1987 New York Jets season

1987 New York Jets season
1987 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
Head coach	Joe Walton
General manager	Jim Kensil
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	6–9
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Al Toon

The 1987 New York Jets season was the 28th season for the team and the club's 18th season in the National Football League (NFL). It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–6 record from 1986 under head coach Joe Walton. The season was marred by a players' strike that resulted in the cancellation of all Week 3 games, as well as Weeks 4 through 6 being played mostly with replacement players. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–9. For the second time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 8 interceptions in 393 passing attempts.

Offseason

Personnel

**1987 New York Jets staff**

	Front office Owner – Leon Hess President/General Manager – Jim Kensil Head coaches Head Coach – Joe Walton Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Receivers – Rich Kotite Quarterbacks Coach Zeke Bratkowski Running Backs Coach - Bobby Hammond			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bud Carson Defensive Line Coach - Ray Callahan Linebackers Coach - Dan Radakovich Special Assist to the Head Coach/Secondary Coach- Mike Faulkiner Special teams coaches Special Teams Coach - Larry Pasquale

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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 York Jets replacement roster

Quarterbacks

17 David Norrie

11 Walter Briggs

Running Backs

23 Derrick Foster RB

29 Joe Burke FB

33 John Chirico FB

42 Maurice Turner FB

45 Eddie Hunter RB

Wide Receivers

19 Bobby Riley

80 Scott Holman

81 Derrick Gaffney

83 Greg Washington

84 Michael Harper

86 Stan Hunter

89 John Fuocco

Tight Ends

82 Jamie Kurisko

88 Tony Sweet

Offensive Linemen

61 Vinny Tuzeo T

62 Eric Coss T

66 Vince Jasper T

67 Anthony Corvino T

69 Tom Humphrey T

71 Pete McCartney T

72 Ken Jones G

76 John Thomas G

79 Chris Brown T

Defensive Linemen

70 Tony Garbarczyk DE

72 Tony Chickillo DE

94 Scott Mersereau NT

97 Adam Bethea DE

99 Mark Gastineau DE

74 Rodney Kinlaw NT

98 George Crane DT

Linebackers

51 Jim Haslett ILB

52 Wally Case OLB

55 Mike Witteck ILB

58 Lynwood Alford OLB

90 Jay Brophy ILB

91 Ladell Wills OLB

92 Ken Rose OLB

96 Henry Walls OLB

Defensive Backs

21 Treg Songy S

22 Sean Dykes CB

40 Marc Hogan CB

49 Larry Robinson CB

25 George Radachowsky S

44 Trent Collins S

Special Teams

11 Patrick Ragusa K

14 Tom O'Connor P

Roster

**1987 New York Jets final roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Tom Flick 7 Ken O'Brien 10 Pat Ryan Running backs 31 Marion Barber Jr. 23 Dennis Bligen 30 Nuu Faaola 43 Roger Vick FB Wide receivers 86 Tracy Martin 87 Kurt Sohn 88 Al Toon 83 Jo-Jo Townsell Tight ends 81 Billy Griggs 89 Rocky Klever 82 Mickey Shuler		Offensive linemen 60 Dan Alexander G 63 Ted Banker G 64 Guy Bingham C 65 Joe Fields G 79 Mike Haight T 72 Gordon King T 68 Reggie McElroy T 53 Jim Sweeney C Defensive linemen 78 Barry Bennett DE 97 Don Baldwin DT 99 Mark Gastineau DE 73 Joe Klecko DT 91 Marty Lyons DE 77 Gerald Nichols DT 74 Don Smith DT		Linebackers 54 Troy Benson 59 Kyle Clifton 50 Bob Crable 52 Onzy Elam 55 Alex Gordon 57 Kevin McArthur 58 Matt Monger Defensive backs 22 Sean Dykes 35 Kerry Glenn CB 39 Harry Hamilton FS 47 Jerry Holmes CB 28 Carl Howard CB 48 Bobby Humphery CB 21 Sid Lewis 25 George Radachowsky SS 38 Mike Zordich FS Special teams 4 Dave Jennings P 5 Pat Leahy K		Reserve lists 27 Russell Carter CB (IR) 24 Freeman McNeil RB (IR) 56 Lance Mehl LB (IR) 85 Wesley Walker WR (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	September 13	at Buffalo Bills	W 31–28	Rich Stadium	76,718
2	September 21	New England Patriots	W 43–24	Giants Stadium	70,847
3	September 27	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Cancelled due to players' strike
4	October 4	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–38	Giants Stadium	12,370
5	October 11	at Indianapolis Colts	L 0–6	Hoosier Dome	34,927
6	October 18	Miami Dolphins	W 37–31 (OT)	Giants Stadium	18,249
7	October 25	at Washington Redskins	L 16–17	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	53,497
8	November 1	Indianapolis Colts	L 14–19	Giants Stadium	60,863
9	November 9	Seattle Seahawks	W 30–14	Giants Stadium	60,452
10	November 15	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 16–9	Arrowhead Stadium	40,718
11	November 22	Buffalo Bills	L 14–17	Giants Stadium	58,407
12	November 29	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–20	Giants Stadium	41,135
13	December 7	at Miami Dolphins	L 28–37	Joe Robbie Stadium	62,592
14	December 13	at New England Patriots	L 20–42	Sullivan Stadium	60,617
15	December 20	Philadelphia Eagles	L 27–38	Giants Stadium	30,572
16	December 27	at New York Giants	L 7–20	Giants Stadium	68,318

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	3	7	14	24
• Jets	6	0	21	16	43

Date: September 21
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf

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Week 5

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Dolphins	10	0	7	14	0	31
• Jets	0	17	0	14	6	37

Date: October 18
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Joe Namath

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Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	14	0	14
• Jets	0	10	10	10	30

Date: November 9
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C); wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)
Referee: Gene Barth
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf

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Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Jets	3	0	3	10	16
Chiefs	0	3	6	0	9

Date: November 15
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C); wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Paul Maguire

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Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	10	7	3	20
• Jets	7	10	0	10	27

Date: November 29
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45 °F (7.2 °C); wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: Marv Albert and Joe Namath

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Standings

AFC East
	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

Awards and records

Johnny Hector, Led AFC, Touchdowns, 11 TD's [8]

References

Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-02.
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-01.
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Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-01.
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-02.
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-03.
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-06.
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447

External links

1987 statistics

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[1] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-02.

[2] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-01.

[3] Pro-Football-Reference.com

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-01.

[5] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-02.

[6] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-03.

[7] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-06.

[8] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447

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