1987 Los Angeles Raiders season

1987 Los Angeles Raiders season
Head coach	Tom Flores
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	5–10
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1987 Los Angeles Raiders season was the club’s 28th season in the NFL. They finished with a disappointing record of 5–10 (the team's worst finish since Al Davis arrived in 1963). It was only the sixth losing season in franchise history.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1987 NFL draft

Since he did not sign with a team by the 1987 draft, Bo Jackson's rights were forfeited by Tampa Bay and his name was thrown back into the draft. The Raiders selected Jackson in the seventh round with the 183rd overall pick.^[1] Raiders owner Al Davis supported Jackson and his baseball career and got Jackson to sign a contract by offering him a salary that was comparable to a full-time starting running back but allowing Jackson to only play part-time until the baseball season was done.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1987 Los Angeles Raiders draft
1	15	John Clay	Offensive tackle	Missouri
2	52	Bruce Wilkerson	Offensive tackle	Tennessee
3	81	Steve Smith	Running back	Penn State
4	110	Steve Beuerlein *	Quarterback	Notre Dame
7	183	Bo Jackson *	Running back	Auburn
9	238	Scott Eccles	Tight end	Eastern New Mexico
10	254	Rob Harrison	Defensive back	Sacramento State
10	265	John Gesek	Guard	Sacramento State
10	273	Jim Ellis	Linebacker	Boise State
11	288	Chris McLemore	Running back	Arizona
11	294	Mario Perry	Tight end	Mississippi
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1987 Los Angeles Raiders staff

Front office

President of the General Partner – Al Davis
Executive Assistant – Al LoCasale
Personnel Operations – Ron Wolf
Senior Executive – John Herrera

Head coaches

Head Coach – Tom Flores

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks – Larry Kennan
Offensive Backs – Joe Scannella
Receivers – Tom Walsh
Tight Ends – Bob Mischak
Offensive Line – Sam Boghosian
Offensive Line – Art Shell
Coaches Assistant – Terry Robiskie

Defensive coaches

Defensive Line – Earl Leggett
Linebackers – Sam Gruneisen
Linebackers – Charlie Sumner
Defensive Backs – Willie Brown
Defensive Backs – Jimmy Warren

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Ray Willsey

Roster

1987 Los Angeles Raiders roster

Quarterbacks

11 Vince Evans
12 Rusty Hilger
6 Marc Wilson
17 Scott Woolf

Running backs

32 Marcus Allen
47 Jim Browne
21 Rick Calhoun
31 Craig Ellis
28 Rob Harrison
27 Frank Hawkins
23 Ethan Horton
34 Bo Jackson
40 Zeph Lee
20 Chris McLemore
42 Vance Mueller
35 Steve Smith
39 Steve Strachan

Wide receivers

83 Carl Aikens
86 Mervyn Fernandez
84 Jessie Hester
81 Greg Lathan
87 Wade Lockett
80 James Lofton
89 David Williams
85 Dokie Williams
88 Chris Woods

Tight ends

46 Todd Christensen
87 Trey Junkin
81 Andy Parker
84 Mario Perry
82 Ron Wheeler

Offensive linemen

67 Barry Black G
78 John Clay T
79 Bruce Davis T
64 Andy Dickerson G
54 Paul Dufault C
63 John Gesek G
73 Charley Hannah G
76 Brian Holloway T
51 Bill Lewis G
65 Mickey Marvin G
64 Dean Miraldi G
72 Don Mosebar C
63 David Pyles T
62 Shawn Regent C
77 Chris Riehm G
61 John Tautolo T
63 Dwight Wheeler T
68 Bruce Wilkerson G
66 Steve Wright T
69 Jon Zogg G

Defensive linemen

60 Rick Ackerman NT/DE
79 Brian Belway DE
95 Bob Buczkowski DE
77 Ted Chapman DE
94 Rick Goltz DE
97 Phil Grimes DE
99 Sean Jones DE
75 Howie Long DE
71 Bill Pickel NT
74 Mike Rodriguez NT
96 Malcolm Taylor NT/DE
93 Greg Townsend DE
98 Mitch Willis NT

Linebackers

56 Jeff Barnes OLB
96 Ron Brown OLB
51 Keith Browner OLB
50 Darryl Byrd ILB
95 Joe Cormier OLB
58 Jim Ellis ILB
98 Darryl Goodlow OLB
91 Leonard Jackson OLB
59 Jamie Kimmel ILB
52 Linden King OLB
53 Rod Martin OLB
54 Reggie McKenzie ILB
92 Dan McMillen OLB
55 Matt Millen ILB
53 Mike Noble OLB
57 Jerry Robinson ILB
91 Ronnie Washington ILB

Defensive backs

44 Stefon Adams S
33 Eddie Anderson FS
20 Chetti Carr CB
45 James Davis SS
21 Ron Fellows CB
41 Ron Foster SS
24 Lance Harkey CB
22 Mike Haynes CB
36 Greg Hill CB
38 Rod Hill CB
49 Victor Jackson S
26 Vann McElroy FS
43 Sam Seale CB
20 Willie Teal CB
29 Tony Tillmon CB
30 Stacey Toran SS
48 Lionel Washington CB
33 Demise Williams S
25 Ricky Williams CB

Special teams

10 Chris Bahr K
3 Vincent Gamache P
4 David Hardy K
5 Stan Talley P

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Joining the Raiders midway through the 1987 season, Bo Jackson rushed for 554 yards on 81 carries in just seven games. Over the next three seasons, Bo Jackson would rush for 2,228 more yards and 12 touchdowns: a remarkable achievement, in light of the fact that he was a "second string" player behind Raiders legend Marcus Allen.

