The 1987 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division with an 11–6–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup game.
1987 Toronto Argonauts season | |
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Head coach | Bob O'Billovich[1] |
Home field | Exhibition Stadium[2] |
Results | |
Record | 11–6–1 |
Division place | 2nd, East |
Playoff finish | Lost Grey Cup |
Uniform | |
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Offseason
editThe Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1987 CFL Draft.[3]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 21 | Jake Vaughan | DB | Bishop's |
4 | 31 | Scott Lesperance | OL | Colgate |
5 | 40 | Veron Stiliadis | DL/LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
6 | 49 | Ron Klein | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
7 | 58 | Rob Raycroft | OL | Toronto |
8 | 67 | Dave Kohler | LB | Wifrid Laurier |
Regular season
editStandings
editTeam | 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
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance | Record |
1 | Bye | |||||
2 | June 25 | Blue Bombers | Exhibition Stadium | L 38–30 | 33,412 | 0–1–0 |
3 | July 4 | @ Roughriders | Taylor Field | T 33–33 (OT) | 23,927 | 0–1–1 |
4 | July 11 | @ Rough Riders | Landsdowne Park | L 34–27 | 19,699 | 0–2–1 |
5 | July 17 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | W 30–27 | 18,214 | 1–2–1 |
6 | July 22 | Stampeders | Exhibition Stadium | W 26–16 | 31,524 | 2–2–1 |
7 | August 2 | @ Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | W 32–13 | 21,125 | 3–2–1 |
8 | August 7 | Eskimos | Exhibition Stadium | W 23–20 | 30,264 | 4–2–1 |
9 | August 13 | @ Lions | BC Place Stadium | L 30–23 | 37,843 | 4–3–1 |
10 | August 21 | Tiger-Cats | Exhibition Stadium | L 28–25 | 33,648 | 4–4–1 |
11 | Bye | |||||
12 | September 7 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | W 25–19 | 24,770 | 5–4–1 |
13 | September 12 | @ Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | L 42–20 | 40,486 | 5–5–1 |
14 | September 20 | Tiger-Cats | Exhibition Stadium | W 39–29 | 26,619 | 6–5–1 |
15 | Bye | |||||
16 | October 4 | Lions | Exhibition Stadium | W 33–14 | 26,232 | 7–5–1 |
17 | October 9 | @ Rough Riders | Lansdowne Park | W 30–22 | 16,541 | 8–5–1 |
18 | October 16 | Rough Riders | Exhibition Stadium | W 20–17 | 21,127 | 9–5–1 |
19 | October 23 | Roughriders | Exhibition Stadium | W 25–3 | 22,329 | 10–5–1 |
20 | November 1 | @ Blue Bombers | Winnipeg Stadium | L 24–23 | 26,288 | 10–6–1 |
21 | November 8 | Blue Bombers | Exhibition Stadium | W 20–18 | 21,042 | 11–6–1 |
Postseason
editRound | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
East Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 15 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 29–13 | 1–0 | Exhibition Stadium | 21,339 |
East Final | Sun, Nov 22 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 19–3 | 2–0 | Winnipeg Stadium | 32,946 |
Grey Cup | Sun, Nov 29 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 36–38 | 2–1 | BC Place | 59,478 |
Grey Cup
editTeam | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 38 |
Awards and honours
edit1987 CFL All-Stars
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References
edit- ^ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "1987 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "1987 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ a b "1987 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ "1987 – Edmonton Eskimos 38, Toronto Argonauts 36". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.