The 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 30th season for the team in the Canadian Football League 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.[1]
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Record
|
| A
|
June 6
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
14–13
|
Win
|
1–0
|
| C
|
June 16
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
17–15
|
Loss
|
1–1
|
[2]
[3]
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Record
|
| 1
|
June 26
|
at Ottawa Rough Riders
|
36–32
|
Loss
|
0–1
|
| 2
|
July 5
|
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
|
36–33
|
Loss
|
0–2
|
| 3
|
July 12
|
at Edmonton Eskimos
|
40–30
|
Win
|
1–2
|
| 4
|
July 17
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
30–27
|
Loss
|
1–3
|
| 5
|
July 26
|
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
28–25
|
Win
|
2–3
|
| 6
|
July 31
|
vs. BC Lions
|
21–20
|
Win
|
3–3
|
| 7
|
Bye
|
| 8
|
Aug 14
|
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
26–14
|
Win
|
4–3
|
| 9
|
Aug 21
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
28–25
|
Win
|
5–3
|
| 10
|
Aug 29
|
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
|
28–23
|
Win
|
6–3
|
| 11
|
Sept 7
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
25–19
|
Loss
|
6–4
|
| 12
|
Bye
|
| 13
|
Sept 20
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
39–29
|
Loss
|
6–5
|
| 14
|
Sept 27
|
vs. Calgary Stampeders
|
33–17
|
Loss
|
6–6
|
| 15
|
Oct 4
|
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
47–14
|
Loss
|
6–7
|
| 16
|
Oct 11
|
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
23–20
|
Loss
|
6–8
|
| 17
|
Oct 17
|
at BC Lions
|
25–11
|
Loss
|
6–9
|
| 18
|
Oct 24
|
at Ottawa Rough Riders
|
28–2
|
Win
|
7–9
|
| 19
|
Nov 1
|
vs. Calgary Stampeders
|
34–33
|
Loss
|
7–10
|
| 20
|
Nov 6
|
at Calgary Stampeders
|
42–36
|
Loss
|
7–11
|
[2]
| Game
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
| East Semi-Final
|
Nov 15
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
29–13
|
Loss
|
[2]
- 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.[4]
