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1987 Washington Redskins (NFL)

1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-4-0 .733
Playoff Statistics
1987 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Joe Gibbs
Chuck BankerSpecial Teams
Don BreauxOffensive Backs
Joe BugelAssistant Head Coach/Offense
Joe DiangeStrength
Dan HenningOffensive Assistant-Receivers
Bill HickmanAdministrative Assistant
Larry PeccatielloDefensive Coordinator
Richie PetitbonAssistant Head Coach/Defense
Jerry RhomeQuarterbacks
Dan RileyConditioning
Warren SimmonsTight Ends
Charley TaylorWide Receivers
Emmitt ThomasDefensive Assistant
LaVern TorgesonDefensive Line
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Fri8/14/1987HPittsburgh Steelers23-17WWashington, DCRFK Stadium52266
Sat8/22/1987AGreen Bay Packers33-0WMadison, WICamp Randall Stadium64768
Sat8/29/1987ATampa Bay Buccaneers10-17LTampa, FLTampa Stadium63845
Sat9/5/1987ALos Angeles Rams26-14WAnaheim, CAAnaheim Stadium51133
Sun9/13/1987HPhiladelphia Eagles34-24WWashington, DCRFK Stadium52188
Sun9/20/1987AAtlanta Falcons20-21LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium63567
Sun9/27/1987HNew England Patriots-Washington, DCRFK Stadium
Sun10/4/1987HSt. Louis Cardinals28-21WWashington, DCRFK Stadium27728
Sun10/11/1987ANew York Giants38-12WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium9123
Mon10/19/1987ADallas Cowboys13-7WIrving, TXTexas Stadium60415
Sun10/25/1987HNew York Jets17-16WWashington, DCRFK Stadium53497
Sun11/1/1987ABuffalo Bills27-7WOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium71640
Sun11/8/1987APhiladelphia Eagles27-31LPhiladelphia, PAVeterans Stadium63609
Sun11/15/1987HDetroit Lions20-13WWashington, DCRFK Stadium53593
Mon11/23/1987HLos Angeles Rams26-30LWashington, DCRFK Stadium53614
Sun11/29/1987HNew York Giants23-19WWashington, DCRFK Stadium45815
Sun12/6/1987ASt. Louis Cardinals34-17WSt. Louis, MOBusch Stadium31324
Sun12/13/1987HDallas Cowboys24-20WWashington, DCRFK Stadium54882
Sun12/20/1987AMiami Dolphins21-23LMiami-Dade County, FLJoe Robbie Stadium65715
Sat12/26/1987AMinnesota Vikings27-24WOTMinneapolis, MNMetrodome59160
NFC Divisional Playoff
Sun1/10/1988AChicago Bears21-17WChicago, ILSoldier Field58153
NFC Championship
Sun1/17/1988HMinnesota Vikings17-10WWashington, DCRFK Stadium55212
Super Bowl XXII
Sun1/31/1988ADenver Broncos42-10WSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium73302

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

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Schedule Notes
9/27/1987New England PatriotsCanceled
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Anthony Allen89WR5-1118228Washington33
Obed Ariri5K5-817031Clemson20
Jess Atkinson4K5-916826Maryland10
Dan Benish95RDT6-528027Clemson33
Cliff Benson88TE6-424226Purdue20
Keiron Bigby84WR5-1017721Brown10
Jeff Bostic53C6-225529Clemson125
Todd Bowles23FS6-220424Temple1212
Reggie Branch29RB5-1123125West Virginia State; East Carolina120
Darrick Brilz75LOG6-328123Oregon State74
Kelvin Bryant24RB6-219527North Carolina111
Derek Bunch92LB6-321526Michigan State30
