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1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season

Field	Value
team	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
year	1988
record	9–9
division_place	2nd, East
general_manager	Cal Murphy
coach	Mike Riley
stadium	Winnipeg Stadium
playoffs	Won Grey Cup
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The 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the East Division with a 9–9 record. They won the Grey Cup 22–21 over the favoured BC Lions, becoming the first team ever to win the Grey Cup with only a .500 record.

Offseason

CFL draft

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
June 26	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 6–41	0–1
June 29	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 30–25	1–1
July 5	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 22–26	1–2

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
July 12	at BC Lions	L 3–36	0–1
July 21	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 21–9	1–1
July 29	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 18–46	1–2
Aug 6	vs. BC Lions	W 38–21	2–2
Aug 13	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 17–28	2–3
Aug 19	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 21–46	2–4
Aug 24	at Calgary Stampeders	W 12–11	3–4
Aug 31	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 38–35	4–4
Sept 4	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 19–29	4–5
Sept 11	vs. BC Lions	W 34–8	5–5
Sept 17	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 14–20	5–6
Sept 24	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 31–0	6–6
Oct 2	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 32–20	7–6
Oct 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 21–17	8–6
Oct 16	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 35–29	9–6
Oct 23	at Toronto Argonauts	L 13–36	9–7
Oct 30	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 16–22	9–8
Nov 5	at BC Lions	L 24–45	9–9

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	11	0	9	8	28
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3	15	7	10	35

East Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	4	7	7	9	27
Toronto Argonauts	0	3	8	0	11

Grey Cup

Main article: 76th Grey Cup

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	4	10	5	3	22
BC Lions	7	8	4	2	21

References

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