1987 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1987
Record:11–6–1
Division Place:2nd, East
Coach:Bob O'Billovich[1]
Stadium:Exhibition Stadium[2]
Playoffs:Lost Grey Cup
Uniform:Image:CFL TOR Jersey 1985.png
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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.

Offseason

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1987 CFL Draft.[3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
321Jake VaughanDBBishop's
431Scott LesperanceOLColgate
540Veron StiliadisDL/LBWilfrid Laurier
649Ron KleinDBWilfrid Laurier
758Rob RaycroftOLToronto
867Dave KohlerLBWifrid Laurier

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
18 3 15 0 377 598 6
[4]

Schedule

GameGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
1Bye
21June 25vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 30–380–1Exhibition Stadium33,412
32July 4at Saskatchewan RoughridersT 33–33 0–1–1Taylor Field23,927
43July 11at Ottawa Rough RidersL 27–340–2–1Landsdowne Park19,699
54July 17at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 30–271–2–1Ivor Wynne Stadium18,214
65July 22vs. Calgary StampedersW 26–162–2–1Exhibition Stadium31,524
76Aug 2at Calgary StampedersW 32–133–2–1McMahon Stadium21,125
87Aug 7vs. Edmonton EskimosW 23–204–2–1Exhibition Stadium30,264
98Aug 13at BC LionsL 23–304–3–1BC Place37,843
109Aug 21vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 25–284–4–1Exhibition Stadium33,648
11Bye
1210Sept 7at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 25–195–4–1Ivor Wynne Stadium24,770
1311Sept 12at Edmonton EskimosL 20–425–5–1Commonwealth Stadium40,486
1413Sept 20vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 39–296–5–1Exhibition Stadium26,619
15Bye
1613Oct 4vs. BC LionsW 33–147–5–1Exhibition Stadium26,232
1714Oct 9at Ottawa Rough RidersW 30–228–5–1Lansdowne Park16,541
1815Oct 16vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 20–179–5–1Exhibition Stadium21,127
1916Oct 23vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 25–310–5–1Exhibition Stadium22,329
2017Nov 1at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 23–2410–6–1Winnipeg Stadium26,288
2118Nov 8vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 20–1811–6–1Exhibition Stadium21,042
[5]

Postseason

RoundDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
East Semi-FinalSun, Nov 15vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 29–131–0Exhibition Stadium21,339
East FinalSun, Nov 22at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 19–32–0Winnipeg Stadium32,946
Grey CupSun, Nov 29vs. Edmonton EskimosL 36–382–1BC Place59,478
[5]

Grey Cup

See main article: 75th Grey Cup.

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
3 21 3 9 36
10 7 4 17 38
[6]

Awards and honours

1987 CFL All-Stars

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Time Coaching. 2011-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422084043/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching. 2011-04-22. dead.
  2. Web site: Toronto Argonauts Stadium History. 2011-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history. 2011-04-22. dead.
  3. Web site: 1987 CFL Draft Archives. Canadian Football League. January 6, 2024.
  4. Web site: 1987 Regular Season Standings. 2011-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20091016111902/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1987/reg. 2009-10-16. dead.
  5. Web site: 1987 Toronto Argonauts. 2010-11-07.
  6. Web site: 1987 – Edmonton Eskimos 38, Toronto Argonauts 36. 2011-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110425013114/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1987. 25 April 2011. dead.