1987 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Joe Gibbs (11-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1987 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 11-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Joe Gibbs (11-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1987 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
Washington piled up points with 379 points, while the solid defense yielded 285. Jay Schroeder threw for 1,878 yards, and Doug Williams played quarterback, too. Gary Clark grabbed 56 passes for 1,066 yards. Kelvin Bryant was targeted regularly also.
George Rogers carried the ball for a team-best 613 yards for the Redskins.
Barry Wilburn intercepted 9 opponent throws. Charles Mann sacked opposing passers 9.5 times, part of an overall team total of 53 sacks.
Joe Gibbs coached the team. The 1987 Washington Redskins won the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Anthony Allen | WR | June 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Washington | McComb, MS USA | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Obed Ariri | K | April 7, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Clemson | Owerri, Nigeria | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Jess Atkinson | K | December 11, 1961 | 5'9" | 165 | Maryland | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Dan Benish | DT | November 21, 1961 | 6'5" | 273 | Clemson | Youngstown, OH USA | 3 | 3 |
| 88 | Cliff Benson | TE | August 28, 1961 | 6'4" | 238 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Keiron Bigby | WR | February 27, 1966 | 5'10" | 177 | Brown | New York, NY | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Jeff Bostic | C | September 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 268 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 12 | 5 |
| 23 | Todd Bowles | FS | November 18, 1963 | 6'2" | 203 | Temple | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 12 | 12 |
| 29 | Reggie Branch | RB | October 22, 1962 | 5'11" | 232 | West Virginia St. | Sanford, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 75 | Darrick Brilz | C | February 14, 1964 | 6'3" | 287 | Oregon St. | Alexandria, VA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 24 | Kelvin Bryant | RB | September 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | North Carolina | Tarboro, NC USA | 11 | 1 |
| 92 | Derek Bunch | LB | October 28, 1961 | 6'3" | 215 | Michigan St. | Fort Sill, OK USA | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Danny Burmeister | DB | September 13, 1963 | 6'2" | 201 | North Carolina | 3 | 0 | |
| 65 | Dave Butz | LDT | June 23, 1950 | 6'7" | 291 | Purdue | Lafayette, AL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | Ravin Caldwell | LB | August 4, 1963 | 6'3" | 233 | Arkansas | Port Arthur, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Joe Caravello | TE | June 6, 1963 | 6'3" | 270 | Tulane | Santa Monica, CA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 79 | Mark Carlson | T | June 6, 1963 | 6'6" | 284 | Boston Univ. | Milford, CT USA | 3 | 3 |
| 84 | Gary Clark | WR | May 1, 1962 | 5'9" | 173 | James Madison | Radford, VA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 36 | Joe Cofer | DB | March 5, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | Monte Coleman | RLB | November 4, 1957 | 6'2" | 242 | Central Arkansas | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 57 | Anthony Copeland | LB | April 14, 1963 | 6'2" | 250 | Wichita St. | Atlanta, GA | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | John Cowne | C | May 23, 1962 | 6'2" | 245 | Virginia Tech | Fairfax, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Cox | P | May 11, 1958 | 6'4" | 195 | Tulsa | Shreveport, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | Eric Coyle | C | October 26, 1963 | 6'3" | 260 | Colorado | Longmont, CO USA | 3 | 3 |
| 90 | Bobby Curtis | LB | October 23, 1964 | 6'3" | 235 | The Citadel | Macon, GA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Brian Davis | DB | August 31, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | Nebraska | Phoenix, AZ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Vernon Dean | DB | May 5, 1959 | 5'11" | 178 | U.S. International | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Glenn Dennison | TE | November 17, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | Miami (FL) | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 86 | Clint Didier | TE | April 4, 1959 | 6'5" | 240 | Portland St. | Connell, WA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 87 | K.D. Dunn | TE | April 28, 1963 | 6'3" | 235 | Clemson | Fort Hood, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Dave Etherly | DB | December 22, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | Oregon St. | Alburgu, NM Mexico | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Frank Frazier | G | June 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 290 | Miami (FL) | Tampa, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Steve Gage | DB | May 10, 1964 | 6'3" | 210 | Tulsa | Claremore, OK USA | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Alec Gibson | DE | December 9, 1963 | 6'4" | 270 | Illinois | Columbus, OH USA | 3 | 3 |
