1987 New England Patriots season
1987 New England Patriots season | |
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Owner | Billy Sullivan |
Head coach | Raymond Berry |
General manager | Patrick Sullivan |
Home field | Sullivan Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–7 |
Division place | T-2nd AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | WR Stanley Morgan LB Andre Tippett |
AP All-Pros | LB Andre Tippett (1st team) |
The 1987 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League and 28th overall. They failed to improve on their 11–5 record from 1986, in the strike-shortened season, finishing at 8-7 and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1984, and finished tied for second in the AFC East Division.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
1987 New England Patriots draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 23 | Bruce Armstrong * | T | Louisville | |
3 | 79 | Bob Perryman | FB | Michigan | |
4 | 98 | Rich Gannon * | QB | Delaware | |
4 | 102 | Derrick Beasley | DB | ||
4 | 107 | Tim Jordan | LB | Wisconsin | |
5 | 113 | Danny Villa | T | Arizona State | |
5 | 116 | Tom Gibson | DE | Northern Arizona | |
6 | 302 | Gene Taylor | WR | Fresno State | |
11 | 330 | Elgin Davis | RB | UCF | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
New England Patriots 1987 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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NFL replacement players[]
After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:
1987 New England Patriots replacement roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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1 | Miami Dolphins | W 28–21 | 1–0 | 54,642 |
2 | at New York Jets | L 43–24 | 1–1 | 70,847 |
– | at Washington Redskins | canceled | 1–1 | |
3 | Cleveland Browns | L 20–10 | 1–2 | 14,830 |
4 | Buffalo Bills | W 14–7 | 2–2 | 11,878 |
5 | at Houston Oilers | W 21–7 | 3–2 | 26,294 |
6 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 30–16 | 3–3 | 48,850 |
7 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 26–23 | 4–3 | 60,664 |
8 | at New York Giants | L 17–10 | 4–4 | 73,817 |
9 | Dallas Cowboys | L 23–17 | 4–5 | 60,567 |
10 | Indianapolis Colts | W 24–0 | 5–5 | 56,906 |
11 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 34–31 | 5–6 | 54,198 |
12 | at Denver Broncos | L 31–20 | 5–7 | 75,795 |
13 | New York Jets | W 42–20 | 6–7 | 60,617 |
14 | at Buffalo Bills | W 13–7 | 7–7 | 74,945 |
15 | at Miami Dolphins | W 24–10 | 8–7 | 61,192 |
Standings[]
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Indianapolis Colts(3) | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 5–3 | 8–6 | 300 | 238 | W2 |
New England Patriots | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 320 | 293 | W3 |
Miami Dolphins | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 362 | 335 | L1 |
Buffalo Bills | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 270 | 305 | L2 |
New York Jets | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 3–5 | 6–5 | 334 | 360 | L4 |
References[]
See also[]
- New England Patriots seasons
- 1987 National Football League season by team
- New England Patriots seasons
- 1987 in sports in Massachusetts
- 20th century in Foxborough, Massachusetts
- American football season stubs
- Massachusetts sport stubs