1987 Indianapolis Colts Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Ron Meyer (9-6)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1987 Indianapolis Colts Statistics
1987 Indianapolis Colts Results

The Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Colts paced the circuit with just 238 points allowed. Indianapolis scored 300 points. Eric Dickerson carried the ball for a team-leading 1,011 yards.

Jack Trudeau threw for 1,587 yards, and Gary Hogeboom played quarterback, too. Bill Brooks topped the receiving corps, grabbing 51 passes for 722 yards. Matt Bouza provided receiving help also.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 45 turnovers. Mike Prior picked off 6 opponent throws. Duane Bickett dropped opposing passers 8 times.

Ron Meyer coached the team. The 1987 Indianapolis Colts lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
69Sid AbramowitzTMay 21, 19606'6"280Air ForceCulver City, CA USA33
57Dave AhrensLBDecember 5, 19586'3"238WisconsinCedar Falls, IA USA122
79Harvey ArmstrongNTDecember 29, 19596'3"265SMUHouston, TX USA111
40Pat BallageDBApril 8, 19646'1"202Notre DameFort Hood, TX USA31
37Chuck BanksRBJanuary 4, 19646'2"225FerrumBaltimore, MD USA31
86Roy BanksWRNovember 29, 19655'10"190East. IllinoisDetroit, MI USA10
81Pat BeachTEDecember 28, 19596'4"247Washington St.Grants Pass, OR USA1212
87Mark BelliniWRJanuary 19, 19645'11"185BYUSan Leandro, CA USA101
54Bill BenjaminLBSeptember 14, 19586'3"226San Jose St.Indianapolis, IN USA22
20Albert BentleyKRAugust 15, 19605'11"200Miami (FL)Naples, FL USA124
4Dean BiasucciKJuly 25, 19626'0"190West. CarolinaNiagara Falls, NY USA120
50Duane BickettROLBDecember 1, 19626'5"251USCLos Angeles, CA USA1212
60Mark BoggsTMay 7, 19646'5"301Ball St.Kankakee, IL USA10
85Matt BouzaWRApril 8, 19586'3"211CaliforniaSan Jose, CA USA1212
84Mark BoyerTESeptember 16, 19626'4"233USCHuntington Beach, CA USA76
88John BrandesTEApril 2, 19646'2"249CameronFort Riley, KS USA122
80Bill BrooksPRApril 6, 19646'0"188Boston Univ.Boston, MA USA1212
74Bob BrotzkiTDecember 24, 19626'5"281SyracuseSandusky, OH USA110
42Gordon BrownRBMarch 19, 19635'11"220TulsaPhiladelphia, PA USA30
80Steve BryantWROctober 10, 19596'2"195PurdueLos Angeles, CA USA10
57Brian BulluckLBOctober 29, 19656'3"236North Carolina St.Roanoke Rapids, NC USA21
71Kevin CallRTNovember 13, 19616'7"302Colorado St.Boulder, CO USA1212
68Milt CarthensTOctober 22, 19606'4"305Michigan10
30Mel CarverRBJuly 14, 19595'11"221UNLVPensacola, FL USA10
52Ricky ChatmanLBJanuary 4, 19626'2"230LSUJonesboro, LA USA30
31Leonard ColemanDBJanuary 30, 19626'2"203VanderbiltBoynton Beach, FL USA40
5Craig ColquittPJune 9, 19546'1"182TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA10
98Johnie CooksLOLBNovember 23, 19586'4"247Mississippi St.Leland, MS USA1010
62Jeff CriswellTMarch 7, 19646'7"291Graceland College (IA)Grinnell, IA USA33
45Craig CurryDBJuly 20, 19616'0"187TexasHouston, TX USA30
38Eugene DanielRCBMay 4, 19615'11"178LSUBaton Rouge, LA USA1211
23Kenny DanielDBJune 1, 19605'10"180San Jose St.Martinez, CA USA20
72Byron DarbyDEJune 4, 19606'4"260USCLos Angeles, CA USA124
28Lee DavisDBDecember 18, 19625'11"198MississippiOkolona, MS USA30
29Eric DickersonRBSeptember 2, 19606'3"220SMUSealy, TX USA98
69Randy DixonGMarch 12, 19656'3"305PittsburghClewiston, FL USA30
53Ray DonaldsonCMay 18, 19586'3"311GeorgiaRome, GA USA1212
96Bill ElkoNTDecember 28, 19596'5"278Arizona St.New York, NY USA31
29Jitter FieldsDBAugust 16, 19625'8"185TexasDallas, TX USA10
25Nesby GlasgowSSApril 15, 19575'10"185WashingtonLos Angeles, CA USA1111
37Chris GoodeDBSeptember 17, 19636'0"195North AlabamaTown Creek, AL USA80
61Marsharne GravesTJuly 8, 19626'3"268ArizonaMemphis, TN USA33
56Ed GrimsleyLBMarch 22, 19636'0"235AkronCanton, OH USA53
