| 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) | 
| 3rd place • Eastern Division • 9-9-0 .500 | 
| Head Coach: Al Bruno | 
| Gene Gaines | Defensive Secondary | 
| Jerry Keeling | Co-Offensive Coordinator | 
| R.D. Lancaster | Offensive Coordinator | 
| Frank North | Special Teams | 
| John Salavantis | Co-Offensive Coordinator | 
| Ted Schmitz | Co-Defensive Coordinator | 
| Rich Stubler | Co-Defensive Coordinator | 
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 6/30/1988 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 12-16 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 18148 | |
| Thu | 7/6/1988 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 34-36 | L | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| Sat | 7/16/1988 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 29-24 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 13157 | |
| Thu | 7/21/1988 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9-21 | L | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 23316 | |
| Sat | 7/30/1988 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 45-20 | W | Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | 24437 | |
| Fri | 8/5/1988 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 14-38 | L | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 18112 | |
| Fri | 8/12/1988 | H | Edmonton Eskimos | 22-14 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 13127 | |
| Tue | 8/16/1988 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 5-19 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 25103 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1988 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 51-24 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 15067 | |
| Thu | 9/1/1988 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 46-20 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 22535 | |
| Mon | 9/5/1988 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 56-28 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 18300 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1988 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 13-37 | L | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 29984 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1988 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 35-25 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 13024 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1988 | A | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 24-26 | L | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 28171 | |
| Sat | 10/1/1988 | H | British Columbia Lions | 23-24 | L | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 14207 | |
| Fri | 10/7/1988 | A | British Columbia Lions | 21-25 | L | Vancouver, BC | B.C. Place Stadium | 28019 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1988 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29-35 | L | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 14106 | |
| Fri | 10/21/1988 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 24-21 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 13702 | |
| Sat | 10/29/1988 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 23-15 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 16402 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1988 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 9-49 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 24503 | |
| Eastern Semi-Final | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/13/1988 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28-35 | L | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 12210 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS | 
| Terry Andrysiak | QB | 6-1 | 185 | 23 | Notre Dame | 5 | ||
| Alvin Bailey | CB | 5-10 | 183 | 30 | Alcorn State | 2 | ||
| Less Browne | 15 | CB | 5-11 | 170 | 29 | Colorado State | 15 | |
| Keith Castello | 30 | LB | 6-2 | 215 | 24 | none | 1 | |
| Toney Catchings | DE | 6-3 | 236 | 23 | Copiah-Lincoln CC; Cincinnati | 4 | ||
| Tony Champion | 87 | WR | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Tennessee-Martin | 9 | |
| Jacques Chapdelaine | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Simon Fraser | 18 | |
| Darrell Corbin | 38 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | South Carolina State | 12 | |
| Grover Covington | 77 | DE | 6-2 | 235 | 32 | Johnson C. Smith | 18 | |
| Doug Davies | 55 | OL | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | Simon Fraser | 17 | |
| Mike Derks | 68 | OT | 6-5 | 285 | 26 | Cincinnati | 14 | |
| Rocky DiPietro | 23 | SB | 6-3 | 210 | 32 | Ottawa | 18 | |
| Richard Estell | 71 | WR | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Kansas | 5 | |
| Lloyd Fairbanks | 62 | OT | 6-4 | 240 | 35 | Ricks JC; Brigham Young | 18 | |
| Howard Fields | 16 | DH | 5-10 | 190 | 30 | Baylor | 18 | |
| Scott Flagel | 14 | S | 6-2 | 190 | 27 | Arizona Western JC | 15 | |
| Kenny Ford | 41 | LB | 6-2 | 215 | 26 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Ed Gataveckas | 39 | LB | 6-0 | 215 | 31 | Acadia | 17 | |
| Pete Giftopoulos | 90 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Penn State | 8 | |
| Miles Gorrell | 66 | OT | 6-7 | 285 | 33 | Ottawa | 18 | |
| Donnohue Grant | 7 | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Simon Fraser | 15 | |
| Arnold Grevious | 20 | CB | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | James Madison | 14 | |
| Ron Ingram | WR | 5-10 | 168 | 29 | Oklahoma State | 1 | ||
| Steve Jackson | 74 | SB | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | Guelph | 18 | |
