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1987 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 4-11-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 273 points (18.2/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 388 points (25.9/g), 27th.
Differential of -115 points (-7.7/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 4.5-10.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-0.9/g), 25th.
Coached by Frank Gansz (4-11-0)
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1987 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 | Bill Kenney | 32 | 7 | 8 | 154 for 273, 2,107 yards, 15 td, 9 int, & 12 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 333rd pick / 1978 |
| RB | Herman Heard | 26 | 3 | 6 | 82 rushes for 466 yards, 3 td, & 14 catches for 118 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984 |
| FB | Christian Okoye | 26 | Rook | 12 | 157 rushes for 660 yards, 3 td, & 24 catches for 169 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Carlos Carson* | 29 | 7 | 12 | 55 catches for 1,044 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Stephone Paige | 26 | 4 | 11 | 43 catches for 707 yards, 4 td | |
| TE | Jonathan Hayes | 25 | 2 | 8 | 21 catches for 272 yards, 2 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985 |
| LT | John Alt | 25 | 3 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 |
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| LG | Rich Baldinger | 28 | 5 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 10th / 270th pick / 1982 |
| C | Tom Baugh | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 87th pick / 1986 |
| C | Rick Donnalley | 29 | 5 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1981 |
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| RG | Mark Adickes | 26 | 1 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 Supp |
| RT | Irv Eatman | 26 | 1 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Dave Lutz | 28 | 4 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Art Still | 32 | 9 | 12 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1978 |
| NT | Bill Maas* | 25 | 3 | 11 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 |
| NT | Pete Koch | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 16th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Mike Bell | 30 | 8 | 12 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979 |
| LOLB | Louis Cooper | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 305th pick / 1985 |
| LILB | Aaron Pearson | 23 | 1 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 285th pick / 1986 |
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| RILB | Dino Hackett | 23 | 1 | 11 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1986 |
| ROLB | Jack Del Rio | 24 | 2 | 7 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| ROLB | Tim Cofield | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Albert Lewis* | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Kevin Ross | 25 | 3 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984 |
| SS | Lloyd Burruss | 30 | 6 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981 |
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| FS | Deron Cherry* | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Lowery | 31 | 9 | 0 | 19 of 23 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points | |
| P | Kelly Goodburn | 25 | Rook | 0 | 59 punts for a 40.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Michael Clemons | 22 | Rook | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 218th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Paul Palmer | 23 | Rook | 1 | 38 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 2 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1987 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bill Acker | 31 | NT | 2 | 2 | 255 | 6-3 | Texas | 11/7/1956 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 142nd pick / 1980 |
| Mark Adickes | 26 | G | 12 | 12 | 278 | 6-4 | Baylor | 4/22/1961 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Kevin Adkins | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 8/27/1965 | Rook | |
| John Alt | 25 | T | 9 | 9 | 298 | 6-8 | Iowa | 5/30/1962 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 |
| Walt Arnold | 29 | TE | 5 | 4 | 228 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/31/1958 | 7 | |
| Gary Baldinger | 24 | DE-NT | 7 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/4/1963 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 229th pick / 1986 |
| Rich Baldinger | 28 | G-T | 12 | 11 | 285 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 12/31/1959 | 5 | New York Giants / 10th / 270th pick / 1982 |
| Tom Baugh | 24 | C | 12 | 6 | 274 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois | 12/1/1963 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 87th pick / 1986 |
| Mike Bell | 30 | DE | 12 | 12 | 255 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 8/30/1957 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979 |
| James R. Black | 31 | DE | 1 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | South Carolina State | 11/4/1956 | Rook | |
| Todd Blackledge | 26 | QB | 3 | 2 | 225 | 6-3 | Penn State | 2/25/1961 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 7th pick / 1983 |
| Eric Brown | 23 | WR | 2 | 1 | 180 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 9/7/1964 | Rook | |
| Trent Bryant | 28 | DB | 3 | 2 | 180 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 8/14/1959 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 259th pick / 1981 |
| Lloyd Burruss | 30 | DB | 11 | 11 | 204 | 6-0 | Maryland | 10/31/1957 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981 |
| Carlos Carson* | 29 | WR | 12 | 12 | 180 | 5-11 | LSU | 12/28/1958 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980 |
