1987 Ottawa Rough Riders season
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The 1987
Ottawa Rough Riders
finished the season in 4th place in the East Division with a 3–15–0 record and failed to qualify for the post-season.
1987 CFL season
The 1987 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 34th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 30th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1987:...
Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
finished the season in 4th place in the East Division with a 3–15–0 record and failed to qualify for the post-season.
CFL Draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Leo Groenewegen | OL | British Columbia |
| 2 | 10 | Kyle Hall | DB | Western Ontario |
| 2 | 12 | Patrick Wayne | LB | Simon Fraser |
| 4 | 28 | Rae Robirtis | OC | British Columbia |
| 5 | 37 | Brent Lewis | LB | Western Ontario |
| 6 | 46 | Gary Lehmberg | DL | Simon Fraser |
| 7 | 55 | Rick Wolkensperg | WR | Western Ontario |
| 8 | 64 | David Waterhouse | OT | Ottawa |
Preseason
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9 | at Toronto Argonauts | 29–14 | Win | 23,156 | 2–0 |
| June 15 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 18–15 | Win | 2–0 |
Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 554 | 409 | 24 |
| Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 484 | 427 | 23 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 470 | 509 | 14 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a... |
18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 377 | 598 | 6 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 26 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 36–32 | Win | 20,129 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | July 3 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 51–24 | Loss | 23,121 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | July 11 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 34–27 | Win | 19,699 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | July 19 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | Canceled | |||||
| 4 | July 19 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27–23 | Loss | 20,006 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | July 25 | at BC Lions | 21–1 | Loss | 33,771 | 2–3 | ||
| 6 | July 30 | at Montreal Alouettes | Canceled | |||||
| 6 | Bye | |||||||
| 7 | Aug 9 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 39–38 | Loss | 21,036 | 2–4 | ||
| 8 | Aug 16 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 36–33 | Loss | 24,346 | 2–5 | ||
| 9 | Aug 23 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 45–24 | Loss | 32,167 | 2–6 | ||
| 10 | Aug 29 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28–23 | Loss | 17,447 | 2–7 | ||
| 11 | Sept 3 | at Montreal Alouettes | Canceled | |||||
| 11 | Bye | |||||||
| 12 | Sept 11 | vs. BC Lions | 55–16 | Loss | 19,201 | 2–8 | ||
| 13 | Sept 18 | at Calgary Stampeders | 41–19 | Loss | 21,483 | 2–9 | ||
| 14 | Sept 26 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 36–13 | Loss | 17,101 | 2–10 | ||
| 15 | Oct 2 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 34–19 | Loss | 31,331 | 2–11 | ||
| 16 | Oct 9 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 30–22 | Loss | 16,541 | 2–12 | ||
| 17 | Oct 16 | at Toronto Argonauts | 20–17 | Loss | 21,127 | 2–13 | ||
| 18 | Oct 24 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28–2 | Loss | 16,370 | 2–14 | ||
| 19 | Oct 30 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 12–9 | Win | 21,773 | 3–14 | ||
| 20 | Nov 7 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 39–21 | Loss | 15,107 | 3–15 | ||