1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head Coach	Mike Riley
Home Field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	12–6
Place	1st, East
Playoff Finish	Lost East Final
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1986	1988

The 1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 1st 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

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 6	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	27–14	Loss	0–1
B	June 11	vs. BC Lions	35–14	Win	1–1

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
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	3	15	0	377	598	6

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	June 25	at Toronto Argonauts	38–30	Win	1–0
2	July 3	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	51–24	Win	2–0
3	July 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	38–22	Win	3–0
4	July 16	at Calgary Stampeders	21–14	Win	4–0
5	June 24	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	42–28	Loss	4–1
6	Bye
7	Aug 8	vs. BC Lions	30–22	Win	5–1
8	Aug 14	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	26–14	Loss	5–2
9	Aug 22	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	35–6	Win	6–2
10	Aug 30	at BC Lions	24–23	Loss	6–3
11	Sept 6	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–25	Win	7–3
12	Sept 13	vs. Calgary Stampeders	40–5	Win	8–3
13	Sept 20	at BC Lions	30–20	Loss	8–4
14	Sept 26	at Ottawa Rough Riders	36–13	Win	9–4
15	Oct 4	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	47–14	Win	10–4
16	Oct 12	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	38–20	Win	11–4
17	Bye
18	Oct 25	at Edmonton Eskimos	39–24	Loss	11–5
19	Nov 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	24–23	Win	12–5
20	Nov 8	at Toronto Argonauts	20–18	Loss	12–6

Playoffs

East Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Toronto Argonauts	?	?	?	?	19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	?	?	?	?	3