1987 Atlanta Falcons Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Marion Campbell (3-12)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1987 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
1987 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 3 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Falcons scored only 205 points, worst in the league, and the leaky defense yielded 436, most in the circuit. Scott Campbell threw for 1,728 yards. Floyd Dixon hauled in 36 passes for 600 yards. Aubrey Matthews provided receiving help also.

Gerald Riggs ran for a team-best 875 yards for Atlanta.

Bobby Butler picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Buddy Moor topped pass rushers with 4 sacks.

Marion Campbell coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
16David ArcherQBFebruary 15, 19626'2"207Snow College (UT)Fayetteville, NC USA91
47Rick BadanjekRBApril 25, 19625'8"217MarylandWarren, OH USA22
82Stacey BaileyWRFebruary 10, 19606'0"162San Jose St.San Rafael, CA USA76
53Doug BarnettDEApril 12, 19606'3"250Azusa PacificMontebello, CA USA100
84Milton BarneyWRDecember 23, 19635'9"156Alcorn St.33
6Louis BerryPJuly 21, 19656'0"193Florida St.Hattiesburg, MS USA20
75Dwight BinghamDEAugust 5, 19616'6"265MississippiKingston, Jamaica30
58Ken BowenLBNovember 15, 19626'1"220East Tennessee St.Columbus, GA USA10
26James BrittDBSeptember 12, 19606'0"185LSUMinden, LA USA120
91Aaron BrownLBJanuary 13, 19566'2"235Ohio St.Warren, OH USA61
89Charlie BrownWROctober 29, 19585'10"182South Carolina St.Charleston, SC USA60
98Greg BrownLDEJanuary 5, 19576'5"254Kansas St.Washington, DC USA125
77Rick BryanRDEMarch 20, 19626'4"265OklahomaTulsa, OK USA99
39Jerry ButlerRBDecember 7, 19615'11"193East Tennessee St.Smyrna, TN USA10
23Bobby ButlerLCBMay 28, 19595'11"174Florida St.Boynton Beach, FL USA1212
88Sylvester ByrdTEMay 1, 19636'2"225KansasKansas City, KS USA32
10Scott CampbellQBApril 15, 19626'0"196PurdueHershey, PA USA129
25Scott CaseRCBMay 17, 19626'1"188NE Oklahoma A&MWaynoka, OK USA1110
75Tony CasillasNTOctober 26, 19636'3"278OklahomaTulsa, OK USA99
20Wendell CasonDBJanuary 22, 19635'11"191OregonLakewood, CA USA32
28Bret ClarkDBFebruary 24, 19616'3"198NebraskaNebraska City, NE USA11
66Randy ClarkCJuly 27, 19576'3"260Northern IllinoisChicago, IL USA33
56Joe CostelloDEJune 1, 19606'3"245Central Connecticut St.New York, NY USA94
88Arthur CoxTEFebruary 5, 19616'3"262Texas SouthernPlant City, FL USA1210
30David CroudipDBJanuary 25, 19585'8"183San Diego St.Indianapolis, IN USA122
50Buddy CurryLILBJune 4, 19586'4"224North CarolinaGreenville, NC USA44
5Greg DavisKOctober 29, 19656'0"202The CitadelAtlanta, GA USA30
86Floyd DixonWRApril 9, 19645'9"170S.F. AustinBeaumont, TX USA1212
3Rick DonnellyPMay 17, 19626'0"195WyomingMiller Place, NY USA120
64Jamie DukesC-GJune 14, 19646'1"285Florida St.Schenectady, NY USA40
24Larry EmeryRBJuly 13, 19645'9"195WisconsinMacon, GA USA50
87John EvansTEJune 13, 19646'2"243S.F. AustinHouston, TX USA11
39Major EverettRBJanuary 4, 19605'10"215Mississippi Col.New Hebron, MS USA70
48Kenny FlowersRBMarch 14, 19646'0"210ClemsonDaytona Beach, FL USA81
79Bill FralicRGOctober 31, 19626'5"280PittsburghPenn Hills, PA USA1212
76Mike GannLDEOctober 19, 19636'5"271Notre DameStillwater, OK USA1212
89Leon GonzalezWRSeptember 21, 19635'10"162Bethune-CookmanJacksonville, FL USA20
41Tim GordonFSMay 7, 19656'0"188TulsaArdmore, OK USA118
32Norm GrangerRBSeptember 14, 19615'9"225IowaNewark, NJ USA31
59Paul GrayLBJune 20, 19626'2"231West. KentuckyTulsa, OK USA20
99Tim GreenLOLBDecember 16, 19636'2"249SyracuseLiverpool, NY USA95
32Steve GriffinRBDecember 17, 19635'10"185ClemsonCharlotte, NC USA40
86Steve GriffinWRDecember 24, 19645'11"198PurdueMiami, FL USA20
50James HallLBJanuary 27, 19636'1"252NW State (LA)Natchez, MS USA30
85Kwante HamptonWRDecember 11, 19636'1"182OregonLos Angeles, CA USA10
68Dennis HarrisonRDEJuly 31, 19566'8"275VanderbiltCleveland, OH USA115
53Jim HendleyCOctober 25, 19646'3"257Florida St.Valdosta, GA USA33
28Charles HuffDBFebruary 24, 19635'11"195PresbyterianStatesboro, GA USA32
64Lawrence JacksonGAugust 10, 19646'1"275PresbyterianJacksonville, FL USA33
