1987 BC Lions season

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1987 BC Lions season
General manager Joe Galat
Head coach Don Matthews
Larry Donovan (Interim)
Home field BC Place Stadium
Results
Record12–6
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishLost West Final
Uniform
CFL BCL Jersey 1987.png

The 1987 BC Lions finished in first place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. They appeared in the West Final.

Contents

Offseason

CFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
AThu, June 11at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–350–1 Winnipeg Stadium 19,730
BTue, June 16vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 31–151–1 BC Place 28,384

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
BC Lions 18126050237024
Edmonton Eskimos 18117061746222
Calgary Stampeders 18108045351720
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18512136452911

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Season schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11Sun, June 28vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 44–11–0 BC Place 30,157
22Wed, July 1at Calgary Stampeders W 40–152–0 McMahon Stadium 22,239
3 Bye
43Sat, July 18vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–183–0BC Place43,772
54Sat, July 25vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 21–14–0BC Place33,771
65Fri, July 31at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 20–214–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,088
76Sat, Aug 8at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 22–304–2 Winnipeg Stadium 29,296
87Thu, Aug 13vs. Toronto Argonauts W 30–235–2BC Place37,843
98Thu, Aug 20at Calgary StampedersL 26–315–3McMahon Stadium24,377
109Sun, Aug 30vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 24–236–3BC Place38,338
11Bye
1210Fri, Sept 11at Ottawa Rough RidersW 55–167–3 Lansdowne Park 19,201
1311Sun, Sept 20vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 30–208–3BC Place39,859
1412Sun, Sept 27at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 20–358–4 Taylor Field 24,682
1513Sun, Oct 4at Toronto ArgonautsL 14–338–5 Exhibition Stadium 26,232
1614Sun, Oct 11vs. Calgary StampedersL 6–348–6BC Place31,244
1715Sat, Oct 17vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 25–119–6BC Place34,909
1816Sun, Oct 25at Calgary StampedersW 32–1210–6McMahon Stadium25,233
1917Sun, Nov 1at Edmonton EskimosW 33–3211–6 Commonwealth Stadium 40,414
2018Sun, Nov 8vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 34–1412–6BC Place38,370

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Awards and records

1987 CFL All-Stars

Playoffs

West Final

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Edmonton Eskimos 1473731
BC Lions 34007

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References

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  2. "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.