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1987 CFL season

January 25, 2023

The 1987 CFL season is considered to be the 34th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 30th Canadian Football League season.

1987 CFL season
DurationJune 21 – November 8, 1987
East Champions championsToronto Argonauts
West Champions championsEdmonton Eskimos
75th Grey Cup
DateNovember 29, 1987
VenueBC Place, Vancouver
ChampionsEdmonton Eskimos
CFL seasons seasons
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Canadian Football League team locations: West, East

CFL News in 1987

The Canadian Football League celebrated the 75th Annual Grey Cup game at BC Place Stadium on Sunday, November 29.

The Canadian Football Network, which was syndicated on Canadian television stations, was created by the league, taking the place of CTV, which ended its partnership with the CFL the previous season.[1] The CFL experimented with their blackout policy by blacking out four televised games in both, Hamilton and Toronto (two in Hamilton and two in Toronto). The cable outlet TSN also began broadcasting the CFL in 1987, gaining the rights to games that had been passed on by CBC and CFN;[1] TSN has aired CFL games ever since, eventually becoming the exclusive broadcaster in 2008. The CFL made money off the CBC and TSN agreements, money that largely covered the startup costs for CFN for the first year.[1]

Game rosters were revised from 35 to 34 that included 19 Non-Imports, 13 Imports and 2 Quarterbacks. The reserve list was increased from three to four. Even with these reductions, all eight remaining CFL teams lost money.[1]

After losing money for three years, Charles Bronfman sold the Concordes to Norm Kimball, who renamed them the Alouettes the previous year to renew interest in the team, but after losing money during the 1986 season, and playing before sparse Olympic Stadium crowds of less than 10,000, he, along with the CFL decided enough was enough, so they decided that the Montreal Alouettes would fold for the second time, this time for good on June 24 (the first week of the regular season), after the team played two preseason games on the road.[1] With the team's demise the CFL revised the season schedule and moved the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the East Division to balance out the divisions. The Alouettes, however, would return in 1996 when the CFL's American operations ended with the Baltimore Stallions moving to Montreal to become the third and current incarnation of the team.

In January 1987, the league rejected a proposal from Arizona Outlaws owner Bill Tatham to allow the Outlaws, then without a league after the collapse of the United States Football League, to play in the CFL.[2]

The single-elimination Semi-Final/Final playoff format (in use since 1972) that was scrapped last season in favour of the "total point series" format was restored; the crossover playoff format was not revisited until 1997.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions 18 12 6 0 502 370 24
Edmonton Eskimos 18 11 7 0 617 462 22
Calgary Stampeders 18 10 8 0 453 517 20
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 12 1 364 529 11
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
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • BC and Winnipeg have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Main article: 75th Grey Cup

The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1987 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Toronto Argonauts 38–36, at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. This game eventually became the battle of the backups when starters, Matt Dunigan and Gilbert Renfroe became injured leaving backups Damon Allen and Danny Barrett to take over. The Eskimos' Damon Allen (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Stewart Hill (DE) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence, while Milson Jones (RB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Playoff bracket

November 15: Division Semifinals November 22: Division Finals November 29: 75th Grey Cup @ BC Place Stadium – Vancouver, BC
E2 Toronto Argonauts 19
E3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 E1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3
E2 Toronto Argonauts 29 E2 Toronto Argonauts 36
W2 Edmonton Eskimos 38
W2 Edmonton Eskimos 31
W3 Calgary Stampeders 16 W1 BC Lions 7
W2 Edmonton Eskimos 30

CFL Leaders

1987 CFL All-Stars

Offence

Defence

Special teams

1987 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

Defence

Special teams

1987 Western All-Stars

Offence

Defence

Special teams

1987 CFL Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Hickey, Pat (November 11, 1987). "CFL May Be Beyond Rescuing". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved January 2, 2014 – via Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ , Chicago Sun-Times, 1987-02-18, archived from the original on 2016-03-09, retrieved 2012-07-04  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  3. ^ "CFLapedia".

