The 1988 Calgary Stampeders finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs.
The next season in which the Stampeders would miss the playoffs would be in 2002.
Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School14Poly GeorganosTackleBishop's212Chris BleueTight endWashburn213Wayne YearwoodWide receiverWest Virginia320Mark McLoughlinKickerSouth Dakota428Wally ZatylnyWide receiverBishop's536Jeff YausieHalfbackSaskatchewan644Steve WattsCornerbackToronto752Jordan GagnerQuarterbackUBC860Ian JamesLinebackerCalgary
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Tue, June 28 at BC Lions W 39–27 1–0 BC Place 30,492 B Tue, July 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 25–44 1–1 McMahon Stadium 16,676
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Thu, July 14 at Edmonton Eskimos L 0–33 0–1 Commonwealth Stadium 27,889 2 2 Fri, July 22 at BC Lions L 31–44 0–2 BC Place 33,147 3 3 Sat, July 30 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 20–45 0–3 McMahon Stadium 24,437 4 4 Fri, Aug 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–14 1–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,112 5 5 Wed, Aug 10 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 48–10 2–3 McMahon Stadium 23,437 6 6 Sat, Aug 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–24 2–4 Taylor Field 24,265 7 7 Wed, Aug 24 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–12 2–5 McMahon Stadium 21,012 8 8 Wed, Aug 31 at Toronto Argonauts L 17–33 2–6 Exhibition Stadium 24,210 8 9 Mon, Sept 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 11–27 2–7 McMahon Stadium 27,768 9 10 Sat, Sept 10 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 17–16 3–7 McMahon Stadium 16,969 10 11 Sat, Sept 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–14 4–7 Winnipeg Stadium 25,587 11 12 Fri, Sept 23 vs. BC Lions W 40–22 5–7 McMahon Stadium 17,578 12 13 Fri, Sept 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 25–42 5–8 McMahon Stadium 18281 13 14 Sun, Oct 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–47 5–9 Taylor Field 23,224 14 15 Sun, Oct 16 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 29–32 5–10 McMahon Stadium 29,430 15 16 Sat, Oct 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 3–19 5–11 Lansdowne Park 16,237 16 17 Sun, Oct 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 28–22 6–11 McMahon Stadium 18,863 17 18 Sun, Nov 6 at Edmonton Eskimos L 19–20 6–12 Commonwealth Stadium 27,499
Roster 1988 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T G T C T G G
Defensive linemen DE DT DT DT DT DE
Special teams P K Linebackers
Defensive backs
Injured list LB
Italics indicate International player References