1987 New York Jets

1987 New York Jets season
Head Coach	Joe Walton
Home Field	The Meadowlands
Results
Record	6–9
Place	5th AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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1986	1988

The 1987 New York Jets season was the 28th season for the team and the 18th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–6 record from 1986 under head coach Joe Walton. The season was marred by a players' strike that resulted in the cancellation of all Week 3 games, as well as Weeks 4 through 6 being played mostly with replacement players. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–9. For the second time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 8 interceptions in 393 passing attempts.

Personnel

1987 New York Jets final staff
	Front Office Owner – Leon Hess President/General Manager – Jim Kensil Head Coaches Head Coach – Joe Walton Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Receivers Coach – Rich Kotite Quarterbacks Coach Zeke Bratkowski Running Backs Coach - Bobby Hammond			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bud Carson Defensive Line Coach - Ray Callahan Linebackers Coach - Dan Radakovich Special Asssist to the Head Coach/Secondary Coach - Mike Faulkiner Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coach - Larry Pasquale

Roster

1987 New York Jets final roster
	Quarterbacks 17 David Norrie  7 Ken O'Brien Running backs 31 Marion Barber Jr. 33 John Chirico 24 Freeman McNeil 43 Roger Vick FB Wide receivers 84 Michael Harper 80 Scott Holman 86 Tracy Martin 19 Bobby Riley 87 Kurt Sohn 88 Al Toon 85 Wesley Walker Tight ends 81 Billy Griggs 89 Rocky Klever 82 Mickey Shuler		Offensive linemen 60 Dan Alexander G 63 Ted Banker G 64 Guy Bingham C 62 Eric Coss C 65 Joe Fields G 79 Mike Haight T 66 Vince Jasper G 71 Pete McCartney T 68 Reggie McElroy T 53 Jim Sweeney C Defensive linemen 78 Barry Bennett DE 97 Don Baldwin DT 99 Mark Gastineau DE 70 Tony Garbarczyk DE 73 Joe Klecko DT 91 Marty Lyons DE 74 Don Smith DT		Linebackers 54 Troy Benson 90 Jay Brophy 59 Kyle Clifton 50 Bob Crable 55 Alex Gordon 51 Mike Witteck Defensive backs 27 Russell Carter CB 22 Sean Dykes 39 Harry Hamilton FS 28 Carl Howard CB 48 Bobby Humphery CB 21 Sid Lewis 25 George Radachowsky SS 38 Mike Zordich FS Special teams  4 Dave Jennings P  5 Pat Leahy K 14 Tom O'Connor P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1987-09-13	at Buffalo Bills	W 31–28	Rich Stadium	76,718
2	1987-09-21	New England Patriots	W 43–24	The Meadowlands	70,847
3	1987-09-27	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Cancelled due to players' strike
4	1987-10-04	Dallas Cowboys	L 38–24	The Meadowlands	12,370
5	1987-10-11	at Indianapolis Colts	L 6–0	Hoosier Dome	34,927
6	1987-10-18	Miami Dolphins	W 37–31 (OT)	The Meadowlands	18,249
7	1987-10-25	at Washington Redskins	L 17–16	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	53,497
8	1987-11-01	Indianapolis Colts	L 19–14	The Meadowlands	60,863
9	1987-11-09	Seattle Seahawks	W 30–14	The Meadowlands	60,452
10	1987-11-15	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 16–9	Arrowhead Stadium	40,718
11	1987-11-22	Buffalo Bills	L 17–14	The Meadowlands	58,407
12	1987-11-29	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–20	The Meadowlands	41,135
13	1987-12-07	at Miami Dolphins	L 37–28	Joe Robbie Stadium	62,592
14	1987-12-13	at New England Patriots	L 42–20	Sullivan Stadium	60,617
15	1987-12-20	Philadelphia Eagles	L 38–27	The Meadowlands	30,572
16	1987-12-27	at New York Giants	L 20–7	Giants Stadium	68,318

Standings

Template:1987 AFC East standings

Awards and records

• Johnny Hector, Led AFC, Touchdowns, 11 TD’s

External links

• 1987 statistics