Danny Burmeister22S6-220124North Carolina30
Dave Butz65LDT6-729537Purdue1212
Ravin Caldwell50LB6-322924Arkansas120
Joe Caravello88TE6-327024El Camino JC; Tulane115
Mark Carlson79LOT6-628424Boston University; Southern Connecticut State33
Gary Clark84WR5-917325James Madison1211
Joe Cofer36SS6-020024Tennessee31
Monte Coleman51RLB6-323030Central Arkansas1212
Anthony Copeland56LB6-225024Wichita State; Louisville30
John Cowne54C6-224525Virginia Tech30
Steve Cox12P6-419529Arkansas120
Eric Coyle56C6-326024Colorado33
Bobby Curtis97LLB6-323523The Citadel; Jackson State; Savannah State33
Brian Davis34CB6-218824Glendale CC; Nebraska70
Vernon Dean32CB5-1117828Los Angeles Valley JC; U.S. International; San Diego State120
Glenn Dennison89TE6-322526Miami (Florida)21
Clint Didier86TE6-524028Columbia Basin JC; Portland State96
K.D. Dunn87TE6-323124Clemson30
Dave Etherly25CB6-119525Oregon State; Portland State30
Frank Frazier76OG6-529027Miami (Florida)30
Steve Gage48SS6-320823Tulsa41
Alec Gibson96LDE6-426024Ventura JC; Illinois33
Kurt Gouveia54MLB6-123523Brigham Young111
Darryl Grant77RDT6-127528Rice1211
Darrell Green28LCB5-818027Texas A&M-Kingsville1212
Keith Griffin35RB5-818526Miami (Florida)92
Russ Grimm68C6-327528Pittsburgh65
Ali Haji-Sheikh6K6-017226Michigan110
Dean Hamel78RDT6-328526Coffeyville CC; Tulsa121
Steve Hamilton64DE-DT6-426226East Carolina120
Allen Harvin31RB5-920028Cincinnati10
Ray Hitchcock59C6-228922Minnesota50
Walter Holman30RB5-1020828Holmes CC; West Virginia State30
Charles Jackson37SS6-421025Texas Tech11
Joe Jacoby66LOT6-730028Louisville1212
Tim Jessie21RB5-1119024Auburn30
Richard Johnson83WR5-717826Los Angeles Harbor JC; Colorado10
Anthony Jones82TE6-324827Maryland-Eastern Shore; Wichita State20
David Jones58C6-325226Texas50
Ted Karras99LDT6-226523Northwestern11
Mel Kaufman55LLB6-221829Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)1212
Rick Kehr61OG6-328528Carthage50
Garry Kimble34CB5-1118424Cisco JC; Sam Houston State30
Jon Kimmel50RLB6-424027Colgate11
Markus Koch74RDE6-527524Boise State122
Skip Lane39FS6-120827Mississippi33
Kit Lathrop67DT6-426031West Valley JC; Arizona State10
Dexter Manley72RDE6-325729Oklahoma State1110
Charles Mann71LDE6-627026Nevada-Reno1212
Steve Martin98RDE6-326023Jackson State33
Mark May73ROT6-628928Pittsburgh1010
Craig McEwen83TE6-122222Santa Ana JC; Utah43
Curtis McGriff74DT6-527629Alabama10
Raleigh McKenzie63LOG6-228324Tennessee1212
Dan McQuaid60OT6-727827Nevada-Las Vegas10
Rich Milot57MLB6-423730Penn State95
Mike Mitchell46LCB5-1018026Howard Payne33
Art Monk81WR6-320930Syracuse99
Tim Morrison41CB6-119524North Carolina70
Neal Olkewicz52MLB6-023130Maryland106
Terry Orr87TE6-322726Texas101
Phil Pettey62ROG6-427426Missouri33
Joe Phillips84WR5-918824Kentucky20
Tony Robinson15QB6-320023Tennessee10
George Rogers38RB6-222929South Carolina119
Carlton Rose50RLB6-222025Michigan22
Ed Rubbert16QB6-522523Louisville33
Tony Sagnella94LDT6-526023Rutgers32
Ricky Sanders83WR5-1118027Texas State125
Jay Schroeder10QB6-421526UCLA1110
Willard Scissum61ROT6-327525Alabama33
Tony Settles91LB6-321023Elon30
Derrick Shepard88WR5-1018423Oklahoma21