95Bob HammDEApril 24, 19596'4"260Nevada-RenoKansas City, MO USA30
51Kevin HancockLBJanuary 6, 19626'2"224BaylorLongview, TX USA10
78Jon HandRDENovember 13, 19636'7"300AlabamaSylacauga, AL USA1211
83Greg HawthorneRBSeptember 5, 19566'2"228BaylorFort Worth, TX USA33
79Shawn HeffernTMarch 15, 19646'5"270Notre DameToledo, OH USA10
75Chris HintonLTJuly 31, 19616'4"300NorthwesternChicago, IL USA1212
7Gary HogeboomQBAugust 21, 19586'4"205Central MichiganGrand Rapids, MI USA66
21John HoltDBMay 14, 19595'11"180West Texas A&MLawton, OK USA120
76Marcus JacksonDE-NTJune 8, 19576'5"260PurdueLima, OH USA10
39Victor JacksonDBAugust 6, 19596'0"205Bowie St.Princess Anne, MD USA20
58June JamesLBDecember 2, 19626'1"218TexasJennings, LA USA110
84Kelley JohnsonWRJune 3, 19625'8"168ColoradoCarlsbad, NM USA30
33Bryant JonesDBDecember 5, 19635'11"186ToledoDetroit, MI USA33
81Joe JonesTEJune 26, 19626'5"255Virginia TechWindber, PA USA32
6Steve JordanKMarch 20, 19635'10"205USCSan Francisco, CA USA30
85Tim KearseWROctober 24, 19595'10"186San Jose St.York, PA USA30
94Scott KellarNTDecember 31, 19636'3"282Northern IllinoisElgin, IL USA32
5Blair KielQBNovember 29, 19616'0"209Notre DameColumbus, IN USA41
63Steve KnightGMarch 13, 19616'4"298TennesseeAbington, VA USA33
55Barry KraussRILBMarch 17, 19576'3"245AlabamaPompano Beach, FL USA1211
92Jeff LeidingLBOctober 28, 19616'3"232TexasKansas City, MO USA93
88Keith LesterTEMay 28, 19626'5"235Florida St.Bartow, FL USA10
59Orlando LowryLBAugust 14, 19616'4"237Ohio St.Cleveland, OH USA81
97Frank MattiaceDE-NTJanuary 20, 19616'1"264Holy CrossPaterson, NJ USA30
36Chris McLemoreRBDecember 31, 19636'1"232ColoradoLas Vegas, NV USA22
65Jim MerrittsDE-NTMarch 22, 19616'3"255ConnecticutRoaring Springs, PA USA10
86Walter MurrayWRDecember 13, 19626'4"200HawaiiBerkeley, CA USA143
87James NobleWRAugust 14, 19636'0"193S.F. AustinJacksonville, TX USA32
14Terry NugentQBDecember 5, 19616'4"218Colorado St.Merced, CA USA10
93Cliff OdomLILBAugust 15, 19586'2"237Texas-ArlingtonBeaumont, TX USA1212
51Bob OntkoLBMarch 21, 19646'3"237Penn St.Kingston, PA USA33
90Gary PadjenLBJuly 2, 19586'2"244Arizona St.Salt Lake City, UT USA10
65Joel PattenTFebruary 7, 19586'7"310DukeAugsburg, Germany120
43Jim PerrymanDBDecember 23, 19606'0"180MillikinOakland, CA USA143
67Ron PlantzCJuly 27, 19646'4"272Notre DameChicago, IL USA33
39Mike PriorFSNovember 14, 19636'0"208Illinois St.Chicago Heights, IL USA137
90Roger RemoLBAugust 7, 19646'3"237Syracuse30
47Freddie RobinsonFSFebruary 1, 19646'1"191AlabamaMobile, AL USA99
59Brad SaarLBFebruary 24, 19636'1"220Penn St.Buffalo, NY USA10
8Sean SalisburyQBMarch 9, 19636'5"225USCLong Beach, CA USA20
76Jerome SallyNTFebruary 24, 19596'3"267MissouriChicago, IL USA128
95Chris ScottDEDecember 11, 19616'5"260PurdueBerea, OH USA33
83Tim SherwinTEMay 4, 19586'6"243Boston Col.Troy, NY USA85
41John SimmonsDBDecember 1, 19585'11"192SMULittle Rock, AR USA20
57Pat SnyderLBNovember 23, 19636'1"225Purdue20
66Ron SoltRGMay 19, 19626'3"279MarylandBainbridge, MD USA1212
3Rohn StarkPMay 4, 19596'3"203Florida St.Minneapolis, MN USA120
26Craig SwoopeDBFebruary 3, 19646'1"205IllinoisFort Pierce, FL USA30
99Donnell ThompsonLDEOctober 27, 19586'4"270North CarolinaLumberton, NC USA1212
62Don ThorpNTJuly 10, 19626'4"260IllinoisChicago, IL USA53
10Jack TrudeauQBSeptember 9, 19626'3"227IllinoisForest Lake, MN USA108
42Willie TullisLCBApril 5, 19586'0"193Southern MissNewville, AL USA1212
64Ben UttLGJune 13, 19596'5"275Georgia TechRichmond, CA USA1212
83Mark WalczakTEApril 26, 19626'6"246ArizonaRochester, NY USA80
40John WilliamsRBOctober 26, 19605'11"213WisconsinMuskegon, MI USA20
34George WonsleyRBNovember 23, 19605'10"218Mississippi St.Moss Point, MS USA110
27Terry WrightDBJuly 17, 19646'0"195TemplePhoenix, AZ USA132



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