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The 1986 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 66th season in the National Football League

National Football League

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. The club posted a 4–12 record under 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 4th 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
41	Round 2	Kenneth Davis	Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...	Texas Christian
72	Round 3	Robbie Bosco Robbie Bosco Robbie Bosco is most widely known as an American football quarterback at Brigham Young University. Bosco is a native of Roseville, California....	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...	Brigham Young
84	Round 4	Tim Harris	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...	Memphis State
98	Round 4	Dan Knight	Tackle	San Diego State
125	Round 5	Matt Koart Matt Koart -Career:Koart was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1986 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Southern California.-References:...	Defensive Tackle	USC
145	Round 6	Burnell Dent Burnell Dent Burnell Joseph Dent is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants . Burnell Dent has played 70 games in his career, with a total of 4.5 sacks.-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...	Tulane
183	Round 7	Ed Berry Ed Berry -Career:Berry was drafted in the seventh round of the 1986 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. The following season he played with the San Diego Chargers.He played at the collegiate level at Utah State University.-References:...	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...	Utah State
210	Round 8	Micheal Cline	Defensive Tackle	Arkanasas State
236	Round 9	Brent Moore Brent Moore Brent Allen Moore is a former linebacker in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Moore played collegiate ball for the University of Southern California before being drafted by the Packers in the 9th round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He played professionally for one...	Defensive Tackle	USC
263	Round 10	Gary Spann Gary Spann Gary Spann is a former linebacker in the National Football League. Spann was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the tenth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He would play with the Kansas City Chiefs during the 1987 NFL season....	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...	Texas Christian

= Pro Bowler

Staff

Roster

1986 Green Bay Packers roster

	Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams Rookies in italics

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Notes	Attendance
1	9-7-1986	Houston Oilers	L,3-31	0-1		54,065
2	9-14-1986	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 ....	L,10-24	0-2		46,383
3	9-22-1986	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,12-25	0-3	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... , 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:... suffers career ending injury	55,527
4	9-28-1986	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...	L,7-24	0-4		60,478
5	10-5-1986	Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...	L,28-34	0-5		51,230
6	10-12-1986	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,14-21	0-6		52,290
7	10-19-1986	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W,17-14	1-6		76,438
8	10-26-1986	San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	L,17-31	1-7		50,557
9	11-2-1986	at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	L,3-27	1-8		52,831
10	11-9-1986	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	L,7-16	1-9		47,728
11	11-16-1986	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,31-7	2-9		48,271
12	11-23-1986	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...	L,10-12	2-10		59,291
13	11-27-1986	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...	W,44-40	3-10	Thanksgiving Game	61,199
14	12-7-1986	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...	L,6-32	3-11		47,637
15	12-14-1986	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...	W,21-7	4-11		30,099
16	12-20-1986	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L,24-55	4-12	Saturday game	71,351

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completion	Percentage	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Int	Sacks	Rating
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:...	492	263	53.5	3247	6.60	62	17	23	33	66.2
Vince Ferragamo Vince Ferragamo Vince Anthony Ferragamo is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.-College career:...	40	23	57.5	283	7.08	50	1	5	3	56.6
Chuck Fusina Chuck Fusina Charles Anthony Fusina is a former professional American football quarterback. He played in both the National Football League and United States Football League and was an All-American and Maxwell Award winner at Penn State University in 1978.-Professional football:At 6'1" 195-lb., Fusina was a...	32	19	59.4	178	5.56	42	0	1	1	61.7

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...	64	840	13.1	4	36
Phil Epps Phil Epps Phillip Epps is a former American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers and the New York Jets...	49	612	12.5	4	53t
Walter Stanley Walter Stanley Walter Stanley is a former professional American football wide receiver for Ten seasons in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions, the Washington Redskins, the New England Patriots, and the San Diego Chargers...	35	723	20.7	2	62
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...	31	385	12.4	1	42
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....	24	258	10.8	0	29
Paul Ott Carruth Paul Ott Carruth Paul Ott Carruth is a former running back in the National Football League and the United States Football League.-Career:Carruth played three seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He would spend his final NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs. He also played for the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL...	24	134	5.6	2	19
Kenneth Davis	21	142	6.8	1	18
Dan Ross Dan Ross (American football) Daniel R. Ross was a professional American football tight end who played for the Cincinnati Bengals , the Seattle Seahawks , and the Green Bay Packers . He also played for the New Orleans/Portland Breakers of the USFL in 1984-1985.-College football:Before his NFL career, Ross played football at...	17	143	8.4	1	16
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,...	15	199	13.3	1	46t
Gary Ellerson Gary Ellerson Gary Tobius Ellerson is a former American football player with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions...	12	130	10.8	0	32
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....	6	41	6.8	0	12
Mike Moffitt Mike Moffitt -Biography:Mike Moffitt was born Michael Jerome Moffitt on July 28, 1963 in Los Angeles, California.-Career:Moffitt played for the Green Bay Packers during the 1986 NFL season. He played at the collegiate level at California State University, Fresno. He currently serves as the Vice-President for...	4	87	21.8	0	34
Nolan Franz Nolan Franz Nolan Franz is a former wide receiver in the National Football League and the United States Football League.-Biography:Franz was born Nolan Clarence Franz on September 11, 1959 in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Career:...	1	16	16	0	16
TOTALS	305	3708	12.2	18	62

Hall of Fame Inductions

In 1986 Packer great Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung

Paul Vernon Hornung is a retired Hall of Fame professional football player who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1957-66...

was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

The Following were inducted into 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 1986,

Lee Roy Caffey

Lee Roy Caffey was an American football linebacker in the National Football League.He played college football at Texas A&M University where he led the Aggies in rushing with 371 yards in 1961. He played on the 1963 College All Star Football Team and in the 1963 Challenge Bowl and is a member of...

, LB, 1964–69

Irv Comp

Irv Comp

Irving Henry Comp, Jr. was an American football player. He played his entire seven year career with the Green Bay Packers and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1986....

, B, 1943–49

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