The 1984 Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 season was their 64th season in the National Football League

National Football League

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. The club posted a 8–8 record under new coach Forrest Gregg

Forrest Gregg

Alvis Forrest Gregg is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. During a Pro Football Hall of Fame playing career, he was a part of six championships, five of them with the Green Bay Packers before closing out his tenure with the Dallas Cowboys with a win in...

, earning them a second-place finish in the NFC Central

NFC North

The NFC North is a division of the National Football League's National Football Conference, based in the Upper Midwest region of the United States...

 division.

NFL Draft

Pick #	|Player	|College
12	Round 1	Alphonso Carreker Alphonso Carreker Alphonso Carreker He attended Columbus Marion Franklin High School. He is a former defensive end who played seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXIV, recording 1 sack and 1 tackle....	Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...	Florida State
72	Round 3	Donnie Humphrey Donnie Humphrey Donnie Humphrey is a former nose tackle and defensive end in the National Football League.-Biography:Humphrey was born Donnie Ray Humphrey on April 20, 1961 in Huntsville, Alabama. He is the father of WNBA player Tasha Humphrey.-Career:...	Defensive Tackle	Auburn
99	Round 4	John Dorsey John Dorsey (American football) John Michael Dorsey is a former professional American football linebacker for five seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He is currently the Director of College Scouting for the Packers.-References:...	Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...	Connecticut
126	Round 5	Tom Flynn Tom Flynn (American football) Thomas Jeffery Flynn is a former American football safety who played five seasons in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1984 NFL Draft...	Defensive Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...	Pittsburgh
153	Round 6	Randy Wright Randy Wright Randall Steven Wright is a former professional American football quarterback who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1984 to 1988.-High school:...	Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...	Wisconsin
180	Round 7	Daryll Jones Daryll Jones -Biography:Jones was born Daryll Keith Jones on March 23, 1962 in Georgia.-Career:Jones was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1984 NFL Draft and spent two seasons with the team. During his final season he was a member of the Denver Broncos.He played at the collegiate...	Defensive Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...	Georgia
267	Round 10	Gary Hoffman Gary Hoffman Gary Hoffman is a former tackle in the National Football League.-Biography:Hoffman was born Gary Edward Hoffman on September 28, 1961 in Sacramento, California.-Career:...	Tackle	Santa Clara
294	Round 11	Mark Cannon Mark Cannon Mark Maida Cannon is a former professional American football offensive lineman who played in the National Football League, primarily for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Texas at Arlington.-External links:*...	Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...	Texas-Arrlington
313	Round 12	Lenny Taylor Lenny Taylor -Career:Taylor was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the twelfth round of the 1984 NFL Draft and played with the team that season. After two seasons away from the NFL, he played with the Atlanta Falcons during the 1987 NFL season....	Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...	Tennessee
321	Round 12	Mark Emans	Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...	Bowling Green

Staff

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Notes	Attendance
1	9-2-1984	St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W,24-23	1-0		53,738
2	9-9-1984	at Los Angeles Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L,7-28	1-1		46,269
3	9-16-1984	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L,7-9	1-2		55,942
4	9-23-1984	at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	L,6-20	1-3		64,222
5	9-30-1984	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...	L,27-30 O.T.	1-4		47,487
6	10-7-1984	San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L,28-34	1-5		54,045
7	10-15-1984	at Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L,14-17	1-6	Monday Night Football Monday Night Football Monday Night Football is a live broadcast of the National Football League on ESPN. From to it aired on ABC. Monday Night Football was, along with Hallmark Hall of Fame, and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest running prime time commercial network television series...	62,546
8	10-21-1984	Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...	L,24-30	1-7		52,286
9	10-28-1984	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W,41-9	2-7		54,289
10	11-4-1984	at New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....	W,23-13	3-7		57,426
11	11-11-1984	Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...	W,45-17	4-7		52,931
12	11-18-1984	Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	W,31-6	5-7		52,031
13	11-22-1984	at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	L,28-31	5-8	Thanksgiving Game	63,698
14	12-2-1984	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...	W,27-14	6-8		46,800
15	12-9-1984	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W,20-14	7-8		59,374
16	12-6-1984	at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...	W,38-14	8-8		51,197

