1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1987 7–11 3rd, East Al BrunoTed Schmitz Ivor Wynne Stadium Lost East Semi-Final Steve Stapler Rocky DiPietro Johnnie Jones File:CFL HAM Jersey 1987.png Tiger-Cats seasons 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.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2011-12-24 https://archive.today/20121208225453/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs 2012-12-08 dead 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 http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1987/time_zone/0 1987 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League https://archive.today/20130115114911/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1987/time_zone/0 15 January 2013 dead Regular season Season standings HAM 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.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2011-12-24 https://archive.today/20120913020416/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof 2012-09-13 dead 1987 CFL All-Stars DT – Mike Walker Roster 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks  4 I Ken Hobart  2 I Mike Kerrigan  8 I Tom Porras Running backs 30 N Dan Huclack 18 N Jeff Johnson 24 I Johnnie Jones 21 N Kenny King 34 N Greg Miller Wide receivers 87 I Tony Champion 85 N Jacques Chapdelaine 17 N Wayne Lee 80 I Steve Stapler P  1 I Earl Winfield Tight ends 23 N Rocky Dipietro 74 N Steve Jackson 25 N Lee Knight Offensive linemen 51 N Pat Brady G 68 I Mike Derks C/T 62 N Lloyd Fairbanks T 66 N Miles Gorrell T 62 N John Malinosky G/T 56 N Jason Riley G 56 N Dale Sanderson C 67 N Ralph Scholz T Defensive linemen 77 I Grover Covington DE 69 I Johnny Lewis DT 79 N Mark Napiorkowski DE 88 N Dale Sauve DE 59 I Rod Skillman DT 61 I Mike Walker DT Special teams  3 N Paul Osbaldiston K/P Linebackers 72 N Leo Ezerins 39 N Ed Gataveckas 43 I Frank Robinson 33 N Mike Robinson 31 I Ben Zambiasi Defensive backs 29 I Alvin Bailey 27 N Paul Bennett 15 I Less Browne 16 I Howard Fields 37 N Terry Lehne  6 I Jim Rockford 28 I Lance Shields 13 I Keith Stanberry 21 N Jeff Treftlin Injured List 93 I Romel Andrews DE 20 I Mark Streeter DB 35 N Jed Tommy RB Italics indicate American players References Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Category:1987 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1987 in sports in Ontario