1987 New York Giants Season

1987 New York Giants season
1987 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara
General manager	George Young
Head coach	Bill Parcells
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	6–9
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Lawrence Taylor
	← 1986; Giants seasons; 1988 →;

The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the sixth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs. The Giants started the season 0–5, becoming the first defending Super Bowl champion to lose their first 5 games. Ultimately, the Giants never recovered from their 0–5 start and failed to improve on their 14–2 record from 1986 and finished at 6–9. They were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 1983. They also placed last in their division for the first time since that same season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1987 New York Giants draft
1	28	Mark Ingram	WR	Michigan State
2	55	Adrian White	DB	Florida
3	83	Stephen Baker	WR	Fresno State
4	112	Odessa Turner	WR	Northwestern State
5	140	Paul O'Connor	G	Miami (FL)
6	160	Tim Richardson	RB	Pacific
6	168	Doug Riesenberg	OT	California
8	223	Rod Jones	TE	Washington
9	225	Stan Parker	G	Nebraska
9	251	Dana Wright	RB	Findlay
10	279	Chuck Faucette	LB	Maryland
11	307	Dave Walter	QB	Michigan Tech
12	321	Bill Berthusen	DT	Iowa State
12	329	Chad Stark	RB	North Dakota State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

**1987 New York Giants staff**
	Front office President – Wellington Mara General manager – George Young Director of pro personnel – Tim Rooney Head coaches Head coach – Bill Parcells Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ron Erhardt Offensive backfield – Ray Handley Receivers – Pat Hodgson Tight ends – Mike Pope Offensive line – Fred Hoaglin			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Bill Belichick Defensive line – Lamar Leachman Defensive backfield – Len Fontes Defensive assistant – Mike Sweatman Special teams coaches Special teams – Romeo Crennel Assistant special teams – Mike Sweatman Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Johnny Parker

NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

1987 New York Giants replacement roster

Quarterbacks

8 Mike Busch
9 Jim Crocicchia
15 Paul Kelly

Running backs

26 Earl Beecham
29 Jaime Covington
36 Robert DiRico
41 Kaulana Park

Wide receivers

10 Beau Almodobar
87 Lewis Bennett
19 Mack Cummings
88 Edwin Lovelady
18 Reggie McGowan
84 Warren Seitz

Tight ends

83 Charles Coleman
85 Jeff Smith

Offensive linemen

64 Mike Black
72 Kelvin Davis
68 Bill Dugan
78 Kevin Meuth
74 Russell Mitchell
61 Dan Morgan
76 Frank Sutton
59 Gregg Swartwoudt
73 Scott Urch

