# 1988 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1988 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with a 14–4 record. The Argos' appeared in the East Final but lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–11. The 1988 season was the team's last season at Exhibition Stadium, they would move into their new stadium, SkyDome, the following year.

## Offseason

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1988 CFL Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 2 | 15 | Paul Masotti | WR | Acadia |
| 3 | 23 | Tommy Kane | WR | Syracuse |
| 4 | 31 | Floyd Salazar | CB/HB | McGill |
| 5 | 39 | Chris Munford | S | Simon Fraser |
| 6 | 47 | Tim Karbonick | SB/TE | Calgary |
| 7 | 55 | Frank Paradiso | ILB | York |
| 8 | 63 | Jamie Williamson | HB | York |

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 571 | 326 | 8–2 | W7 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 407 | 458 | 3–3 | L3 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 478 | 465 | 6–4 | L1 | Details |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 278 | 618 | 1–9 | L2 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | July 16 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 24–29 | 0–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 13,157 |
| 2 | 2 | July 20 | vs. Rough Riders | W 34–11 | 1–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 20,114 |
| 3 | 3 | July 28 | vs. BC Lions | W 26–21 | 2–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 21,846 |
| 4 | 4 | Aug 2 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 41–7 | 3–1 | Lansdowne Park | 24,322 |
| 5 | 5 | Aug 11 | at BC Lions | W 24–12 | 4–1 | BC Place | 29,621 |
| 6 | 6 | Aug 16 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 19–5 | 5–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 25,103 |
| 7 | 7 | Aug 26 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 23–21 | 6–1 | Taylor Field | 24,662 |
| 8 | 8 | Aug 31 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 33–17 | 7–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 24,210 |
| 8 | 9 | Sept 5 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 28–56 | 7–2 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 18,300 |
| 9 | 10 | Sept 9 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 13–14 | 7–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 23,498 |
| 10 | 11 | Sept 18 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 21–38 | 7–4 | Commonwealth Stadium | 33,549 |
| 11 | 12 | Sept 25 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 35–22 | 8–4 | Exhibition Stadium | 24,104 |
| 12 | 13 | Sept 30 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 42–25 | 9–4 | McMahon Stadium | 18,281 |
| 13 | 14 | Oct 8 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 52–3 | 10–4 | Lansdowne Park | 18,527 |
| 14 | 15 | Oct 14 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 49–7 | 11–4 | Exhibition Stadium | 21,713 |
| 15 | 16 | Oct 23 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 36–13 | 12–4 | Exhibition Stadium | 23,324 |
| 16 | 17 | Oct 30 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 22–16 | 13–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 23,557 |
| 17 | 18 | Nov 6 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 49–9 | 14–4 | Exhibition Stadium | 24,503 |

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| East Final | November 20 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 11–27 | 0–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 26,091 |