| Johnnie Jones | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 192 | 26 | Tennessee | 6 | |
| Mike Kerrigan | 2 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 28 | Northwestern | 13 | |
| Lee Knight | 25 | SB | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | none | 17 | |
| Terry Lehne | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 29 | Saskatchewan | 1 | ||
| Johnny Lewis | 69 | DT | 6-2 | 242 | 28 | Oklahoma | 1 | |
| Tim Lorenz | 64 | DT | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | UC Santa Barbara | 18 | |
| Mark Napiorkowski | 79 | DE | 6-4 | 240 | 26 | British Columbia | 15 | |
| Paul Osbaldiston | 3 | K-P | 6-3 | 210 | 24 | Montana Western | 18 | 0 | 
| Darrell Patterson | 78 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | Texas Christian | 4 | |
| Tom Porras | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 30 | Ventura JC; Washington | 18 | |
| Vernell Quinn | 45 | LB | 6-1 | 230 | 24 | Weber State | 6 | |
| Jason Riley | 58 | OG | 6-3 | 260 | 30 | British Columbia | 17 | |
| Frank Robinson | 43 | LB | 6-0 | 204 | 29 | Tulane | 18 | |
| Mike Robinson | 33 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 28 | Utah State | 16 | |
| Jim Rockford | 6 | DB | 5-10 | 180 | 27 | Oklahoma | 14 | |
| Dale Sanderson | 56 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 27 | Tennessee | 18 | |
| Martin Sartin | 27 | RB | 5-10 | 202 | 25 | Sequoias JC; Long Beach State | 9 | |
| Dave Sauve | 88 | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 29 | Harvard | 12 | |
| Ralph Scholz | 67 | OG | 6-5 | 270 | 27 | Cornell | 18 | |
| Lance Shields | 28 | CB | 6-0 | 178 | 28 | Drake | 18 | |
| King Simmons | RDH | 6-2 | 199 | 25 | Texas Tech | 1 | ||
| Rod Skillman | 59 | DT | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Missouri | 18 | |
| Steve Stapler | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 165 | 30 | San Diego State | 14 | |
| Pat Swoopes | 69 | DT | 6-4 | 280 | 24 | Mississippi State | 4 | |
| Jed Tommy | 35 | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 26 | Guelph | 17 | |
| Mike Walker | 61 | DT | 6-2 | 250 | 29 | Washington State | 14 | |
| Earl Winfield | 1 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | North Carolina | 18 | |
| Kenny Zachary | 22 | RB | 6-0 | 222 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 4 | |
| Wally Zatylny | 21 | FB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | Bishop's | 18 | |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College | 
| 2 | 11 | Tim Lorenz | DE | UC Santa Barbara | 
| 3 | 19 | Shawn Daniels | FB | Bowling Green State | 
| 4 | 27 | Burt Cummings | WR-CB | North Dakota | 
| 5 | 35 | Jeff MacDonald | S | New Mexico State | 
| 6 | 43 | John Yach | LB | Queen's | 
| 7 | 51 | Bob Frenkel | NG | Arizona State | 
| 8 | 59 | Michael Carrier | RB | Western Kentucky | 
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 141 | 101 | 93 | 143 | 478 | 
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 131 | 137 | 128 | 465 | 
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 337 | 81 | 228 | 28 | 151 | 1225 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 354 | 130 | 195 | 29 | 
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Osbaldiston | 0 | 49 | 49 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 36 | 56 | 64.3 | 21 | 0 | 178 | 
| Earl Winfield | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Martin Sartin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Jacques Chapdelaine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Rocky DiPietro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Steve Stapler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Lance Shields | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jed Tommy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Lee Knight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tony Champion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Richard Estell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnnie Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Kerrigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Zatylny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 49 | 49 | 49 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 56 | 64.3 | 21 | 3 | 478 | |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 38 | 465 | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Sartin | 123 | 460 | 3.7 | 18 | 5 | 
| Jed Tommy | 91 | 342 | 3.8 | 18 | 3 | 
| Johnnie Jones | 46 | 204 | 4.4 | 16 | 1 | 
| Kenny Zachary | 37 | 183 | 4.9 | 20 | 0 | 
| Tom Porras | 45 | 169 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 | 
| Mike Kerrigan | 20 | 59 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 | 
| Steve Jackson | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 
| Earl Winfield | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 
| Paul Osbaldiston | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 377 | 1450 | 3.8 | 10 | |
| Opponents Totals | 427 | 2242 | 5.3 | 19 | 
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kerrigan | 342 | 188 | 55.0 | 140 | 2764 | 8.1 | 14.7 | 75 | 16 | 4.7 | 14 | 4.1 | 80.1 | |||
| Tom Porras | 330 | 170 | 51.5 | 144 | 2172 | 6.6 | 12.8 | 62 | 13 | 3.9 | 16 | 4.8 | 65.4 | |||
| Terry Andrysiak | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 33 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 21.4 | |||
| Paul Osbaldiston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 681 | 362 | 53.2 | 288 | 4969 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 29 | 4.3 | 31 | 4.6 | 72.0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 625 | 305 | 48.8 | 280 | 4620 | 7.4 | 15.1 | 24 | 3.8 | 40 | 6.4 | 80 | 59.7 | 
