1988 BC Lions season
Canadian football team season
The 1988 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the 76th Grey Cup as the team favoured to win, but they lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22–21.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
School
Preseason
Regular season
Season standings
[ 1]
Season schedule
Week
Game
Date
Opponent
Results
Venue
Attendance
Score
Record
1
1
Tue, July 12
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
W 36–3
1–0
BC Place
38,347
2
2
Fri, July 22
vs. Calgary Stampeders
W 44–31
2–0
BC Place
33,147
3
3
Thu, July 28
at Toronto Argonauts
L 21–26
2–1
Exhibition Stadium
21,846
4
4
Sat, Aug 6
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
L 21–38
2–2
Winnipeg Stadium
24,854
5
5
Thu, Aug 11
vs. Toronto Argonauts
L 12–24
2–3
BC Place
29,621
6
6
Thu, Aug 18
at Ottawa Rough Riders
W 27–20
3–3
Lansdowne Park
24,598
7
7
Thu, Aug 25
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
W 28–10
4–3
BC Place
33,825
8
8
Thu, Sept 1
at Edmonton Eskimos
L 9–17
4–4
Commonwealth Stadium
34,157
9
9
Tue, Sept 6
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
W 24–11
5–4
BC Place
25,504
10
10
Sun, Sept 11
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
L 8–34
5–5
Winnipeg Stadium
23,281
11
11
Fri, Sept 16
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
L 32–36
5–6
BC Place
33,088
12
12
Fri, Sept 23
at Calgary Stampeders
L 22–40
5–7
McMahon Stadium
17,578
13
13
Sat, Oct 1
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
W 24–23
6–7
Ivor Wynne Stadium
14,207
14
14
Fri, Oct 7
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
W 25–21
7–7
BC Place
28,019
15
15
Sun, Oct 16
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
L 25–28
7–8
Taylor Field
27,649
16
16
Sun, Oct 23
at Edmonton Eskimos
W 35–15
8–8
Commonwealth Stadium
30,030
17
17
Sat, Oct 29
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
W 51–16
9–8
BC Place
32,234
18
18
Sat, Nov 5
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
W 45–24
10–8
BC Place
35,063
[ 2]
Awards and records
1988 CFL All-Stars
Playoffs
West Semi-Final
West Final
Grey Cup
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel
Owner: Amar Doman
General Manager: Ryan Rigmaiden
Head Coach: Buck Pierce
Grey Cup Championships (6) Western Division Championships (10) Current league affiliations