| 54 | Kurt Gouveia | LB | September 14, 1964 | 6'1" | 233 | BYU | Honolulu, HI USA | 11 | 1 |
| 77 | Darryl Grant | RDT | November 22, 1959 | 6'1" | 269 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 28 | Darrell Green | LCB | February 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 184 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 35 | Keith Griffin | KR | October 26, 1961 | 5'8" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Columbus, OH USA | 9 | 2 |
| 68 | Russ Grimm | C | May 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Pittsburgh | Scottsdale, PA USA | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Ali Haji-Sheikh | K | January 11, 1961 | 6'0" | 172 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 78 | Dean Hamel | DT | July 7, 1961 | 6'3" | 279 | Tulsa | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 1 |
| 64 | Steve Hamilton | DE-DT | September 28, 1961 | 6'4" | 263 | East Carolina | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 31 | Allen Harvin | RB | March 18, 1959 | 5'9" | 200 | Cincinnati | Philadelphia, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Ray Hitchcock | C | June 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 289 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Walter Holman | RB | April 6, 1959 | 5'10" | 208 | West Virginia St. | Vaiden, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Charles Jackson | DB | March 12, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Texas Tech | Fort Gaines, GA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | Joe Jacoby | LT | July 6, 1959 | 6'7" | 305 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 21 | Tim Jessie | RB | March 1, 1963 | 5'11" | 190 | Auburn | Opp, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Richard Johnson | WR | October 19, 1961 | 5'7" | 182 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Anthony Jones | TE | May 16, 1960 | 6'3" | 248 | Md-Eastern Shore | Baltimore, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | David Jones | G-C | October 25, 1961 | 6'3" | 262 | Texas | Taipei, Taiwan | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | Ted Karras | DT | December 10, 1964 | 6'2" | 265 | Northwestern | Gary, IN USA | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Mel Kaufman | LLB | February 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 221 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 61 | Rick Kehr | G | June 18, 1959 | 6'3" | 285 | Carthage | Phoenixville, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Garry Kimble | DB | April 5, 1963 | 5'11" | 184 | Sam Houston St. | Lake Charles, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Jon Kimmel | LB | July 21, 1960 | 6'4" | 240 | Colgate | Binghamton, NY USA | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Markus Koch | DE | February 13, 1963 | 6'5" | 270 | Boise St. | Niedermarsberg, Germany | 12 | 2 |
| 39 | Skip Lane | DB | January 30, 1960 | 6'1" | 210 | Mississippi | Norwalk, CT USA | 3 | 3 |
| 67 | Kit Lathrop | DE-NT | May 10, 1956 | 6'5" | 255 | Arizona St. | San Jose, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Dexter Manley | RDE | July 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 253 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 71 | Charles Mann | LDE | April 12, 1961 | 6'6" | 268 | Nevada-Reno | Sacramento, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 98 | Steve Martin | DE | December 24, 1964 | 6'3" | 260 | Jackson St. | Angie, LA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 73 | Mark May | RT | November 2, 1959 | 6'6" | 295 | Pittsburgh | Oneonta, NY USA | 10 | 10 |
| 26 | Craig McEwen | TE | December 16, 1965 | 6'1" | 220 | Utah | Northport, NY USA | 4 | 3 |
| 74 | Curtis McGriff | DE-NT | May 17, 1958 | 6'5" | 270 | Alabama | Donalsonville, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Raleigh McKenzie | LG | February 8, 1963 | 6'2" | 290 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 60 | Dan McQuaid | T-G | October 4, 1960 | 6'7" | 278 | UNLV | Cortland, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Rich Milot | MLB | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Coraopolis, PA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 46 | Michael Mitchell | DB | October 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Howard Payne | Waco, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