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completion	Percentage	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Int	Sacks	Rating
Lynn Dickey Lynn Dickey Clifford Lynn Dickey is a retired National Football League quarterback, who played for the Houston Oilers and the Green Bay Packers in the 1970s and 1980s.-High school:...	401	237	59.1	3195	7.97	79t	25	19	7 32	85.6
Randy Wright Randy Wright Randall Steven Wright is a former professional American football quarterback who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1984 to 1988.-High school:...	62	27	43.5	310	5.00	56	2	6	4	30.4
Rich Campbell Rich Campbell (American football) Richard Delano Campbell is a former National Football League quarterback who played for the Green Bay Packers . Campbell attended high school at Santa Teresa High School in San Jose, California. He was an All-American his senior season in 1980 at the University of California...	38	16	42.1	218	5.74	43t	3	5	5	47.8
TOTALS	506	281	55.5	3740	7.39	79t	30	30	42	74.2

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Average	TD	Long
James Lofton James Lofton James David Lofton is a former American football player and coach. He is a former American football coach for the San Diego Chargers but is best known for his years in the National Football League as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers , Los Angeles Raiders , the Buffalo Bills...	62	1361	22.0	7	79t
Paul Coffman Paul Coffman Paul Randolph Coffman is a former professional American football player who played tight end for ten seasons for the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League.-Personal:...	43	562	13.1	9	44t
Gerry Ellis Gerry Ellis Gerry Ellis is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers....	36	312	8.7	2	22
Jessie Clark Jessie Clark Jessie Clark is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, and Minnesota Vikings....	29	234	8.1	2	20
Phil Epps Phil Epps Phillip Epps is a former American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers and the New York Jets...	26	435	16.7	3	56
John Jefferson John Jefferson John Jefferson is a retired American football wide receiver in the National Football League . He was selected out of Arizona State University in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He played three seasons in San Diego, where he became the first NFL player to gain...	26	339	13.0	0	33
Eddie Lee Ivery Eddie Lee Ivery Eddie Lee Ivery is a former professional American football player.-Early years through college:Ivery was born in McDuffie County, Georgia. He played high school football at Thomson High School in Thomson, Georgia...	19	141	7.4	1	18
Ray Crouse Ray Crouse -Career:Crouse's first professional experience was in two seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. From there he would play in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers. After his time with the Packers, he returned to the CFL and played two seasons with the BC Lions.He played...	9	93	10.3	1	25
Harlan Huckleby Harlan Huckleby Harlan Charles Huckleby is a former professional American football running back and kick returner who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League . Over the course of his NFL career he accumulated nearly 2500 all-purpose yards, with over half of that being return...	8	65	8.1	0	13
Ed West Ed West Edward "Ed" Lee West, III , nickname 'the Toolbox'. , is a former professional American football player. A 6'1", 243-lb. tight end from Auburn University, West was never drafted by an NFL team but did play in over 200 NFL games in 14 seasons from 1984 to 1997 for the Green Bay Packers,...	6	54	9.0	4	29t
Del Rodgers Del Rodgers Rodrick Del Rodgers , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd round of the 1982 NFL Draft...	5	56	11.2	0	22
TOTALS	281	3740	13.3	30	79t

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Yards	avg	TD	Long
Gerry Ellis Gerry Ellis Gerry Ellis is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers....	123	581	4.7	4	50
Eddie Lee Ivery Eddie Lee Ivery Eddie Lee Ivery is a former professional American football player.-Early years through college:Ivery was born in McDuffie County, Georgia. He played high school football at Thomson High School in Thomson, Georgia...	99	552	5.6	6	49
Jessie Clark Jessie Clark Jessie Clark is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, and Minnesota Vikings....	87	375	4.3	4	43t
Ray Crouse Ray Crouse -Career:Crouse's first professional experience was in two seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. From there he would play in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers. After his time with the Packers, he returned to the CFL and played two seasons with the BC Lions.He played...	53	169	3.2	0	14
Harlan Huckleby Harlan Huckleby Harlan Charles Huckleby is a former professional American football running back and kick returner who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League . Over the course of his NFL career he accumulated nearly 2500 all-purpose yards, with over half of that being return...	35	145	4.1	0	23
Del Rodgers Del Rodgers Rodrick Del Rodgers , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd round of the 1982 NFL Draft...	25	94	3.8	0	15
Lynn Dickey Lynn Dickey Clifford Lynn Dickey is a retired National Football League quarterback, who played for the Houston Oilers and the Green Bay Packers in the 1970s and 1980s.-High school:...	18	6	0.3	3	9
TOTALS	461	2019	4.4	18	50

