The 1988 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 31st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 40th overall. The Eskimos finished the season in first place with an 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
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Regular season
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Standings
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Season Schedule
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Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts
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1 |
July 14 |
Calgary Stampeders |
0–33 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
27,889 |
1–0–0 |
2
|
2 |
July 23 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
15–26 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
|
22,682 |
1–1–0 |
2
|
3 |
July 27 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
35–28 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
|
19,947 |
2–1–0 |
4
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4 |
Aug 4 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
27–43 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
35,383 |
3–1–0 |
6
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5 |
Aug 12 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
14–22 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
|
13,127 |
3–2–0 |
6
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6 |
Aug 19 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
21–46 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
30,172 |
4–2–0 |
8
|
7 |
Aug 25 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
10–28 |
BC Lions |
|
33,825 |
4–3–0 |
8
|
8 |
Sept 1 |
BC Lions |
9–17 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
34,157 |
5–3–0 |
10
|
8 |
Sept 5 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
27–11 |
Calgary Stampeders |
|
27,768 |
6–3–0 |
12
|
9 |
Sept 11 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
13–37 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
29,984 |
7–3–0 |
14
|
10 |
Sept 18 |
Toronto Argonauts |
21–38 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
33,549 |
8–3–0 |
16
|
11 |
Sept 25 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
22–35 |
Toronto Argonauts |
|
24,104 |
8–4–0 |
16
|
12 |
Oct 2 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
12–40 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
28,052 |
9–4–0 |
18
|
13 |
Oct 10 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
17–21 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
|
26,298 |
9–5–0 |
18
|
14 |
Oct 16 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
32–29 |
Calgary Stampeders |
|
29,430 |
10–5–0 |
18
|
15 |
Oct 23 |
BC Lions |
35–15 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
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
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Total attendance: 276,715
Average attendance: 30,746 (51.2%)
Statistics
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Punt Returns
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Player |
Games Played |
Number |
Yards |
Long |
Touchdowns
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Henry Gizmo Williams[1] |
17 |
96 |
964 |
100 |
2
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Kickoff Returns
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Player |
Games Played |
Number |
Yards |
Long |
Touchdowns
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Henry Gizmo Williams[1] |
17 |
15 |
379 |
34 |
0
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Missed Field Goal Returns
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Player |
Games Played |
Number |
Yards |
Long |
Touchdowns
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Henry Gizmo Williams[1] |
17 |
5 |
90 |
22 |
0
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Playoffs
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Schedule
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Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Attendance
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Division Final |
Nov 20 |
BC Lions |
37–19 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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27,055
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References
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