| 81 | Art Monk | WR | December 5, 1957 | 6'3" | 210 | Syracuse | White Plains, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 41 | Tim Morrison | DB | April 3, 1963 | 6'1" | 195 | North Carolina | Raeford, NC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Neal Olkewicz | MLB | January 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 230 | Maryland | Phoenixville, PA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 87 | Terry Orr | TE | September 27, 1961 | 6'3" | 231 | Texas | Savannah, GA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 62 | Phil Pettey | G | April 17, 1961 | 6'4" | 274 | Missouri | Kenosha, WI USA | 3 | 3 |
| 84 | Joe Phillips | WR | May 12, 1963 | 5'9" | 188 | Kentucky | Franklin, KY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Tony Robinson | QB | January 22, 1964 | 6'3" | 200 | Tennessee | Monticello, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | George Rogers | RB | December 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 228 | South Carolina | Duluth, GA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 50 | Carlton Rose | LB | February 8, 1962 | 6'2" | 220 | Michigan | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Ed Rubbert | QB | May 28, 1964 | 6'5" | 225 | Louisville | Suffern, NY USA | 3 | 3 |
| 94 | Tony Sagnella | DT | February 28, 1964 | 6'5" | 260 | Rutgers | New Haven, CT USA | 3 | 2 |
| 83 | Ricky Sanders | WR | August 30, 1962 | 5'11" | 182 | Texas St. | Temple, TX USA | 12 | 5 |
| 10 | Jay Schroeder | QB | June 28, 1961 | 6'4" | 215 | UCLA | Milwaukee, WI USA | 11 | 10 |
| 61 | Willard Scissum | T | October 28, 1962 | 6'3" | 275 | Alabama | Guntersville, AL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 91 | Tony Settles | LB | August 29, 1964 | 6'3" | 210 | Elon | 3 | 0 | |
| 88 | Derrick Shepard | WR | January 22, 1964 | 5'10" | 186 | Oklahoma | Odessa, TX USA | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Ed Simmons | T | December 31, 1963 | 6'5" | 315 | East. Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 5 | 3 |
| 36 | Timmy Smith | RB | January 24, 1964 | 5'11" | 216 | Texas Tech | Hobbs, NM USA | 7 | 0 |
| 69 | R.C. Thielemann | RG | August 12, 1955 | 6'4" | 255 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 67 | Steve Thompson | DT | June 24, 1965 | 6'2" | 275 | Minnesota | Aurora, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Brendan Toibin | K | February 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 205 | Richmond | Columbia, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Dave Truitt | TE | February 18, 1964 | 6'4" | 232 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | Clarence Vaughn | DB | July 17, 1964 | 6'0" | 202 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Clarence Verdin | WR | June 14, 1963 | 5'8" | 160 | La-Lafayette | New Orleans, LA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Lionel Vital | RB | July 15, 1963 | 5'9" | 195 | Nicholls St. | New Iberia, LA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 67 | Henry Waechter | DE-DT | February 13, 1959 | 6'5" | 270 | Nebraska | Epworth, IA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Alvin Walton | SS | March 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | Kansas | Riverside, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 85 | Don Warren | TE | May 5, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | San Diego St. | Bellingham, WA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | Jack Weil | P | March 16, 1962 | 5'11" | 175 | Wyoming | Denver, CO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Barry Wilburn | RCB | December 9, 1963 | 6'2" | 196 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 17 | Doug Williams | QB | August 9, 1955 | 6'4" | 220 | Grambling St. | Zachary, LA USA | 5 | 2 |
| 48 | Marv Williams | TE | October 11, 1963 | 6'3" | 233 | Cal State-Fullerton | Santa Rosa, CA | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Eric Wilson | LB | October 17, 1962 | 6'1" | 247 | Maryland | Charlottesville, VA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 80 | Ted Wilson | WR | July 14, 1964 | 5'9" | 170 | Central Florida | Zephyrhills, FL USA | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Wayne Wilson | RB | September 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | Shepherd | Montgomery County, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Dave Windham | LB | March 14, 1961 | 6'2" | 240 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Dennis Woodberry | DB | April 22, 1961 | 5'10" | 183 | Southern Arkansas | Texarkana, AR USA | 12 | 3 |
| 60 | Mike Wooten | C | October 23, 1962 | 6'3" | 260 | VMI | Roanoke, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Eric Yarber | PR | September 22, 1963 | 5'8" | 156 | Idaho | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