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The 1987 CFL season is considered to be the 34th season in modern day Canadian football although it is officially the 30th Canadian Football League season 1987 CFL seasonDurationJune 21 November 8 1987East Champions championsToronto ArgonautsWest Champions championsEdmonton Eskimos75th Grey CupDateNovember 29 1987VenueBC Place VancouverChampionsEdmonton EskimosCFL seasons seasons 19861988 Interactive fullscreen map Canadian Football League team locations West East Contents 1 CFL News in 1987 2 Regular season standings 2 1 Final regular season standings 3 Grey Cup playoffs 3 1 Playoff bracket 4 CFL Leaders 5 1987 CFL All Stars 5 1 Offence 5 2 Defence 5 3 Special teams 6 1987 Eastern All Stars 6 1 Offence 6 2 Defence 6 3 Special teams 7 1987 Western All Stars 7 1 Offence 7 2 Defence 7 3 Special teams 8 1987 CFL Awards 9 ReferencesCFL News in 1987 EditThe Canadian Football League celebrated the 75th Annual Grey Cup game at BC Place Stadium on Sunday November 29 The Canadian Football Network which was syndicated on Canadian television stations was created by the league taking the place of CTV which ended its partnership with the CFL the previous season 1 The CFL experimented with their blackout policy by blacking out four televised games in both Hamilton and Toronto two in Hamilton and two in Toronto The cable outlet TSN also began broadcasting the CFL in 1987 gaining the rights to games that had been passed on by CBC and CFN 1 TSN has aired CFL games ever since eventually becoming the exclusive broadcaster in 2008 The CFL made money off the CBC and TSN agreements money that largely covered the startup costs for CFN for the first year 1 Game rosters were revised from 35 to 34 that included 19 Non Imports 13 Imports and 2 Quarterbacks The reserve list was increased from three to four Even with these reductions all eight remaining CFL teams lost money 1 After losing money for three years Charles Bronfman sold the Concordes to Norm Kimball who renamed them the Alouettes the previous year to renew interest in the team but after losing money during the 1986 season and playing before sparse Olympic Stadium crowds of less than 10 000 he along with the CFL decided enough was enough so they decided that the Montreal Alouettes would fold for the second time this time for good on June 24 the first week of the regular season after the team played two preseason games on the road 1 With the team s demise the CFL revised the season schedule and moved the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the East Division to balance out the divisions The Alouettes however would return in 1996 when the CFL s American operations ended with the Baltimore Stallions moving to Montreal to become the third and current incarnation of the team In January 1987 the league rejected a proposal from Arizona Outlaws owner Bill Tatham to allow the Outlaws then without a league after the collapse of the United States Football League to play in the CFL 2 The single elimination Semi Final Final playoff format in use since 1972 that was scrapped last season in favour of the total point series format was restored the crossover playoff format was not revisited until 1997 Regular season standings EditFinal regular season standings Edit Note GP Games Played W Wins L Losses T Ties PF Points For PA Points Against Pts Points West Division Team GP W L T PF PA PtsBC Lions 18 12 6 0 502 370 24Edmonton Eskimos 18 11 7 0 617 462 22Calgary Stampeders 18 10 8 0 453 517 20Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 12 1 364 529 11East Division Team GP W L T PF PA PtsWinnipeg Blue Bombers 18 12 6 0 554 409 24Toronto Argonauts 18 11 6 1 484 427 23Hamilton Tiger Cats 18 7 11 0 470 509 14Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 15 0 377 598 6 Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs BC and Winnipeg have first round byes Grey Cup playoffs EditMain article 75th Grey Cup The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1987 Grey Cup champions defeating the Toronto Argonauts 38 36 at Vancouver s BC Place Stadium This game eventually became the battle of the backups when starters Matt Dunigan and Gilbert Renfroe became injured leaving backups Damon Allen and Danny Barrett to take over The Eskimos Damon Allen QB was named the Grey Cup s Most Valuable Player on Offence and Stewart Hill DE was named Grey Cup s Most Valuable Player on Defence while Milson Jones RB was named the Grey Cup s Most Valuable Canadian Playoff bracket Edit November 15 Division SemifinalsNovember 22 Division FinalsNovember 29 75th Grey Cup BC Place Stadium Vancouver BCE2Toronto Argonauts19E3Hamilton Tiger Cats13E1Winnipeg Blue Bombers3E2Toronto Argonauts29E2Toronto Argonauts36W2Edmonton Eskimos38W2Edmonton Eskimos31W3Calgary Stampeders16W1BC Lions7W2Edmonton