# 1987 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1987 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division with an 11–6–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup game but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos 38–36. This was the final season where the Argonauts lost in the Grey Cup, winning the next 8 Grey Cups they appeared in.

## Offseason

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1987 CFL Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 3 | 21 | Jake Vaughan | DB | Bishop's |
| 4 | 31 | Scott Lesperance | OL | Colgate |
| 5 | 40 | Veron Stiliadis | DL/LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 6 | 49 | Ron Klein | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 7 | 58 | Rob Raycroft | OL | Toronto |
| 8 | 67 | Dave Kohler | LB | Wifrid Laurier |

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 554 | 409 | 5–2 | L1 | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 484 | 427 | 6–4 | W1 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 470 | 509 | 4–5 | L2 | Details |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 377 | 598 | 2–6 | L1 | Details |

### Schedule

| Game | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | 1 | June 25 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 30–38 | 0–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 33,412 |
| 3 | 2 | July 4 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | T 33–33 (OT) | 0–1–1 | Taylor Field | 23,927 |
| 4 | 3 | July 11 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 27–34 | 0–2–1 | Landsdowne Park | 19,699 |
| 5 | 4 | July 17 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 30–27 | 1–2–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 18,214 |
| 6 | 5 | July 22 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 26–16 | 2–2–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 31,524 |
| 7 | 6 | Aug 2 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 32–13 | 3–2–1 | McMahon Stadium | 21,125 |
| 8 | 7 | Aug 7 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 23–20 | 4–2–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 30,264 |
| 9 | 8 | Aug 13 | at BC Lions | L 23–30 | 4–3–1 | BC Place | 37,843 |
| 10 | 9 | Aug 21 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 25–28 | 4–4–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 33,648 |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 12 | 10 | Sept 7 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 25–19 | 5–4–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 24,770 |
| 13 | 11 | Sept 12 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 20–42 | 5–5–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 40,486 |
| 14 | 13 | Sept 20 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 39–29 | 6–5–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 26,619 |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | 13 | Oct 4 | vs. BC Lions | W 33–14 | 7–5–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 26,232 |
| 17 | 14 | Oct 9 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 30–22 | 8–5–1 | Lansdowne Park | 16,541 |
| 18 | 15 | Oct 16 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 20–17 | 9–5–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 21,127 |
| 19 | 16 | Oct 23 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 25–3 | 10–5–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 22,329 |
| 20 | 17 | Nov 1 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 23–24 | 10–6–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,288 |
| 21 | 18 | Nov 8 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 20–18 | 11–6–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 21,042 |

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| East Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 15 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 29–13 | 1–0 | Exhibition Stadium | 21,339 |
| East Final | Sun, Nov 22 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 19–3 | 2–0 | Winnipeg Stadium | 32,946 |
| Grey Cup | Sun, Nov 29 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 36–38 | 2–1 | BC Place | 59,478 |

### Grey Cup

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 38 |