1987 Green Bay Packers season
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1987 Green Bay Packers season
| 1987 Green Bay Packers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Forrest Gregg | ||||||
| Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| Results | |||||||
| Record | 5–9–1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 3rd NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1987 Green Bay Packers season was their 67th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 5–9–1 record under coach Forrest Gregg, earning them 3rd place finish in the NFC Central division.
The 1987 NFL season was marked by a 24-day players strike, reducing the number of games from 16 games to 15. Three games of the Packers' season were played with replacement players, going 2-1.
The season ended with coach Forrest Gregg announcing he was leaving to fill the head coaching position at his alma mater, Southern Methodist University.[1]
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Offseason
NFL Draft
| Pick # | Round | Player | Position | College |
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| 4 | Round 1 | Brent Fullwood | Running back | Auburn |
| 41 | Round 2 | Johnny Holland | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
| 61 | Round 3 | Dave Croston | Tackle | Iowa |
| 69 | Round 3 | Scott Stephen | Linebacker | Arizona State |
| 71 | Round 3 | Frankie Neal | Wide Receiver | Fort Hays State |
| 89 | Round 4 | Lorenzo Freeman | Defensive Tackle | Pittsburgh |
| 145 | Round 6 | Willie Marshall | Wide Receiver | Temple |
| 172 | Round 7 | Tony Leiker | Defensive Tackle | Stanford |
| 191 | Round 7 | Bill Smith | Punter | Mississippi |
| 198 | Round 8 | Jeff Drost | Defensive Tackle | Iowa |
| 228 | Round 9 | Greg Harris | Guard | Wake Forest |
| 255 | Round 10 | Don Majkowski | Quarterback | Virginia |
| 282 | Round 11 | Patrick Scott | Wide Receiver | Grambling |
| 335 | Round 12 | Norman Jefferson | Defensive Back | Louisiana State |
| = Pro Bowler |
Norman Jefferson was Mr. Irrelevant
Personnel
Staff
| 1987 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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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | 9-13-1987 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 0-20 | 0-1-0 | Lambeau Field |
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| 2 | 9-20-1987 | Denver Broncos | T 17-17 O.T. | 0-1-1 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 3 | 9-27-1987 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Games not held due to 1987 NFL strike | |||
| 4 | 10-4-1987 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 23-16* | 1-1-1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| 5 | 10-11-1987 | Detroit Lions | L 16-19* O.T. | 1-2-1 | Lambeau Field |
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| 6 | 10-18-1987 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 16-10* O.T. | 2-2-1 | Lambeau Field |
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| 7 | 10-25-1987 | at Detroit Lions | W 34-33 | 3-2-1 | Pontiac Silverdome |
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| 8 | 11-1-1987 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17-23 | 3-3-1 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 9 | 11-8-1987 | Chicago Bears | L 24-26 | 3-4-1 | Lambeau Field |
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| 10 | 11-15-1987 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 13-24 | 3-5-1 | Kingdome |
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| 11 | 11-22-1987 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 23-3 | 4-5-1 | Arrowhead Stadium |
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| 12 | 11-29-1987 | at Chicago Bears | L 10-23 | 4-6-1 | Soldier Field |
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| 13 | 12-6-1987 | San Francisco 49ers | L 12-23 | 4-7-1 | Lambeau Field |
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| 14 | 12-13-1987 | Minnesota Vikings | W 16-10 | 5-7-1 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 15 | 12-19-1987 | at New York Giants | L 10-20 | 5-8-1 | Giants Stadium |
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| 16 | 12-27-1987 | at New Orleans Saints | L 24-33 | 5-9-1 | Louisiana Superdome |
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* - Games played with replacement players[1]
Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | ||||
| Chicago Bears | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 356 | 282 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 336 | 335 | |||
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 9 | 1 | .367 | 255 | 300 | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 286 | 360 | |||
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 269 | 384 | |||
Statistical leaders
| Quarterbacks | ||||||
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| Player | Attempts | Completions | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions | QB Rating |
| Randy Wright | 247 | 142 | 1,507 | 6 | 11 | 61.6 |
| Don Majkowski | 127 | 55 | 875 | 5 | 3 | 70.2 |
| Running Backs | ||||
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| Player | Rushes | Yards | Average | Touchdowns |
| Kenneth Davis | 109 | 413 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Brent Fullwood | 84 | 274 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Receivers | ||||
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| Player | Receptions | Yards | Average | Touchdowns |
| Walter Stanley | 38 | 672 | 17.7 | 3 |
| Frankie Neal | 36 | 420 | 11.7 | 3 |
| Phil Epps | 34 | 516 | 15.2 | 2 |
Awards and milestones
Hall of Famers
- The following were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in February 1987;
- Chester Marcol, K, 1972-80
- Deral Teteak, LB-G, 1952-56
References
- ^ a b Green Bay Packers(1919-Present) on Sportsencylopedia.com
- ^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 382. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Packers Official 1987 Year End Stats
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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 | ||||
| 1987 NFL Draft • 1987 NFL strike • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXII | |||||||
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