BC Lions 1988 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 3rd in the West Division
West Division Semi-final
- Nov. 13, 1988 Won 42 – 18 @ Saskatchewan
West Division Final
- Nov. 20, 1988 Won 37 – 19 @ Edmonton
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 27, 1988 Lost 21 – 22 vs Winnipeg in Ottawa, ON

BC Lions 1988 Season Resources 1988 BC Team Roster 1988 BC Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Tue Jun 28 10:30 PM	CGY 39 @ BC 27	L	30,492
B	Tue Jul 5 9:00 PM	BC 46 @ SSK 27	W	17,600


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Tue Jul 12 10:30 PM	WPG 3 @ BC 36	W	38,347	CFN
2	Fri Jul 22 10:30 PM	CGY 31 @ BC 44	W	33,147	CFN
3	Thu Jul 28 7:00 PM	BC 21 @ TOR 26	L	21,846	CBC
4	Sat Aug 6 8:00 PM	BC 21 @ WPG 38	L	24,854	CBC
5	Thu Aug 11 10:30 PM	TOR 24 @ BC 12	L	29,621	TSN
6	Thu Aug 18 7:00 PM	BC 27 @ OTT 20	W	24,598	CBC
7	Thu Aug 25 10:30 PM	EDM 10 @ BC 28	W	33,825	TSN
8	Thu Sep 1 9:30 PM	BC 9 @ EDM 17	L	34,157	CFN
9	Tue Sep 6 10:30 PM	OTT 11 @ BC 24	W	25,504	TSN
10	Sun Sep 11 1:30 PM	BC 8 @ WPG 34	L	23,281	CBC
11	Fri Sep 16 10:00 PM	SSK 36 @ BC 32	L	33,088	CFN
12	Fri Sep 23 9:00 PM	BC 22 @ CGY 40	L	17,578	CFN
13	Sat Oct 1 8:00 PM	BC 24 @ HAM 23	W	14,207	CFN
14	Fri Oct 7 7:00 PM	HAM 21 @ BC 25	W	28,019	CFN
15	Sun Oct 16 4:00 PM	BC 25 @ SSK 28	L	27,649	CFN
16	Sun Oct 23 3:00 PM	BC 35 @ EDM 15	W	30,030	CBC
17	Sat Oct 29 10:30 PM	EDM 16 @ BC 51	W	32,334	TSN
18	Sat Nov 5 10:30 PM	WPG 24 @ BC 45	W	35,963	TSN


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P1	Sun Nov 13 4:30 PM	BC 42 @ SSK 18	W	26,229	CBC
P2	Sun Nov 20 4:30 PM	BC 37 @ EDM 19	W	27,055	CFN


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sun Nov 27 5:00 PM	BC 21 vs WPG 22	L	50,604	CFN, CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	2	1	1	0	2	73	66	W1	1-1-0
Regular Season	18	10	8	0	20	489	417	W3	5-1-0
Home	9	7	2	0	14	297	176	W3	5-1-0
Visitor	9	3	6	0	6	192	241	W1	2-4-0
Divisional opponent	8	4	4	0	8	246	193	W2	2-4-0
Non-divisional opponent	10	6	4	0	12	243	224	W3	5-1-0

Full 1988 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	4 (4-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	5 (1-4-0)	5 (4-1-0)	6 (4-2-0)	7 (2-5-0)
After 2nd	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (1-6-0)	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	10 (2-8-0)
After 3rd	6 (6-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	3 (2-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (1-5-0)	9 (8-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	8 (1-7-0)
After 4th	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)	10 (10-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	8 (0-8-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ BC	BC @
Divisional	0.542	3-1-0 (4)	1-3-0 (4)
Non-Divisional	0.478	4-1-0 (5)	2-3-0 (5)
Calgary Stampeders (2)	0.333	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (4)	0.611	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)	0.611	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (2)	0.111	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (2)	0.778	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4)	0.500	2-0-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)

Summary
By Quarter

	1988	1987 +/-
Average Combined Score	50.33	+1.89
Average Winning Score	33.90	+1.07
Average Losing Score	18.75	+0.75
Average Home Score	33.00	+6.33
Average Visitor Score	21.33	-7.78
Average Margin of Victory	16.50	-0.83
Average Margin of Loss	11.63	-1.04

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	BC	297 (33.0)	192 (21.3)	489 (27.2)
Total	Opponent	241 (26.8)	176 (19.6)	417 (23.2)
1st	BC	51 (5.7)	20 (2.2)	71 (3.9)
1st	Opponent	70 (7.8)	50 (5.6)	120 (6.7)
2nd	BC	92 (10.2)	46 (5.1)	138 (7.7)
2nd	Opponent	75 (8.3)	41 (4.6)	116 (6.4)
3rd	BC	62 (6.9)	71 (7.9)	133 (7.4)
3rd	Opponent	33 (3.7)	28 (3.1)	61 (3.4)
4th	BC	92 (10.2)	55 (6.1)	147 (8.2)
4th	Opponent	63 (7.0)	57 (6.3)	120 (6.7)

Head Coach

Larry Donovan (Oct. 14, 1987 – Aug. 6, 1989)

Assistant Coaches

Adam Rita – Offensive backfield
Ron Smeltzer – Offensive line
Steve Buratto – Defensive Coordinator
Bob Vespaziani – Front Seven

BC Lions 1988 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

2 – Tony Cherry
2 – Matt Dunigan
1 – David Williams

Defensive Star

2 – Jeff Braswell
1 – Anthony Drawhorn
1 – Keith Gooch
1 – Marcus Thomas

Lineman Star

2 – Mack Moore
1 – Gerald Roper
1 – Ian Sinclair
1 – James Parker

1988 Player Awards and Nominations

1988 Most Outstanding

Player — David Williams (Winner)
Defensive Player — Gregg Stumon (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Gerald Roper (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Kevin Konar (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Anthony Drawhorn (Team Nominee)

BC Lions 1988 All-Star Selections

6 All-Canadian Selections

QB	Matt Dunigan
RB	Tony Cherry
WR	David Williams
G	Gerald Roper
T	Jim Mills
OLB	Gregg Stumon

8 All-Division Selections

QB	Matt Dunigan^*
RB	Anthony Parker
RB	Tony Cherry
WR	David Williams^*
G	Gerald Roper
T	Jim Mills
OLB	Gregg Stumon
DHB	Larry Crawford

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1988 BC Lions Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–7 (7)	[TOR]	Tony Martino (P)	Kent State
2–6 (14)		Dave Vankoughnett (C)	Boise State
4–6 (30)		Warren Robinson (OT)	York
5–6 (38)		Carl Ljungberg (K)	Guelph
6–6 (46)		Dave Johnson (LB)	Simon Fraser
7–6 (54)		Tony Mandarich (OT)	Michigan State
8–6 (62)		Tom Vlasic (TE)	British Columbia (UBC)