1988 CFL season

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The 1988 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 35th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 31st Canadian Football League season.

Contents 1 CFL News in 1988 2 Regular Season Standings 2.1 Final regular season standings 3 Grey Cup playoffs 3.1 Divisional Semi-Finals 3.2 Divisional Finals 3.3 Grey Cup Championship 4 1988 CFL All-Stars 4.1 OFFENCE 4.2 DEFENCE 4.3 SPECIAL TEAMS 5 1988 CFL Awards

[edit] CFL News in 1988

The Canadian Football Network reached an agreement with the CFL to extend its network for two more seasons.

Game rosters were revised to consist of 20-Non Imports, 14-Imports and 2-Quarterbacks. The reserve list was lowered from 4 players to 2 players. In addition, if a team decides to dress 14-Imports, one of those imports have to be designated as a special teams player.

On Monday, December 12th, the CFL Board of Governors appointed Roy McMurty as Chairman-Chief Executive Officer and Bill Baker as President-Chief Operating Officer. Their appointments were confirmed on Sunday, January 1, 1989. The CFL Board of Governors also approved the sale of the Toronto Argonauts from Carling O'Keefe Breweries to Harry Ornest.

[edit] Regular Season Standings

[edit] Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

West Division Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos 18 11 7 0 477 408 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 11 7 0 525 452 22 British Columbia Lions 18 10 8 0 489 417 20 Calgary Stampeders 18 6 12 0 395 476 12

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

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Edmonton and Toronto have first round byes.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1988

[edit] Divisional Semi-Finals

Eastern Semi-Finals Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Date Away Home November 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35

Western Semi-Finals British Columbia Lions @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Date Away Home November 13 British Columbia Lions 42 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18

[edit] Divisional Finals

Eastern Finals Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Toronto Argonauts Date Away Home November 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27 Toronto Argonauts 11

Western Finals British Columbia Lions @ Edmonton Eskimos Date Away Home November 20 British Columbia Lions 37 Edmonton Eskimos 19

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 27 76th Annual Grey Cup Game: Lansdowne Park - Ottawa, Ontario
Western Champion	Eastern Champion
British Columbia Lions 21	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1988 Grey Cup Champions
James Murphy (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence. Michael Gray (DT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. Bob Cameron (K/P), Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

[edit] 1988 CFL All-Stars

[edit] 1988 CFL Awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - David Williams (WR), British Columbia Lions
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Ray Elgaard (SB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award - Grover Covington (DE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Roger Aldag (OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award - Orville Lee (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
• CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award - Hector Pothier (OT), Edmonton Eskimos
• CFL's Coach of the Year - Mike Riley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Preceded by 1987 CFL season

CFL seasons

Succeeded by 1989 CFL season