1986 Green Bay Packers season

The 1986 Green Bay Packers season was their 68th season overall and their 66th season in the National Football League, and their second under head coach Forrest Gregg. Unable to improve on their 8–8 records from 1983, 1984, and 1985, the Packers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and instead went 4–12 for their fourth consecutive non-winning season, as well as their first losing season since 1980. Their .250 winning percentage was their worst since 1958.

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

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

NFL draft

1986 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	41	Kenneth Davis	Running back	TCU
3	72	Robbie Bosco	Quarterback	BYU
4	84	Tim Harris *	Defensive end	Memphis State
4	98	Dan Knight	Offensive tackle	San Diego State
5	125	Matt Koart	Defensive tackle	USC
6	145	Burnell Dent	Linebacker	Tulane
7	183	Ed Berry	Safety	Utah State
8	210	Micheal Cline	Defensive tackle	Arkansas State
9	236	Brent Moore	Linebacker	USC
10	263	Gary Spann	Linebacker	TCU
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

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

Staff

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

1986 Green Bay Packers roster
	Quarterbacks  4 Chuck Fusina 18 Joe Shield 16 Randy Wright Running backs 30 Paul Ott Carruth 36 Kenneth Davis 42 Gary Ellerson 31 Gerry Ellis 40 Eddie Lee Ivery Wide receivers 84 Nolan Franz 82 Mike Moffitt 87 Walter Stanley Tight ends 89 Mark Lewis 81 Dan Ross 86 Ed West		Offensive linemen 69 Bill Cherry C 77 Greg Feasel T 65 Ron Hallstrom G 57 Rich Moran G 72 Tom Neville G 75 Ken Ruettgers T 67 Karl Swanke C 73 Alan Veingrad T Defensive linemen 93 Robert Brown DE 76 Alphonso Carreker DE 79 Donnie Humphrey NT 90 Ezra Johnson DE 94 Charles Martin NT 92 Ben Thomas DE		Linebackers 56 Burnell Dent ILB 99 John Dorsey ILB 97 Tim Harris OLB 53 Bobby Leopold OLB 91 Brian Noble OLB 55 Randy Scott ILB 52 Mike Weddington OLB Defensive backs 20 Ed Berry CB 24 Mossy Cade CB 23 Tiger Greene SS 49 David Greenwood SS 22 Mark Lee CB 32 John Simmons CB 29 Ken Stills FS 28 Elbert Watts CB Special teams 10 Al Del Greco K 13 Bill Renner P		Reserve lists 59 John Anderson LB (IR) 11 Robbie Bosco QB (IR) 17 Don Bracken P (IR) 58 Mark Cannon C (IR) 33 Jessie Clark FB (IR) 85 Phil Epps WR (IR) 60 Dan Knight- T (NF-Ill.) 92 Matt Koart DE (IR) 26 Tim Lewis CB (IR) 80 James Lofton WR (Susp.) 98 Brent Moore LB (IR) 37 Mark Murphy S (IR) 39 Freddie Parker RB (IR) 70 Keith Uecker G (IR) Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

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

NFC Central
view talk edit	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

Passing

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

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

Hall of Fame inductions

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, 1964–1969
• Irv Comp, B, 1943–1949