1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-9 18
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Al Bruno (9-9)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats StatisticsTeam Record: 9-9 18
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Al Bruno (9-9)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 9 wins and 9 losses for 18 points, finishing third in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Hamilton netted 478 points, while the leaky defense yielded 465. Mike Kerrigan passed for 2,764 yards, and Tom Porras spent time under center, too. Earl Winfield grabbed 60 receptions for 1,213 yards. Steve Stapler and Rocky DiPietro were targeted regularly also.
Martin Sartin carried the ball for a team-high 460 yards for the Tiger-Cats.
Lance Shields intercepted 9 opponent throws. Grover Covington topped pass rushers with 25 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 75 sacks.
Al Bruno coached the team. The 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Division Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Andrysiak | QB | December 4, 1965 | 6'1" | 185 | Notre Dame | Trenton, MI | 5 | ||
| Alvin Bailey | DB | August 8, 1958 | 5'10" | 183 | Alcorn State | Port Gibson, MS | 2 | ||
| 15 | Less Browne | DB | July 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | Colorado State | East Liverpool, OH | 15 | |
| 30 | Keith Castello | LB | May 31, 1964 | 6'2" | 215 | Oshawa Jr. | Toronto, ON | 1 | |
| Toney Catchings | LB | August 11, 1965 | 6'3" | 236 | Cincinnati | Jackson, MS USA | 4 | ||
| 87 | Tony Champion | WR | March 19, 1963 | 6'1" | 175 | Tennessee Martin | Humboldt, TN | 9 | |
| 85 | Jacques Chapdelaine | WR | August 24, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Simon Fraser | Sherbrooke, QC | 18 | |
| 38 | Darrell Corbin | LB | September 13, 1964 | 6'2" | 225 | South Carolina State | Columbia, SC | 12 | |
| 77 | Grover Covington | DE | March 25, 1956 | 6'2" | 235 | Johnson C. Smith | Monroe, NC | 18 | |
| 55 | Doug Davies | OL | December 22, 1964 | 6'3" | 274 | Simon Fraser | Toronto, ON | 17 | |
| 68 | Mike Derks | C | April 20, 1962 | 6'5" | 280 | Cincinnati | Sudbury, ON | 14 | |
| 23 | Rocky DiPietro | TE | January 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 210 | Ottawa | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 18 | |
| 71 | Richard Estell | WR | October 12, 1963 | 6'2" | 210 | Kansas | Kansas City, KS USA | 5 | |
| 62 | Lloyd Fairbanks | T | April 28, 1953 | 6'4" | 240 | Brigham Young | Raymond, AB | 18 | |
| 16 | Howard Fields | DB | March 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 190 | Baylor | Chickasa, OK | 18 | |
| 14 | Scott Flagel | DB | September 26, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | Western Arizona | Winnipeg, MB | 15 | |
| 41 | Kenny Ford | LB | November 23, 1962 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas A&M | Wharton, TX | 3 | |
| 39 | Ed Gataveckas | LB | December 29, 1957 | 6'0" | 215 | Acadia | Toronto, ON | 17 | |
| 90 | Pete Giftopoulos | LB | June 14, 1965 | 6'3" | 245 | Penn State | Hamilton, ON | 8 | |
| 66 | Miles Gorrell | OL | October 16, 1955 | 6'8" | 285 | Ottawa | Calgary, AB | 18 | |
| 7 | Donnohue Grant | DB | September 28, 1962 | 5'11" | 185 | Simon Fraser | Kingston, Jamaica | 5 | |
| 20 | Arnold Grevious | DB | May 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 195 | James Madison | Norfolk, VA | 14 | |
| Ron Ingram | WR | October 27, 1959 | 5'10" | 168 | Oklahoma State | Dallas, TX | 1 | ||
| 74 | Steve Jackson | WR | March 30, 1961 | 6'4" | 225 | Guelph | London, ON | 18 | |
| 24 | Johnnie Jones | RB | June 30, 1962 | 6'0" | 210 | Tennessee - Knoxville | Millington, TX | 6 | |
| 2 | Mike Kerrigan | QB | April 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 12 |
| 25 | Lee Knight | SB | February 8, 1965 | 6'3" | 230 | Burlington Jr. | Wallesey, England | 17 | |
| Terry Lehne | DB | March 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, SK | 1 | ||
| 69 | Johnny Lewis | DL | May 17, 1960 | 6'2" | 250 | Oklahoma | Pinehurst, GA | 1 | |
| 64 | Tim Lorenz | DE | February 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 240 | California - Santa Barbara | Vancouver, BC | 18 | |
| 79 | Mark Napiorkowski | DE | August 24, 1962 | 6'4" | 240 | UBC | Oshawa, ON | 15 | |
| 3 | Paul Osbaldiston | P/K | April 27, 1964 | 6'3" | 236 | Richmond Raiders Jr. | Oldham, England | 18 | 0 |
| 78 | Darrell Patterson | LB | December 14, 1961 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas Christian | Canonsburg, PA | 4 | |
| 8 | Tom Porras | QB | March 28, 1958 | 6'3" | 205 | Washington | Oxnard, CA | 18 | 6 |
| 45 | Vernell Quinn | LB | September 29, 1964 | 6'1" | 230 | Weber State | Jackson, MS | 6 | |
| 58 | Jason Riley | OL | October 4, 1958 | 6'3" | 270 | UBC | Scarborough, ON | 17 | |
| 43 | Frank Robinson | LB | March 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 200 | Tulane | Nassawadox, VA | 18 | |
| 33 | Mike Robinson | LB | October 29, 1960 | 6'3" | 235 | Utah State | Hamilton, ON | 16 | |
| 6 | Jim Rockford | DB | September 5, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Oklahoma | Bloomington, IL USA | 14 | |
| 56 | Dale Sanderson | C | December 12, 1961 | 6'4" | 284 | Tennessee | Hamilton, ON | 18 | |
| 27 | Martin Sartin | RB | March 9, 1963 | 5'10" | 202 | Long Beach St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | |
| 88 | Dave Sauve | DL | June 10, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Harvard | Sudbury, ON | 12 | |
| 67 | Ralph Scholz | G | July 17, 1961 | 6'3" | 261 | Cornell | Brantford, ON | 18 | |
| 28 | Lance Shields | DB | April 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 179 | Drake | Buffalo, NY | 18 | |
| King Simmons | DB | February 12, 1963 | 6'2" | 200 | Texas Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 1 | ||
| 59 | Rod Skillman | DE | April 23, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Missouri | Moberly, MO | 18 | |
| 80 | Steve Stapler | WR | June 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | San Diego State | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | |
| 69 | Pat Swoopes | DL | March 4, 1964 | 6'4" | 280 | Mississippi St. | Florence, AL USA | 4 | |
| 35 | Jed Tommy | RB | January 29, 1962 | 6'0" | 230 | Guelph | Oshawa, ON | 17 | |
| 61 | Mike Walker | OL | April 7, 1959 | 6'3" | 253 | Washington State | Indianapolis, IN | 14 | |
| 1 | Earl Winfield | WR | August 6, 1961 | 6'0" | 183 | North Carolina | Petersberg, VA | 18 | |
| 22 | Ken Zachary | RB | November 19, 1963 | 6'0" | 222 | Oklahoma St. | Sapulpa, OK USA | 4 | |
| 21 | Wally Zatylny | WR | March 25, 1964 | 5'8" | 175 | Bishop's | Montreal, QC | 18 |
