The BC Lions 1987 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the West Division
West Division Final
- Nov. 22, 1987 Lost 7 – 31 vs Edmonton

BC Lions 1987 Season Resources 1987 BC Team Roster 1987 BC Attendance

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Thu Jun 11 8:00 PM	BC 14 @ WPG 35	L	19,730
B	Tue Jun 16 10:30 PM	EDM 15 @ BC 31	W	28,384

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
2	Sun Jun 28 4:00 PM	SSK 1 @ BC 44	W	30,157	CFN
2	Wed Jul 1 3:00 PM	BC 40 @ CGY 15	W	22,239	TSN
4	Sat Jul 18 8:00 PM	EDM 18 @ BC 26	W	43,772	CBC
5	Sat Jul 25 8:00 PM	OTT 1 @ BC 21	W	33,771	CBC
6	Fri Jul 31 8:00 PM	BC 20 @ HAM 21	L	18,088	CFN
7	Sat Aug 8 8:00 PM	BC 22 @ WPG 30	L	29,296	CBC
7	Thu Aug 13 10:00 PM	TOR 23 @ BC 30	W	37,843	TSN
8	Thu Aug 20 9:30 PM	BC 26 @ CGY 31	L	24,377	TSN
9	Sun Aug 30 4:00 PM	WPG 23 @ BC 24	W	38,338	CFN
10	Fri Sep 11 8:00 PM	BC 55 @ OTT 16	W	19,201	CFN
12	Sun Sep 20 4:00 PM	WPG 20 @ BC 30	W	39,859	CFN
13	Sun Sep 27 4:00 PM	BC 20 @ SSK 35	L	24,682	CFN
13	Sun Oct 4 1:30 PM	BC 14 @ TOR 33	L	26,232	CBC
14	Sun Oct 11 4:00 PM	CGY 34 @ BC 6	L	31,244	CFN
15	Sat Oct 17 10:00 PM	HAM 11 @ BC 25	W	34,909	TSN
16	Sun Oct 25 4:00 PM	BC 32 @ CGY 12	W	25,233	CFN
17	Sun Nov 1 4:00 PM	BC 33 @ EDM 32	W	40,414	CFN
18	Sun Nov 8 4:00 PM	SSK 14 @ BC 34	W	38,730	CFN

Week	Date/Time (EST	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sun Nov 22 4:30 PM	EDM 31 @ BC 7	L	44,385	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	2	1	1	0	2	45	50	W1	1-1-0
Regular Season	18	12	6	0	24	502	370	W4	4-2-0
Home	9	8	1	0	16	240	145	W2	5-1-0
Visitor	9	4	5	0	8	262	225	W2	3-3-0
Divisional opponent	9	6	3	0	12	261	192	W3	3-3-0
Non-divisional opponent	9	6	3	0	12	241	178	W1	5-1-0

Full 1987 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	4 (4-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	4 (3-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	4 (1-3-0)	7 (6-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	8 (4-4-0)
After 2nd	7 (7-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	6 (2-4-0)	9 (9-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	7 (2-5-0)
After 3rd	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (1-5-0)	10 (10-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	8 (2-6-0)
After 4th	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	12 (12-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ BC	BC @
Divisional	0.485	3-1-0 (4)	3-2-0 (5)
Non-Divisional	0.488	5-0-0 (5)	1-3-0 (4)
Calgary Stampeders (4)	0.556	0-1-0 (1)	2-1-0 (3)
Edmonton Eskimos (2)	0.611	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.306	2-0-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)	0.389	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Ottawa Rough Riders (2)	0.167	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (2)	0.639	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.667	2-0-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1987	1986 +/-
Average Combined Score	48.44	+1.17
Average Winning Score	32.83	+2.33
Average Losing Score	18.00	+5.50
Average Home Score	26.67	+0.89
Average Visitor Score	29.11	+5.89
Average Margin of Victory	17.33	+6.00
Average Margin of Loss	12.67	-4.83

	1st			2nd			3rd			4th			Final
	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H (PPG)	V (PPG)	T (PPG)
BC	57	40	97	78	71	149	60	54	114	45	97	142	240 (26.7)	262 (29.1)	502 (27.9)
Opponent	39	51	90	28	82	110	36	56	92	42	36	78	225 (25.0)	145 (16.1)	370 (20.6)

Head Coaches

Larry Donovan (Oct. 14, 1987 – Aug. 6, 1989)
Don Matthews (Jan. 5, 1983 – Oct. 14, 1987)

Assistant Coaches

Adam Rita – Offensive Coordinator
Steve Buratto – Offensive Coordinator
Greg Newhouse – Defensive Coordinator
Larry Donovan – Defensive line
Rocky Long – Linebackers

BC Lions 1987 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

1 – Freddie Sims

Defensive Star

2 – Melvin Byrd
1 – Darryl Hemphill
1 – Keith Gooch
1 – Kevin Konar
1 – Larry Crawford

Lineman Star

1 – Gregg Stumon
1 – Walter Ballard

BC Lions 1987 Player Awards and Nominations

1987 Most Outstanding

Player — Jim Sandusky (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Gregg Stumon (Winner)
Offensive Lineman — Gerald Roper (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Nelson Martin, Jr. (Division Finalist)
Rookie — Kevin Dixon (Team Nominee)

BC Lions 1987 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections

WR	Jim Sandusky
DE	Gregg Stumon
OLB	Kevin Konar
DB	Larry Crawford

11 All-Division Selections

QB	Roy Dewalt
WR	Jim Sandusky
G	Gerald Roper
T	John Blain
DE	Gregg Stumon
OLB	Glen Jackson
OLB	Kevin Konar
DB	Keith Gooch
DB	Melvin Byrd
DB	Larry Crawford
S	Nelson Martin, Jr.

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1987 BC Lions Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–4 (4)	[TOR]	Tony Visco (DL)	Purdue
1–7 (7)		Larry Clarkson (OL)	Montana
2–4 (13)	[TOR]	Todd Wiseman (DB)	Simon Fraser
2–7 (16)		Luc Gerritsen (FB)	Wilfrid Laurier
2–9 (18)	[HAM]	Paul Shorten (WR)	Toronto
3–5 (23)	[CGY]	Karl Jovanovic (OL)	Simon Fraser
3–7 (25)		Jamie Taras (OG)	Western Ontario
4–7 (34)		Andrew Murray (WR)	Carleton
5–7 (43)		Ray Ljubisic (OL)	Hawaii
6–7 (52)		Roald Kovacik (LB)	British Columbia (UBC)
7–7 (61)		Rob Moretto (DB)	British Columbia (UBC)
8–7 (70)		Mike Murphy (DB)	Central Washington