1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head Coach Mike Riley
Home Field Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record 9–9
Place 2nd, East
Playoff Finish Won Grey Cup
Timeline
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1987
1989
The 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 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 [ ] CFL Draft [ ]
Rd
Pick
Player
Position
School
Preseason [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
A
June 26
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
41–6
Loss
0–1
B
June 29
at Ottawa Rough Riders
30–25
Win
1–1
C
July 5
vs. Toronto Argonauts
26–22
Loss
1–2
Regular season [ ] Standings [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
1
July 12
at BC Lions
36–3
Loss
0–1
2
July 21
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
21–9
Win
1–1
3
July 29
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
46–18
Loss
1–2
4
Aug 6
vs. BC Lions
38–21
Win
2–2
5
Aug 13
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
28–17
Loss
2–3
6
Aug 19
at Edmonton Eskimos
46–21
Loss
2–4
7
Aug 24
at Calgary Stampeders
12–11
Win
3–4
8
Aug 31
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
38–35
Win
4–4
9
Sept 4
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
29–19
Loss
4–5
10
Sept 11
vs. BC Lions
34–8
Win
5–5
11
Sept 17
vs. Calgary Stampeders
20–14
Loss
5–6
12
Sept 24
at Ottawa Rough Riders
31–0
Win
6–6
13
Oct 2
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
32–20
Win
7–6
14
Oct 10
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
21–17
Win
8–6
15
Oct 16
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
35–29
Win
9–6
16
Oct 23
at Toronto Argonauts
36–13
Loss
9–7
17
Oct 30
vs. Toronto Argonauts
22–16
Loss
9–8
18
Nov 5
at BC Lions
45–24
Loss
9–9
Playoffs [ ] East Semi-Final [ ] East Final [ ] Grey Cup [ ] Awards [ ] 1988 CFL All-Stars [ ] References [ ]
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