SEASONS
| < 1985 | 1987 > |
The CFL expanded to 18 games, and the playoffs introduced the 'Cross-over rule' whereby the 4th place team in one division could take the place of the 3rd placed team in the other division if they had earned more points in the regular season standings. The four qualifiers in one division played Semi-Finals and a Final; whilst the other division played a home and home series, total points-2-game playoff (last used in the 1972 CFL Season. However, this was only used for the 1986 CFL Season.
Montreal Concordes returned as the Alouettes, that conincided with the original Alouettes' 40th anniversary.
| WEST division | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | GP | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 |  |
BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| EAST division | ||||||
| RK | TEAM | GP | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 |  |
Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Division Semi-Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 NOV 16 |
HAM |
17 @ 31 | TOR |
| NOV 16 |
WPG |
14 @ 21 | BC |
CGY |
18 @ 27 | EDM |
|
| Division Finals | |||
| #2 NOV 23 |
TOR |
25 @ 42 | HAM |
| Toronto won the 2-game total points series 73-42 | |||
| Nov 23 |
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BC |
5 @ 41 | EDM |
|
 74TH GREY CUP |
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| BC Place, Vancouver,BC | |||
| NOV 30 |
HAM |
39 VS 15 | EDM |