1988 BC Lions Game-by-Game Results

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-8 20
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Larry Donovan (10-8)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1988 BC Lions Statistics
1988 BC Lions Roster

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses for 20 points, finishing third in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Lions ran up 489 points, and the defense conceded 417. Matt Dunigan directed the offense, slinging for 3,776 yards. David Williams grabbed 83 passes for 1,468 yards.

Tony Cherry carried the ball for a team-leading 889 yards for BC, and Anthony Parker also aided the ground game.

The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 76 turnovers, best in the league. Andre Francis and Keith Gooch each seized 7 opponent throws. Mack Moore topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks.

Larry Donovan coached the team. The 1988 BC Lions lost in the Grey Cup.

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Regular Season Points For: 489
Regular Season Points Against: 417

Date Game Res Home Road Record
July 12, 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 at BC Lions 36 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
July 22, 1988 Calgary Stampeders 31 at BC Lions 44 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0
July 28, 1988 BC Lions 21 at Toronto Argonauts 26 L 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0
August 6, 1988 BC Lions 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38 L 2-0-0 0-2-0 2-2-0
August 11, 1988 Toronto Argonauts 24 at BC Lions 12 L 2-1-0 0-2-0 2-3-0
August 18, 1988 BC Lions 27 at Ottawa Rough Riders 20 W 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
August 25, 1988 Edmonton Eskimos 10 at BC Lions 28 W 3-1-0 1-2-0 4-3-0
September 1, 1988 BC Lions 9 at Edmonton Eskimos 17 L 3-1-0 1-3-0 4-4-0
September 6, 1988 Ottawa Rough Riders 11 at BC Lions 24 W 4-1-0 1-3-0 5-4-0
September 11, 1988 BC Lions 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34 L 4-1-0 1-4-0 5-5-0
September 16, 1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders 36 at BC Lions 32 L 4-2-0 1-4-0 5-6-0
September 23, 1988 BC Lions 22 at Calgary Stampeders 40 L 4-2-0 1-5-0 5-7-0
October 1, 1988 BC Lions 24 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 23 W 4-2-0 2-5-0 6-7-0
October 7, 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 at BC Lions 25 W 5-2-0 2-5-0 7-7-0
October 16, 1988 BC Lions 25 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 28 L 5-2-0 2-6-0 7-8-0
October 23, 1988 BC Lions 35 at Edmonton Eskimos 15 W 5-2-0 3-6-0 8-8-0
October 29, 1988 Edmonton Eskimos 16 at BC Lions 51 W 6-2-0 3-6-0 9-8-0
November 5, 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24 at BC Lions 45 W 7-2-0 3-6-0 10-8-0
November 13, 1988 BC Lions 42 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Western Semi-Final
November 20, 1988 BC Lions 37 at Edmonton Eskimos 19 W 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 Western Final
November 27, 1988 BC Lions 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22 L 0-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 Grey Cup #76 Ottawa


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