The Edmonton Eskimos 1987 Season on CFLdb Statistics

The Edmonton Eskimos’ 1987 Season

Season Summary

Finished 2nd in the West Division
West Division Semi-final
- Nov. 15, 1987 Won 30 – 16 vs Calgary
West Division Final
- Nov. 22, 1987 Won 31 – 7 @ BC
Grey Cup Championship
- Nov. 29, 1987 Won 38 – 36 vs Toronto in Vancouver, BC

Edmonton Eskimos 1987 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Roster Turnover from 1986: 16 players
1987 Team Roster and Player Participation (CFLdb)

Edmonton Eskimos 1987 Record
	GP	W	L	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	2	1	1	2	54	64	L1	1-1-0
Regular Season	18	11	7	22	617	462	W1	3-3-0
Home	9	7	2	14	358	217	L1	5-1-0
Visitor	9	4	5	8	259	245	W1	2-4-0
Divisional opponent	8	4	4	8	260	192	L2	3-3-0
Non-divisional opponent	10	7	3	14	357	270	W2	5-1-0

Full 1987 League Standings

Edmonton Eskimos 1987 Opponent Appearances

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ EDM	EDM @
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	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (2)	0.556	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4)	0.306	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)	0.389	0-1-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa Rough Riders (3)	0.167	2-0-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (2)	0.639	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.667	1-0-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)

Coaches

Head Coaches

Joe Faragalli (July 6, 1987 – Nov. 30, 1990)
Jackie Parker (Sept. 7, 1983 – July 6, 1987)

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Assistant Coaches

Gary Durchik – Offensive line
Steve Goldman – Offensive backfield
Donald Sutherin – Defensive secondary
Doug Sams – Defensive line
Mike Roach – Linebackers

1987 Edmonton Eskimos Attendance

Capacity: 60,081
Total: 302,230
High: 40,486
Avg: 33,581 (9 out of 9 games)
Diff from 1986 Avg: -6,516
Low: 29,930
Sellouts: 0
% of Capacity: 55.89
Diff from League Avg: +7,591

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Team Scoring

	1987	1986 +/-
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

Stadium

1987 home stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Capacity: 60,081
Playing surface: Natural Grass
Previous stadium change: 1983 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

	1st			2nd			3rd			4th			Final
	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H (PPG)	V (PPG)	T (PPG)
Edmonton	88	56	144	92	95	187	125	56	181	53	52	105	358 (39.8)	259 (28.8)	617 (34.3)
Opponent	42	53	95	53	59	112	41	74	115	81	59	140	245 (27.2)	217 (24.1)	462 (25.7)

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	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)

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

Edmonton Eskimos 1987 Player Awards and Nominations

1987 Most Outstanding

Player — Brian Kelly (Division Finalist)
Defensive Player — Danny Bass (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Rod Connop (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Marco Cyncar (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Stanley Blair (Division Finalist)

Edmonton Eskimos 1987 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
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

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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Edmonton Eskimos 1987 Schedule

Week	Game	Details (EDT Date Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	3	Sat. June 6 8:00 PM	CGY 33 @ EDM 39	W	34,501
B	9	Tue. June 16 10:30 PM	EDM 15 @ BC 31	L	28,384
1	13	Sat. June 27 8:00 PM	CGY 16 @ EDM 54	W	29,930	CBC
3	18	Sun. July 5 1:30 PM	EDM 36 @ HAM 33	W	15,720	CFN
	21	Sun. July 12 4:00 PM	HAM 40 @ EDM 30	L	32,265	CFN
4	24	Sat. July 18 8:00 PM	EDM 18 @ BC 26	L	43,772	CBC
5	27	Fri. July 24 8:00 PM	EDM 42 @ WPG 28	W	29,260	CFN
6	31	Sat. Aug. 1 8:00 PM	SSK 28 @ EDM 38	W	30,399	CBC
	33	Fri. Aug. 7 8:00 PM	EDM 20 @ TOR 23	L	30,264	CFN
9	42	Sun. Aug. 23 4:00 PM	OTT 24 @ EDM 45	W	32,167	CFN
	43	Fri. Aug. 28 8:00 PM	EDM 39 @ SSK 13	W	24,000	CFN
10	47	Mon. Sept. 7 4:00 PM	EDM 20 @ CGY 29	L	33,842	CFN
11	50	Sat. Sept. 12 8:00 PM	TOR 20 @ EDM 42	W	40,486	CBC
	53	Sat. Sept. 19 8:00 PM	SSK 13 @ EDM 34	W	31,862	CBC
13	59	Fri. Oct. 2 8:00 PM	OTT 19 @ EDM 34	W	31,331	CFN
15	66	Mon. Oct. 12 3:00 PM	EDM 20 @ WPG 38	L	24,999	CBC
	69	Sun. Oct. 18 4:00 PM	EDM 25 @ SSK 34	L	24,282	CFN
16	72	Sun. Oct. 25 2:00 PM	WPG 24 @ EDM 49	W	33,376	CBC
17	77	Sun. Nov. 1 4:00 PM	BC 33 @ EDM 32	L	40,414	CFN
18	79	Sat. Nov. 7 1:30 PM	EDM 39 @ OTT 21	W	15,107	CBC
P1	83	Sun. Nov. 15 4:30 PM	CGY 16 @ EDM 30	W	26,809	CFN
P2	85	Sun. Nov. 22 4:30 PM	EDM 31 @ BC 7	W	44,385	CBC
GC	86	Sun. Nov. 29 5:30 PM	TOR 36 vs EDM 38	W	59,478	CBC