81Billy JohnsonPRJanuary 21, 19525'9"170WidenerBoothwyn, PA USA121
30Lyndell JonesDBMarch 18, 19595'9"175HawaiiSeattle, WA USA32
47John KamanaRBDecember 3, 19616'0"230USCHonolulu, HI USA21
78Mike KennLTFebruary 9, 19566'7"273MichiganEvanston, IL USA1212
63Jeff KiewelGSeptember 27, 19606'4"270ArizonaTucson, AZ USA120
37Leander KnightDBFebruary 16, 19636'1"193FerrumNewark, NJ USA10
10Erik KramerQBNovember 6, 19646'1"200North Carolina St.Encino, CA USA32
96Rich KraynakROLBJanuary 20, 19616'1"227PittsburghPhoenixville, PA USA98
93Jim LaughlinLBJuly 5, 19586'0"222Ohio St.Euclid, OH USA53
18Mick LuckhurstKMarch 31, 19586'1"180St. Cloud St.Redbourn, England120
34Mike LushDBApril 18, 19586'2"195East StroudsburgAllentown, PA USA33
73Doug MackieTFebruary 18, 19576'4"280Ohio St.Malden, MA USA33
83Aubrey MatthewsWRSeptember 15, 19625'7"165Delta St.Pascagoula, MS USA126
48Joe McIntoshRBDecember 9, 19625'10"192North Carolina St.Lexington, NC USA20
87Ron MiddletonTEJuly 17, 19656'2"262AuburnAtmore, AL USA124
62Brett MillerTOctober 2, 19586'7"293IowaLynwood, CA USA20
12Chris MillerQBAugust 9, 19656'2"212OregonPomona, CA USA32
73Leonard MitchellRTOctober 12, 19586'7"290HoustonHouston, TX USA1212
72Buddy MoorDEDecember 1, 19586'5"250East. KentuckyGreenville, MS USA31
34Robert MooreSSAugust 15, 19645'11"190NW State (LA)Shreveport, LA USA1212
76Dwaine MorrisNTAugust 24, 19636'2"260La-LafayetteIndependence, LA USA32
23Gary MossDBJuly 18, 19645'10"192GeorgiaHabersham County, GA USA33
67Mark MrazDEFebruary 9, 19656'4"258Utah St.Glendale, CA USA110
26Jerome NorrisDBJanuary 31, 19646'0"187Furman30
45Darryl OliverRBJuly 13, 19645'10"195Miami (FL)Palatka, FL USA20
24Shelley PooleRBDecember 3, 19646'4"225TempleButton Gwinnett, GA USA10
52Art PriceLBMay 17, 19626'3"227WisconsinHampton, VA USA30
72Andrew ProvenceDTMarch 8, 19616'3"265South CarolinaSavannah, GA USA51
62Greg QuickTApril 26, 19646'4"280Catawba10
59John RadeRILBAugust 31, 19606'1"232Northern ArizonaCeres, CA USA1111
55Wayne RadloffCMay 17, 19616'5"274GeorgiaLondon, England1212
95Michael ReidLBJune 25, 19646'2"226WisconsinAlbany, GA USA110
42Gerald RiggsRBNovember 6, 19606'1"230Arizona St.Tullos, LA USA1212
74Don RobinsonTFebruary 5, 19656'5"280BaylorDallas, TX USA20
65Pat SaindonGMarch 3, 19616'3"273VanderbiltNice, France33
61John ScullyLGAugust 2, 19586'6"262Notre DameHuntington, NY USA1212
44John SettleRBJune 2, 19655'9"207Appalachian St.Reidsville, NC USA91
80Dan SharpTEFebruary 5, 19626'2"235TCUDallas, TX USA90
37Elbert ShelleyDBDecember 24, 19645'11"190Arkansas St.Tyronza, AR USA40
81James ShibestWROctober 31, 19645'10"187ArkansasFort Riley, KS USA11
20Struggy SmithDBFebruary 13, 19646'2"190Appalachian St.Charlotte, NC USA20
51Herb SpencerLBSeptember 23, 19596'3"230NewberryCharleston, SC USA32
29Sylvester StampsKRFebruary 24, 19615'7"172Jackson St.Vicksburg, MS USA70
3John StarnesPDecember 25, 19626'3"185North TexasCorpus Christi, TX USA10
78Mark StudawayDESeptember 20, 19606'3"273TennesseeMemphis, TN USA22
92Lenny TaylorWRFebruary 15, 19615'10"173TennesseeMiami, FL USA32
25Leon ThomassonDBJune 20, 19635'11"190Texas SouthernDayton, OH USA32
58Jessie TuggleLBApril 4, 19655'11"230Valdosta St.Spalding County, GA USA124
21Jimmy TurnerDBJune 15, 19596'0"187UCLASherman, TX USA20
16Jeff Van RaaphorstQBDecember 7, 19636'1"210Arizona St.Columbus, OH USA21
68Emanuel WeaverNTJune 28, 19606'4"260South Carolina St.New Orleans, LA USA22
45Ken WhisenhuntTEFebruary 28, 19626'3"237Georgia TechAtlanta, GA USA77
54Eric WiegandCMarch 13, 19646'2"260Missouri-RollaSt. Louis, MO 20
51Reggie WilkesLOLBMay 27, 19566'4"235Georgia TechPine Bluff, AR USA65
54Joel WilliamsROLBDecember 13, 19566'1"222Peru St.Miami, FL USA88
42Michael WilliamsRBJuly 16, 19616'2"220Mississippi Col.Altmore, AL USA31
22Brenard WilsonDBAugust 15, 19556'0"178VanderbiltDaytona Beach, FL USA81
72Leonard WingateDTNovember 3, 19616'3"265South Carolina St.Charleston, SC USA11
71Mitch YoungDEJuly 18, 19616'4"260Arkansas St.Coldwater, MS USA10
46Geno ZimmerlinkTEMarch 26, 19636'3"222VirginiaMilltown, NJ USA31



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