# 1988 Calgary Stampeders season

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 | School |
| 1 | 4 | Poly Georganos | Tackle | Bishop's |
| 2 | 12 | Chris Bleue | Tight end | Washburn |
| 2 | 13 | Wayne Yearwood | Wide receiver | West Virginia |
| 3 | 20 | Mark McLoughlin | Kicker | South Dakota |
| 4 | 28 | Wally Zatylny | Wide receiver | Bishop's |
| 5 | 36 | Jeff Yausie | Halfback | Saskatchewan |
| 6 | 44 | Steve Watts | Cornerback | Toronto |
| 7 | 52 | Jordan Gagner | Quarterback | UBC |
| 8 | 60 | Ian James | Linebacker | Calgary |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 477 | 408 | 6–4 | W1 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 525 | 452 | 5–3 | W1 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 489 | 417 | 4–4 | W3 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 395 | 476 | 3–7 | L1 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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 |