1987 San Diego Chargers season

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1987 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerAlex Spanos
Head coachAl Saunders
General managerSteve Ortmayer
Home fieldJack Murphy Stadium
Results
Record8–7
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
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The 1987 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's strike-shortened 18th season in the National Football League (NFL), and the 28th overall. The team improved on their 4–12 record in 1986 to 8-7 but missed the playoffs. The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from sixteen to fifteen games. Their stadium, Jack Murphy Stadium, hosted Super Bowl XXII at the end of the season.

The Chargers started the season 8–1, with victories over playoff teams Indianapolis and Cleveland, before notoriously losing their final six games of the season, narrowly missing the playoffs. All but one of their final six losses came to teams that made the postseason in 1987.

1987 was the final season for Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts, who had been with the team since 1973, had led the league in passing four times, and who retired only the third quarterback in history to pass for more than 40,000 yards. Also retiring after the season was tight end Kellen Winslow; ending his career after having played since 1979.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Main article: 1987 NFL Draft
1987 San Diego Chargers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 24 Rod Bernstine  Running Back Texas A&M
2 53 Lou Brock  Cornerback USC
3 59 Karl Wilson  Defensive end LSU
4 88 Mark Vlasic  Quarterback Iowa
5 115 Nelson Jones  Defensive back NC State
7 173 Jamie Holland  Wide receiver Ohio State
8 199 Joe MacEsker  Tackle UTEP
8 204 Michael "Ron" Brown  Linebacker USC
9 226 Thomas Wilcher  Running Back Michigan
10 256 Anthony Anderson  Defensive Back Grambling State
12 310 Marcus Greenwood  Running Back UCLA
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1987 San Diego Chargers staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board and President – Alex Spanos
  • Director of Football Operations – Steve Ortmayer
  • Assistant Director of Football Operations – Johnny Sanders
  • Director of Player Personnel – Chet Franklin
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Rudy Feldman

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


NFL replacement players[]

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

1987 San Diego Chargers replacement roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

  • 87

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

  • 53

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Roster[]

1987 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–20 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 56,940 Recap
2 September 20 St. Louis Cardinals W 28–24 1–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,988 Recap
– September 27 Seattle Seahawks cancelled 1–1 Jack Murphy Stadium NFL Players Strike
3 October 4 at Cincinnati Bengals W 10–9 2–1 Riverfront Stadium 26,209 Recap
4 October 11 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–13 3–1 Tampa Stadium 23,873 Recap
5 October 18 at Los Angeles Raiders W 23–17 4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 23,541 Recap
6 October 25 Kansas City Chiefs W 42–21 5–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,972 Recap
7 November 1 Cleveland Browns W 27–24 (OT) 6–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 55,381 Recap
8 November 8 at Indianapolis Colts W 16–13 7–1 Hoosier Dome 60,459 Recap
9 November 15 Los Angeles Raiders W 16–14 8–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 60,639 Recap
10 November 22 at Seattle Seahawks L 3–34 8–2 Kingdome 62,444 Recap
11 November 29 Denver Broncos L 17–31 8–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 61,880 Recap
12 December 6 at Houston Oilers L 18–33 8–4 Houston Astrodome 31,714 Recap
13 December 13 Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–20 8–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 51,605 Recap
14 December 20 Indianapolis Colts L 7–20 8–6 Jack Murphy Stadium 46,211 Recap
15 December 27 at Denver Broncos L 0–24 8–7 Mile High Stadium 21,189 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

AFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Denver Broncos(1) 10 4 1 .700 7–1 8–3 379 288 W2
Seattle Seahawks(5) 9 6 0 .600 4–3 5–6 371 314 L1
San Diego Chargers 8 7 0 .533 3–4 6–7 253 317 L6
Los Angeles Raiders 5 10 0 .333 2–6 3–8 301 289 L3
Kansas City Chiefs 4 11 0 .267 3–5 3–9 273 388 W1

References[]

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