The 1987 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division with an 11–6–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup game but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos 38–36. As of 2024, this was the most recent season where the Argonauts lost in the Grey Cup, winning the next 8 Grey Cups they appeared in.

Offseason The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1987 CFL draft. Round Pick Player Position School321Jake VaughanDBBishop's431Scott LesperanceOLColgate540Veron StiliadisDL/LBWilfrid Laurier649Ron KleinDBWilfrid Laurier758Rob RaycroftOLToronto867Dave KohlerLBWifrid Laurier

Regular season

Standings

Schedule Game Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Bye 2 1 June 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 30–38 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 33,412 3 2 July 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 33–33 0–1–1 Taylor Field 23,927 4 3 July 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 27–34 0–2–1 Landsdowne Park 19,699 5 4 July 17 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–27 1–2–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,214 6 5 July 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 26–16 2–2–1 Exhibition Stadium 31,524 7 6 Aug 2 at Calgary Stampeders W 32–13 3–2–1 McMahon Stadium 21,125 8 7 Aug 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–20 4–2–1 Exhibition Stadium 30,264 9 8 Aug 13 at BC Lions L 23–30 4–3–1 BC Place 37,843 10 9 Aug 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 25–28 4–4–1 Exhibition Stadium 33,648 11 Bye 12 10 Sept 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–19 5–4–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 24,770 13 11 Sept 12 at Edmonton Eskimos L 20–42 5–5–1 Commonwealth Stadium 40,486 14 13 Sept 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 39–29 6–5–1 Exhibition Stadium 26,619 15 Bye 16 13 Oct 4 vs. BC Lions W 33–14 7–5–1 Exhibition Stadium 26,232 17 14 Oct 9 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 30–22 8–5–1 Lansdowne Park 16,541 18 15 Oct 16 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–17 9–5–1 Exhibition Stadium 21,127 19 16 Oct 23 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 25–3 10–5–1 Exhibition Stadium 22,329 20 17 Nov 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 23–24 10–6–1 Winnipeg Stadium 26,288 21 18 Nov 8 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–18 11–6–1 Exhibition Stadium 21,042

Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 15 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–13 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 21,339 East Final Sun, Nov 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 19–3 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 32,946 Grey Cup Sun, Nov 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 36–38 2–1 BC Place 59,478

Grey Cup

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalToronto Argonauts 3 21 3 9 36Edmonton Eskimos 10 7 4 17 38

Roster 1987 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G C G T G T T G/C

Defensive linemen DT DT DE DT/DE DELinebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K P/K

Italics indicate International player

References