--- id: 4b5fd25f-5d49-4adb-a183-20d60bb1ca4d title: 1987 Ottawa Rough Riders Season abstract: "This document details the 1987 season of the Ottawa Rough Riders, a Canadian\ \ football team. It covers the team's 3\u201315 record, fourth-place finish in the\ \ East Division, and failure to qualify for the playoffs. The content includes information\ \ on the CFL draft picks, preseason activities, regular season schedule, roster,\ \ and awards." classification: primary: '796.332' secondary: - 796.332:711.7 - '362.4' udc_main_class: '7' tags: - Canadian football - Ottawa Rough Riders - CFL - 1987 season - sports history - football draft topics: - Sports - Canadian Football League - Team History author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:25:35.252372' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:11:55.582280' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Ottawa_Rough_Riders_season format: url_fetch udc_label: Basketball version: '1' --- ## Card: 1987 Ottawa Rough Riders Season This document details the 1987 season of the Ottawa Rough Riders, a Canadian football team. It covers the team's 3–15 record, fourth-place finish in the East Division, and failure to qualify for the playoffs. The content includes information on the CFL draft picks, preseason activities, regular season schedule, roster, and awards. ## Classification Primary: 796.332 | Secondary: 796.332:711.7, 362.4 | Tags: Canadian football, Ottawa Rough Riders, CFL, 1987 season, sports history, football draft | Topics: Sports, Canadian Football League, Team History ## Content 1987 Ottawa Rough Riders season - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Offseason Toggle Offseason subsection 1.1 CFL draft 1.2 Preseason 2 Regular season Toggle Regular season subsection 2.1 Standings 2.2 Schedule 3 Roster 4 Awards and honours Toggle Awards and honours subsection 4.1 CFL awards 4.2 CFL All-Stars 5 References Toggle the table of contents 1987 Ottawa Rough Riders season Add languages Add links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Canadian football team season 1987   Ottawa Rough Riders season Head coach Fred Glick Home stadium Lansdowne Park Results Record 3–15 Division place 4th, East Playoffs did not qualify Uniform ←  1986 Other seasons 1988  → 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. Offseason [ edit ] CFL draft [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] East Division view talk edit Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 12 6 0 24 554 409 5–2 L1 Details Toronto Argonauts 18 11 6 1 23 484 427 6–4 W1 Details Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 7 11 0 14 470 509 4–5 L2 Details Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 15 0 6 377 598 2–6 L1 Details Schedule [ edit ] 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 [ 1 ] Roster [ edit ] 1987 Ottawa Rough Riders final roster Quarterbacks  8 Todd Dillon  6 Joe Paopao 16 Brad Taylor Running backs 21 Lester Brown 24 Tim McCray 33 Larry Mohr 32 Jim Reid 19 Robert Reid Wide receivers 86 Gerald Alphin 29 Jerome Erdman DB 81 Steve Howlett 15 Marc Lewis 79 Rick Wolkensperg Tight ends 73 Mike Hudson Offensive linemen 68 Nick Benjamin G 65 Roger Cattelan T 54 Irv Daymond T/C 69 Jerry Dobrovolny G 57 Brad Fawcett T 53 Leo Groenewegen G 50 Kevin Powell T 52 Rae Robirtis C Defensive linemen 61 Hasson Arbubakrr DE 83 Michel Bourgeau DT 89 Mike Cline DE 64 Ron Engleson DT 76 Loyd Lewis DE 66 Greg Marshall DE 67 Robert Weir DT Linebackers 34 Steve Harrison 39 Bob Sebring 23 Alex Troop 35 Pat Wayne 28 Anthony Woodson Defensive backs 27 Rod Brown 30 Kyle Hall 21 Will Lewis 18 Calvin Loveall 37 Tommie Williams 26 Troy Wilson Special teams 13 Ken Clark P  3 Tom Dixon  2 Dean Dorsey K Injured list 63 Marv Allemang C  7 Jeff Wickersham QB Italics indicate International player Awards and honours [ edit ] CFL awards [ edit ] None CFL All-Stars [ edit ] None References [ edit ] ^ "1987 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) - Pro Football Archives" . v t e 1987 CFL season by team West Division BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan East Division Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg See also 1987 CFL Draft 75th Grey Cup v t e Ottawa Rough Riders Founded in 1876 Folded in 1996 Based in Ottawa , Ontario Franchise Franchise Rough Riders records Ottawa records Players Seasons Head coaches Stadiums Frank Clair Stadium Lore Ottawa Trojans Labour Day Classic Important figures Frank Clair Tom Clements Tony Gabriel Russ Jackson Rudy Phillips Retired numbers 11 12 26 40 60 62 70 71 72 77 Dominion Championships (3) 1898 1900 1902 Grey Cup Championships (9) 1925 1926 1940 1951 1960 1968 1969 1973 1976 Eastern Division Championships (15) 1925 1926 1936 1939 1940 1941 1948 1951 1960 1966 1968 1969 1973 1976 1981 See also Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Redblacks Jeff Hunt v t e Ottawa Rough Riders seasons 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Bold indicates Grey Cup victory Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1987_Ottawa_Rough_Riders_season&oldid=1355580587 " Categories : Ottawa Rough Riders seasons 1987 Canadian Football League season by team 1987 in sports in Ontario Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Use Canadian English from March 2026 All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English This page was last edited on 22 May 2026, at 18:24  (UTC) . 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