1986 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1986 4–12 4th NFC Central Forrest Gregg Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify None Packers seasons The 1986 Green Bay Packers season was their 68th season overall and their 66th season in the National Football League, and their third under head coach Forrest Gregg. Unable to improve on their 8–8 records from 1983, 1984, and 1985, the Packers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and instead went 4–12 for their fourth consecutive non-winning season, as well as their first losing season since 1980. Their .250 winning percentage was their worst since 1958. 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. Offseason NFL draft 1986 Green Bay Packers 2 41 Kenneth Davis Running back TCU yes 3 72 Robbie Bosco Quarterback BYU no 4 84 Tim Harris Defensive end Memphis State yes yes 4 98 Dan Knight Offensive tackle San Diego State no 5 125 Matt Koart Defensive tackle USC yes 6 145 Burnell Dent Linebacker Tulane yes 7 183 Ed Berry Safety Utah State yes 8 210 Micheal Cline Defensive tackle Arkansas State no 9 236 Brent Moore Linebacker USC yes 10 263 Gary Spann Linebacker TCU no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1986 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKirk AbernathyTight endDrakeScott AukerTight endIdahoSteve BuxtonOffensive tackleIndiana StateDean DimidoTight endPenn StatePaul GrunerGuardWisconsin–PlattevilleJesse JonesFullbackMontana StateMike JonesWide receiverWisconsinPeter KortebeinLinebackerDartmouthMike MalloryLinebackerMichiganRuben MendozaGuardWayne State (NE)Mike MoffittWide receiverFresno StateDaryl NewellOffensive tackleNorthwesternFreddie ParkerRunning backMississippi Valley StateShawn RegentCenterBoston College Personnel Staff 1986 Green Bay Packers President – Robert J. Parins Corporate Assistant to the President – Bob Harlan Director of Player Personnel – Dick Corrick Director of Player Procurement – Chuck Hutchison Head Coach – Forrest Gregg Quarterbacks – George Sefcik Offensive Backs – John Hilton Receivers/Passing Game – Tom Coughlin Offensive Line – Virgil Knight Offensive Line – Jerry Wampfler Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Dick Modzelewski Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Defensive Backs – Dick Jauron Special Teams – John Hilton Strength and Conditioning – Virgil Knight http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ All Time Coaches Database Packers.com December 26, 2013 December 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227073313/http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ dead Roster 1986 Green Bay Packers roster Quarterbacks  4 Chuck Fusina 18 Joe Shield 16 Randy Wright Running backs 30 Paul Ott Carruth 36 Kenneth Davis American football y 42 Gary Ellerson 31 Gerry Ellis 40 Eddie Lee Ivery Wide receivers 84 Nolan Franz 82 Mike Moffitt y 87 Walter Stanley Tight ends 89 Mark Lewis tight end 81 Dan Ross American football 86 Ed West American football Offensive linemen 69 Bill Cherry C 77 Greg Feasel T 65 Ron Hallstrom G 57 Rich Moran G 72 Tom Neville guard G 75 Ken Ruettgers T 67 Karl Swanke C 73 Alan Veingrad T Defensive linemen 93 Robert Brown American football, born 1960 DE 76 Alphonso Carreker DE 79 Donnie Humphrey NT 90 Ezra Johnson DE 94 Charles Martin American football NT 92 Ben Thomas American football DE Linebackers 56 Burnell Dent y ILB 99 John Dorsey American football ILB 97 Tim Harris linebacker y OLB 53 Bobby Leopold OLB 91 Brian Noble American football OLB 55 Randy Scott American football ILB 52 Mike Weddington OLB Defensive backs 20 Ed Berry y CB 24 Mossy Cade CB 23 Tiger Greene SS 49 David Greenwood American football SS 22 Mark Lee American football CB 32 John Simmons American football CB 29 Ken Stills FS 28 Elbert Watts CB Special teams 10 Al Del Greco K 13 Bill Renner P Reserve lists 59 John Anderson American football LB IR 11 Robbie Bosco y QB IR 17 Don Bracken P IR 58 Mark Cannon American football C IR 33 Jessie Clark FB IR 85 Phil Epps WR IR 60 Dan Knight- y T NF-Ill. 92 Matt Koart y DE IR 26 Tim Lewis CB IR 80 James Lofton WR Susp. 98 Brent Moore y LB IR 37 Mark Murphy safety, born 1958 S IR 39 Freddie Parker y RB IR 70 Keith Uecker G IR Rookies in italics http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/players/ All Time All Players Database Packers.com February 22, 2011 February 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110219215051/http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/players/ dead Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 7Houston Oilers L 3–31 0–1 Lambeau Field 54,065Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 2 September 14at New Orleans Saints L 10–24 0–2 Louisiana Superdome 46,383Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 3 September 22, 1986 Chicago BearsL 12–25 0–3 Lambeau Field 55,527Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 4 September 28at Minnesota Vikings L 7–42 0–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 60,478Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 5 October 5Cincinnati Bengals L 28–34 0–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 51,230Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 6 October 12Detroit LionsL 14–21 0–6 Lambeau Field 52,290Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 7 October 19at Cleveland Browns W 17–14 1–6 Cleveland Stadium 76,438Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 8 October 26San Francisco 49ers L 17–31 1–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 50,557Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 9 November 2at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–27 1–8 Three Rivers Stadium 52,831Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 10 November 9Washington Redskins L 7–16 1–9 Lambeau Field 47,728Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 11 November 16Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 31–7 2–9 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,271Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 12 November 23at Chicago Bears L 10–12 2–10 Soldier Field 59,291Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 13 November 27at Detroit LionsW 44–40 3–10 Pontiac Silverdome 61,199Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 14 December 7Minnesota VikingsL 6–32 3–11 Lambeau Field 47,637Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 15 December 14at Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 21–7 4–11 Tampa Stadium 30,099Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 16 December 20, 1986at New York Giants L 24–55 4–12 Giants Stadium 71,351Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20200108175147/http://www.packershistory.net/1986PACKERS.html 2020-01-08 Standings Statistics Passing Player Attempts Completion Percentage Yards Avg Long TD Int Sacks RatingRandy 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 56.6Chuck Fusina 32 19 59.4 178 5.56 42 0 1 1 61.7 Receiving Player Receptions Yards Average TD Long James Lofton 64 840 13.1 4 36Phil Epps 49 612 12.5 4 53tWalter Stanley 35 723 20.7 2 62Eddie Lee Ivery 31 385 12.4 1 42Gerry Ellis 24 258 10.8 0 29Paul Ott Carruth 24 134 5.6 2 19Kenneth Davis 21 142 6.8 1 18Dan Ross 17 143 8.4 1 16Ed West 15 199 13.3 1 46tGary 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 Hall of Fame inductions 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, 1964–1969 Irv Comp, B, 1943–1949 References Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Bay Category:Long stubs with short prose