Ed Simmons76ROT-OG6-531724Eastern Washington53
Timmy Smith36RB5-1121623Texas Tech70
R.C. Thielemann69ROG6-425732Arkansas1212
Steve Thompson67DT6-227522Minnesota10
Brendan Toibin8K6-020523Richmond10
Dave Truitt85TE6-423223North Carolina10
Clarence Vaughn31S6-020223Northern Illinois; Kishwaukee JC; Northern Illinois50
Clarence Verdin89WR5-816424Louisiana-Lafayette31
Lionel Vital20RB5-919524Nicholls State33
Henry Waechter67DT6-527528Waldorf JC; Nebraska10
Alvin Walton40SS6-018023Mount San Jacinto JC; Kansas1212
Don Warren85TE6-424231Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State1212
Jack Weil2P5-1117525Wyoming30
Barry Wilburn45RCB6-318624Mississippi1212
Doug Williams17QB6-422032Grambling State52
Marvin Williams48TE6-323524Marin JC; Fullerton State20
Eric Wilson59MLB6-124725Maryland33
Ted Wilson80WR5-917023Central Florida32
Wayne Wilson26RB6-321330Shepherd20
David Windham58LB6-224026Jackson State30
Dennis Woodberry46RCB5-1018326Southern Arkansas123
Mike Wooten60C6-326025Virginia Military Institute30
Eric Yarber70WR5-815624Los Angeles Valley JC; Idaho120
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
230Brian DavisDBNebraska
248Wally KleineTNotre Dame
5117Timmy SmithRBTexas Tech
6144Steve GageDBTulsa
6164Ed SimmonsTEastern Washington
7192Johnny ThomasDBBaylor
8219Clarence VaughnDBNorthern Illinois
9248Alfred JenkinsRBArizona
10274Ted WilsonWRCentral Florida
11304Laron BrownWRTexas
12331Ray HitchcockCMinnesota
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals66118108843379
Opponents Totals546894690285
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals30:303011191532984/210 40.0%3/4 75.0%82691
Opponents Totals29:302961041771572/214 33.6%5/11 45.5%97801
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Ali Haji-Sheikh0293290.6131968.4068
Gary Clark70000042
Kelvin Bryant60000036
Art Monk60000036
George Rogers60000036
Anthony Allen30000018
Ricky Sanders30000018
Jay Schroeder30000018
Obed Ariri066100.03560.0015
Lionel Vital20000012
Ted Wilson20000012
Wayne Wilson20000012
Reggie Branch1000006
Steve Cox033100.01250.006
Clint Didier1000006
Darrell Green1000006
Keith Griffin1000006
Tim Jessie1000006
Barry Wilburn1000006
Doug Williams1000006
Jess Atkinson011100.011100.004
Brendan Toibin044100.0020.004
(Team)0010.00000
Team Totals47434791.5182962.10379
Opponents Totals33303390.9192867.90285
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Ali Haji-Sheikh131968.41410/05/56/102/40/0
Obed Ariri3560.00391/11/11/10/20/0
Steve Cox1250.00400/00/00/01/10/1
Jess Atkinson11100.00270/01/10/00/00/0
Brendan Toibin020.000/00/00/10/10/0
Team Totals182962.11411/17/77/123/80/1
Opponents Totals192867.90/06/75/78/110/3
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Lionel Vital803464.322t2
George Rogers1636133.8296
Kelvin Bryant774065.3281
Keith Griffin622423.9130
Timmy Smith291264.3150
Jay Schroeder261204.6313
Art Monk66310.5260
Wayne Wilson18553.1112
Tim Jessie10373.714t1
Ed Rubbert9313.4140
Ted Wilson22814.016t1
Clarence Verdin11414.0140
Reggie Branch492.331
Doug Williams791.371
Walter Holman273.550
Gary Clark100.000
Tony Robinson200.020
Ricky Sanders1-4-4.0-40
