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1986 Green Bay Packers season
1986 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Forrest Gregg
Home field	Lambeau Field; Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 1985; Packers seasons; 1987 →;

The 1986 Green Bay Packers season was their 68th season overall and their 66th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–12 record under coach Forrest Gregg, earning them 4th-place finish in the NFC Central division.

The Packers reached their nadir on the afternoon of November 23 at Soldier Field vs. their ancient archrivals, the Bears. After Mark Lee intercepted Jim McMahon in the second quarter, Green Bay defensive end Charles Martin picked up McMahon and slammed him shoulder-first into the artificial turf, causing a season-ending injury to the Chicago quarterback. Martin was ejected by referee Jerry Markbreit and suspended two games by Commissioner Pete Rozelle.

Offseason[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

1986 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
2	41	Kenneth Davis	RB	Texas Christian
3	72	Robbie Bosco	QB	Brigham Young
4	84	Tim Harris	DE	Memphis State
4	98	Dan Knight	OT	San Diego State
5	125	Matt Koart	DT	USC
6	145	Burnell Dent	LB	Tulane
7	183	Ed Berry	LB	Utah State
8	210	Micheal Cline	DT	Arkansas State
9	236	Brent Moore	DT	USC
10	263	Gary Spann	LB	Texas Christian

= Pro Bowler

Undrafted free agents[edit]

1986 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Kirk Abernathy	Tight end	Drake
Scott Auker	Tight end	Idaho
Steve Buxton	Offensive tackle	Indiana State
Dean Dimido	Tight end	Penn State
Paul Gruner	Guard	Wisconsin–Platteville
Jesse Jones	Fullback	Montana State
Mike Jones	Wide receiver	Wisconsin
Peter Kortebein	Linebacker	Dartmouth
Mike Mallory	Linebacker	Michigan
Ruben Mendoza	Guard	Wayne State (NE)
Mike Moffitt	Wide receiver	Fresno State
Daryl Newell	Offensive tackle	Northwestern
Freddie Parker	Running back	Mississippi Valley State
Shawn Regent	Center	Boston College

Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

**1986 Green Bay Packers staff**
	Front office President – Robert J. Parins Corporate Assistant to the President – Bob Harlan Director of Player Personnel – Dick Corrick Director of Player Procurement – Chuck Hutchison Head coaches Head Coach – Forrest Gregg Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – George Sefcik Offensive Backs – John Hilton Receivers/Passing Game – Tom Coughlin Offensive Line – Virgil Knight Offensive Line – Jerry Wampfler			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Dick Modzelewski Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Defensive Backs – Dick Jauron Special teams coaches Special Teams – John Hilton Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Virgil Knight

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Roster[edit]

1986 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

10 Al Del Greco K
13 Bill Renner P

Reserve lists

59 John Anderson LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
17 Don Bracken P (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
58 Mark Cannon C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
33 Jessie Clark FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
85 Phil Epps WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
74 Dan Knight T
92 Matt Koart DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
26 Tim Lewis CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
98 Brent Moore LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
39 Freddie Parker RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Rookies in italics

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Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 7	Houston Oilers	L 3–31	0–1	Lambeau Field	54,065	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
2	September 14	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–24	0–2	Louisiana Superdome	46,383	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
3	September 22	Chicago Bears	L 12–25	0–3	Lambeau Field	55,527	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
4	September 28	at Minnesota Vikings	L 7–42	0–4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	60,478	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
5	October 5	Cincinnati Bengals	L 28–34	0–5	Milwaukee County Stadium	51,230	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
6	October 12	Detroit Lions	L 14–21	0–6	Lambeau Field	52,290	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
7	October 19	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–14	1–6	Cleveland Stadium	76,438	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
8	October 26	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–31	1–7	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,557	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
9	November 2	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–27	1–8	Three Rivers Stadium	52,831	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
10	November 9	Washington Redskins	L 7–16	1–9	Lambeau Field	47,728	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
11	November 16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–7	2–9	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,271	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
12	November 23	at Chicago Bears	L 10–12	2–10	Soldier Field	59,291	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
13	November 27	at Detroit Lions	W 44–40	3–10	Pontiac Silverdome	61,199	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
14	December 7	Minnesota Vikings	L 6–32	3–11	Lambeau Field	47,637	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
15	December 14	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21–7	4–11	Tampa Stadium	30,099	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
16	December 20	at New York Giants	L 24–55	4–12	Giants Stadium	71,351	Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine

Standings[edit]

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears⁽²⁾	14	2	0	.875	7–1	10–2	352	187	W7
Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	6–2	8–4	398	273	W1
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	3–5	4–8	277	326	L4
Green Bay Packers	4	12	0	.250	3–5	3–9	254	418	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	14	0	.125	1–7	1–13	239	473	L7

Statistics[edit]

Passing[edit]

Player	Attempts	Completion	Percentage	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Int	Sacks	Rating
Randy Wright	492	263	53.5	3247	6.60	62	17	23	33	66.2
Vince Ferragamo	40	23	57.5	283	7.08	50	1	5	3	56.6
Chuck Fusina	32	19	59.4	178	5.56	42	0	1	1	61.7

Receiving[edit]

Player	Receptions	Yards	Average	TD	Long
James Lofton	64	840	13.1	4	36
Phil Epps	49	612	12.5	4	53t
Walter Stanley	35	723	20.7	2	62
Eddie Lee Ivery	31	385	12.4	1	42
Gerry Ellis	24	258	10.8	0	29
Paul Ott Carruth	24	134	5.6	2	19
Kenneth Davis	21	142	6.8	1	18
Dan Ross	17	143	8.4	1	16
Ed West	15	199	13.3	1	46t
Gary Ellerson	12	130	10.8	0	32
Jessie Clark	6	41	6.8	0	12
Mike Moffitt	4	87	21.8	0	34
Nolan Franz	1	16	16	0	16
TOTALS	305	3708	12.2	18	62

Awards and milestones[edit]

Hall of Fame Inductions[edit]

In 1986 Packer great Paul Hornung was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Following were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in February 1986,

Lee Roy Caffey, LB, 1964–69

Irv Comp, B, 1943–49

References[edit]

^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
^ "All Time All Players Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

[1] "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

[2] "All Time All Players Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

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