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1988 Toronto Argonauts season

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1988 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachBob O'Billovich[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record14–4
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Uniform

The 1988 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with a 14–4 record. They appeared in the East Final. The 1988 season was the Argos' last season at Exhibition Stadium, they would move into their new stadium, SkyDome, the following year.

Offseason

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The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1988 CFL Draft.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School
2 15 Paul Masotti WR Acadia
3 23 Tommy Kane WR Syracuse
4 31 Floyd Salazar CB/HB McGill
5 39 Chris Munford S Simon Fraser
6 47 Tim Karbonick SB/TE Calgary
7 55 Frank Paradiso ILB York
8 63 Jamie Williamson HB York

Regular season

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Standings

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East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 14 4 0 571 326 28
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 9 9 0 407 458 18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 9 0 478 465 18
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 2 16 0 278 618 4

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Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 July 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–29 0–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 13,157
2 2 July 20 vs. Rough Riders W 34–11 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 20,114
3 3 July 28 vs. BC Lions W 26–21 2–1 Exhibition Stadium 21,846
4 4 Aug 2 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–7 3–1 Lansdowne Park 24,322
5 5 Aug 11 at BC Lions W 24–12 4–1 BC Place 29,621
6 6 Aug 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 19–5 5–1 Exhibition Stadium 25,103
7 7 Aug 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–21 6–1 Taylor Field 24,662
8 8 Aug 31 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 33–17 7–1 Exhibition Stadium 24,210
8 9 Sept 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 28–56 7–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,300
9 10 Sept 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–14 7–3 Exhibition Stadium 23,498
10 11 Sept 18 at Edmonton Eskimos L 21–38 7–4 Commonwealth Stadium 33,549
11 12 Sept 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 35–22 8–4 Exhibition Stadium 24,104
12 13 Sept 30 at Calgary Stampeders W 42–25 9–4 McMahon Stadium 18,281
13 14 Oct 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 52–3 10–4 Lansdowne Park 18,527
14 15 Oct 14 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 49–7 11–4 Exhibition Stadium 21,713
15 16 Oct 23 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 36–13 12–4 Exhibition Stadium 23,324
16 17 Oct 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–16 13–4 Winnipeg Stadium 23,557
17 18 Nov 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 49–9 14–4 Exhibition Stadium 24,503

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Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Final November 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–27 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 26,091

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Awards and honours

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1988 CFL All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "1988 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "1988 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. ^ a b "1988 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.