1987 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1987 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a 3–15 record and failed to qualify for the post-season.

1987 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Fred Glick
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	3–15
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

Offseason

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

Regular season

Standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	12	6	0	554	409	24
Toronto Argonauts	18	11	6	1	484	427	23
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	7	11	0	470	509	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	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

Awards and honours

CFL Awards

• None

CFL All-Stars

• None