Defensive

Player	Sacks	INT'S	Yards	Average	TD	Long
John Anderson	3.5	3	24	8.0	0	22
Robert Brown Robert Brown (American football) Robert Lee Brown is a former American football defensive end who played for the Green Bay Packers in an eleven year career that lasted from 1982 to 1992, in the National Football League. He ranks ninth in team history in sacks with 25.5, and played in more games than any Packer defensive lineman...	5.0	1	5	5.0	1	5t
Alphonso Carreker Alphonso Carreker Alphonso Carreker He attended Columbus Marion Franklin High School. He is a former defensive end who played seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXIV, recording 1 sack and 1 tackle....	3.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
George Cumby George Cumby George Edward Cumby is a former NFL football player. After graduating from Bishop T.K. Gorman High School in 1975, he went on to become a three-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma, , being a consensus choice in 1979...	2.5	1	7	7.0	0	7
Mike Douglass Mike Douglass (American football) Michael Reese Douglass is a former American football player. He played outside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers and the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League. He ranks third in the lists of tackles made by a Packers player....	9.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Tom Flynn Tom Flynn (American football) Thomas Jeffery Flynn is a former American football safety who played five seasons in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1984 NFL Draft...	0.0	9	106	11.8	0	31
Estus Hood Estus Hood Estus Hood was an American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Illinois State University....	0.0	1	8	8.0	0	8
Donnie Humphrey Donnie Humphrey Donnie Humphrey is a former nose tackle and defensive end in the National Football League.-Biography:Humphrey was born Donnie Ray Humphrey on April 20, 1961 in Huntsville, Alabama. He is the father of WNBA player Tasha Humphrey.-Career:...	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Ezra Johnson Ezra Johnson Ezra Johnson is a retired American Football defensive end who played for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Houston Oilers in a fifteen-year career that lasted from 1977 to 1991 in the National Football League .Johnson played college football in Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia...	7.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Terry Jones Terry Jones (defensive tackle) Terry Wayne Jones is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played his entire career from 1978 to 1984 for the Green Bay Packers. His son played tight end in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers-External links:*...	4.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mark Lee Mark Lee (American football) Mark Lee is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1980 NFL Draft...	0.0	3	33	11.0	0	14
Tim Lewis Tim Lewis Tim Lewis is an American football coach and former cornerback. He is currently the secondary coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.-Playing career:...	0.0	7	151	21.6	1	99t
Charles Martin	3.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mark Murphy	2.0	1	4	4.0	0	8
Randy Scott Randy Scott (American football) Randolph Charles Scott is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played 7 seasons in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers and he played for Bear Bryant at Alabama-External links:*...	3.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
TOTALS	44.0	0.0	27	338	2	99t

(some players making minor contributions have been left off the list, but their contributions are reflected in the total category)

Awards and records

• Tom Flynn, NFC Leader, Interceptions (9)
• Tim Lewis
  Tim Lewis
  Tim Lewis is an American football coach and former cornerback. He is currently the secondary coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.-Playing career:...
  
   sets franchise record with a 99 yard INT return (week 12)

Hall of Famers

These players were inducted to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame was the first hall of fame built to honor a single professional American football team. After receiving approval from coach Vince Lombardi, William L. Brault, a Green Bay restaurateur and Packers fan, founded the Hall of Fame in 1966...

 in February 1984

John Brockington

John Brockington

John Stanley Brockington is a former American football running back. He was the National Football League's Green Bay Packers' 1st round draft choice out of the Ohio State University, and was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1971.-College career:Brockington played halfback and fullback for...

, RB, 1971–77

Dan Currie

Dan Currie

Daniel George Currie is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played nine seasons for the Green Bay Packers and the Los Angeles Rams . He was an All-American linebacker and center at Michigan State in 1957...

, LB, 1958–64

Ed Jankowski, B, 1937–41

Carl Mulleneaux

Carl Mulleneaux

Carl Kenneth "Moose" Mulleneaux was a professional American football end in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Green Bay Packers...

, E, 1938–41, 1945–46

External links

• The Football Database