| Deron Cherry* | 28 | DB | 8 | 8 | 197 | 5-11 | Rutgers | 9/12/1959 | 6 | |
| Michael Clemons | 22 | RB | 8 | 0 | 166 | 5-5 | William & Mary | 1/15/1965 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 218th pick / 1987 |
| Sherman Cocroft | 26 | DB | 12 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 8/29/1961 | 2 | |
| Paul Coffman | 31 | TE | 12 | 1 | 222 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 3/29/1956 | 9 | |
| Tim Cofield | 24 | LB | 12 | 5 | 243 | 6-2 | Elizabeth City State | 5/18/1963 | 1 | |
| Darrell Colbert | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 174 | 5-10 | Texas Southern | 11/16/1964 | Rook | |
| Lewis Colbert | 24 | P | 2 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Auburn | 8/23/1963 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 196th pick / 1986 |
| Jeff Colter | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 171 | 5-10 | Kansas | 4/23/1961 | 3 | |
| Louis Cooper | 24 | LB | 12 | 6 | 240 | 6-2 | Western Carolina | 8/5/1963 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 305th pick / 1985 |
| Jack Del Rio | 24 | LB | 10 | 7 | 246 | 6-4 | USC | 4/4/1963 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| Rick Donnalley | 29 | C-G | 6 | 6 | 261 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 12/11/1958 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1981 |
| Dan Doubiago | 27 | T | 3 | 0 | 283 | 6-5 | Utah | 9/25/1960 | Rook | |
| Cornelius Dozier | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | SMU | 2/5/1964 | Rook | |
| Irv Eatman | 26 | T | 12 | 8 | 293 | 6-7 | UCLA | 1/1/1961 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983 |
| Jack Epps | 24 | DB | 3 | 2 | 197 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 3/20/1963 | Rook | |
| Alex Espinoza | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Cal State-Fullerton,Iowa State | 5/31/1964 | Rook | |
| Richard Estell | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Kansas | 10/12/1963 | Rook | |
| James Evans | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Southern | 8/17/1963 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1987 |
| Jeff Faulkner | 23 | DE-DT | 3 | 1 | 305 | 6-4 | Southern | 4/4/1964 | Rook | |
| Jitter Fields | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-8 | Texas | 8/16/1962 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 123rd pick / 1984 |
| Randy Frazier | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Morehead State | 6/18/1964 | Rook | |
| Lee Getz | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 4/2/1964 | Rook | |
| Kelly Goodburn | 25 | P | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Emporia State,Iowa State | 4/14/1962 | Rook | |
| Leonard Griffin | 25 | DE-NT | 12 | 2 | 268 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 9/22/1962 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1986 |
| Stephen Griffin | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Tennessee State | 8/14/1964 | Rook | |
| Dino Hackett | 23 | LB | 11 | 11 | 228 | 6-3 | Appalachian State | 6/28/1964 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1986 |
| James Hamrick | 24 | K | 3 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Rice | 8/31/1963 | Rook | |
| James Harrell | 30 | LB | 11 | 4 | 224 | 6-1 | Florida | 7/19/1957 | 8 | |
| Bob Harris | 27 | LB-DB | 3 | 3 | 219 | 6-2 | Auburn | 11/11/1960 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 211th pick / 1983 |
| James Harvey | 22 | G-T | 3 | 3 | 265 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 11/27/1965 | Rook | |
| Jonathan Hayes | 25 | TE | 12 | 8 | 248 | 6-5 | Iowa | 8/11/1962 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985 |
| Herman Heard | 26 | RB | 12 | 6 | 184 | 5-10 | Fort Lewis,Southern Colorado | 11/24/1961 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984 |
| Greg Hill | 26 | DB | 4 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 2/12/1961 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 86th pick / 1983 |
| Eric Hodges | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Florida | 6/3/1964 | Rook | |
| Eric Holle | 27 | NT-DE | 8 | 1 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas | 9/5/1960 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 117th pick / 1984 |
| Tony Holloway | 23 | DE-LB | 1 | 1 | 222 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/21/1964 | Rook | |
| Bruce Holmes | 23 | LB | 3 | 3 | 235 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 10/24/1964 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 325th pick / 1987 |
| Doug Hoppock | 27 | T-G | 3 | 3 | 280 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 1/30/1960 | Rook | |
| Todd Howard | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 2/18/1965 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1987 |
| Doug Hudson | 23 | QB | 1 | 1 | 201 | 6-2 | Nicholls State | 9/11/1964 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 186th pick / 1987 |
| Glenn Hyde | 36 | T-G-C | 8 | 1 | 253 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 3/14/1951 | 11 | |
| Byron Ingram | 23 | G | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-2 | Eastern Kentucky | 11/17/1964 | Rook | |
| Ken E. Johnson | 32 | DE | 2 | 1 | 253 | 6-5 | Knoxville | 3/25/1955 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 83rd pick / 1979 |
| Fred D. Jones | 22 | LB | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida State | 9/2/1965 | Rook | |
| Rod E. Jones | 23 | TE | 3 | 1 | 240 | 6-4 | Washington | 3/3/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 223rd pick / 1987 |
| Brian Jozwiak | 24 | G-T | 10 | 1 | 304 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 6/20/1963 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 7th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Keel | 26 | TE | 7 | 2 | 228 | 6-4 | Arizona | 10/1/1961 | Rook | New England Patriots / 9th / 240th pick / 1983 |
