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1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerCal Murphy
Head coachMike Riley
Home fieldWinnipeg Stadium
Results
Record9–9
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

The 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the East Division with a 9–9 record. They won the Grey Cup 22–21 over the favoured BC Lions, becoming the first team ever to win the Grey Cup with only a .500 record.

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
A June 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 6–41 0–1
B June 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 30–25 1–1
C July 5 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 22–26 1–2

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

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 12 at BC Lions L 3–36 0–1
2 July 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–9 1–1
3 July 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–46 1–2
4 Aug 6 vs. BC Lions W 38–21 2–2
5 Aug 13 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 17–28 2–3
6 Aug 19 at Edmonton Eskimos L 21–46 2–4
7 Aug 24 at Calgary Stampeders W 12–11 3–4
8 Aug 31 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 38–35 4–4
9 Sept 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–29 4–5
10 Sept 11 vs. BC Lions W 34–8 5–5
11 Sept 17 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 14–20 5–6
12 Sept 24 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 31–0 6–6
13 Oct 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 32–20 7–6
14 Oct 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 21–17 8–6
15 Oct 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–29 9–6
16 Oct 23 at Toronto Argonauts L 13–36 9–7
17 Oct 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 16–22 9–8
18 Nov 5 at BC Lions L 24–45 9–9

Playoffs

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East Semi-Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 11 0 9 8 28
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 15 7 10 35

East Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 7 7 9 27
Toronto Argonauts 0 3 8 0 11

Grey Cup

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 10 5 3 22
BC Lions 7 8 4 2 21

Awards

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1988 CFL All-Stars

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References

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