1985 Green Bay Packers season

Green Bay Packers
1985 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Forrest Gregg; (2nd season)
General manager	Bob Harlan; (Since 1981)
Owner	Green Bay Packers, Inc.; (Since 1923)
Home field	Lambeau Field; Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1985 Green Bay Packers season was their 67th season overall and their 65th in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–8 record under coach Forrest Gregg, the same record from the previous year. The Packers earned a second-place finish in the NFC Central division.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick #	Round	Player	Position	College
7	Round 1	Ken Ruettgers	Guard	USC
71	Round 3	Rich Moran	Guard	San Diego State
98	Round 4	Walter Stanley	Wide receiver	Mesa State
125	Round 5	Brian Noble	Linebacker	Arizona State
155	Round 6	Mark Lewis	Tight end	Texas A&M
171	Round 7	Eric Wilson	Linebacker	Maryland
182	Round 7	Gary Ellerson	Running back	Wisconsin
209	Round 8	Ken Stills	Safety	Wisconsin
239	Round 9	Morris Johnson	Guard	Alabama A&M
266	Round 10	Ronnie Burgess	Cornerback	Wake Forest
294	Round 11	Joe Shield	Quarterback	Trinity
323	Round 12	Jim Meyer	Punter	Arizona State

Personnel

Staff

**1985 Green Bay Packers staff**

	Front office President – Robert J. Parins Corporate Assistant to the President – Bob Harlan Director of Player Personnel – Dick Corrick Director of Player Procurement – Chuck Hutchison Head coaches Head Coach – Forrest Gregg Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bob Schnelker Offensive Backs – George Sefcik Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive Line – Jerry Wampfler			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Dick Modzelewski Linebackers – Herb Paterra Defensive Backs – Ken Riley Special teams coaches Special Teams – Chuck Priefer Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Virgil Knight

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Roster

**1985 Green Bay Packers final roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Lynn Dickey 17 Joe Shield 16 Randy Wright 18 Jim Zorn Running backs 33 Jessie Clark 42 Gary Ellerson 31 Gerry Ellis 25 Harlan Huckleby 40 Eddie Lee Ivery 35 Del Rodgers Wide receivers 88 Preston Dennard 85 Phil Epps 80 James Lofton 87 Walter Stanley Tight ends 82 Paul Coffman 86 Ed West		Offensive linemen 58 Mark Cannon C 65 Ron Hallstrom G 74 Tim Huffman G 68 Greg Koch T 60 Blake Moore C 57 Rich Moran G 75 Ken Ruettgers T 67 Karl Swanke T 70 Keith Uecker G Defensive linemen 93 Robert Brown DE 77 Mike Butler DE 76 Alphonso Carreker DE 79 Donnie Humphrey DT 90 Ezra Johnson DE 94 Charles Martin DT 71 Mark Shumate DT		Linebackers 59 John Anderson 52 George Cumby 99 John Dorsey 91 Brian Noble 51 Guy Prather 55 Randy Scott Defensive backs 24 Mossy Cade CB 23 Chuck Clanton 41 Tom Flynn FS 27 Gary Hayes CB 43 Daryll Jones S 26 Tim Lewis CB 22 Mark Lee CB 37 Mark Murphy SS 29 Ken Stills CB Special teams 17 Don Bracken P 10 Al Del Greco K 11 Joe Prokop P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics 00 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

Regular season

The team finished with an 8–8 record for the third consecutive season. The club was 5–3 at home and 3–5 on the road.[2]

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Notes	Venue	Attendance
1	9-8-1985	at New England Patriots	L 20–26	0–1		Sullivan Stadium	49,488
2	9-15-1985	New York Giants	W 23–20	1–1		Lambeau Field	56,145
3	9-22-1985	New York Jets	L 3–24	1–2		Milwaukee County Stadium	53,667
4	9-29-1985	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 28–43	1–3		Busch Memorial Stadium	48,598
5	10-6-1985	Detroit Lions	W 43–10	2–3		Lambeau Field	55,914
6	10-13-1985	Minnesota Vikings	W 20–17	3–3		Milwaukee County Stadium	54,674
7	10-21-1985	at Chicago Bears	L 7–23	3–4	Monday Night Football	Soldier Field	65,095
8	10-27-1985	at Indianapolis Colts	L 10–37	3–5		Hoosier Dome	59,708
9	11-3-1985	Chicago Bears	L 10–16	3–6		Lambeau Field	55,343
10	11-10-1985	at Minnesota Vikings	W 27–17	4–6		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	59,970
11	11-17-1985	New Orleans Saints	W 38–14	5–6		Milwaukee County Stadium	52,104
12	11-24-1985	at Los Angeles Rams	L 17–34	5–7		Anaheim Stadium	52,710
13	12-1-1985	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21–0	6–7	The Snow Bowl	Lambeau Field	19,856
14	12-8-1985	Miami Dolphins	L 24–34	6–8		Lambeau Field	52,671
15	12-15-1985	at Detroit Lions	W 26–23	7–8		Pontiac Silverdome	49,379
16	12-22-1985	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–17	8–8		Tampa Stadium	33,992

