BC Lions 21 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22

Game Details

  • The 76th The Grey Cup
  • 85th Game of 1988
  • Sunday, Nov 27, 1988 5:00 PM EST ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, ON
    • Surface: Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)
    • Attendance: 50,604 (Sellout)
    • Capacity: 50,604
  • Broadcasters:
    • CFN
    • CBC
Awards
  • Grey Cup Most Valuable Offensive Player
    • James Murphy (WRWPG)
  • Grey Cup Most Valuable Defensive Player
    • Mike Gray (DTWPG)
  • Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian Player
    • Bob Cameron (PWPG)

Game Links

1987 and 1988 Winnipeg and BC Matchups
1987Week ABC 14 @ WPG 35
Week 7BC 22 @ WPG 30
Week 10WPG 23 @ BC 24
Week 13WPG 20 @ BC 30
1988Week 1WPG 3 @ BC 36
Week 4BC 21 @ WPG 38
Week 10BC 8 @ WPG 34
Week 18WPG 24 @ BC 45
The Grey CupBC 21 vs WPG 22

Boxscore

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter

1. WPG: Single CAMERON (42 yards off a Punt) 5:14
2. BC: Touchdown CHERRY (14 yards) 7:43
  BC: Convert Kick PASSAGLIA
3. WPG: Field Goal KENNERD (22 yards) 14:01

2nd Quarter

4. WPG: Field Goal KENNERD (43 yards) 4:40
5. BC: Touchdown WILLIAMS (26 yard pass from DUNIGAN) 8:22
  BC: Convert Kick PASSAGLIA
6. WPG: Touchdown MURPHY (35 yard pass from SALISBURY) 9:46
  WPG: Convert Kick KENNERD
7. BC: Single PASSAGLIA (39 yards off a Missed Field Goal) 10:55

3rd Quarter

8. BC: Field Goal PASSAGLIA (28 yards) 1:53
9. WPG: Field Goal KENNERD (20 yards) 5:20
10. WPG: Single KENNERD (44 yards off a Missed Field Goal) 11:15
11. BC: Single PASSAGLIA (84 yards off a Punt) 12:34
12. WPG: Single CAMERON (49 yards off a Punt) 15:00

4th Quarter

13. WPG: Field Goal KENNERD (30 yards) 12:05
14. BC: Safety touch WPG conceded 14:02

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lions 7 8 4 2 21
Blue Bombers 4 10 5 3 22
Quarter scores
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lions 7 15 19 21 21
Blue Bombers 4 14 19 22 22
Yardsticks (Team Statistics)
BCWPG
First Downs2412
Rushing21858
Passing196246
Total Offence414304
Team Losses1549
Net Offence399255
Pass Comp-Att14-3212-32
Interceptions by-yards0-02-19
Fumbles-Lost0-02-1
Punts-Net Avg.9-45.712-47.3
Penalties-Yards11-9512-86
Individual
PASSING

BCDUNIGAN: 14/32, 196 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT; WPGSALISBURY: 12/32, 246 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT;

RUSHING

BCCHERRY: 23/133 YDS, 1 TD; DUNIGAN: 7/49 YDS, 0 TD; PARKER: 7/36 YDS, 0 TD; WPGJESSIE: 8/35 YDS, 0 TD; JOHNS: 9/23 YDS, 0 TD;

RECEIVING

BCWILLIAMS: 3/78 YDS, 1 TD; CARINCI: 4/59 YDS, 0 TD; LECKY: 3/34 YDS, 0 TD; CHERRY: 3/24 YDS, 0 TD; PARKER: 1/1 YDS, 0 TD; WPGMURPHY: 5/165 YDS, 1 TD; JOHNS: 3/38 YDS, 0 TD; WINEY: 1/16 YDS, 0 TD; FABI: 1/12 YDS, 0 TD; RHYMES: 1/9 YDS, 0 TD; JESSIE: 1/6 YDS, 0 TD;


Lions coach: Larry Donovan (L)
Blue Bombers coach: Mike Riley (W)

Game Extra

Lead Changes (Experimental)
  • Total: 10
  • Times BC held lead: 4
  • Times tied: 5
  • Times WPG held lead: 2
Consecutive Points
BC 7 7 4 1 2
WPG1 6 7 4 4 

