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1986 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 254 points (15.9/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 418 points (26.1/g), 27th.
Differential of -164 points (-10.2/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 3.8-12.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-0.8/g), 27th.
Coached by Forrest Gregg (4-12-0)
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1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Randy Wright | 25 | 2 | 16 | 263 for 492, 3,247 yards, 17 td, 23 int, & 18 rushes for 41 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1984 |
| RB | Kenneth Davis | 24 | Rook | 6 | 114 rushes for 519 yards, 0 td, & 21 catches for 142 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1986 |
| RB | Gary Ellerson | 23 | 1 | 6 | 90 rushes for 287 yards, 3 td, & 12 catches for 130 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 182nd pick / 1985 |
| RB | Gerry Ellis | 29 | 6 | 6 | 84 rushes for 345 yards, 2 td, & 24 catches for 258 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 192nd pick / 1980 |
| FB | Paul Ott Carruth | 25 | Rook | 12 | 81 rushes for 308 yards, 2 td, & 24 catches for 134 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | Phil Epps | 28 | 4 | 12 | 49 catches for 612 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 321st pick / 1982 |
| WR | James Lofton | 30 | 8 | 15 | 64 catches for 840 yards, 4 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| TE | Dan Ross | 29 | 7 | 10 | 17 catches for 143 yards, 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1979 |
| TE | Ed West | 25 | 2 | 6 | 15 catches for 199 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Ken Ruettgers | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1985 |
| LG | Tom Neville | 25 | Rook | 15 | ||
| C | Karl Swanke | 29 | 6 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1980 |
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| C | Mark Cannon | 24 | 2 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 294th pick / 1984 |
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| RG | Ron Hallstrom | 27 | 4 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1982 |
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| RT | Alan Veingrad | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Alphonso Carreker | 24 | 2 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 |
| NT | Charles Martin | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| NT | Donnie Humphrey | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Robert Brown | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | Tim Harris | 22 | Rook | 10 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 84th pick / 1986 |
| LILB | Randy Scott | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RILB | John Dorsey | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 99th pick / 1984 |
| RILB | Brian Noble | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 125th pick / 1985 |
| ROLB | Brian Noble | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 125th pick / 1985 |
| ROLB | Bobby Leopold | 29 | 6 | 7 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 210th pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Mark Lee | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Mossy Cade | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Tiger Greene | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Ken Stills | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 209th pick / 1985 |
| FS | Tom Flynn | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 126th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Al Del Greco | 24 | 2 | 0 | 17 of 27 field goals & 29 of 29 extra points | |
| P | Don Bracken | 24 | 1 | 0 | 55 punts for a 40.1 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Walter Stanley | 24 | 1 | 4 | 33 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1985 |
| KR | Walter Stanley | 24 | 1 | 4 | 28 kick returns for a 20.0 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Anderson | 30 | LB | 4 | 4 | 226 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/14/1956 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| Ed Berry | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Utah State | 9/28/1963 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1986 |
| Jerry Boyarsky | 27 | NT | 2 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 5/15/1959 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 128th pick / 1981 |
| Don Bracken | 24 | P | 13 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 2/16/1962 | 1 | |
| Robert Brown | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-2 | Chowan,Virginia Tech | 5/21/1960 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1982 |
| Mossy Cade | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 6-1 | Texas | 12/26/1961 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Cannon | 24 | C | 7 | 7 | 258 | 6-3 | Texas-Arlington | 6/14/1962 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 294th pick / 1984 |
| Alphonso Carreker | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-6 | Florida State | 5/25/1962 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 |
| Paul Ott Carruth | 25 | RB | 16 | 12 | 220 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/22/1961 | Rook | |
| Bill Cherry | 25 | C-G | 16 | 1 | 275 | 6-4 | Middle Tenn. State | 1/5/1961 | Rook | |
| Jessie Clark | 26 | RB | 5 | 1 | 231 | 6-0 | Arkansas,Louisiana Tech | 1/3/1960 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 188th pick / 1983 |
| Kenneth Davis | 24 | RB | 16 | 6 | 208 | 5-10 | TCU | 4/16/1962 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1986 |
| Al Del Greco | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Auburn | 3/2/1962 | 2 | |
| Burnell Dent | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 236 | 6-1 | Tulane | 3/16/1963 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1986 |
| John Dorsey | 26 | LB | 16 | 9 | 240 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 8/31/1960 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 99th pick / 1984 |
| Gary Ellerson | 23 | RB | 16 | 6 | 220 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 7/17/1963 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 182nd pick / 1985 |
| Gerry Ellis | 29 | RB | 16 | 6 | 221 | 5-11 | Missouri | 11/12/1957 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 192nd pick / 1980 |
