1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 12-6 24
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Mike Riley (12-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses for 24 points, finishing first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Winnipeg chalked up 554 points, while the defensive squad gave up 409. Tom Clements directed the offense, throwing for 4,686 yards. James Murphy led the receiving corps, catching 84 balls, while Perry Tuttle contributed 1,310 receiving yards. Jeff Boyd was targeted regularly as well.

Willard Reaves rushed for a team-high 1,471 yards for the Blue Bombers.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 82 turnovers. Roy Bennett picked off 13 opponent throws. Tyrone Jones topped the defensive unit with 15 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 66 sacks.

Mike Riley coached the team. The 1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Division Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Tom Clements	592	336	56.8	4686	7.9	35	5.9	30	5.1	72	81.0
Tom Muecke	37	20	54.1	212	5.7	3	8.1	3	8.1	42	64.2
Bob Cameron	1	1	100.0	18	18.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	18	118.8
Totals	630	357	56.7	4916	7.8	38	6.0	33	5.2	72

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willard Reaves	271	1471	5.4	69	9
Lester Brown	54	161	3.0	17	1
Pat Cantner	17	56	3.3	13	0
Tom Clements	31	44	1.4	8	2
Perry Tuttle	3	23	7.7	13	0
Vernon Pahl	5	18	3.6	5	0
James Murphy	2	14	7.0	13	0
Tom Muecke	2	0	0.0	-3	0
Totals	385	1787	4.6	69	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Murphy	84	1130	13.5	61	10
Perry Tuttle	75	1310	17.5	72	8
Jeff Boyd	57	1039	18.2	67	9
Nick Arakgi	43	534	12.4	44	2
Pat Cantner	33	220	6.7	21	2
Willard Reaves	27	253	9.4	19	4
Lester Brown	11	146	13.3	45	1
Ken Winey	8	80	10.0	25	1
Randy Fabi	7	73	10.4	22	0
Vernon Pahl	7	73	10.4	15	0
Sheldon Gaines	4	57	14.2	20	0
Tyrone Jones	1	1	1.0	1	1
Totals	357	4916	13.8	72	38

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Trevor Kennerd	59	59	100.0	57	35	61.4	13	91	4848	53.3	95	0	177
Totals	59	59	100.0	57	35	61.4	13	91	4848	53.3	95	0	177

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bob Cameron	165	6904	41.8	77	7
Totals	165	6904	41.8	77	7

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darryl Sampson	29	246	8.5	39	0
Ken Winey	33	211	6.4	40	0
Jeff Treftlin	35	202	5.8	17	0
Ken Pettway	12	84	7.0	30	0
James Jefferson	4	73	18.2	58	1
Sheldon Gaines	5	35	7.0	19	0
Ken Hailey	3	13	4.3	6	0
Nick Arakgi	1	0	0.0	0	0
Donnohue Grant	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	123	861	7.0	58	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Winey	28	552	19.7	93	1
Jeff Treftlin	11	199	18.1	38	0
James Murphy	7	177	25.3	34	0
Lester Brown	5	99	19.8	35	0
Darryl Sampson	3	45	15.0	25	0
Sheldon Gaines	1	20	20.0	20	0
Scott Flagel	1	15	15.0	15	0
Delbert Fowler	1	5	5.0	5	0
Nick Arakgi	1	2	2.0	2	0
Darren Yewchyn	1	1	1.0	1	0
Pat Cantner	1	0	0.0	0	0
Randy Fabi	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	61	1141	18.7	93	1

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Darryl Sampson	1	12	12.0	12
Scott Flagel	4	9	2.2	20
Totals	5	21	4.2	20

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Roy Bennett	13	146	11.2	33	0
James Jefferson	8	99	12.4	47	2
Ken Hailey	6	86	14.3	68	1
Scott Flagel	5	48	9.6	30	0
Ken Pettway	2	9	4.5	9	0
Darryl Sampson	1	53	53.0	53	0
Darrell Patterson	1	41	41.0	41	0
Greg Battle	1	25	25.0	25	0
Bennie Thompson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Tyrone Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	39	507	13.0	68	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Tyrone Jones	15.0	0.0
Mike Gray	10.0	0.0
Darrell Patterson	8.0	0.0
Delbert Fowler	8.0	0.0
James West	7.0	0.0
Rob Prodanovic	5.0	0.0
Mark Seale	4.0	0.0
Greg Battle	3.0	0.0
Stan Mikawos	3.0	0.0
Fred Robinson	2.0	0.0
Hasson Arbubakrr	1.0	0.0
Totals	66.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
James West	75			1	0	0
Roy Bennett	67			1	0	0
Ken Hailey	60			1	2	0
James Jefferson	51			3	26	1
Darrell Patterson	47
Scott Flagel	41			3	27	0
Bennie Thompson	37
Tyrone Jones	36			2	92	1
Ken Pettway	36
Delbert Fowler	33			1	0	0
Mike Gray	30			1	0	0
Stan Mikawos	23			1	0	0
Greg Battle	20
Darryl Sampson	19			1	39	1
Rob Pavan	5
Jeff Treftlin	4
Perry Tuttle	3
Jeff Boyd	3
James Murphy	3
Willard Reaves	2
Donnohue Grant	1
Nick Bastaja	1
David Black	1
Mark Seale				2	0	1
Rob Prodanovic				1	0	0
Steve Rodehutskors				1	5	0
John Sturdivant				1	27	1
Vernon Pahl				1	0	1
Darren Yewchyn				1	22	0
Totals	598	0	0	22	240	6	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Trevor Kennerd									35	59	13			177
Willard Reaves	9	4							0	0	0			78
James Murphy	0	10		0					0	0	0			60
Jeff Boyd		9							0	0	0			54
Perry Tuttle	0	8							0	0	0			48
James Jefferson			1	0		2	1		0	0	0			24
Tom Clements	2								0	0	0			12
Pat Cantner	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Lester Brown	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Nick Arakgi		2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Tyrone Jones		1				0	1		0	0	0			12
Ken Winey		1	0	1					0	0	0			12
Bob Cameron									0	0	7			7
Ken Hailey			0			1	0		0	0	0			6
Darryl Sampson			0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			6
Mark Seale							1		0	0	0			6
Vernon Pahl	0	0					1		0	0	0			6
John Sturdivant							1		0	0	0			6
Totals	12	38	1	1	0	3	6	0	35	59	20	0	0	550