1988 BC Lions Roster

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 Results

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.

BC ran up 489 points, while 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 the Lions, 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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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
Walter BallardDEAugust 8, 19616'2"220Texas - El PasoPascagoula, MS 18
Brian BelwayDTMay 28, 19636'6"265CalgaryOttawa, ON Canada17
Leo BlanchardGMarch 12, 19556'4"260AlbertaEdmonton, AB 6
Jeff BraswellLBNovember 23, 19646'2"230Iowa StateLake Worth, FL 16
Jamie BuisGApril 19, 19626'4"265Simon FraserNew Westminster, BC 18
Jan CarinciSBFebruary 2, 19596'2"200MarylandLondon, England9
Tony CherryRBFebruary 8, 19635'7"187OregonTripoli, Libya12
Larry ClarksonOTMay 11, 19656'8"305MontanaSurrey, BC 10
John CoflinGJune 26, 19646'1"260Simon FraserTsawwassen, BC 18
Wes CooperRBSeptember 25, 19625'10"200Weber StateVernon, BC 14
Doug CorreaSimon Fraser1
Larry CrawfordDBDecember 18, 19595'11"175Iowa StateMiami, FL 18
Dwayne DerbanDLJanuary 11, 19656'2"230UBCKamloops, BC 13
Kevin DixonRBDecember 14, 19616'1"236Walla Walla JCMontreal, QC 6
Anthony DrawhornDBJuly 27, 19655'9"175UNLVLos Angeles, CA 18
Matt DuniganQBDecember 6, 19605'11"199Louisiana TechLakewood, OH 1717
Donavan FannOLDecember 27, 19646'4"280Bethune-CookmanJacksonville, FL 7
Rickey FoggieQBJuly 15, 19666'2"195MinnesotaLaurens, SC 181
Andre FrancisDBOctober 5, 19605'8"170New Mexico StateKingston, Jamaica18
Joe GermainWRJune 9, 19656'0"175Simon FraserPrince George, BC 1
Willie GillusQBSeptember 1, 19636'4"215Norfolk St.Emporia, VA USA1
Bernie GlierLBJune 9, 19606'2"210UBCVancouver, BC 14
Keith GoochDBAugust 31, 19595'10"170Fresno StateFort Ord, CA 18
Garry HandleyLBJuly 27, 19646'3"235Richmond Raiders Jrs.1
Kevin KonarLBJuly 8, 19586'1"215UBCVancouver, BC 18
Roy KurtzKJuly 10, 19625'11"180Wilfrid LaurierBrantford, ON 20
Scott LeckySBDecember 9, 19646'1"195GuelphNew York, NY 18
Tony MartinoKJune 9, 19666'0"190Kent StateKelowna, BC 40
Jim MillsTSeptember 23, 19616'9"276HawaiiVancouver, BC Canada11
Gino MingoDLAugust 7, 19656'2"235Oregon StateDenver, CO 5
Mack MooreDTMarch 4, 19596'4"258Texas A&MMonroe, LA USA14
Sam MooreWRSeptember 4, 19626'2"200Sam Houston StateDallas, TX 4
Bob MorettoLBNovember 14, 19656'0"200UBCBurnaby, BC 4
Andrew MurraySBJuly 15, 19546'3"200CarletonNepean, ON 18
Anthony ParkerRBApril 2, 19616'0"210Memphis StateBuffalo, NY 180
James ParkerDEJanuary 1, 19585'10"215Grambling StatePhiladelphia, PA 18
Lui PassagliaP/KJune 7, 19545'11"180Simon FraserVancouver, BC 120
Lorenzo RiversWROctober 30, 19645'9"165Tennessee Tech.Orlando, FL 8
Warren RobinsonOLMarch 18, 19626'4"260YorkMississauga, ON 2
Gerald RoperGNovember 7, 19596'4"255ArizonaVancouver, BC 18
Bernie RuoffKOctober 12, 19516'0"200SyracuseWest Germany, 50
Rick RyanSJune 21, 19625'10"195Weber StateFort Erie, ON 18
Dave SidooDBJuly 10, 19596'0"185UBCNew Westminster, BC 4
Ian SinclairCJuly 22, 19606'4"260MiamiLondon, ON 18
Mark SmithLBFebruary 11, 19666'3"210LangaraLondon, England3
Rob SmithGOctober 3, 19586'4"240Utah StateNew Westminster, BC 5
Eric StreaterWRMarch 21, 19645'11"165North CarolinaSylva, NC USA80
Gregg StumonLBMay 26, 19636'0"235Southern ArkansasPlain Dealing, LA 18
Jamie TarasFBJanuary 31, 19666'2"260Western OntarioActon, ON 13
Reggie TaylorRBFebruary 8, 19645'8"175CincinnatiLos Angeles, CA 7
Marcus ThomasDBMay 5, 19655'11"165WyomingSan Diego, CA 4
Mark TurnerDLFebruary 22, 19636'2"260Miami (Ohio)Toronto, ON 17
John UlmerLBJune 7, 19636'1"225North DakotaColumbia, OH 10
Pieter Vanden BosGNovember 5, 19616'1"250UBCToronto, ON 12
Mark WatermanSBFebruary 14, 19626'1"190Snow CollegeRed Deer, AB 2
Byron WilliamsWROctober 31, 19606'2"182Texas-ArlingtonTexarkana, TX USA4
David WilliamsWRJune 10, 19636'3"190IllinoisLos Angeles, CA USA18
Todd WisemanDBMay 26, 19655'11"190Simon FraserDunnville, ON 17


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