| Bill Kenney | 32 | QB | 11 | 8 | 211 | 6-4 | Arizona State,Northern Colorado | 1/20/1955 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 333rd pick / 1978 |
| Pete Koch | 25 | NT-DE-DT | 6 | 6 | 270 | 6-6 | Maryland | 1/23/1962 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 16th pick / 1984 |
| Stein Koss | 24 | TE | 2 | 2 | 225 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 8/21/1963 | Rook | |
| Ken Lacy | 27 | RB | 3 | 1 | 222 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 11/1/1960 | 3 | |
| Garcia Lane | 26 | DB | 1 | 1 | 180 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 12/31/1961 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984 Supp |
| Albert Lewis* | 27 | DB | 12 | 12 | 196 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 10/6/1960 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983 |
| Chris Lindstrom | 27 | DE | 3 | 3 | 260 | 6-7 | Boston University | 8/3/1960 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 205th pick / 1982 |
| Nick Lowery | 31 | K | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Dartmouth | 5/27/1956 | 9 | |
| Dave Lutz | 28 | T-G | 12 | 7 | 305 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 12/20/1959 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
| Bill Maas* | 25 | NT-DE | 11 | 11 | 271 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 3/2/1962 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 |
| Henry Marshall | 33 | WR | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/9/1954 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| Ken McAlister | 27 | LB-DB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | San Francisco | 4/15/1960 | 5 | |
| Dave Montagne | 23 | WR | 3 | 2 | 184 | 6-2 | Oregon State | 4/18/1964 | Rook | |
| Larry Moriarty | 29 | RB | 12 | 4 | 240 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/24/1958 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1983 |
| Gary Moten | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | SMU | 4/3/1961 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 175th pick / 1983 |
| Lloyd Mumphrey | 26 | DE-LB | 3 | 2 | 260 | 6-3 | Miss. Valley State | 2/14/1961 | Rook | |
| Kenny Nash | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 10/28/1962 | Rook | |
| Mark Nelson | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Bowling Green,Iowa State | 6/22/1964 | Rook | |
| Teddy Nelson | 22 | DB | 3 | 3 | 203 | 5-10 | UNLV | 1/1/1965 | Rook | |
| Christian Okoye | 26 | RB | 12 | 12 | 253 | 6-1 | Azusa Pacific | 8/16/1961 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1987 |
| Stephone Paige | 26 | WR | 12 | 11 | 184 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 10/15/1961 | 4 | |
| Paul Palmer | 23 | RB | 12 | 1 | 184 | 5-9 | Temple | 10/14/1964 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1987 |
| Robert Parker | 24 | RB | 3 | 2 | 201 | 6-1 | BYU | 1/7/1963 | Rook | |
| Aaron Pearson | 23 | LB | 12 | 9 | 239 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 8/22/1964 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 285th pick / 1986 |
| J.C. Pearson | 24 | DB | 12 | 2 | 187 | 5-11 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Washington | 8/17/1963 | 1 | |
| Jim Pietrzak | 34 | C-DT-T | 2 | 2 | 260 | 6-5 | Eastern Michigan | 2/21/1953 | 13 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1974 |
| Woodie Pippens | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Thiel | 2/7/1963 | Rook | |
| Mark Robinson | 25 | DB | 12 | 4 | 206 | 5-11 | Penn State | 9/13/1962 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 90th pick / 1984 |
| Steve Rogers | 28 | T | 3 | 3 | 260 | 6-4 | BYU,Oregon State | 1/9/1959 | Rook | |
| Kevin Ross | 25 | DB | 12 | 11 | 185 | 5-9 | Temple | 1/16/1962 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984 |
| Frank Seurer | 25 | QB | 8 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | Kansas | 8/16/1962 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 76th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Chris Smith | 24 | RB | 3 | 3 | 232 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 6/1/1963 | 1 | |
| Eric Smith | 28 | DB | 3 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | SMU | 12/22/1959 | Rook | |
| Angelo Snipes | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | West Georgia | 1/11/1963 | 1 | |
| Gary Spann | 24 | LB | 2 | 1 | 218 | 6-1 | TCU | 2/3/1963 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 263rd pick / 1986 |
| Matt Stevens | 23 | QB | 3 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | UCLA | 7/30/1964 | Rook | |
| Art Still | 32 | DE | 12 | 12 | 253 | 6-7 | Kentucky | 12/5/1955 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1978 |
| Ralph Stockemer | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Baylor | 12/20/1962 | Rook | |
| Carlton Thomas | 24 | DB | 4 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | Elizabeth City State | 11/25/1963 | Rook | |
| Arland Thompson | 30 | G | 3 | 3 | 265 | 6-4 | Baylor | 9/19/1957 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 103rd pick / 1980 |
| John Trahan | 26 | WR | 3 | 3 | 160 | 5-9 | Southern Colorado | 4/19/1961 | Rook | |
| John Walker | 26 | NT-DT | 3 | 2 | 270 | 6-6 | Nebraska-Omaha | 9/12/1961 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 136th pick / 1983 |
| Riley Walton | 25 | TE | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 8/6/1962 | Rook | |
| Ray Woodard | 26 | DE | 6 | 0 | 290 | 6-6 | Texas | 8/20/1961 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 199th pick / 1984 |
| Kevin Wyatt | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 199 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 3/14/1964 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 136th pick / 1986 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 15 | 228.1 | 6-1.9 | 2.3 |