1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 30th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 38th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 7–11 record and lost the East Semi-Final to the Toronto Argonauts. Steve Stapler set a franchise record (broken in 1989) for most touchdowns in one season with 13.

1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Al Bruno Ted Schmitz
Home stadium	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	7–11
Division place	3rd, East
Playoffs	Lost East Semi-Final
Team MOP	Steve Stapler
Team MOC	Rocky DiPietro
Team MOR	Johnnie Jones
Uniform

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
A	June 6	at Montreal Alouettes	W 14–13	1–0
C	June 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 15–17	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Div	Stk
1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (C, Q)	18	12	6	0	554	409	145	24	5–2	L1
2	Toronto Argonauts (Q)	18	11	6	1	484	427	57	23	6–4	W1
3	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Q)	18	7	11	0	470	509	−39	14	4–5	L2
4	Ottawa Rough Riders	18	3	15	0	377	598	−221	6	2–6	L1

Source: "1987 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	1	June 26	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 32–36	0–1
2	2	July 5	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 33–36	0–2
3	3	July 12	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 40–30	1–2
4	4	July 17	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 27–30	1–3
5	5	July 26	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 28–25	2–3
6	6	July 31	vs. BC Lions	W 21–20	3–3
7	Bye
8	7	Aug 14	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–14	4–3
9	8	Aug 21	at Toronto Argonauts	W 28–25	5–3
10	9	Aug 29	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 28–23	6–3
11	10	Sept 7	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 19–25	6–4
12	Bye
13	11	Sept 20	at Toronto Argonauts	L 29–39	6–5
14	12	Sept 27	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 17–33	6–6
15	13	Oct 4	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–47	6–7
16	14	Oct 11	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 20–23	6–8
17	15	Oct 17	at BC Lions	L 11–25	6–9
18	16	Oct 24	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 28–2	7–9
19	17	Nov 1	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 33–34	7–10
20	18	Nov 6	at Calgary Stampeders	L 36–42	7–11

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 15	at Toronto Argonauts	L 13–29	0–1

Awards and honours

• Harold Ballard was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder, May 2, 1987.
• Angelo Mosca was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a player on, May 2, 1987. He played 15 CFL seasons, including nine times in the Grey Cup Game (emerging a winner five times). A CFL All-Star in 1963 and 1970, he was an Eastern All-Star Defensive Tackle five times.

1987 CFL All-Stars

• DT – Mike Walker

Roster

1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster
Quarterbacks  4 Ken Hobart  2 Mike Kerrigan  8 Tom Porras Running backs 30 Dan Huclack 18 Jeff Johnson 24 Johnnie Jones 21 Kenny King 34 Greg Miller Wide receivers 87 Tony Champion 85 Jacques Chapdelaine 17 Wayne Lee 80 Steve Stapler P  1 Earl Winfield Tight ends 23 Rocky Dipietro 74 Steve Jackson 25 Lee Knight		Offensive linemen 51 Pat Brady G 68 Mike Derks C/T 62 Lloyd Fairbanks T 66 Miles Gorrell T 62 John Malinosky G/T 56 Jason Riley G 56 Dale Sanderson C 67 Ralph Scholz T Defensive linemen 77 Grover Covington DE 69 Johnny Lewis DT 79 Mark Napiorkowski DE 88 Dale Sauve DE 59 Rod Skillman DT 61 Mike Walker DT Special teams  3 Paul Osbaldiston K/P		Linebackers 72 Leo Ezerins 39 Ed Gataveckas 43 Frank Robinson 33 Mike Robinson 31 Ben Zambiasi Defensive backs 29 Alvin Bailey 27 Paul Bennett 15 Less Browne 16 Howard Fields 37 Terry Lehne  6 Jim Rockford 28 Lance Shields 13 Keith Stanberry 21 Jeff Treftlin Injured List 93 Romel Andrews DE 20 Mark Streeter DB 35 Jed Tommy RB Italics indicate American players