237
16	17	Sun, Oct 30	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 28–22	6–11	McMahon Stadium	18,863
17	18	Sun, Nov 6	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 19–20	6–12	Commonwealth Stadium	27,499