1988 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 1988 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 30th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 39th overall. The Eskimos finished the season in first place with a 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Final where they lost to the BC Lions.
The Eskimos offense had 496 points for, while the defense had 445 points allowed.
Off-season
CFL Draft
Regular season
Standings
Season Schedule
Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts |
1 |
July 14 |
Calgary Stampeders |
0–33 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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27,889 |
1–0–0 |
2 |
2 |
July 23 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
15–26 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
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22,682 |
1–1–0 |
2 |
3 |
July 27 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
35–28 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
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19,947 |
2–1–0 |
4 |
4 |
Aug 4 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
27–43 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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35,383 |
3–1–0 |
6 |
5 |
Aug 12 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
14–22 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
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13,127 |
3–2–0 |
6 |
6 |
Aug 19 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
21–46 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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30,172 |
4–2–0 |
8 |
7 |
Aug 25 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
10–28 |
BC Lions |
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33,825 |
4–3–0 |
8 |
8 |
Sept 1 |
BC Lions |
9–17 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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34,157 |
5–3–0 |
10 |
8 |
Sept 5 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
27–11 |
Calgary Stampeders |
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27,768 |
6–3–0 |
12 |
9 |
Sept 11 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
13–37 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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29,984 |
7–3–0 |
14 |
10 |
Sept 18 |
Toronto Argonauts |
21–38 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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33,549 |
8–3–0 |
16 |
11 |
Sept 25 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
22–35 |
Toronto Argonauts |
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24,104 |
8–4–0 |
16 |
12 |
Oct 2 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
12–40 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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28,052 |
9–4–0 |
18 |
13 |
Oct 10 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
17–21 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
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26,298 |
9–5–0 |
18 |
14 |
Oct 16 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
32–29 |
Calgary Stampeders |
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29,430 |
10–5–0 |
18 |
15 |
Oct 23 |
BC Lions |
35–15 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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30,030 |
10–6–0 |
20 |
16 |
Oct 29 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
16–51 |
BC Lions |
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32,334 |
10–7–0 |
20 |
17 |
Nov 6 |
Calgary Stamepders |
19–20 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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27,499 |
11–7–0 |
22 |
Total attendance: 276,715
Average attendance: 30,746 (51.2%)
Statistics
Punt Returns
Player |
Games Played |
Number |
Yards |
Long |
Touchdowns |
Henry Gizmo Williams[1] |
17 |
96 |
964 |
100 |
2 |
Kickoff Returns
Player |
Games Played |
Number |
Yards |
Long |
Touchdowns |
Henry Gizmo Williams[1] |
17 |
15 |
379 |
34 |
0 |
Missed Field Goal Returns
Player |
Games Played |
Number |
Yards |
Long |
Touchdowns |
Henry Gizmo Williams[1] |
17 |
5 |
90 |
22 |
0 |
Awards
Playoffs
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Attendance |
Division Final |
Nov 20 |
BC Lions |
37–19 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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27,055 |
Bracket
References
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The franchise |
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Stadiums |
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Culture |
Nanook and Punter
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The rivalries |
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Lore |
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Important figures |
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Key personnel |
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Grey Cup championships (13) |
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Western Division championships (22) |
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CFL Seasons (54) |
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Current league affiliations |
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- The Edmonton portal
- The Canadian football portal
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- Bold indicates Grey Cup victory
- The Edmonton portal
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