1987 Los Angeles Raiders season

1987 Los Angeles Raiders season
Head coach Tom Flores
General manager Al Davis
Owner Al Davis
Home field L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Local radio KIIS–AM 1150
Results
Record 5–10
Division place 4th AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1987 Los Angeles Raiders season was the club’s 28th season in the NFL. They finished with a disappointing record of 5–10 (the team's worst finish since Al Davis arrived in 1963). It was only the sixth losing season in franchise history.

Offseason

NFL draft

Since he did not sign with a team by the 1987 draft, Bo Jackson's rights were forfeited by Tampa Bay and his name was thrown back into the draft. The Raiders selected Jackson in the seventh round with the 183rd overall pick.[1] Raiders owner Al Davis supported Jackson and his baseball career and got Jackson to sign a contract by offering him a salary that was comparable to a full-time starting running back but allowing Jackson to only play part-time until the baseball season was done.

1987 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 15 John Clay  Offensive tackle Missouri
2 52 Bruce Wilkerson  Offensive tackle Tennessee
3 81 Steve Smith  Running back Penn State
4 110 Steve Beuerlein *  Quarterback Notre Dame
7 183 Bo Jackson *  Running back Auburn
9 238 Scott Eccles  Tight end Eastern New Mexico
10 254 Rob Harrison  Defensive back Sacramento State
10 265 John Gesek  Guard Sacramento State
10 273 Jim Ellis  Linebacker Boise State
11 288 Chris McLemore  Running back Arizona
11 294 Mario Perry  Tight end Mississippi
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1987 Los Angeles Raiders staff
Front office
  • President of the General Partner – Al Davis
  • Executive Assistant – Al LoCasale
  • Personnel Operations – Ron Wolf
  • Senior Executive – John Herrera

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Roster

1987 Los Angeles Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  • 10 Chris Bahr K
  •  3 Vincent Gamache P
  •  4 David Hardy K
  •  5 Stan Talley P
 Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Joining the Raiders midway through the 1987 season, Bo Jackson rushed for 554 yards on 81 carries in just seven games. Over the next three seasons, Bo Jackson would rush for 2,228 more yards and 12 touchdowns: a remarkable achievement, in light of the fact that he was a "second string" player behind Raiders legend Marcus Allen.

Jackson turned in a 221-yard rushing performance on Monday Night Football in 1987 against the Seattle Seahawks. During this game, he ran over Seahawks linebacker Brian Bosworth, who had insulted Jackson and promised in a media event before the game to contain Jackson. He also made a 91-yard run to the outside, untouched down the sideline. He continued sprinting until finally slowing down as he passed through the entrance to the field tunnel to the dressing rooms with teammates soon following. Jackson scored two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown in the game.

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRaiders pointsOpponentsRecordAttendance
1Sep 13at Green Bay PackersWin2001–054,983
2Sep 20vs. Detroit LionsWin2772–050,300
–Sep 27at Houston OilersCanceled2–0
3Oct 4vs. Kansas City ChiefsWin35173–010,708
4Oct 12at Denver BroncosLoss14303–161,230
5Oct 18vs. San Diego ChargersLoss17233–223,541
6Oct 25vs. Seattle SeahawksLoss13353–352,735
7Nov 1at New England PatriotsLoss23263–460,664
8Nov 8at Minnesota VikingsLoss20313–557,150
9Nov 15at San Diego ChargersLoss14163–660,639
10Nov 22vs. Denver BroncosLoss17233–761,318
11Nov 30at Seattle SeahawksWin37144–762,802
12Dec 6vs. Buffalo BillsWin34215–743,143
13Dec 13at Kansas City ChiefsLoss10165–863,834
14Dec 20Cleveland BrownsLoss17245–940,275
15Dec 27Chicago BearsLoss365–1078,019

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Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
• Raiders 0 776 20
Packers 0 000 0

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Week 11

1 234Total
• Raiders 7 20100 37
Seahawks 7 070 14

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Standings

AFC West
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

Awards and records

  • Howie Long, AFC Pro Bowl selection

References

  1. ↑ Flatter, Ron. "Bo knows stardom and disappointment". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
  2. ↑ "1987 Los Angeles Raiders draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "1987 Los Angeles Raiders starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1987-lai
  5. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-03.
  6. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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