1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-7 22
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: John Gregory (11-7)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 11 wins and 7 losses for 22 points, finishing second in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Offensively, Saskatchewan paced the league with 525 points. At the same time, the defensive unit allowed 452 points. Tom Burgess passed for 2,575 yards, and Kent Austin spent time under center, too. Ray Elgaard hauled in 69 receptions for 1,290 yards.

Timmy McCray ran for a team-high 751 yards for the Roughriders, while Milson Jones also buoyed the ground attack.

Harry Skipper intercepted 8 errant tosses from the opposition. Bobby Jurasin topped the defensive unit with 16 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 69 sacks.

John Gregory coached the team. The 1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Division Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Tom Burgess	331	159	48.0	2575	7.8	19	5.7	14	4.2	79	76.0
Kent Austin	277	162	58.5	2084	7.5	8	2.9	12	4.3	66	73.7
Jeff Bentrim	4	1	25.0	13	3.2	1	25.0	1	25.0	13	40.6
Ray Elgaard	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	613	322	52.5	4672	7.6	28	4.6	27	4.4	79

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Timmy McCray	125	751	6.0	43	0
Milson Jones	141	730	5.2	49	11
Denny Ferdinand	85	425	5.0	36	1
Kent Austin	51	258	5.1	34	2
Tom Burgess	61	249	4.1	25	3
Jeff Fairholm	4	32	8.0	15	0
David Conrad	9	31	3.4	8	0
Terry Baker	2	1	0.5	1	0
Totals	478	2477	5.2	49	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Elgaard	69	1290	18.7	75	6
Jeff Fairholm	45	833	18.5	79	10
Ray McDonald	45	725	16.1	44	4
Timmy McCray	42	336	8.0	30	3
Milson Jones	26	253	9.7	28	1
David Conrad	22	255	11.6	39	1
Don Narcisse	21	288	13.7	22	0
James Ellingson	17	223	13.1	27	0
James Hood	13	181	13.9	27	1
Denny Ferdinand	10	72	7.2	22	0
Tim Kearse	8	148	18.5	3	1
Rob Bresciani	2	41	20.5	24	0
Bobby Jurasin	2	27	13.5	24	1
Totals	322	4672	14.5	79	28

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Dave Ridgway	45	45	100.0	66	55	83.3	5	83	4449	53.6	95	215
Terry Baker	0	0		0	0		0	4	173	43.2	61	0
Totals	45	45	100.0	66	55	83.3	5	87	4622	53.1	95	215

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Terry Baker	154	6118	39.7	75	4
Totals	154	6118	39.7	75	4

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Richie Hall	68	503	7.4	50
Joe Fuller	54	426	7.9	89
Albert Brown	14	208	14.9	54
Jeff Treftlin	8	53	6.6	26
Totals	144	1190	8.3	89

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Timmy McCray	25	560	22.4	70
Albert Brown	18	395	21.9	51
Denny Ferdinand	16	334	20.9	44
Milson Jones	5	107	21.4	36
Joe Fuller	4	55	13.8	25
Jeff Treftlin	6	45	7.5	17
David Conrad	2	22	11.0	20
Tim Kearse	1	11	11.0	11
Bill Henry	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	78	1568	20.1	70

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Joe Fuller	9	185	20.6	45
Mike McGruder	1	34	34.0	34
Totals	10	219	21.9	45

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Harry Skipper	8	185	23.1	57	1
Joe Fuller	7	131	18.7	49	1
Mike McGruder	7	89	12.7	24	0
Glen Suitor	2	80	40.0	75	0
Steve Crane	2	5	2.5	3	0
Richie Hall	2	4	2.0	2	0
Albert Brown	1	58	58.0	58	0
Dave Albright	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	30	559	18.6	75	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Bobby Jurasin	16.0	0.0
Vince Goldsmith	15.0	0.0
Gary Lewis	7.0	0.0
James Curry	7.0	0.0
Dave Albright	5.0	0.0
Eddie Lowe	5.0	0.0
Steve Crane	4.0	0.0
Richie Hall	3.0	0.0
Joe Fuller	2.0	0.0
Rick Klassen	2.0	0.0
Dan Rashovich	1.0	0.0
June James	1.0	0.0
Glen Suitor	1.0	0.0
Totals	69.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Dave Albright	92			2	11	0
Eddie Lowe	91
Richie Hall	51			2	7	0
Mike McGruder	46			2	20	1
Gary Lewis	44			1	0	1
Harry Skipper	40
Joe Fuller	40
Bobby Jurasin	39			3	0	0
Steve Crane	34			1	0	0
Vince Goldsmith	31			1	6	0
Dan Rashovich	24
James Curry	15			2	0	0
Jeff Treftlin	6
Jeff Fairholm	3
Roger Aldag	1
Vic Stevenson	1
Ray McDonald	1
Tom Burgess	1
Rick Klassen				2	4	0
Glen Suitor				1	0	0
June James				1	0	0
Totals	560	0	0	18	48	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dave Ridgway									55	45	5			215
Milson Jones	11	1		0					0	0	0			72
Jeff Fairholm	0	10		0					0	0	0			60
Ray Elgaard		6							0	0	0			36
Ray McDonald		4		0					0	0	0	1		26
Tom Burgess	3								0	0	0			18
Timmy McCray	0	3		0					0	0	0			18
Kent Austin	2								0	0	0			12
Gary Lewis							1		0	0	0			6
Joe Fuller			0	0	0	1			0	0	0			6
James Hood		1							0	0	0			6
Mike McGruder					0	0	1		0	0	0			6
Bobby Jurasin		1					0		0	0	0			6
Tim Kearse		1		0					0	0	0			6
Denny Ferdinand	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
David Conrad	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Harry Skipper						1			0	0	0			6
Terry Baker	0								0	0	4			4
James Ellingson		0							0	0	0	1		2
Totals	17	28	0	0	0	2	2	0	55	45	9	2	0	517