Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Sat Jun 6 8:00 PM
CGY 33 @ EDM 39 W  
B
Tue Jun 16 10:30 PM
EDM 15 @ BC 31 L  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Sat Jun 27 8:00 PM
CGY 16 @ EDM 54 W CBC
2
Sun Jul 5 1:30 PM
EDM 36 @ HAM 33 W CFN
3
Sun Jul 12 4:00 PM
HAM 40 @ EDM 30 L CFN
4
Sat Jul 18 8:00 PM
EDM 18 @ BC 26 L CBC
5
Fri Jul 24 8:00 PM
EDM 42 @ WPG 28 W CFN
6
Sat Aug 1 8:00 PM
SSK 28 @ EDM 38 W CBC
7
Fri Aug 7 8:00 PM
EDM 20 @ TOR 23 L CFN
8Bye
9
Sun Aug 23 4:00 PM
OTT 24 @ EDM 45 W CFN
10
Fri Aug 28 8:00 PM
EDM 39 @ SSK 13 W CFN
11
Mon Sep 7 4:00 PM
EDM 20 @ CGY 29 L CFN
12
Sat Sep 12 8:00 PM
TOR 20 @ EDM 42 W CBC
13
Sat Sep 19 8:00 PM
SSK 13 @ EDM 34 W CBC
14Bye
15
Fri Oct 2 8:00 PM
OTT 19 @ EDM 34 W CFN
16
Mon Oct 12 3:00 PM
EDM 20 @ WPG 38 L CBC
17
Sun Oct 18 4:00 PM
EDM 25 @ SSK 34 L CFN
18
Sun Oct 25 2:00 PM
WPG 24 @ EDM 49 W CBC
19
Sun Nov 1 4:00 PM
BC 33 @ EDM 32 L CFN
20
Sat Nov 7 1:30 PM
EDM 39 @ OTT 21 W CBC
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Semi-Final
Sun Nov 15 4:30 PM
CGY 16 @ EDM 30 W CFN
Final
Sun Nov 22 4:30 PM
EDM 31 @ BC 7 W CBC
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Grey Cup
Sun Nov 29 5:30 PM
TOR 36 vs EDM 38 W CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 1 1 0 2 54 64 L1 1-1-0
Regular Season 18 11 7 0 22 617 462 W1 3-3-0
    Home 9 7 2 0 14 358 217 L1 5-1-0
    Visitor 9 4 5 0 8 259 245 W1 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 8 4 4 0 8 260 192 L2 3-3-0
   Non-divisional opponent 10 7 3 0 14 357 270 W2 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 7 (6-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 5 (3-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 12 (9-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (2-4-0)
After 2nd 9 (7-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 14 (11-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0)
After 3rd 8 (7-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 12 (11-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0)
After 4th 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 11 (11-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.458 3-1-0 (4) 1-3-0 (4)
Non-Divisional 0.456 4-1-0 (5) 3-2-0 (5)
BC Lions (2) 0.667
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.556
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4) 0.306
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.389
Ottawa RedBlacks (3) 0.167
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.639
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.667
19871986 +/-
Average Combined Score 59.94 +9.67
Average Winning Score 41.09 +6.94
Average Losing Score 23.57 +3.57
Average Home Score 39.78 +3.33
Average Visitor Score 28.78 +5.22
Average Margin of Victory 19.36 +2.83
Average Margin of Loss 8.29 -1.71
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Edmonton 358 (39.8) 259 (28.8) 617 (34.3)
Opponent 245 (27.2) 217 (24.1) 462 (25.7)
1st Edmonton 88 (9.8) 56 (6.2) 144 (8.0)
Opponent 53 (5.9) 42 (4.7) 95 (5.3)
2nd Edmonton 92 (10.2) 95 (10.6) 187 (10.4)
Opponent 59 (6.6) 53 (5.9) 112 (6.2)
3rd Edmonton 125 (13.9) 56 (6.2) 181 (10.1)
Opponent 74 (8.2) 41 (4.6) 115 (6.4)
4th Edmonton 53 (5.9) 52 (5.8) 105 (5.8)
Opponent 59 (6.6) 81 (9.0) 140 (7.8)
Head Coaches
Assistant Coaches
  • Gary Durchik – Offensive line
  • Steve Goldman – Offensive backfield
  • Don Sutherin – Defensive secondary
  • Doug Sams – Defensive line
  • Mike Roach – Linebackers
Edmonton Eskimos 1987 Stars of the Week
Offensive Star
  • 2 – Matt Dunigan
  • 1 – Henry Williams
Defensive Star
  • 2 – Stanley Blair
  • 1 – Danny Bass
Lineman Star
  • 4 – Stewart Hill
1987 Player Awards and Nominations
1987 Most Outstanding
Edmonton Eskimos 1987 All-Star Selections
3 All-Canadian Selections
WR Brian Kelly
C Rod Connop
ST Henry “Gizmo” Williams*
5 All-Division Selections
WR Brian Kelly*
C Rod Connop
T Hector Pothier
MLB Danny Bass
ST Henry “Gizmo” Williams*

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1987 Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–2 (2) [MTL] Blake Marshall (FB) Western Ontario
1–3 (3) [SSK] Todd Storme (OL) Utah State
2–8 (17)   Pierre Vercheval (C) Western Ontario
3–2 (20) [MTL] David Braithwaite (DL) Toronto (UofT)
3–8 (26)   Mark Norman (DB) British Columbia (UBC)
4–8 (35)   Jeff Funtasz (RB) Alberta
5–8 (44)   Tim Spriel (TE) Western Ontario
6–8 (53)   Darrell Skuse (RB) Guelph
7–8 (62)   Tony Spoletini (RB) Calgary
8–8 (71)   Ken Hoppus (OL) Whitworth

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