Team Totals50021024.23118
Opponents Totals44116793.84510
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Jay Schroeder26712912912818787.014.684t124.5103.717149172971.0
Ed Rubbert4926262253210.920.588t48.212.019523110.2
Doug Williams14381815711568.114.362117.753.5753110394.0
Tony Robinson18111151528.413.84200.0211.121214048.6
Kelvin Bryant100100.000.000.000039.6
Team Totals47824724721337187.815.188t275.6183.827223349580.7
Opponents Totals52727627622837677.113.659t193.6234.453424334369.3
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Gary Clark56106619.084t7
Kelvin Bryant4349011.4395
Art Monk3848312.7626
Ricky Sanders3763017.0573
Anthony Allen1333725.988t3
Clint Didier1317813.7251
Craig McEwen1216413.7420
Don Warren7436.190
Ted Wilson511222.464t1
George Rogers4235.880
Terry Orr33511.7230
Keith Griffin3134.36t1
Clarence Verdin26231.0550
Joe Caravello22914.5220
Wayne Wilson2168.090
Glenn Dennison284.050
Lionel Vital11313.0130
Tim Jessie188.080
Richard Johnson155.050
Eric Yarber155.050
Timmy Smith1-2-2.0-20
Team Totals247371815.188t27
Opponents Totals276376713.659t19
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Barry Wilburn913515.0100t1
Todd Bowles4246.0240
Darrell Green36521.7560
Alvin Walton3289.3240
Monte Coleman25326.5280
Mike Mitchell11717.0170
Steve Gage177.070
Team Totals2332914.3100t1
Opponents Totals1819310.760t1
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Steve Cox63257140.8771714193223835.0
Jack Weil1448234.4510153842430.3
Team Totals78305339.1771819231266234.1
Opponents Totals91356939.2620511615285431.4
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Eric Yarber3792737.4330
Ted Wilson8014317.9400
Derrick Shepard6014624.3730
Darrell Green515310.6150
Team Totals561061511.0730
Opponents Totals37112316.2450
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Keith Griffin25047819.1540
Clarence Verdin12024420.3380
Ricky Sanders4011829.5390
Tim Jessie407318.3240
Terry Orr406215.5190
Reggie Branch406115.3190
Wayne Wilson203216.0180
Lionel Vital203115.5180
Derrick Shepard102020.0200
Ted Wilson102020.0200
Team Totals590113919.3540
Opponents Totals63135221.595t1
SACKSNOYDS
Charles Mann9.5
Dexter Manley8.5
Steve Martin5.0
Monte Coleman4.0
Dave Butz3.0
Alvin Walton3.0
Dan Benish2.0
Joe Cofer2.0
Darryl Grant2.0
Mel Kaufman2.0
Markus Koch2.0
Neal Olkewicz2.0
Bobby Curtis1.0
Steve Hamilton1.0
Ted Karras1.0
Rich Milot1.0
Carlton Rose1.0
Tony Sagnella1.0
Steve Thompson1.0
Henry Waechter1.0
Team Totals53.0424.0
Opponents Totals27.0223.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Dan Benish0001100
Todd Bowles0001100
Kelvin Bryant410100
Joe Caravello0001100
Gary Clark300000
Bobby Curtis0002200
Brian Davis00011110
Vernon Dean0010100
Darryl Grant0001100
Darrell Green00011261
Keith Griffin300000
Steve Hamilton0010100
Charles Mann0001100
Mark May0010100
Rich Milot0001100
George Rogers200000
Ed Rubbert1000-20
Jay Schroeder500000
Lionel Vital300000
Doug Williams300000
Wayne Wilson110100
Dennis Woodberry0001100
Eric Yarber100000
Team Totals262151116351
Opponents Totals2211919282
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