The 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 30th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 38th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 7–11 record and lost the East Semi-Final to the Toronto Argonauts. Steve Stapler set a franchise record (broken in 1989) for most touchdowns in one season with 13.

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A June 6 at Montreal Alouettes W 14–13 1–0 C June 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–17 1–1

Regular season Season standings

Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 1 June 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 32–36 0–1 2 2 July 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 33–36 0–2 3 3 July 12 at Edmonton Eskimos W 40–30 1–2 4 4 July 17 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 27–30 1–3 5 5 July 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 28–25 2–3 6 6 July 31 vs. BC Lions W 21–20 3–3 7 Bye 8 7 Aug 14 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–14 4–3 9 8 Aug 21 at Toronto Argonauts W 28–25 5–3 10 9 Aug 29 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 28–23 6–3 11 10 Sept 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 19–25 6–4 12 Bye 13 11 Sept 20 at Toronto Argonauts L 29–39 6–5 14 12 Sept 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 17–33 6–6 15 13 Oct 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–47 6–7 16 14 Oct 11 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–23 6–8 17 15 Oct 17 at BC Lions L 11–25 6–9 18 16 Oct 24 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 28–2 7–9 19 17 Nov 1 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 33–34 7–10 20 18 Nov 6 at Calgary Stampeders L 36–42 7–11

Postseason Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record East Semi-Final Nov 15 at Toronto Argonauts L 13–29 0–1

Awards and honours Harold Ballard was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder, May 2, 1987. Angelo Mosca was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a player on, May 2, 1987. He played 15 CFL seasons, including nine times in the Grey Cup Game (emerging a winner five times). A CFL All-Star in 1963 and 1970, he was an Eastern All-Star Defensive Tackle five times.

1987 CFL All-Stars DT – Mike Walker Roster 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

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Tight ends

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

Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE DT DT

Special teams K/P Linebackers

Defensive backs

Injured List DE DB RB

Italics indicate American players

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