Game summaries

Week 10

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Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
• Packers	0	7	7	7	21

Date: December 1
Location: Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 19,856
Game weather: Snow • 30°F • Wind 21
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Hill and John Dockery

This divisional matchup with Tampa Bay would come to be known as the Snow Bowl in Packers' history. By kickoff, twelves inches of snow had fallen and the roads were impossible to navigate preventing many fans from attending. This gave the game the dubious distinction of having over 36,000 "no-shows", the most in Packers history.

The game itself saw the Packers dominate the Buccaneers en route to a 21–0 victory. The Packers offense gained 512 total yards to the Buccaneers' 65. During the game, Packers defensive end Alphonso Carreker sacked Buccaneers quarterback Steve Young a team record four times.

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears⁽¹⁾	15	1	0	.938	8–0	12–0	456	198	W3
Green Bay Packers	8	8	0	.500	6–2	8–4	337	355	W2
Minnesota Vikings	7	9	0	.438	3–5	5–9	346	359	L2
Detroit Lions	7	9	0	.438	2–6	5–7	307	366	L3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	14	0	.125	1–7	2–10	294	448	L4

Statistics

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completion	Percentage	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Int	Sacks	Rating
Lynn Dickey	314	172	54.8	2206	7.03	63	15	17	30	70.4
Jim Zorn	123	56	45.5	794	6.46	56t	4	6	11	57.4
Randy Wright	74	39	52.7	552	7.46	38	2	4	8	63.6
TOTALS	513	267	52.0	3552	6.92	63	21	27	0	66.0

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Average	TD	Long
James Lofton	69	1153	16.7	4	56t
Paul Coffman	49	666	13.6	6	32
Phil Epps	44	683	15.5	3	63
Eddie Lee Ivery	28	270	9.6	2	24
Jessie Clark	24	252	10.5	2	55t
Gerry Ellis	24	206	8.6	0	35
Preston Dennard	13	182	14.0	2	34
Ed West	8	95	11.9	1	30
Harlan Huckleby	5	27	5.4	0	8
TOTALS	267	3552	13.3	21	63

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Yards	avg	TD	Long
Eddie Lee Ivery	132	636	4.8	2	34
Jessie Clark	147	633	4.3	5	80
Gerry Ellis	104	571	5.5	5	39t
Gary Ellerson	32	205	6.4	2	37t
Phil Epps	5	103	20.6	1	34
Harlan Huckleby	8	41	5.1	0	15
Lynn Dickey	18	−12	−0.7	1	3
TOTALS	470	2208	4.7	16	8

Defensive

Player	Sacks	INT'S	Yards	Average	TD	Long
John Anderson	6.0	2	2	1.0	0	2
Robert Brown	3.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Butler	2.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mossy Cade	0.0	1	0	0.0	0	0
Alphonso Carreker	9.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Douglass	1.5	2	126	63.0	1	80t
Tom Flynn	0.0	1	7	7.0	0	7
Donnie Humphrey	2.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Ezra Johnson	9.5	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mark Lee	0.0	1	23	23.0	0	23
Tim Lewis	0.0	4	4	1.0	0	4
Charles Martin	3.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mark Murphy	4.0	2	50	25.0	1	50t
Brian Noble	3.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Guy Prather	2.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Randy Scott	3.0	2	50	25.0	0	30
TOTALS	48.0	15	262	17.5	2	8

Awards and records

Hall of Famers

The Following were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in February 1985;

Phil Bengtson, Coach-G.M., 1959–70
Bob Jeter, CB, 1963–70
Earl "Bud" Svendsen, C-LB, 1937, 1939

References

"All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 266
Pro-Football-Reference.com

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[1] "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

[2] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 266

[3] Pro-Football-Reference.com

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