1987 Green Bay Packers season

The 1987 Green Bay Packers season was their 69th season overall and their 67th in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–9–1 record under coach Forrest Gregg, earning them 3rd-place finish in the NFC Central division.

1987 Green Bay Packers season
General manager	Tom Braatz
Head coach	Forrest Gregg
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	5–9–1
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
← 1986 Packers seasons 1988 →

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]

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1987 NFL draft

1987 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	4	Brent Fullwood *	RB	Auburn
2	41	Johnny Holland	LB	Texas A&M
3	61	Dave Croston	OT	Iowa	from Atlanta
3	69	Scott Stephen	LB	Arizona St	from L. A. Radiers
3	71	Frankie Neal	WR	Fort Hays St	from Cleveland
4	89	Lorenzo Freeman	DT	Pittsburgh
6	145	Willie Marshall	WR	Temple
7	172	Tony Leiker	DT	Stanford
7	191	Bill Smith	P	Ole Miss
8	198	Jeff Drost	DT	Iowa
9	228	Greg Harris	OG	Wake Forest
10	255	Don Majkowski *	QB	Virginia
11	282	Patrick Scott	WR	Grambling
12	335	Norman Jefferson	CB	LSU
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1987 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Todd Auer	Linebacker	Western Illinois
Vincent Barnett	Defensive Back	Arkansas State
David Caldwell	Defensive tackle	TCU
John Diettrich	Placekicker	Ball State
Tony Elliott	Defensive Back	Central Michigan
Anthony Harrison	Defensive Back	Georgia Tech
Jim Hobbins	Guard	Minnesota
Craig Jay	Tight end	Mount Senario
Jon Kleinschmidt	Punter	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Ed Konopasek	Tackle	Ball State
Chris Mandeville	Safety	UC Davis
Aaron Manning	Defensive Back	Iowa State
John McGarry	Guard	Saint Joseph's
W. C. Nix	Center	TCU
Keith Paskett	Wide Receiver	Western Kentucky
Rorery Perryman	Defensive end	Boston College
Martin Rudolph	Cornerback	Arizona
John Sterling	Running back	Central Oklahoma
Terry Steelhammer	Offensive line	Texas
Jeff Valder	Kicker	Arizona
Chuck Washington	Cornerback	Arkansas
Kevin Willhite	Running Back	Oregon
Dave Yarema	Quarterback	Michigan State

Personnel

Staff

1987 Green Bay Packers staff

Front office President – Robert J. Parins Corporate Assistant to the President – Bob Harlan Executive vice-president of football operations – Tom Braatz Director of college scouting – Dick Corrick Head coaches Head coach – Forrest Gregg Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – George Sefcik Offensive backs – Willie Peete Receivers/passing game – Tom Coughlin Offensive line – Virgil Knight Offensive line – Jerry Wampfler

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/Defensive Line – Dick Modzelewski Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Defensive backs – Dick Jauron Special teams coaches Special teams – Willie Peete Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Virgil Knight

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NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

1987 Green Bay Packers replacement roster
Quarterbacks  7 John McCarthy  5 Willie Gillus 11 Alan Risher Running backs 20 Jimmy Hargrove 31 Tony Hunter 43 Larry Morris 39 Freddie Parker 33 John Sterling 45 Lavale Thomas 25 Lee Weigel 35 Kevin Willhite Wide receivers 82 Derrick Harden 48-85 Lee Morris 87 Cornelius Redick 83 Patrick Scott 84 Wes Smith 88 Leonard Hopkins Tight ends 26-81 Craig Jay 89 Kevin Fitzgerald 86 Don Summers		Offensive linemen 70-74-92 Steve Collier 79 Mike Estep 69 Bob Gruber 63 Perry Hartnett 78 Jim Hobbins 60/54 Greg Jensen 68 Ed Konopasek 61 John McGarry 62 Jim Meyer 50 Vince Rafferty 67 Travis Simpson Defensive linemen 72 Warren Bone 73 David Caldwell 71 Jeff Drost 96 Tony Leiker DE 94 Stan Mataele 77 Sylvester McGrew 95 Carl Sullivan 93 Calvin Wallace 64 Vince Villanucci		Linebackers 53 Aric Anderson 72-98 Todd Auer 57 Putt Choate 55 Ken Jordan 52 James Melka 97 John Miller 60/54 Rydell Melancon 51 Ron Monaco 56 John Pointer Defensive backs 41 Chuck Compton 27 Tony F. Elliott 46 Anthony Harrison 17-32 Don King 44 Von Mansfield 34 Lou Rash 38/18 Chuck Washington Special teams 13 Bill Renner P  8 Max Zendejas K

