1987 New York Jets season

New York Jets
1987 New York Jets season
Head coach	Joe Walton
General manager	Jim Kensil
Owner	Leon Hess
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 18th in the National Football League. 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

NFL Draft

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 Asssist 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:

Roster of the 1987 Replacement Jets

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

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 Ernie 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 7 Ken O'Brien 10 Pat Ryan Running backs 31 Marion Barber Jr. 24 Freeman McNeil 43 Roger Vick FB Wide receivers 84 Michael Harper 86 Tracy Martin 87 Kurt Sohn 88 Al Toon 83 Jo-Jo Townsell 85 Wesley Walker 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 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 74 Don Smith DT		Linebackers 54 Troy Benson 90 Jay Brophy 59 Kyle Clifton 50 Bob Crable 55 Alex Gordon Defensive backs 27 Russell Carter CB 22 Sean Dykes 35 Kerry Glenn CB 39 Harry Hamilton FS 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 Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	September 13, 1987	at Buffalo Bills	W 31–28	Rich Stadium	76,718
2	September 21, 1987	New England Patriots	W 43–24	The Meadowlands	70,847
3	September 27, 1987	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Cancelled due to players' strike
4	October 4, 1987	Dallas Cowboys	L 38–24	The Meadowlands	12,370
5	October 11, 1987	at Indianapolis Colts	L 6–0	Hoosier Dome	34,927
6	October 18, 1987	Miami Dolphins	W 37–31 (OT)	The Meadowlands	18,249
7	October 25, 1987	at Washington Redskins	L 17–16	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	53,497
8	November 1, 1987	Indianapolis Colts	L 19–14	The Meadowlands	60,863
9	November 9, 1987	Seattle Seahawks	W 30–14	The Meadowlands	60,452
10	November 15, 1987	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 16–9	Arrowhead Stadium	40,718
11	November 22, 1987	Buffalo Bills	L 17–14	The Meadowlands	58,407
12	November 29, 1987	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–20	The Meadowlands	41,135
13	December 7, 1987	at Miami Dolphins	L 37–28	Joe Robbie Stadium	62,592
14	December 13, 1987	at New England Patriots	L 42–20	Sullivan Stadium	60,617
15	December 20, 1987	Philadelphia Eagles	L 38–27	The Meadowlands	30,572
16	December 27, 1987	at New York Giants	L 20–7	Giants Stadium	68,318

Season summary

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 3

Week 4

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 6

Week 7

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 10

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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Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

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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