1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Al Bruno Ted Schmitz
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	7–11–0
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost in East Semi-Final
Team MOP	Steve Stapler
Team MOC	Rocky DiPietro
Team MOR	Johnnie Jones
Uniform

The 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 30th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 38th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 3rd place in the East division with a 7–11–0 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.^[1]

Preseason

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

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Regular season

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

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Season schedule

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

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Postseason

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
East Semi-Final	Nov 15	at Toronto Argonauts	29–13	Loss

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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.^[4]

1987 CFL All-Stars

DT – Mike Walker

References

1987 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg
See also	1987 CFL Draft 75th Grey Cup

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Founded in 1950 Based in Hamilton, Ontario
The franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches
Stadiums	Ivor Wynne Stadium Alumni Stadium Ron Joyce Stadium Tim Hortons Field
Culture and lore	Hamilton Alerts Hamilton Tigers Hamilton Wildcats Labour Day Classic Thanksgiving Day Classic Carl Voyles Defeated the Buffalo Bills on August 8, 1961 Harold Ballard
Important figures	John Barrow Tommy Joe Coffey Grover Covington Rocky DiPietro Matt Dunigan Bernie Faloney Tony Gabriel Garney Henley Ellison Kelly Angelo Mosca Peter Neumann Hal Patterson Ralph Sazio Vince Scott Don Sutherin Brian Timmis Ben Zambiasi
Legends	Angelo Mosca Bernie Faloney Joe Zuger Garney Henley Chuck Ealey Ian Sunter Grover Covington Ben Zambiasi Howard Fields Tom Clements Mike Kerrigan Rocky DiPietro Tony Champion Earl Winfield Mike Morreale Danny McManus Darren Flutie Joe Montford
Key personnel	Owner: Bob Young General Manager: Kent Austin Head Coach: Kent Austin
Grey Cup championships (8)	1953 1957 1963 1965 1967 1972 1986 1999
Eastern Division championships (20)	1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1972 1980 1984 1985 1986 1989 1998 1999 2013 2014
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East Division

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