| Phil Epps | 28 | WR | 12 | 12 | 165 | 5-10 | TCU | 11/11/1958 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 321st pick / 1982 |
| Greg Feasel | 28 | T | 15 | 0 | 300 | 6-7 | Abilene Christian | 11/7/1958 | Rook | |
| Vince Ferragamo | 32 | QB | 3 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | California,Nebraska | 4/24/1954 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 91st pick / 1977 |
| Tom Flynn | 24 | DB | 7 | 6 | 195 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/24/1962 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 126th pick / 1984 |
| Nolan Franz | 27 | WR | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | Tulane | 9/11/1959 | Rook | |
| Chuck Fusina | 29 | QB | 7 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Penn State | 5/31/1957 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1979 |
| Tiger Greene | 24 | DB | 13 | 10 | 194 | 6-0 | Western Carolina | 2/15/1962 | 1 | |
| David Greenwood | 26 | DB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 3/25/1960 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 206th pick / 1983 |
| Ron Hallstrom | 27 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-6 | Iowa,Iowa Central | 6/11/1959 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1982 |
| Tim Harris | 22 | LB-DE | 16 | 10 | 260 | 6-6 | Memphis | 9/10/1964 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 84th pick / 1986 |
| Gary Hayes | 29 | DB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Fresno State | 8/19/1957 | 2 | |
| Donnie Humphrey | 25 | NT-DE | 16 | 5 | 282 | 6-3 | Auburn | 4/20/1961 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1984 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 29 | RB | 12 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 7/30/1957 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1979 |
| Ezra Johnson | 31 | DE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| Matt Koart | 23 | DE | 6 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | USC | 9/28/1963 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 125th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Lee | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 5-11 | Washington | 3/20/1958 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| Bobby Leopold | 29 | LB | 12 | 7 | 215 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 10/18/1957 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 210th pick / 1980 |
| Mark Lewis | 25 | TE | 16 | 1 | 239 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 5/5/1961 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 155th pick / 1985 |
| Tim Lewis | 25 | DB | 3 | 3 | 194 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/18/1961 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 11th pick / 1983 |
| James Lofton | 30 | WR | 15 | 15 | 192 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/5/1956 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| Charles Martin | 27 | NT-DE | 14 | 11 | 280 | 6-4 | West Alabama | 8/31/1959 | 2 | |
| Phil McConkey | 29 | WR | 4 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Navy | 2/24/1957 | 2 | |
| Ruben Mendoza | 23 | G | 6 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Wayne State (NE),Yankton | 5/10/1963 | Rook | |
| Mike Moffitt | 23 | TE | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Fresno State | 7/28/1963 | Rook | |
| Rich Moran | 24 | G-C | 5 | 1 | 276 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 3/19/1962 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1985 |
| Tom Neville | 25 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-5 | Fresno State,Weber State | 9/4/1961 | Rook | |
| Brian Noble | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 9/6/1962 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 125th pick / 1985 |
| Kurt Ploeger | 24 | DE-DT | 1 | 0 | 259 | 6-5 | Gustavus Adolphus | 12/1/1962 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 144th pick / 1985 |
| Bill Renner | 27 | P | 3 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 5/23/1959 | Rook | |
| Dan Ross | 29 | TE | 15 | 10 | 238 | 6-4 | Northeastern | 2/9/1957 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1979 |
| Ken Ruettgers | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | USC | 8/20/1962 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Schuh | 28 | LB | 12 | 2 | 228 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/22/1958 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 176th pick / 1981 |
| Randy Scott | 27 | LB | 15 | 15 | 223 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/31/1959 | 5 | |
| Joe Shield | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Trinity (CT) | 6/26/1962 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 294th pick / 1985 |
| John Simmons | 28 | DB | 6 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | SMU | 12/1/1958 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1981 |
| Walter Stanley | 24 | WR | 16 | 4 | 180 | 5-9 | Colorado,Mesa | 11/5/1962 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1985 |
| Ken Stills | 23 | DB | 16 | 10 | 185 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 9/6/1963 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 209th pick / 1985 |
| John Sullivan | 25 | DB | 6 | 3 | 196 | 6-1 | California | 11/15/1961 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Karl Swanke | 29 | T-C-G | 10 | 8 | 257 | 6-6 | Boston College | 12/29/1957 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1980 |
| Ben Thomas | 25 | DE-NT | 9 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Auburn | 7/2/1961 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 56th pick / 1985 |
| Miles Turpin | 22 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | California | 5/15/1964 | Rook | |
| Alan Veingrad | 23 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7/24/1963 | Rook | |
| Elbert Watts | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Oklahoma,USC | 3/20/1963 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 243rd pick / 1986 |
| Mike Weddington | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/9/1960 | Rook | |
| Ed West | 25 | TE | 16 | 6 | 250 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/2/1961 | 2 | |
| Randy Wright | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 1/12/1961 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1984 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 16 | 229.9 | 6-1.9 | 2.4 |