Eskimos30CFL Leaders EditCFL Passing Leaders CFL Rushing Leaders CFL Receiving Leaders 3 1987 CFL All Stars EditOffence Edit QB Tom Clements Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB Willard Reaves Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB Gill Fenerty Toronto Argonauts SB Darrell Smith Toronto Argonauts SB Perry Tuttle Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR Brian Kelly Edmonton Eskimos WR Jim Sandusky BC Lions C Rod Connop Edmonton Eskimos OG Roger Aldag Saskatchewan Roughriders OG Dan Ferrone Toronto Argonauts OT Chris Walby Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT Chris Schultz Toronto ArgonautsDefence Edit DT Mike Walker Hamilton Tiger Cats DT Jerald Baylis Toronto Argonauts DE Greg Stumon BC Lions DE Bobby Jurasin Saskatchewan Roughriders LB James West Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB Tyrone Jones Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB Kevin Konar BC Lions CB Roy Bennett Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB James Jefferson Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB Larry Crawford BC Lions DB Ken Hailey Winnipeg Blue Bombers S Scott Flagel Winnipeg Blue Bombers Special teams Edit P Hank Ilesic Toronto Argonauts K Dave Ridgway Saskatchewan Roughriders ST Henry Gizmo Williams Edmonton Eskimos1987 Eastern All Stars EditOffence Edit QB Tom Clements Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB Willard Reaves Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB Gill Fenerty Toronto Argonauts SB Darrell Smith Toronto Argonauts SB Perry Tuttle Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR James Murphy Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR Steve Stapler Hamilton Tiger Cats C Ian Beckstead Toronto Argonauts OG Nick Bastaja Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG Dan Ferrone Toronto Argonauts OT Chris Walby Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT Chris Schultz Toronto ArgonautsDefence Edit DT Mike Walker Hamilton Tiger Cats DT Jearld Baylis Toronto Argonauts DE Grover Covington Hamilton Tiger Cats DE Rodney Harding Toronto Argonauts LB James West Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB Tyrone Jones Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB Frank Robinson Hamilton Tiger Cats CB Roy Bennett Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB James Jefferson Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB Howard Fields Hamilton Tiger Cats DB Ken Hailey Winnipeg Blue Bombers S Scott Flagel Winnipeg Blue Bombers Special teams Edit P Hank Ilesic Toronto Argonauts K Dean Dorsey Ottawa Rough Riders ST Darnell Clash Toronto Argonauts1987 Western All Stars EditOffence Edit QB Roy Dewalt BC Lions RB Gary Allen Calgary Stampeders RB Walter Bender Canadian football Saskatchewan Roughriders SB Ray Elgaard Saskatchewan Roughriders SB Emanuel Tolbert Calgary Stampeders WR Brian Kelly Edmonton Eskimos WR Jim Sandusky BC Lions C Rod Connop Edmonton Eskimos OG Roger Aldag Saskatchewan Roughriders OG Gerald Roper BC Lions OT John Blain BC Lions OT Hec Pothier Edmonton EskimosDefence Edit DT James Curry Saskatchewan Roughriders DT Harold Hallman Calgary Stampeders DE Greg Stumon BC Lions DE Bobby Jurasin Saskatchewan Roughriders LB Dan Bass Edmonton Eskimos LB Glen Jackson BC Lions LB Kevin Konar BC Lions CB Keith Gooch BC Lions CB Harry Skipper Saskatchewan Roughriders DB Larry Crawford BC Lions DB Melvin Byrd BC Lions S Nelson Martin BC Lions Special teams Edit P Glenn Harper Calgary Stampeders K Dave Ridgway Saskatchewan Roughriders ST Henry Gizmo Williams Edmonton Eskimos1987 CFL Awards EditCFL s Most Outstanding Player Award Tom Clements QB Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL s Most Outstanding Canadian Award Scott Flagel DS Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL s Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award Greg Stumon DE BC Lions CFL s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award Chris Walby OT Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL s Most Outstanding Rookie Award Gill Fenerty RB Toronto Argonauts CFLPA s Outstanding Community Service Award Nick Arakgi DE Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL s Coach of the Year Bob O Billovich Toronto ArgonautsReferences Edit a b c d e Hickey Pat November 11 1987 CFL May Be Beyond Rescuing Montreal Gazette Retrieved January 2 2014 via Chicago Tribune New football league hope slim CFL lukewarm to merger with the defunct USFL Chicago Sun Times 1987 02 18 archived from the original on 2016 03 09 retrieved 2012 07 04 via HighBeam subscription required CFLapedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 CFL season amp oldid 1131162008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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