1987 New England Patriots season

Season of National Football League team the New England Patriots November 2013 March 2026 New England Patriots 1987 8–7 T-2nd AFC East Raymond Berry Patrick Sullivan Billy Sullivan Sullivan Stadium Did not qualify WR Stanley MorganLB Andre Tippett LB Andre Tippett (1st team) Patriots seasons thumb|Running back Reggie Dupard playing for the Patriots, circa 1987. 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 8–7, tied for second in the AFC East Division, and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1984. Despite a players' strike, a revolving door at quarterback, and uncertainty over the team's ownership, the team managed to commit only 63 penalties in 1987, fewer than half of the 135 penalties that the Packer and Jet squads each committed.https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/nfl-penalties-by-team-1987 Offseason NFL draft 1987 NFL draft 1987 New England Patriots 1 23 Bruce Armstrong T Louisville yes yes 3 79 Bob Perryman FB Michigan yes 4 98 Rich Gannon QB Delaware yes yes 4 102 Derrick Beasley DB Winston-Salem State 4 107 Tim Jordan LB Wisconsin yes 5 113 Danny Villa T Arizona State yes 5 116 Tom Gibson DE Northern Arizona 6 163 Gene Taylor WR Fresno State 11 302 Carlos Reveiz K Tennessee 11 330 Elgin Davis RB UCF yes Personnel Staff New England Patriots 1987 staff Front office President – Billy Sullivan Executive vice president – Chuck Sullivan Vice-president – Bucko Kilroy General manager – Patrick Sullivan Director of player development – Dick Steinberg Director of college scouting – Joe Mendes Director of pro scouting – Bill McPeak Special assistant to the head coach – John Polonchek Head coaches Head coach – Raymond Berry Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator – Rod Humenuik Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/passing game coordinator – Les Steckel Offensive backfield/running game coordinator – Bobby Grier Receivers – Harold Jackson Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rod Rust Defensive line – Eddie Khayat Assistant defensive line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Don Shinnick Defensive backfield – Jim Carr Special teams coaches Special teams/tight ends – Dante Scarnecchia Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dean Brittenham 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 rosterQuarterbacks 10 Bob Bleier 15 Todd Whitten Running backs 21 Ted Stoneburner 24 Bruce Hanson 27 Michael LeBlanc 30 Frank Bianchini 32 Chuck McSwain 33 Tony Collins 34 Carl Woods Wide receivers 80 Larry Linne 81 Brian Carey 82 Dennis Gadbois 83 Wayne Coffey 86 Mike Benson 88 Bill LaFreniere Tight ends 44 Todd Frain 87 Arnold Franklin 85 Mike Siragusa Offensive linemen 67 John Benzinger 63 George Colton 61 Greg Robinson 75 Mark Roddy 62 Todd Sandham 70 Brian Saranovitz 78 Eric Stokes 74 Bill Turner 64 Darren Twombly 66 Craig Vittum Defensive linemen 97 John Guzik 96 Steve O'Malley 71 Ben Reed 65 Tom Porell 60 Frank Romano 99 Steve Wilburn 90 Murray WchardLinebackers 91 Rogers Alexander 93 Rico Corsetti 51 Mel Black 52 Jerry McCabe 55 Joe McHale 54 Greg Moore 50 Tony Reider 95 Frank Sacco 59 Randy Sealby Defensive backs 22 Ricky Atkinson 43 Duffy Cobbs 23 Maurice Gravely 41 Joe Peterson 31 Jon Sawyer 42 Ron Shegog 38 Perry Williams Special teams 6 Al Herline K/P 1 Eric Schubert Roster 1987 New England Patriots  2 Doug Flutie 14 Steve Grogan 12 Tom Ramsey 33 Tony Collins American football 40 Elgin Davis y 21 Reggie Dupard 34 Bob Perryman y 30 Mosi Tatupu 80 Irving Fryar 48 Dennis Gadbois y 83 Cedric Jones wide receiver 86 Stanley Morgan 81 Stephen Starring 82 Derwin Williams 87 Lin Dawson 49 Russ Francis 88 Willie Scott American football 78 Bruce Armstrong y T 58 Pete Brock American football C 63 George Colton American football T 66 Paul Fairchild G/C 62 Sean Farrell American football G 64 Trevor Matich C 70 Art Plunkett T 73 Danny Villa y T 61 Ron Wooten G 85 Julius Adams DE 97 Milford Hodge DE 65 Mike Ruth NT 77 Kenneth Sims DE 60 Garin Veris DE 96 Brent Williams American football DE 90 Toby Williams American football NT 93 Tim Jordan American football y OLB 50 Larry McGrew ILB 57 Steve Nelson American football ILB 52 Johnny Rembert ILB 95 Ed Reynolds linebacker ILB 56 Andre Tippett OLB 54 Ed Williams linebacker OLB 28 Jim Bowman American football SS 43 Ernest Gibson American football CB 41 Darryl Holmes y FS 38 Roland James SS 42 Ronnie Lippett CB 31 Fred Marion FS 23 Rod McSwain CB 22 Gene Profit CB  3 Rich Camarillo P  1 Tony Franklin kicker K 25 Derrick Beasley y S IR 55 Don Blackmon LB IR 26 Raymond Clayborn CB IR 11 Tony Eason QB IR 99 Tom Gibson American football y DE IR 24 Bruce Hansen American football y RB IR 32 Craig James running back RB IR  9 Walter Lewis gridiron football QB IR -- Larry Linne WR IR -- Jerry McCabe American football y LB IR 67 Steve Moore American football T IR 75 Guy Morriss C IR 59 Randy Sealby LB IR -- Robert Weathers RB PUP Regular season Schedule Week Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 Miami Dolphins W 28–21 1–0 Sullivan Stadium 54,642 2 at New York Jets L 24–43 1–1 Giants Stadium 70,847 – at Washington Redskins canceled 1–1 RFK Stadium 3 Cleveland Browns L 10–20 1–2 Sullivan Stadium 14,830 4 Buffalo Bills W 14–7 2–2 Sullivan Stadium 11,878 5 at Houston Oilers W 21–7 3–2 Astrodome 26,294 6 at Indianapolis Colts L 16–30 3–3 Hoosier Dome 48,850 7 Los Angeles Raiders W 26–23 4–3 Sullivan Stadium 60,664 8 at New York Giants L 10–17 4–4 Giants Stadium 73,817 9 Dallas Cowboys L 17–23 4–5 Sullivan Stadium 60,567 10 Indianapolis Colts W 24–0 5–5 Sullivan Stadium 56,906 11 Philadelphia Eagles L 31–34 5–6 Sullivan Stadium 54,198 12 at Denver Broncos L 20–31 5–7 Mile High Stadium 75,795 13 New York Jets W 42–20 6–7 Sullivan Stadium 60,617 14 at Buffalo Bills W 13–7 7–7 Rich Stadium 74,945 15 at Miami Dolphins W 24–10 8–7 Joe Robbie Stadium 61,192 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 Dolphins 7 14 0 0 Patriots 7 7 14 0 September 13, 1987 Schaefer Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 54,642 61 °F °C 1; wind 10 mph km/h knots, rainy Tom Dooley Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy NBC Miami Dolphins punter Reggie Roby injured in the game, forcing Don Strock to punt in the emergency situation. Additionally, with 2:22 left in the game Dan Marino was injured forcing Strock to fill in at the quarterback position as well, nearly mounting a winning comeback drive. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-Mar-22. Standings See also List of New England Patriots seasons References New England Patriots Category:New England Patriots seasons New England Patriots Category:Sports competitions in Foxborough, Massachusetts Category:Long stubs with short prose