1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the club's 79th year of operation, 74th season of play, and its 31st season in the Canadian Football League. The team qualified for the CFL playoffs for the first time since 1976, finishing in second place in the CFL West Division with an 11–7 record. The Roughriders hosted the West Semi-Final, their first home playoff game since the 1976 CFL Western Final, but were defeated by the B.C. Lions 42–18.

1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General manager	Bill Baker
Head coach	John Gregory
Home field	Taylor Field
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	2	Jeff Fairholm	WR/SB	Arizona
1	6	Pete Giftopoulos	LB	Penn State
2	9	Ken Evraire	WR	Wilfrid Laurier
2	10	Peter Mangold	FB	Western Ontario
3	18	Jim Jauch	DB	North Carolina
5	37	John Hoffman	TB/P	Saskatchewan
6	42	Darrell Harle	T	Eastern Michigan
7	50	Hugh Alexander	T	Utah
8	58	Floyd Collins	TB	Boise State

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Sun, June 26	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 41–6	1–0	Gordie Howe Bowl	5,100
B	Tues, July 5	vs. BC Lions	L 27–46	1–1	Taylor Field	17,600

Regular 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

Edmonton finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings by winning their 2-game head-to-head series by a point total of 58–53.

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Fri, July 15	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 48–21	1–0	Lansdowne Park	22,565
2	2	Sat, July 23	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 26–15	2–0	Taylor Field	22,682
3	3	Fri, July 29	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 46–18	3–0	Taylor Field	24,301
4	4	Thu, Aug 4	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 27–43	3–1	Commonwealth Stadium	35,383
5	5	Wed, Aug 10	at Calgary Stampeders	L 10–48	3–2	McMahon Stadium	23,120
6	6	Sat, Aug 20	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 24–21	4–2	Taylor Field	24,265
7	7	Fri, Aug 26	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 21–23	4–3	Taylor Field	24,662
8	8	Wed, Aug 31	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 35–38	4–4	Winnipeg Stadium	26,177
8	9	Sun, Sept 4	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 29–19	5–4	Taylor Field	29,438
9	10	Fri, Sept 9	at Toronto Argonauts	W 14–13	6–4	SkyDome	23,498
10	11	Fri, Sept 16	at BC Lions	W 36–32	7–4	BC Place	33,088
11	12	Sun, Sept 25	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 26–24	8–4	Taylor Field	28,171
12	13	Sun, Oct 2	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 20–32	8–5	Winnipeg Stadium	27,356
13	14	Sun, Oct 9	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 47–17	9–5	Taylor Field	23,234
14	15	Sun, Oct 16	vs. BC Lions	W 28–25	10–5	Taylor Field	27,649
15	16	Fri, Oct 21	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 21–24	10–6	Ivor Wynne Stadium	13,702
16	17	Sun, Oct 30	at Calgary Stampeders	L 22–28	10–7	McMahon Stadium	18,863
17	18	Sun, Nov 6	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 45–11	11–7	Taylor Field	24,615

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 13	vs. BC Lions	L 18–42	0–1	Taylor Field	26,229