1986 Green Bay Packers season
1986 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head coach | Forrest Gregg |
Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–12 |
Division place | 4th NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | None |
The 1986 Green Bay Packers season was their 68th season overall and their 66th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–12 record under coach Forrest Gregg, earning them 4th-place finish in the NFC Central division.
The Packers reached their nadir on the afternoon of November 23 at
Commissioner Pete Rozelle
.
Offseason
NFL draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 41 | Kenneth Davis | RB | Texas Christian | |
3 | 72 | Robbie Bosco | QB | Brigham Young | |
4 | 84 | Tim Harris | DE | Memphis State | |
98 | Dan Knight | OT
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San Diego State | ||
5 | 125 | Matt Koart | DT | USC | |
6 | 145 | Burnell Dent | LB | Tulane | |
7 | 183 | Ed Berry | LB | Utah State | |
8 | 210 | Micheal Cline | DT | Arkansas State | |
9 | 236 | Brent Moore | DT | USC | |
10 | 263 | Gary Spann | LB | Texas Christian |
= Pro Bowler |
Undrafted free agents
Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|
Kirk Abernathy | Tight end | Drake |
Scott Auker | Tight end | Idaho |
Steve Buxton | Offensive tackle | Indiana State |
Dean Dimido | Tight end | Penn State |
Paul Gruner | Guard | Wisconsin–Platteville |
Jesse Jones | Fullback | Montana State |
Mike Jones | Wide receiver | Wisconsin |
Peter Kortebein | Linebacker | Dartmouth |
Mike Mallory | Linebacker | Michigan |
Ruben Mendoza | Guard | Wayne State (NE)
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Mike Moffitt | Wide receiver | Fresno State |
Daryl Newell | Offensive tackle | Northwestern |
Freddie Parker | Running back | Mississippi Valley State |
Shawn Regent | Center | Boston College |
Personnel
Staff
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 | Recap |
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1 | September 7 | Houston Oilers | L 3–31 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 54,065
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2 | September 14 | at New Orleans Saints | L 10–24 | 0–2 | Louisiana Superdome
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46,383
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3 | September 22 | Chicago Bears | L 12–25 | 0–3 | Lambeau Field | 55,527
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4 | September 28 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–42 | 0–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 60,478
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5 | October 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 28–34 | 0–5 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 51,230
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6 | October 12 | Detroit Lions | L 14–21 | 0–6 | Lambeau Field | 52,290
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7 | October 19 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17–14 | 1–6 | Cleveland Stadium | 76,438
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8 | October 26 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–31 | 1–7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 50,557
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9 | November 2 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–27 | 1–8 | Three Rivers Stadium | 52,831
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10 | November 9 | Washington Redskins | L 7–16 | 1–9 | Lambeau Field | 47,728
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11 | November 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31–7 | 2–9 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 48,271
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12 | November 23 | at Chicago Bears | L 10–12 | 2–10 | Soldier Field | 59,291
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13 | November 27
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at Detroit Lions | W 44–40 | 3–10 | Pontiac Silverdome | 61,199
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14 | December 7 | Minnesota Vikings | L 6–32 | 3–11 | Lambeau Field | 47,637
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15 | December 14 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–7 | 4–11 | Tampa Stadium | 30,099
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16 | December 20 | at New York Giants | L 24–55 | 4–12 | Giants Stadium | 71,351
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Standings
NFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Chicago Bears(2) | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 7–1 | 10–2 | 352 | 187 | W7 |
Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 398 | 273 | W1 |
Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 277 | 326 | L4 |
Green Bay Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 254 | 418 | L1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–7 | 1–13 | 239 | 473 | L7 |
Statistics
Passing
Player | Attempts | Completion | Percentage | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Int | Sacks | Rating |
Randy Wright | 492 | 263 | 53.5 | 3247 | 6.60 | 62 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 66.2 |
Vince Ferragamo | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | 283 | 7.08 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 56.6 |
Chuck Fusina | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 178 | 5.56 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61.7 |
Receiving
Player | Receptions | Yards | Average | TD | Long |
James Lofton | 64 | 840 | 13.1 | 4 | 36 |
Phil Epps | 49 | 612 | 12.5 | 4 | 53t |
Walter Stanley | 35 | 723 | 20.7 | 2 | 62 |
Eddie Lee Ivery | 31 | 385 | 12.4 | 1 | 42 |
Gerry Ellis | 24 | 258 | 10.8 | 0 | 29 |
Paul Ott Carruth | 24 | 134 | 5.6 | 2 | 19 |
Kenneth Davis | 21 | 142 | 6.8 | 1 | 18 |
Dan Ross | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 1 | 16 |
Ed West | 15 | 199 | 13.3 | 1 | 46t |
Gary Ellerson | 12 | 130 | 10.8 | 0 | 32 |
Jessie Clark | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 12 |
Mike Moffitt | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | 34 |
Nolan Franz | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
TOTALS | 305 | 3708 | 12.2 | 18 | 62 |
Awards and milestones
Hall of Fame Inductions
In 1986 Packer great Paul Hornung was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- The Following were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in February 1986,
Lee Roy Caffey, LB, 1964–69
Irv Comp, B, 1943–49
References
- ^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "All Time All Players Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.