Jackson turned in a 221-yard rushing performance on Monday Night Football in 1987 against the Seattle Seahawks. During this game, he ran over Seahawks linebacker Brian Bosworth, who had insulted Jackson and promised in a media event before the game to contain Jackson. He also made a 91-yard run to the outside, untouched down the sideline. He continued sprinting until finally slowing down as he passed through the entrance to the field tunnel to the dressing rooms with teammates soon following. Jackson scored two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown in the game.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Raiders points	Opponents	Record	Attendance
1	Sep 13	at Green Bay Packers	Win	20	0	1–0	54,983
2	Sep 20	vs. Detroit Lions	Win	27	7	2–0	50,300
–	Sep 27	at Houston Oilers	Canceled			2–0
3	Oct 4	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Win	35	17	3–0	10,708
4	Oct 12	at Denver Broncos	Loss	14	30	3–1	61,230
5	Oct 18	vs. San Diego Chargers	Loss	17	23	3–2	23,541
6	Oct 25	vs. Seattle Seahawks	Loss	13	35	3–3	52,735
7	Nov 1	at New England Patriots	Loss	23	26	3–4	60,664
8	Nov 8	at Minnesota Vikings	Loss	20	31	3–5	57,150
9	Nov 15	at San Diego Chargers	Loss	14	16	3–6	60,639
10	Nov 22	vs. Denver Broncos	Loss	17	23	3–7	61,318
11	Nov 30	at Seattle Seahawks	Win	37	14	4–7	62,802
12	Dec 6	vs. Buffalo Bills	Win	34	21	5–7	43,143
13	Dec 13	at Kansas City Chiefs	Loss	10	16	5–8	63,834
14	Dec 20	Cleveland Browns	Loss	17	24	5–9	40,275
15	Dec 27	Chicago Bears	Loss	3	6	5–10	78,019

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Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	0	7	7	6	20
Packers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 13
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 56°F; wind 9

Scoring summary

Q2	LA	Allen 1 yard run (Bahr kick)	LA 7–0

Q3	LA	McElory 35 yard interception return (Bahr kick)	LA 14–0

Q4	LA	Bahr 40 yard field goal	LA 17–0

Q4	LA	Bahr 27 yard field goal	LA 20–0

Marcus Allen 33 Rush, 136 Yds

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Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	7	20	10	0	37
Seahawks	7	0	7	0	14

Date: November 30
Location: Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 62,802
Game weather: indoors (dome)
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels

Scoring summary

1	SEA	Daryl Turner 19 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick)	SEA 7–0

1	LA	James Lofton 46 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick)	Tie 7–7

2	LA	Bo Jackson 14 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick)	LA 14–7

2	LA	Bo Jackson 91 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)	LA 21–7

2	LA	Chris Bahr 23 yard field goal	LA 24–7

2	LA	Chris Bahr 47 yard field goal	LA 27–7

3	LA	Bo Jackson 2 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)	LA 34–7

3	LA	Chris Bahr 23 yard field goal	LA 37–7

3	SEA	Mike Tice 3 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick)	LA 37–14

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽¹⁾	10	4	1	.700	7–1	8–3	379	288	W2
Seattle Seahawks⁽⁵⁾	9	6	0	.600	4–3	5–6	371	314	L1
San Diego Chargers	8	7	0	.533	3–4	6–7	253	317	L6
Los Angeles Raiders	5	10	0	.333	2–6	3–8	301	289	L3
Kansas City Chiefs	4	11	0	.267	3–5	3–9	273	388	W1

Awards and records

Howie Long, AFC Pro Bowl selection

References

↑ Flatter, Ron. "Bo knows stardom and disappointment". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
↑ "1987 Los Angeles Raiders draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
↑ "1987 Los Angeles Raiders starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
↑ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1987-lai
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-03.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

Oakland Raiders

Founded in 1960 Played in Los Angeles (1982–1994) Based in Oakland, California Headquartered in Alameda, California

Franchise	History in Los Angeles Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Frank Youell Field Oakland Alameda Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Las Vegas Raiders Stadium (proposed)

Key personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis General manager: Reggie McKenzie Head coach: Jack Del Rio

Culture	Oakland Raiderettes Raider Nation The Autumn Wind

Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception The Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers

Media	Television: Comcast SportsNet California Comcast SportsNet Bay Area KTVU Radio: KGMZ KITS Other: Compass Media Networks The Raider Cast Personalities: Bill King Greg Papa J. T. the Brick

Playoff appearances (21)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1990 1991 1993 2000 2001 2002

Division championships (15)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1983 1985 1990 2000 2001 2002

Conference championships (4)	1976 1980 1983 2002

League championships (3^†)	1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII) ^† does not include 1967 AFL championship

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (55)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders seasons

Oakland 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Los Angeles 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Oakland 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1987 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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