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 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

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 TotalToronto Argonauts 0 8 1 10 19Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 3 0 0 3 Roster 1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G C T G G T T

Defensive linemen DE DT DT DE

Special teams P K Linebackers

Defensive backs

Italics indicate American player

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