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Winfield | 60 | 1213 | 20.2 | 73 | 8 | 
| Rocky DiPietro | 50 | 706 | 14.1 | 35 | 4 | 
| Steve Stapler | 48 | 870 | 18.1 | 75 | 4 | 
| Jacques Chapdelaine | 43 | 542 | 12.6 | 61 | 4 | 
| Jed Tommy | 35 | 276 | 7.9 | 24 | 0 | 
| Martin Sartin | 35 | 248 | 7.1 | 32 | 3 | 
| Johnnie Jones | 20 | 152 | 7.6 | 22 | 0 | 
| Lee Knight | 17 | 261 | 15.4 | 37 | 2 | 
| Tony Champion | 16 | 270 | 16.9 | 42 | 1 | 
| Richard Estell | 11 | 139 | 12.6 | 18 | 1 | 
| Steve Jackson | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 10 | 1 | 
| Ron Ingram | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 12 | 0 | 
| Kenny Zachary | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 15 | 0 | 
| Wally Zatylny | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | 61 | 1 | 
| Team Totals | 362 | 4969 | 13.7 | 29 | |
| Opponents Totals | 305 | 4620 | 15.1 | 24 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Shields | 9 | 137 | 15.2 | 42 | 2 | 
| Less Browne | 8 | 90 | 11.3 | 27 | 0 | 
| Howard Fields | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 16 | 0 | 
| Scott Flagel | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 | 
| Jim Rockford | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | 
| Frank Robinson | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 | 
| Arnold Grevious | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 
| Ed Gataveckas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Vernell Quinn | 0 | 12 | 12L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 399 | 10.0 | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 429 | 13.8 | 
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Osbaldiston | 158 | 5976 | 37.8 | 83 | 2 | 3 | 
| Steve Stapler | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 159 | 6017 | 37.8 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Winfield | 74 | 865 | 11.7 | 101 | 4 | 
| Wally Zatylny | 39 | 187 | 4.8 | 47 | 1 | 
| Alvin Bailey | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 18 | 0 | 
| Howard Fields | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | 
| Scott Flagel | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 
| Pete Giftopoulos | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 
| Lance Shields | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 122 | 1123 | 9.2 | 5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Osbaldiston | 87 | 5130 | 59.0 | 95 | 1 | 
| Team Totals | 87 | 5130 | 59.0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Zatylny | 39 | 785 | 20.1 | 44 | 0 | 
| Earl Winfield | 20 | 532 | 26.6 | 100 | 1 | 
| Alvin Bailey | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 28 | 0 | 
| Howard Fields | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 | 
| Johnnie Jones | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 | 
| Less Browne | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 | 
| Kenny Ford | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 | 
| Ed Gataveckas | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 
| Kenny Zachary | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 
| Scott Flagel | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 
| Jacques Chapdelaine | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Terry Lehne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 80 | 1645 | 20.6 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 
| SACKS | NO | YDS | 
|---|---|---|
| Grover Covington | 25.0 | |
| Rod Skillman | 17.0 | |
| Mike Walker | 13.0 | |
| Dave Sauve | 3.0 | |
| Mark Napiorkowski | 3.0 | |
| Darrell Corbin | 3.0 | |
| Frank Robinson | 2.0 | |
| Tim Lorenz | 2.0 | |
| Toney Catchings | 2.0 | |
| Vernell Quinn | 1.0 | |
| Darrell Patterson | 1.0 | |
| Johnny Lewis | 1.0 | |
| Pete Giftopoulos | 1.0 | |
| Ed Gataveckas | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 80.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less Browne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 
| Darrell Corbin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| Doug Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Rocky DiPietro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Howard Fields | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Scott Flagel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| Johnnie Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Mike Kerrigan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Tim Lorenz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Paul Osbaldiston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Tom Porras | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Vernell Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Jason Riley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Frank Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Mike Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 
| Jim Rockford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Dave Sauve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Lance Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
| Jed Tommy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Earl Winfield | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Kenny Zachary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Wally Zatylny | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 27 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 17 | 17 | 
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