1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season

1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

General manager| Cal Murphy
Head coach| Mike Riley
Home field| Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record| 12–6
Division place| 1st, East
Playoff finish| Lost East Final

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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

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## Preseason

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record

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A  | June 6  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 14–27  | 0–1
B  | June 11  | vs. BC Lions | W 35–14  | 1–1

## Regular season

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### Standings

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East Division Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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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

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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

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### East Final

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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3

## Awards

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### 1987 CFL All-Stars

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## References

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1987 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan

Eastern|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto
* Winnipeg

See also|

* 1987 CFL Draft
* 75th Grey Cup

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers

* Founded in 1930
* Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums|

* Osborne Stadium
* Winnipeg Stadium
* Princess Auto Stadium

Culture|

* Buzz and Boomer
* Labatt Blue

Lore|

* Labour Day Classic
* Banjo Bowl
* Swaggerville
* First team from Western Canada to win the Grey Cup

Important figures|

* Paul Bennett
* Ralph "Dieter" Brock
* Less Browne
* Tom "Citation" Casey
* Tom Clements
* Carl Cronin
* Andrew Currie
* Matt Dunigan
* Bill Frank
* Harry Peter "Bud" Grant
* Tommy Grant
* G. Sydney Halter
* Frank Hannibal
* Fritz Hanson
* John Helton
* Dick Huffman
* W.P. Billy Hughes
* Jack Jacobs
* Eddie James
* Gerry James
* Greg Kabat
* Les Lear
* Leo "Lincoln Locomotive" Lewis
* Earl Lunsford
* Chester "Ches" McCance
* Cal Murphy
* James Murphy
* Ken Ploen
* Joe Poplawski
* Russ "The Wisconsin Wraith" Reholz
* Frank Rigney
* Joseph Ryan
* Karl Slocomb
* Milt Stegall
* Art Stevenson
* Robert Porter "Buddy" Tinsley
* Troy Westwood
* Chris Walby
* Bert Warwick

Key personnel|

* CEO: Wade Miller
* General Manager: Kyle Walters
* Head Coach: Mike O'Shea

Grey Cup
Championships (12)|

* 1935
* 1939
* 1941
* 1958
* 1959
* 1961
* 1962
* 1984
* 1988
* 1990
* 2019
* 2021

Western Division
Championships (18)|

* 1935
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1950
* 1953
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1961
* 1962
* 1965
* 1984
* 2019
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Eastern Division
Championships (7)|

* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1993
* 2001
* 2007
* 2011

Current
league affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: West Division

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