Game Time Weather in Ottawa, ON

November 27th Hourly Weather Summary for Ottawa
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
MacDonald Int'l A 5:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 12.7°C NNE (240°) at 19 km/h 51% 98.70 kPa
MacDonald Int'l A 6:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 12.4°C NNE (230°) at 19 km/h 55% 98.73 kPa
MacDonald Int'l A 7:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 11.4°C NNE (230°) at 15 km/h 62% 98.76 kPa
MacDonald Int'l A 8:00 PM Rain Showers 10.9°C NNE (230°) at 15 km/h 61% 98.76 kPa
MacDonald Int'l A 9:00 PM Cloudy 10.1°C NNE (220°) at 9 km/h 65% 98.86 kPa

Conditions at Ottawa MacDonald Int'l A (8.47 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.

BC Lions 1988 Grey Cup Roster
# PosName
79 DE Ballard, Walter
64 DT Belway, Brian
44 LB Braswell, Jeff Jr.
69 G Buis, Jamie
27 SB Carinci, Jan
24 RB Cherry, Tony
67 OT Clarkson, Larry
62 G Coflin, John
21 RB Cooper, Wes
28 DB Crawford, Larry
70 DL Derban, Dwayne
39 DB Drawhorn, Anthony
16 QB Dunigan, Matt
1 QB Foggie, Rickey
14 DB Francis, Andre
7 LB Glier, Bernie
18 DB Gooch, Keith
31 LB Konar, Kevin
34 SB Lecky, Scott
78 DT Moore, Mack
33 SB Murray, Andrew
19 RB Parker, Anthony
40 DE Parker, James “Quick”
5 K, P Passaglia, Lui
65 G Roper, Gerald
8 S Ryan, Rick
55 C Sinclair, Ian
54 G Smith, Rob
80 WR Streater, Eric
45 LB Stumon, Gregg
23 FB Taras, Jamie
26 RB Taylor, Reggie
29 DB Thomas, Marcus
76 LB Ulmer, John
50 G VandenBos, Pieter
2 WR Williams, David
32 DB Wiseman, Todd

Note: Jersey numbers and positions listed are all numbers used and positions played for the whole season, but only players dressed for Grey Cup are shown.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1988 Grey Cup Roster
# PosName
33 DB Allen, Michael
76 DE Andrews, Romel
65 OL Bastaja, Nick
59 OL Bauer, Lyle
51 OL Black, David
53 LB Brown, Aaron
6 P Cameron, Bob
29 LB Clatney, Paul
31 RB Cochrane, Terry
73 RB Fabi, Randy
79 DE Fears, Willie
72 LB Fowler, Delbert
52 DT Gray, Mike
24 DB Hailey, Ken
44 DL Hatziioannou, Leon
10 DB Hill, Rod
20 DB Jefferson, James III
5 RB Jessie, Tim
23 RB Johns, Tony
3 K Kennerd, Trevor
77 DT Mikawos, Stan
64 OL Molle, Bob
21 WR Murphy, James
74 LB Pahl, Vernon
8 DB Pettway, Ken
32 WR Rhymes, Buster
66 OL Rodehutskors, Steve
12 QB Salisbury, Sean
2 QB Saltz, Lee
30 DB Sampson, Darryl
70 WR Shorten, Paul
37 DL Thompson, Bennie
61 OL Tierney, Brad
58 LB West, James
35 LB Wicklum, Dan
26 WR Winey, Ken

Note: Jersey numbers and positions listed are all numbers used and positions played for the whole season, but only players dressed for Grey Cup are shown.

League Records Set and Approached in BC vs WPG
Including known plays over 55 yards

Grey Cup
CategoryCurrent
Rank
Original
Rank
ValuePersonRecord Held Span OR
Longest Pass – Play -- -- 71 yards Sean Salisbury
to James Murphy
Longest Rush – Play 6th 6th 52 yards Tony Cherry
Longest Reception – Play -- -- 71 yards James Murphy
from Sean Salisbury
Rushing Yards – Game 8th 8th 133 yards Tony Cherry
Receiving Yards – Game 5th 5th 165 yards James Murphy

Sources

  • CFL Facts, Figures and Records, 1989 Edition

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