1987 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1987 3–12 4th NFC West Marion Campbell Fulton County Stadium Did not qualify 2 G Bill Fralic RB Gerald Riggs Falcons seasons The 1987 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons finished with the worst record in the league, 3–12, and secured the first overall pick in the 1988 NFL draft. Head coach Marion Campbell started his second stint as Falcons head coach in 1987 after previously coaching the team from 1974–1976. The last remaining active member of the 1987 Atlanta Falcons was Jessie Tuggle, who retired after the 2000 season. Offseason NFL draft 1987 NFL draft 1987 Atlanta Falcons 1 13 Chris Miller Quarterback Oregon yes yes 2 31 Kenny Flowers Running back Clemson from Green Bay yes 4 97 Ralph Van Dyke Offensive tackle Southern Illinois no 5 125 Mark Mraz Defensive end Utah State yes 6 153 Paul Kiser Guard Wake Forest 7 181 Michael Reid Linebacker Wisconsin yes 8 208 Curtis Taliaferro Linebacker Virginia Tech 9 236 Terrence Anthony Defensive back Iowa State 10 264 Jerry Reese Tight end Illinois 11 292 Elbert Shelley Defensive back Arkansas State yes 12 320 Larry Emery Running back Wisconsin yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1987_draft.htm 1987 Atlanta Falcons Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 15, 2013 Personnel Staff 1987 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Executive vice president – Taylor Smith Director of player personnel – Ken Herock Director of pro personnel – Bill Jobko Head coach – Marion Campbell Assistant head coach/offense – Jim Hanifan Offensive coordinator – Rod Dowhower Running backs – Steve Crosby Receivers – Jimmy Raye Tight ends – Al Groh Assistant head coach/defense – Fred Bruney Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Chuck Clausen Defensive assistant – Claude Humphrey Special teams – Al Groh Strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen NFL replacement players After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled: 1987 Atlanta Falcons replacement rosterQuarterbacks 10 Erik Kramer 16 Jeff Van Raaphorst Running backs 24 Shelley Poole 29 Bob Norris 32 Norm Granger 33 Rick Badanjek 39 Jerry Butler 42 Michael Williams 45 Darryl Oliver 47 John Kamana 48 Joe McIntosh Wide receivers 81 James Shibest 82 Monty Sharpe 83 Kirk Phillips 84 Milton Barney 85 Kwante Hampton 86 Steve Griffin 89 Leon Gonzalez 92 Lenny Taylor Tight ends 47 Geno Zimmerlink 87 John Evans 87 Arnold Franklin 88 Sylvester Byrd Offensive linemen 53 Jim Hendley C 54 Eric Wiegand 55 Reggie Smith 61 Jeff Lee 62 Greg Quick 63 Howard Hood 64 Lawrence Jackson LG 65 Jim Kisner 65 Pat Saindon RG 66 Randy Clark RT 66 Rick Hudson 70 Fred Nelson 71 Joe Harby 73 Doug Mackie LT 74 Don Robinson 94 Ken Sutherland Defensive linemen 56 Joe Costello 64 Lawrence Jackson 67 Booker Reese 68 Emanuel Weaver NT 69 Fred Worthy 71 Mitchell Young DE 72 Buddy Moor 75 Dwight Bingham 76 Dwaine Morris RDE 77 Leonard Wingate 78 Mark Studaway LDELinebackers 50 James Hall 51 Herb Spencer ROLB 52 Dan Fiala 56 Art Price 58 Ken Bowen 59 Paul Gray 93 Jim Laughlin RILB 95 Kenny Driskell 96 Rich Kraynak LILB 99 Tim Green LOLB Defensive backs 20 Struggy Smith 21 Chuck Clanton 23 Gary Moss FS 25 Leon Thomasson LCB 26 Jerome Norris 28 Charles Huff 30 Lyndell Jones RCB 34 Mike Lush SS 37 Leander Knight Special teams 3 John Starnes P 4 Ricky Anderson P 5 Greg Davis K 6 Louis Berry P Roster 1987 Atlanta Falcons 16 David Archer quarterback 10 Scott Campbell American football 14 Erik Kramer y 12 Chris Miller quarterback y 31 Major Everett 48 Kenny Flowers y 42 Gerald Riggs 44 John Settle y 29 Sylvester Stamps 82 Stacey Bailey 89 Charlie Brown wide receiver, born 1958 86 Floyd Dixon American football 81 Billy "White Shoes" Johnson 83 Aubrey Matthews 88 Arthur Cox American football 87 Ron Middleton American football 80 Dan Sharp 64 Jamie Dukes C/G 79 Bill Fralic G 78 Mike Kenn T 63 Jeff Kiewel G 62 Brett Miller American football T 73 Leonard Mitchell T 55 Wayne Radloff C 61 John Scully American football G 98 Greg Brown defensive lineman DE 77 Rick Bryan DE 76 Mike Gann DE 68 Dennis Harrison DE 67 Mark Mraz y DE 72 Andrew Provence NT 56 Joe Costello American football ILB 96 Rich Kraynak ILB 93 Jim Laughlin ILB 95 Michael Reid linebacker y ILB 58 Jessie Tuggle y OLB 51 Reggie Wilkes OLB 54 Joel Williams linebacker OLB 26 James Britt American football CB 23 Bobby Butler American football CB 25 Scott Case American football CB 30 David Croudip CB 41 Tim Gordon y FS 34 Robert Moore American football SS 37 Elbert Shelley y SS 22 Brenard Wilson FS 53 Doug Barnett LS  3 Rick Donnelly P 18 Mick Luckhurst K 75 Tony Casillas NT IR 20 Wendell Cason S IR 28 Bret Clark S IR 50 Buddy Curry LB IR 24 Larry Emery y RB IR 99 Tim Green LB IR -- Billy Hinson T IR 40 Eddie Meyers RB (Military) 10px 59 John Rade LB IR 45 Ken Whisenhunt TE IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–48 0–1 Tampa Stadium 51,250 2 September 20 Washington Redskins W 21–20 1–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,882 – September 27 at New Orleans Saintscanceled 3 October 4 Pittsburgh Steelers L 12–28 1–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 16,667 4 October 11 San Francisco 49ers L 17–25 1–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 8,684 5 October 18 Los Angeles Rams W 24–20 2–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 15,813 6 October 25 at Houston Oilers L 33–37 2–4 Astrodome 29,062 7 November 1 New Orleans Saints L 0–38 2–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 42,196 8 November 8 at Cleveland Browns L 3–38 2–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 71,135 9 November 15 Cincinnati Bengals L 10–16 2–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 25,758 10 November 22 at Minnesota Vikings L 13–24 2–8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,866 11 November 29 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–34 2–9 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 15,909 12 December 6 at Dallas Cowboys W 21–10 3–9 Texas Stadium 40,103 13 December 13 at Los Angeles Rams L 0–33 3–10 Anaheim Stadium 43,310 14 December 20 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–35 3–11 Candlestick Park 54,698 15 December 27 Detroit Lions L 13–30 3–12 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 13,906 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1987 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Category:Long stubs with short prose