The BC Lions 1987 Season on CFLdb Statistics

The BC Lions’ 1987 Season

Season Summary

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

BC Lions 1987 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Roster Turnover from 1986: 22 players
1987 Team Roster and Player Participation (CFLdb)

BC Lions 1987 Record

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

Full 1987 League Standings

BC Lions 1987 Opponent Appearances

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)

Team Scoring

	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

1987 BC Lions Attendance

Capacity: 59,478
Total: 328,623
High: 43,772
Avg: 36,513 (9 out of 9 games)
Diff from 1986 Avg: -10,123
Low: 30,157
Sellouts: 0
% of Capacity: 61.39
Diff from League Avg: +10,523

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Coaches

Head Coaches

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

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Assistant Coaches

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

Stadium

1987 home stadium: BC Place Stadium
Capacity: 59,478
Playing surface: Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)
Previous stadium change: 1985 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

370 (20.6)

	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)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

	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)

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 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

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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BC Lions 1987 Schedule

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Thu. June 11 8:00 PM	BC 14 @ WPG 35	L	19,730
B	Tue. June 16 10:30 PM	EDM 15 @ BC 31	W	28,384
2	Sun. June 28 4:00 PM	SSK 1 @ BC 44	W	30,157	CFN
2	Wed. July 1 3:00 PM	BC 40 @ CGY 15	W	22,239	TSN
4	Sat. July 18 8:00 PM	EDM 18 @ BC 26	W	43,772	CBC
5	Sat. July 25 8:00 PM	OTT 1 @ BC 21	W	33,771	CBC
6	Fri. July 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. Sept. 11 8:00 PM	BC 55 @ OTT 16	W	19,201	CFN
12	Sun. Sept. 20 4:00 PM	WPG 20 @ BC 30	W	39,859	CFN
13	Sun. Sept. 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
P2	Sun. Nov. 22 4:30 PM	EDM 31 @ BC 7	L	44,385	CBC