Roster

1987 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks  5 Don Majkowski 16 Randy Wright Running backs 30 Paul Ott Carruth 20 Kelly Cook 36 Kenneth Davis 21 Brent Fullwood 33 Jessie Clark Wide receivers 85 Phil Epps 81 Lee Morris 80 Frankie Neal 82 Keith Paskett 83 Patrick Scott 87 Walter Stanley Tight ends 89 Joey Hackett 86 Ed West		Offensive linemen 58 Mark Cannon C 69 Bill Cherry C 64 Steve Collier T 65 Ron Hallstrom G 57 Rich Moran G 72 Tom Neville G 75 Ken Ruettgers T 73 Alan Veingrad T 77 Tommy Robison T 70 Keith Uecker G Defensive linemen 61 Jerry Boyarsky NT 93 Robert Brown DE 79 Ross Browner DE 76 Alphonso Carreker DE 90 Ezra Johnson DE		Linebackers 59 John Anderson OLB 56 Burnell Dent ILB 99 John Dorsey OLB 97 Tim Harris OLB 50 Johnny Holland ILB 98 Brent Moore OLB 91 Brian Noble ILB 54 Scott Stephen ILB 52 Mike Weddington 51 Clayton Weishuhn Defensive backs 32 Dave Brown CB 22 Mark Lee CB 38 Norman Jefferson CB 39 Kenneth Johnson CB 44 Chris Mandeville S 47 Jim Bob Morris FS 37 Mark Murphy SS 29 Ken Stills FS Special teams 17 Don Bracken P  8 Max Zendejas K		Reserve lists -- Robbie Bosco QB (IR) 71 Jeff Drost DT (IR) 27 Tony F. Elliott FS (IR) 49 David Greenwood S (IR) 63 Greg Harris G (IR) -- Don King S (IR) 53 Bobby Leopold ILB (IR) 67 David Logan NT 88 Willie Marshall WR (IR) -- Don Summers TE (IR) 92 Ben Thomas DE (IR) 45 Lavale Thomas RB (IR) 28 Elbert Watts CB (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 13	Los Angeles Raiders	L 0–20	0–1	Lambeau Field	54,983
2	September 20	Denver Broncos	T 17–17 (OT)	0–1–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,624
3	September 27	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Game not held due to 1987 NFL strike
4	October 4	at Minnesota Vikings	W 23–16*	1–1–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	13,911
5	October 11	Detroit Lions	L 16–19* (OT)	1–2–1	Lambeau Field	35,779
6	October 18	Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–10* (OT)	2–2–1	Lambeau Field	35,842
7	October 25	at Detroit Lions	W 34–33	3–2–1	Pontiac Silverdome	27,278
8	November 1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–23	3–3–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,308
9	November 8	Chicago Bears	L 24–26	3–4–1	Lambeau Field	53,320
10	November 15	at Seattle Seahawks	L 13–24	3–5–1	Kingdome	60,963
11	November 22	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–3	4–5–1	Arrowhead Stadium	34,611
12	November 29	at Chicago Bears	L 10–23	4–6–1	Soldier Field	61,638
13	December 6	San Francisco 49ers	L 12–23	4–7–1	Lambeau Field	51,118
14	December 13	Minnesota Vikings	W 16–10	5–7–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	47,059
15	December 19	at New York Giants	L 10–20	5–8–1	Giants Stadium	51,013
16	December 27	at New Orleans Saints	L 24–33	5–9–1	Louisiana Superdome	68,364

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 3

1 2 3 4 Total • Packers 7 13 0 3 23 Vikings 0 7 7 2 16 Date: October 4 Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather: Indoors (dome) Referee: Pat Haggerty

Scoring summary Q1 GB Thomas 30 yard pass from Risher (Zendejas kick) GB 7–0 Q2 GB Zendejas 35 yard field goal GB 10–0 Q2 GB Zendejas 43 yard field goal GB 13–0 Q2 MIN Brim 63 yard pass from Adams (Dawson kick) GB 13–7 Q2 GB Risher 13 yard run (Zendejas kick) GB 20–7 Q3 MIN Brim 38 yard run (Dawson kick) GB 20–14 Q4 MIN Safety, Stepanek tackled Risher in end zone GB 20–16 Q4 GB Zendejas 34 yard field goal GB 23–16

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Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears(2)	11	4	0	.733	7–0	9–2	356	282	W1
Minnesota Vikings(5)	8	7	0	.533	3–5	6–6	336	335	L1
Green Bay Packers	5	9	1	.367	3–4	4–7	255	300	L2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	11	0	.267	3–4	4–9	286	360	L8
Detroit Lions	4	11	0	.267	2–5	4–7	269	384	W1

Statistical leaders

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Quarterbacks
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
Player	Rushes	Yards	Average	Touchdowns
Kenneth Davis	109	413	3.8	3
Brent Fullwood	84	274	3.3	5

Receivers
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

1. Green Bay Packers(1919–Present) on Sportsencylopedia.com
2. "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Jan-19.
4. Packers Official 1987 Year End Stats