1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerCal Murphy
Head coachMike Riley
Home fieldWinnipeg Stadium
Results
Record12–6
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost East Final

The 1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 record. They hosted the East Final, but lost to the Toronto Argonauts. This was the Blue Bombers first season in the East Division, having been moved from the West Division to replace the Montreal Alouettes, who folded just prior to the regular season.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record
A June 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–27 0–1
B June 11 vs. BC Lions W 35–14 1–1

Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 12 6 0 554 409 24
Toronto Argonauts 18 11 6 1 484 427 23
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 7 11 0 470 509 14
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 15 0 377 598 6

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 June 25 at Toronto Argonauts W 38–30 1–0
2 July 3 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 51–24 2–0
3 July 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 38–22 3–0
4 July 16 at Calgary Stampeders W 21–14 4–0
5 June 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 28–42 4–1
6 Bye
7 Aug 8 vs. BC Lions W 30–22 5–1
8 Aug 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–26 5–2
9 Aug 22 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–6 6–2
10 Aug 30 at BC Lions L 23–24 6–3
11 Sept 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–25 7–3
12 Sept 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 40–5 8–3
13 Sept 20 at BC Lions L 20–30 8–4
14 Sept 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 36–13 9–4
15 Oct 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 47–14 10–4
16 Oct 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 38–20 11–4
17 Bye
18 Oct 25 at Edmonton Eskimos L 24–39 11–5
19 Nov 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 24–23 12–5
20 Nov 8 at Toronto Argonauts L 18–20 12–6

Playoffs

East Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Toronto Argonauts 0 8 1 10 19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 3 0 0 3

Awards

1987 CFL All-Stars

References