1986 Green Bay Packers season (original) (raw)
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NFL team season
| 1986 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Forrest Gregg |
| Home field | Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–12 |
| Division place | 4th NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | None |
| ← 1985 Packers seasons 1987 → |
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 Soldier Field vs. their ancient archrivals, the Bears. After Mark Lee intercepted Jim McMahon in the second quarter, Green Bay defensive end Charles Martin picked up McMahon and slammed him shoulder-first into the artificial turf, causing a season-ending injury to the Chicago quarterback. Martin was ejected by referee Jerry Markbreit and suspended two games by Commissioner Pete Rozelle.
| 1986 Green Bay Packers draft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 2 | 41 | Kenneth Davis | Running back | TCU | |
| 3 | 72 | Robbie Bosco | Quarterback | BYU | |
| 4 | 84 | Tim Harris * | Defensive end | Memphis State | |
| 4 | 98 | Dan Knight | Offensive tackle | San Diego State | |
| 5 | 125 | Matt Koart | Defensive tackle | USC | |
| 6 | 145 | Burnell Dent | Linebacker | Tulane | |
| 7 | 183 | Ed Berry | Safety | Utah State | |
| 8 | 210 | Micheal Cline | Defensive tackle | Arkansas State | |
| 9 | 236 | Brent Moore | Linebacker | USC | |
| 10 | 263 | Gary Spann | Linebacker | TCU | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents
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1986 Undrafted Free Agents of note
| 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) |
| Mike Moffitt | Wide receiver | Fresno State |
| Daryl Newell | Offensive tackle | Northwestern |
| Freddie Parker | Running back | Mississippi Valley State |
| Shawn Regent | Center | Boston College |
1986 Green Bay Packers staff | | Front office President – Robert J. Parins Corporate Assistant to the President – Bob Harlan Director of Player Personnel – Dick Corrick Director of Player Procurement – Chuck Hutchison Head coaches Head Coach – Forrest Gregg Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – George Sefcik Offensive Backs – John Hilton 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 – John Hilton Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Virgil Knight | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1986 Green Bay Packers roster | | | | | | |
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| | Quarterbacks 4 Chuck Fusina 18 Joe Shield 16 Randy Wright Running backs 30 Paul Ott Carruth 36 Kenneth Davis 40 Eddie Lee Ivery 42 Gary Ellerson 31 Gerry Ellis Wide receivers 84 Nolan Franz 80 James Lofton 82 Mike Moffitt 87 Walter Stanley Tight ends 89 Mark Lewis 81 Dan Ross 86 Ed West | | Offensive linemen 69 Bill Cherry C 77 Greg Feasel T 65 Ron Hallstrom G 57 Rich Moran G 72 Tom Neville G 75 Ken Ruettgers T 67 Karl Swanke C 73 Alan Veingrad T Defensive linemen 61 Jerry Boyarsky NT 93 Robert Brown DE 76 Alphonso Carreker DE 79 Donnie Humphrey DE 90 Ezra Johnson DE 94 Charles Martin DE 92 Ben Thomas DE | | Linebackers 56 Burnell Dent 99 John Dorsey 97 Tim Harris 53 Bobby Leopold 91 Brian Noble 55 Randy Scott 52 Mike Weddington Defensive backs 20 Ed Berry S 24 Mossy Cade CB 23 Tiger Greene S 49 David Greenwood S 27 Gary Hayes CB 22 Mark Lee CB 32 John Simmons CB 29 Ken Stills S 28 Elbert Watts CB Special teams 10 Al Del Greco K 13 Bill Renner P | | Reserve lists 59 John Anderson LB 
(IR) -- Robbie Bosco QB (IR) 17 Don Bracken P (IR) 58 Mark Cannon C (IR) 33 Jessie Clark FB (IR) 85 Phil Epps WR (IR) 74 Dan Knight T 92 Matt Koart DE (IR) 26 Tim Lewis CB (IR) 98 Brent Moore LB (IR) 39 Freddie Parker RB (IR) Rookies in italics |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 7 | Houston Oilers | L 3–31 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 54,065 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 2 | September 14 | at New Orleans Saints | L 10–24 | 0–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 46,383 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 3 | September 22 | Chicago Bears | L 12–25 | 0–3 | Lambeau Field | 55,527 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 4 | September 28 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–42 | 0–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 60,478 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 5 | October 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 28–34 | 0–5 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 51,230 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 6 | October 12 | Detroit Lions | L 14–21 | 0–6 | Lambeau Field | 52,290 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 7 | October 19 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17–14 | 1–6 | Cleveland Stadium | 76,438 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 8 | October 26 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–31 | 1–7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 50,557 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 9 | November 2 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–27 | 1–8 | Three Rivers Stadium | 52,831 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 10 | November 9 | Washington Redskins | L 7–16 | 1–9 | Lambeau Field | 47,728 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 11 | November 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31–7 | 2–9 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 48,271 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 12 | November 23 | at Chicago Bears | L 10–12 | 2–10 | Soldier Field | 59,291 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 13 | November 27 | at Detroit Lions | W 44–40 | 3–10 | Pontiac Silverdome | 61,199 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 14 | December 7 | Minnesota Vikings | L 6–32 | 3–11 | Lambeau Field | 47,637 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 15 | December 14 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–7 | 4–11 | Tampa Stadium | 30,099 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 16 | December 20 | at New York Giants | L 24–55 | 4–12 | Giants Stadium | 71,351 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| NFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| viewtalkedit | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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Hall of Fame Inductions
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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
- ^ "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.