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
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost 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 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.

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

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

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
19	Nov 1	vs. Calgary Stampeders	34–33	Loss	7–10
20	Nov 6	at Calgary Stampeders	42–36	Loss	7–11

Postseason

Schedule

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

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