1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-9 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 3-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Mike Riley (9-9)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 9 wins and 9 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

The Blue Bombers racked up 407 points, but the defensive squad conceded 458. Tom Muecke passed for 1,892 yards, and Sean Salisbury spent time under center also. James Murphy caught 76 balls for 1,409 yards.

Walter Bender rushed for a team-high 384 yards for Winnipeg, while Tony Johns and Tim Jessie additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Rod Hill seized 7 opponent throws. Mike Gray topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks.

Mike Riley coached the team. The 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Tom Muecke	250	124	49.6	1892	7.6	11	4.4	11	4.4	52	71.3
Sean Salisbury	202	100	49.5	1566	7.8	11	5.4	5	2.5	72	83.5
Roy Dewalt	131	58	44.3	719	5.5	2	1.5	6	4.6	48	47.9
Lee Saltz	23	11	47.8	157	6.8	1	4.3	2	8.7	41	48.6
Perry Tuttle	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Bob Cameron	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	609	293	48.1	4334	7.1	25	4.1	24	3.9	72

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Bender	77	384	5.0	41	3
Tim Jessie	93	359	3.9	26	1
Tony Johns	88	294	3.3	24	4
Tom Muecke	25	79	3.2	10	1
Gary Allen	8	53	6.6	20	0
Willie Cannon	18	48	2.7	12	0
Lee Saltz	4	46	11.5	27	1
Terry Cochrane	10	43	4.3	12	0
Roy Dewalt	9	31	3.4	13	0
Buster Rhymes	1	18	18.0	18	0
Sean Salisbury	3	9	3.0	7	0
Vernon Pahl	3	7	2.3	5	0
Roy Hurd	3	1	0.3	2	0
Perry Tuttle	1	-8	-8.0	-8	0
Totals	343	1364	4.0	41	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Murphy	76	1409	18.5	72	10
Perry Tuttle	45	822	18.3	64	8
Randy Fabi	40	459	11.5	36	1
Jeff Smith	39	436	11.2	21	1
Tony Johns	21	229	10.9	26	0
Tim Jessie	13	196	15.1	54	2
Jeff Jenkins	10	146	14.6	33	1
Todd Brown	10	121	12.1	27	1
Roy Hurd	9	148	16.4	52	0
Walter Bender	9	82	9.1	22	0
Buster Rhymes	8	150	18.8	41	1
Terry Cochrane	4	25	6.2	9	0
Paul Shorten	3	34	11.3	20	0
Ken Winey	2	36	18.0	18	0
Vernon Pahl	2	20	10.0	15	0
Willie Cannon	2	19	9.5	13	0
Lyle Bauer	0	2		2	0
Totals	293	4334	14.8	72	25

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Trevor Kennerd	40	39	97.5	47	34	72.3	7	74	4092	55.3	80	1	149
Totals	40	39	97.5	47	34	72.3	7	74	4092	55.3	80	1	149

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bob Cameron	188	8214	43.7	82	6
Totals	188	8214	43.7	82	6

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Jefferson	71	650	9.2	75	1
Paul Shorten	24	88	3.7	25	0
Ken Pettway	14	73	5.2	15	0
Jeff Smith	8	32	4.0	9	0
Gary Allen	8	25	3.1	8	0
Roy Hurd	2	19	9.5	24	0
Ken Winey	1	8	8.0	8	0
Michael Allen	1	3	3.0	3	0
Terry Cochrane	1	2	2.0	2	0
Bennie Thompson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Buster Rhymes	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jeff Jenkins	1	0	0.0	0	0
Darryl Sampson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	134	900	6.7	75	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Jefferson	28	666	23.8	94	1
Michael Allen	13	241	18.5	37	0
Roy Hurd	9	223	24.8	73	0
Gary Allen	7	170	24.3	47	0
Ken Pettway	3	57	19.0	26	0
Buster Rhymes	2	36	18.0	18	0
Ken Winey	4	36	9.0	15	0
Walter Bender	3	29	9.7	15	0
Paul Shorten	1	15	15.0	15	0
Dan Wicklum	2	15	7.5	9	0
Vernon Pahl	2	10	5.0	16	0
Aaron Brown	1	9	9.0	9	0
Terry Cochrane	1	9	9.0	9	0
Stan Mikawos	4	2	0.5	2	0
Brad Tierney	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	81	1518	18.7	94	1

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
James Jefferson	9	143	15.9	45
Paul Shorten	1	25	25.0	25
Totals	10	168	16.8	45

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rod Hill	7	54	7.7	23
Bennie Thompson	4	58	14.5	43
James West	3	63	21.0	40
Aaron Brown	3	26	8.7	14
James Jefferson	2	56	28.0	34
Ken Hailey	2	5	2.5	5
Darryl Sampson	1	21	21.0	21
Greg Battle	1	12	12.0	12
Ken Pettway	1	5	5.0	5
Dan Wicklum	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	25	303	12.1	43

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Mike Gray	11.0	0.0
James West	8.0	0.0
Bennie Thompson	7.0	0.0
Greg Battle	5.0	0.0
Dan Wicklum	4.0	0.0
Stan Mikawos	4.0	0.0
Aaron Brown	3.0	0.0
Rod Calloway	2.0	0.0
Delbert Fowler	2.0	0.0
Ken Hailey	2.0	0.0
Romel Andrews	2.0	0.0
Willie Fears	1.0	0.0
Mark Seale	1.0	0.0
Rob Prodanovic	1.0	0.0
Totals	53.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Bennie Thompson	82			2	2	0
Aaron Brown	79			1	-5	0
James West	76			4	0	0
Darryl Sampson	58			2	0	1
Greg Battle	54			4	66	1
James Jefferson	54
Ken Pettway	50
Rod Hill	42
Mike Gray	41			2	0	0
Dan Wicklum	34			3	0	0
Stan Mikawos	26			4	2	0
Ken Hailey	19
Willie Fears	15			3	0	0
Paul Clatney	6			3	0	0
Leon Hatziioannou	3
Romel Andrews	2
Perry Tuttle	2
James Murphy	2
Bob Cameron	1
Michael Allen				4	66	3
Darren Yewchyn				1	17	0
Rod Calloway				1	0	0
Totals	646	0	0	34	148	5	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Trevor Kennerd									34	39	8			149
James Murphy		10							0	0	0			60
Perry Tuttle	0	8							0	0	0			48
Tony Johns	4	0							0	0	0			24
Michael Allen			0	0			3		0	0	0			18
Walter Bender	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Tim Jessie	1	2							0	0	0			18
James Jefferson			1	1	0	0			0	0	0			12
Jeff Smith		1	0						0	0	0			6
Darryl Sampson			0			0	1		0	0	0			6
Lee Saltz	1								0	0	0			6
Jeff Jenkins		1	0						0	0	0			6
Buster Rhymes	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Tom Muecke	1								0	0	0			6
Randy Fabi		1							0	0	0			6
Greg Battle						0	1		0	0	0			6
Todd Brown		1							0	0	0			6
Bob Cameron									0	0	6			6
Totals	10	25	1	1	0	0	5	0	34	39	14	0	0	407