The 1988 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 2–16 record and failed to qualify for the post-season. In terms of winning percentage (0.111), this was the worst season the franchise had endured since the formation of the Canadian Football League. Additionally, it was the worst record for a Grey Cup host city team as Ottawa hosted the 76th Grey Cup this year.[1] The Rough Riders, which prior to the start of the season promised their fans good things for the coming year, had dubbed the 1988 season "Super season '88".
| Rd
|
Pick
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
| 1 |
1 |
Orville Lee |
RB |
Simon Fraser
|
| 3 |
22 |
Leon Hatziioannou |
DL |
Simon Fraser
|
| 4 |
26 |
Sheridon Baptiste |
WR/HB |
Queen's
|
| 5 |
33 |
Sieg Will |
OT/DE |
Guelph
|
| 5 |
34 |
Christopher Rick |
OLB |
Queen's
|
| 6 |
41 |
Brent Matich |
P/K |
Calgary
|
| 7 |
49 |
Scott Warr |
OT |
McGill
|
| 8 |
57 |
Ray Goerke |
OT |
Weber State
|
| Date
|
Opponent
|
Final Score
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
Record
|
| June 29
|
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
30–25
|
Loss
|
17,647
|
0–1
|
| July 6
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
36–34
|
Win
|
|
1–1
|
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
Record
|
| 1
|
July 15
|
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
48–21
|
Loss
|
22,565
|
0–1
|
| 2
|
July 20
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
34–11
|
Loss
|
20,114
|
0–2
|
| 3
|
July 27
|
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
|
35–28
|
Loss
|
19,947
|
0–3
|
| 4
|
Aug 2
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
41–7
|
Loss
|
24,322
|
0–4
|
| 5
|
Aug 13
|
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
28–17
|
Win
|
23,293
|
1–4
|
| 6
|
Aug 18
|
vs. BC Lions
|
27–20
|
Loss
|
24,598
|
1–5
|
| 7
|
Aug 27
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
51–24
|
Loss
|
15,067
|
1–6
|
| 8
|
Sept 1
|
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
46–20
|
Loss
|
22,535
|
1–7
|
| 9
|
Sept 6
|
at BC Lions
|
24–11
|
Loss
|
25,504
|
1–8
|
| 10
|
Sept 10
|
at Calgary Stampeders
|
17–16
|
Loss
|
16,969
|
1–9
|
| 11
|
Sept 18
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
35–25
|
Loss
|
13,024
|
1–10
|
| 12
|
Sept 24
|
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
31–0
|
Loss
|
18,523
|
1–11
|
| 13
|
Oct 2
|
at Edmonton Eskimos
|
40–12
|
Loss
|
28,052
|
1–12
|
| 14
|
Oct 8
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
52–3
|
Loss
|
18,527
|
1–13
|
| 15
|
Oct 14
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
49–7
|
Loss
|
21,513
|
1–14
|
| 16
|
Oct 22
|
vs. Calgary Stampeders
|
19–3
|
Win
|
16,237
|
2–14
|
| 17
|
Oct 29
|
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
23–15
|
Loss
|
16,402
|
2–15
|
| 18
|
Nov 6
|
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
45–11
|
Loss
|
25,615
|
2–16
|
[2]
- Rod Brown-replacement player