Defensive linemen

77 Dennis Borcky
99 Reggie Carr
94 Curtis Garrett
71 Anthony Howard
93 Brian Sisley
98 Bini Scott

Linebackers

91 Charlie Burgess
95 Chris Davis
59 Dan DeRose
65 Jerry Kimmel
96 Frank Nicholson
97 Warren Thompson
92 Jeff Tootle

Defensive backs

21 Boris Byrd
49 Jimmy Norris
28 Rob Porter
31 Steve Rehage
38 Doug Smith
45 Jim Yarbrough

Special teams

3 George Benyola K
6 Dana Moore P

Roster

**1987 New York Giants roster**

	Quarterbacks 15 Jeff Hostetler 17 Jeff Rutledge 11 Phil Simms Running backs 33 George Adams 24 Ottis Anderson 44 Maurice Carthon 30 Tony Galbreath 20 Joe Morris 22 Lee Rouson Wide receivers 85 Stephen Baker 82 Mark Ingram Sr. 86 Lionel Manuel 80 Phil McConkey 83 Odessa Turner Tight ends 89 Mark Bavaro 84 Zeke Mowatt		Offensive linemen 67 Billy Ard G 60 Brad Benson T 61 Chris Godfrey G 68 Damian Johnson G 59 Brian Johnston C 65 Bart Oates C 72 Doug Riesenberg T 66 William Roberts T Defensive linemen 79 Bill Berthusen DT 77 Eric Dorsey DE 74 Erik Howard NT 70 Leonard Marshall DE 75 George Martin DE 73 John Washington DE		Linebackers 58 Carl Banks OLB 53 Harry Carson ILB 54 Andy Headen OLB 57 Byron Hunt OLB 52 Pepper Johnson ILB 51 Robbie Jones ILB 55 Gary Reasons ILB 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB Defensive backs 47 Donald Brown CB 25 Mark Collins CB 28 Tom Flynn FS 48 Kenny Hill SS 43 Terry Kinard FS 46 Greg Lasker SS 27 Herb Welch FS 36 Adrian White 23 Perry Williams CB Special teams 2 Raúl Allegre K 5 Sean Landeta P		Reserve lists 64 Jim Burt NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 21 Harvey Clayton CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 19 Mack Cummings WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 63 Karl Nelson T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 81 Stacy Robinson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 15	at New England Patriots	W 19–17	1–0	Foxboro Stadium
2	August 22	Cleveland Browns	W 24–10	2–0	Giants Stadium
3	August 29	New York Jets	L 23–30	3–0	Giants Stadium
4	September 5	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26–20	3–1	Three Rivers Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 14	at Chicago Bears	L 19–34	0–1	Soldier Field	Recap
2	September 20	Dallas Cowboys	L 14–16	0–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	—	at Miami Dolphins	Cancelled due to the 1987 NFL strike
4	October 5	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–41	0–3	Giants Stadium	Recap
5	October 11	Washington Redskins	L 12–38	0–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
6	October 18	at Buffalo Bills	L 3–6 (OT)	0–5	Rich Stadium	Recap
7	October 25	St. Louis Cardinals	W 30–7	1–5	Giants Stadium	Recap
8	November 2	at Dallas Cowboys	L 24–33	1–6	Texas Stadium	Recap
9	November 8	New England Patriots	W 17–10	2–6	Giants Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–17	3–6	Veterans Stadium	Recap
11	November 22	at New Orleans Saints	L 14–23	3–7	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
12	November 29	at Washington Redskins	L 19–23	3–8	RFK Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–20 (OT)	4–8	Giants Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 24–27	4–9	Busch Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	Green Bay Packers	W 20–10	5–9	Giants Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	New York Jets	W 20–7	6–9	Giants Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	6	6	19
• Bears	3	7	14	10	34

Date: September 14
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
Referee: Jim Tunney
Television network: ABC

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	3	7	3	3	16
Giants	7	0	7	0	14

Date: September 20
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C), wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)

Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• 49ers	3	14	10	14	41
Giants	0	7	0	14	21

Date: October 5
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 9:00 p.m.
Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
Television network: ABC

Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	3	21	7	7	38
Giants	3	0	9	0	12

Date: October 11
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Giants	0	0	3	0	0	3
• Bills	0	0	0	3	3	6

Date: October 18
Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 53 °F (11.7 °C), wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)

Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	7	7
• Giants	14	3	3	10	30

Date: October 25
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C), wind 19 miles per hour (31 km/h; 17 kn)

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	10	7	7	24
• Cowboys	7	7	0	19	33

Date: November 2
Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: 69 °F (20.6 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
Television network: ABC

Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	0	7	3	10
• Giants	0	14	3	0	17

Date: November 8
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)

Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	7	3	7	3	20
Eagles	10	0	7	0	17

Date: November 15
Location: Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)

Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	7	0	14
• Saints	3	10	0	10	23

Date: November 22
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: indoors (dome)

Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	10	6	3	0	19
• Redskins	0	0	9	14	23

Date: November 29
Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)

Week 12

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Eagles	0	6	0	14	0	20
• Giants	7	0	6	7	3	23

Date: December 6
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 38 °F (3.3 °C), wind 22 miles per hour (35 km/h; 19 kn)

Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	3	7	7	24
• Cardinals	14	13	0	0	27

Date: December 13
Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 34 °F (1.1 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton & Terry Bradshaw

Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	0	3	7	10
• Giants	0	13	7	0	20

Date: December 19
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 12:30 p.m.
Game weather: 37 °F (2.8 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)

Week 15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	0	0	0	7
• Giants	0	17	3	0	20

Date: December 27
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 35 °F (1.7 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins⁽³⁾	11	4	0	.733	7–1	9–3	379	285	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	8	0	.467	4–4	5–7	340	348	W2
St. Louis Cardinals	7	8	0	.467	3–5	7–7	362	368	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	8	0	.467	3–5	4–7	337	380	W2
New York Giants	6	9	0	.400	3–5	4–8	280	312	W2

Awards and honors

Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection
Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
Lawrence Taylor, UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
Lawrence Taylor, Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL

References

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