The 1987 Edmonton Eskimos finished in second place in the West Division with an 11–7 record and defeated the Toronto Argonauts to win the 75th Grey Cup.
Pre-season[edit]
Schedule[edit]
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[edit]
Season standings[edit]
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Season schedule[edit]
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 |
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Total attendance: 302,230
Average attendance: 33,581 (55.9%)
Playoffs[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
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Stadiums | |
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Lore | |
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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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