1988 Toronto Argonauts season

1988 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachBob O'Billovich[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record14–4
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Uniform

The 1988 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with a 14–4 record. They appeared in the East Final. The 1988 season was the Argos' last season at Exhibition Stadium, they would move into their new stadium, SkyDome, the following year.

Offseason

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1988 CFL Draft.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School
2 15 Paul Masotti WR Acadia
3 23 Tommy Kane WR Syracuse
4 31 Floyd Salazar CB/HB McGill
5 39 Chris Munford S Simon Fraser
6 47 Tim Karbonick SB/TE Calgary
7 55 Frank Paradiso ILB York
8 63 Jamie Williamson HB York

Regular season

Standings

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

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Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 July 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–29 0–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 13,157
2 2 July 20 vs. Rough Riders W 34–11 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 20,114
3 3 July 28 vs. BC Lions W 26–21 2–1 Exhibition Stadium 21,846
4 4 Aug 2 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–7 3–1 Lansdowne Park 24,322
5 5 Aug 11 at BC Lions W 24–12 4–1 BC Place 29,621
6 6 Aug 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 19–5 5–1 Exhibition Stadium 25,103
7 7 Aug 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–21 6–1 Taylor Field 24,662
8 8 Aug 31 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 33–17 7–1 Exhibition Stadium 24,210
8 9 Sept 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 28–56 7–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,300
9 10 Sept 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–14 7–3 Exhibition Stadium 23,498
10 11 Sept 18 at Edmonton Eskimos L 21–38 7–4 Commonwealth Stadium 33,549
11 12 Sept 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 35–22 8–4 Exhibition Stadium 24,104
12 13 Sept 30 at Calgary Stampeders W 42–25 9–4 McMahon Stadium 18,281
13 14 Oct 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 52–3 10–4 Lansdowne Park 18,527
14 15 Oct 14 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 49–7 11–4 Exhibition Stadium 21,713
15 16 Oct 23 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 36–13 12–4 Exhibition Stadium 23,324
16 17 Oct 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–16 13–4 Winnipeg Stadium 23,557
17 18 Nov 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 49–9 14–4 Exhibition Stadium 24,503

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Final November 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–27 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 26,091

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Awards and honours

1988 CFL All-Stars

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "1988 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "1988 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. ^ a b "1988 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.


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