1987 Toronto Argonauts season

1987 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachBob O'Billovich[1]
Home stadiumExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record11–6–1
Division place2nd, East
PlayoffsLost Grey Cup
Uniform

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 but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos 38–36. As of 2024, this was the most recent season where the Argonauts lost in the Grey Cup, winning the next 8 Grey Cups they appeared in.

Offseason

The 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

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 12 6 0 24 554 409 5–2 L1 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18 11 6 1 23 484 427 6–4 W1 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 7 11 0 14 470 509 4–5 L2 Details
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 15 0 6 377 598 2–6 L1 Details

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Schedule

Game Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 Bye
2 1 June 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 30–38 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 33,412
3 2 July 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 33–33 (OT) 0–1–1 Taylor Field 23,927
4 3 July 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 27–34 0–2–1 Landsdowne Park 19,699
5 4 July 17 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–27 1–2–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,214
6 5 July 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 26–16 2–2–1 Exhibition Stadium 31,524
7 6 Aug 2 at Calgary Stampeders W 32–13 3–2–1 McMahon Stadium 21,125
8 7 Aug 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–20 4–2–1 Exhibition Stadium 30,264
9 8 Aug 13 at BC Lions L 23–30 4–3–1 BC Place 37,843
10 9 Aug 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 25–28 4–4–1 Exhibition Stadium 33,648
11 Bye
12 10 Sept 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–19 5–4–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 24,770
13 11 Sept 12 at Edmonton Eskimos L 20–42 5–5–1 Commonwealth Stadium 40,486
14 13 Sept 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 39–29 6–5–1 Exhibition Stadium 26,619
15 Bye
16 13 Oct 4 vs. BC Lions W 33–14 7–5–1 Exhibition Stadium 26,232
17 14 Oct 9 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 30–22 8–5–1 Lansdowne Park 16,541
18 15 Oct 16 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–17 9–5–1 Exhibition Stadium 21,127
19 16 Oct 23 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 25–3 10–5–1 Exhibition Stadium 22,329
20 17 Nov 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 23–24 10–6–1 Winnipeg Stadium 26,288
21 18 Nov 8 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–18 11–6–1 Exhibition Stadium 21,042

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
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

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Grey Cup

Main article: 75th Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Toronto Argonauts 3 21 3 9 36
Edmonton Eskimos 10 7 4 17 38

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Roster

1987 Toronto Argonauts final roster
Quarterbacks

Running back

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams



Italics indicate American player

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "1987 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "1987 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. ^ a b "1987 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  6. ^ "1987 – Edmonton Eskimos 38, Toronto Argonauts 36". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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