1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerCal Murphy
Head coachMike Riley
Home stadiumWinnipeg Stadium
Results
Record12–6
Division place1st, East
PlayoffsLost 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.[1] 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

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sat, June 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–27 0–1 Taylor Field 17,381
B Thu, June 11 vs. BC Lions W 35–14 1–1 Winnipeg Stadium 19,730

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

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 Fri, June 25 at Toronto Argonauts W 38–30 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 33,412
2 Fri, July 3 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 51–24 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 23,121
3 Fri, July 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 38–22 3–0 Winnipeg Stadium 22,808
4 Thu, July 16 at Calgary Stampeders W 21–14 4–0 McMahon Stadium 20,553
5 Fri, July 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 28–42 4–1 Winnipeg Stadium 29,260
6 Bye
7 Sat, Aug 8 vs. BC Lions W 30–22 5–1 Winnipeg Stadium 29,296
8 Fri, Aug 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–26 5–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,503
9 Sat, Aug 22 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–6 6–2 Winnipeg Stadium 28,591
10 Sun, Aug 30 at BC Lions L 23–24 6–3 BC Place 38,338
11 Sun, Sept 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–25 7–3 Taylor Field 27,457
12 Sun, Sept 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 40–5 8–3 Winnipeg Stadium 25,549
13 Sun, Sept 20 at BC Lions L 20–30 8–4 BC Place 39,859
14 Sat, Sept 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 36–13 9–4 Lansdowne Park 17,101
15 Sun, Oct 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 47–14 10–4 Winnipeg Stadium 31,655
16 Mon, Oct 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 38–20 11–4 Winnipeg Stadium 24,999
17 Bye
18 Sun, Oct 25 at Edmonton Eskimos L 24–39 11–5 Commonwealth Stadium 33,376
19 Sun, Nov 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 24–23 12–5 Winnipeg Stadium 26,288
20 Sun, Nov 8 at Toronto Argonauts L 18–20 12–6 Exhibition Stadium 21,042

Playoffs

East Final

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

Roster

1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Special teams

Linebackers

Defensive backs



Italics indicate American player

References

  1. ^ "1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)". ProFootballArchives. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
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