1985 Green Bay Packers season
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1985 Green Bay Packers season
| 1985 Green Bay Packers season | |
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| Head coach | Forrest Gregg |
| Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division Place | 2nd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1984 | 1986 |
The 1985 Green Bay Packers season was their 65th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 8–8 record under coach Forrest Gregg, earning them a second-place finish in the NFC Central division.
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Offseason
NFL Draft
| Pick # | Round | Player | Position | College |
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| 7 | Round 1 | Ken Ruettgers | Guard | USC |
| 71 | Round 3 | Rich Moran | Guard | San Diego State |
| 98 | Round 4 | Walter Stanley | Wide Receiver | Mesa State |
| 125 | Round 5 | Brian Noble | Linebacker | Arizona State |
| 155 | Round 6 | Mark Lewis | Tight End | Texas A&M |
| 171 | Round 7 | Eric Wilson | Linebacker | Maryland |
| 182 | Round 7 | Gary Ellerson | Running Back | Wisconsin |
| 209 | Round 8 | Ken Stills | Defensive Back | Wisconsin |
| 239 | Round 9 | Morris Johnson | Guard | Alabama A&M |
| 266 | Round 10 | Ronnie Burgess | Defensive Back | Wake Forest |
| 294 | Round 11 | Joe Shield | Quarterback | Trinity |
| 323 | Round 12 | Jim Meyer | Punter | Arizona State |
Personnel
Staff
| 1985 Green Bay Packers staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Regular season
The team finished with an 8-8 record for the third consecutive season. The club was 5-3 at home and 3-5 on the road.[2]
Snow Bowl
The Snow Bowl was a National Football League game played on December 1, 1985 between the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Snow had begun to fall heavily that morning and continued throughout the day. By kickoff, the roads were impossible to navigate preventing many fans from attending. This gave the game the dubious distinction of having over 36,000 "no-shows," the most in Packers history. However, 19,856 fans did make it through the gates, many of whom arrived by snowmobile.
The game itself saw the Packers dominate the Buccaneers en route to a 21-0 victory. The Packers offense gained 512 total yards to the Buccaneers' 65. During the game, Packers defensive end Alphonso Carreker sacked Buccaneers quarterback and future Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee Steve Young a then team record four times.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Notes | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 9-8-1985 | at New England Patriots | L,20-26 | 0-1 | Sullivan Stadium |
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| 2 | 9-15-1985 | New York Giants | W,23-20 | 1-1 | Lambeau Field |
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| 3 | 9-22-1985 | New York Jets | L,3-24 | 1-2 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 4 | 9-29-1985 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L,28-43 | 1-3 | Busch Memorial Stadium |
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| 5 | 10-6-1985 | Detroit Lions | W,43-10 | 2-3 | Lambeau Field |
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| 6 | 10-13-1985 | Minnesota Vikings | W,20-17 | 3-3 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 7 | 10-21-1985 | at Chicago Bears | L,7-23 | 3-4 | Monday Night Football | Soldier Field |
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| 8 | 10-27-1985 | at Indianapolis Colts | L,10-37 | 3-5 | Hoosier Dome |
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| 9 | 11-3-1985 | Chicago Bears | L,10-16 | 3-6 | Lambeau Field |
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| 10 | 11-10-1985 | at Minnesota Vikings | W,17-27 | 4-6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| 11 | 11-17-1985 | New Orleans Saints | W,38-14 | 5-6 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 12 | 11-24-1985 | at Los Angeles Rams | L,17-34 | 5-7 | Anaheim Stadium |
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| 13 | 12-1-1985 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W,21-0 | 6-7 | The Snow Bowl | Lambeau Field |
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| 14 | 12-8-1985 | Miami Dolphins | L,34-24 | 6-8 | Lambeau Field |
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| 15 | 12-15-1985 | at Detroit Lions | W,26-23 | 7-8 | Pontiac Silverdome |
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| 16 | 12-22-1985 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W,20-17 | 8-8 | Tampa Stadium |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Chicago Bears | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 456 | 198 | W3 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 337 | 355 | W2 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 346 | 359 | L2 | ||
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 307 | 366 | L3 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 294 | 448 | L4 | ||
Statistics
Passing
| Player | Attempts | Completion | Percentage | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Int | Sacks | Rating |
| Lynn Dickey | 314 | 172 | 54.8 | 2206 | 7.03 | 63 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 70.4 |
| Jim Zorn | 123 | 56 | 45.5 | 794 | 6.46 | 56t | 4 | 6 | 11 | 57.4 |
| Randy Wright | 74 | 39 | 52.7 | 552 | 7.46 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 63.6 |
| TOTALS | 513 | 267 | 52.0 | 3552 | 6.92 | 63 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 66.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Receptions | Yards | Average | TD | Long |
| James Lofton | 69 | 1153 | 16.7 | 4 | 56t |
| Paul Coffman | 49 | 666 | 13.6 | 6 | 32 |
| Phil Epps | 44 | 683 | 15.5 | 3 | 63 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 28 | 270 | 9.6 | 2 | 24 |
| Jessie Clark | 24 | 252 | 10.5 | 2 | 55t |
| Gerry Ellis | 24 | 206 | 8.6 | 0 | 35 |
| Preston Dennard | 13 | 182 | 14.0 | 2 | 34 |
| Ed West | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 1 | 30 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 8 |
| TOTALS | 267 | 3552 | 13.3 | 21 | 63 |
Rushing
| Player | Attempts | Yards | avg | TD | Long |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 132 | 636 | 4.8 | 2 | 34 |
| Jessie Clark | 147 | 633 | 4.3 | 5 | 80 |
| Gerry Ellis | 104 | 571 | 5.5 | 5 | 39t |
| Gary Ellerson | 32 | 205 | 6.4 | 2 | 37t |
| Phil Epps | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 1 | 34 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Lynn Dickey | 18 | -12 | -0.7 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 470 | 2208 | 4.7 | 16 | 8 |
Defensive
| Player | Sacks | INT'S | Yards | Average | TD | Long |
| John Anderson | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Brown | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Butler | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mossy Cade | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alphonso Carreker | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Douglass | 1.5 | 2 | 126 | 63.0 | 1 | 80t |
| Tom Flynn | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Donnie Humphrey | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezra Johnson | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 0.0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Tim Lewis | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Charles Martin | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 4.0 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 1 | 50t |
| Brian Noble | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Prather | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scott | 3.0 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 30 |
| TOTALS | 48.0 | 15 | 262 | 17.5 | 2 | 8 |
Awards and records
Hall of Famers
The Following were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in February 1985;
- Phil Bengtson, Coach-G.M., 1959–70
- Bob Jeter, DB, 1963–70
- Earl "Bud" Svendsen, C-LB, 1937, 1939
References
- ^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 266
- ^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 383. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Buffalo | Cincinnati | Denver | Dallas | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Indianapolis | Cleveland | Kansas City | NY Giants | Detroit | LA Rams | ||
| Miami | Houston | LA Raiders | Philadelphia | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | St. Louis | Minnesota | San Francisco | ||
| NY Jets | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | ||||
| 1985 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XX | |||||||
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