1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 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

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

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

East Final

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