The 1987 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 2nd place in the Western Conference with an 11–7–0 record and defeated the Toronto Argonauts to win the 75th Grey Cup.
Pre-season
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
Attendance |
A |
June 6 |
Calgary Stampeders |
33–39 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
34,501 |
C |
June 16 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
31–15 |
BC Lions |
28,384 |
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Regular season
Season standings
[3]
Season schedule
Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts |
1 |
June 27 |
Calgary Stampeders |
16–54 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
29,930 |
1–0–0 |
2 |
2 |
July 5 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
36–33 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
|
15,720 |
2–0–0 |
2 |
3 |
July 12 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
40–30 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
32,265 |
2–1–0 |
4 |
4 |
July 18 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
18–26 |
BC Lions |
|
43,772 |
2–2–0 |
6 |
5 |
July 24 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
42–28 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
|
29,260 |
3–2–0 |
6 |
6 |
Aug 1 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
28–38 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
30,399 |
4–2–0 |
8 |
7 |
Aug 7 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
20–23 |
Toronto Argonauts |
|
30,264 |
4–3–0 |
8 |
8 |
Bye |
4–3–0 |
8 |
9 |
Aug 23 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
45–24 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
32,167 |
5–3–0 |
10 |
10 |
Aug 28 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
39–13 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
|
24,000 |
6–3–0 |
12 |
11 |
Sept 7 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
20–29 |
Calgary Stampeders |
|
33,842 |
6–4–0 |
14 |
12 |
Sept 12 |
Toronto Argonauts |
20–42 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
40,486 |
7–4–0 |
16 |
13 |
Sept 19 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
13–34 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
31,862 |
8–4–0 |
16 |
14 |
Bye |
8–4–0 |
16 |
15 |
Oct 2 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
19–34 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
31,331 |
9–4–0 |
18 |
16 |
Oct 12 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
20–38 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
|
24,999 |
9–5–0 |
18 |
17 |
Oct 18 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
25–34 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
|
24,282 |
9–6–0 |
18 |
18 |
Oct 25 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
24–39 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
33,376 |
10–6–0 |
20 |
19 |
Nov 1 |
BC Lions |
33–32 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
40,414 |
10–7–0 |
20 |
20 |
Nov 7 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
39–21 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
|
15,107 |
11–7–0 |
22 |
[1][2]
Total attendance: 302,230
Average attendance: 33,581 (55.9%)
Playoffs
Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Attendance |
Division Semi-Final |
Nov 15 |
Calgary Stampeders |
16–30 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
26,809 |
Division Final |
Nov 22 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
31–7 |
BC Lions |
|
44,385 |
Grey Cup |
Nov 29 |
Toronto Argonauts |
36–38 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
59,478 |
Grey Cup
Teams |
1 Q |
2 Q |
3 Q |
4 Q |
Final |
Toronto Argonauts |
3 |
21 |
3 |
9 |
36 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
10 |
7 |
4 |
17 |
38 |
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Awards and honours
References
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Franchise |
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Stadiums |
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Lore |
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Important figures |
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Key personnel |
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Grey Cup
championships (14) |
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West Division
championships (23) |
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Current league
affiliations |
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