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 Statistics
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.

The Redskins piled up points with 379 points, and 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 contributed to the receiving game also.

George Rogers carried the ball for a team-best 613 yards for Washington.

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
89Anthony AllenWRJune 29, 19595'11"180WashingtonMcComb, MS USA33
5Obed AririKApril 7, 19565'8"170ClemsonOwerri, Nigeria20
4Jess AtkinsonKDecember 11, 19615'9"165MarylandAnn Arbor, MI USA10
95Dan BenishDTNovember 21, 19616'5"273ClemsonYoungstown, OH USA33
88Cliff BensonTEAugust 28, 19616'4"238PurdueChicago, IL USA20
84Keiron BigbyWRFebruary 27, 19665'10"177BrownNew York, NY 10
53Jeff BosticCSeptember 18, 19586'2"268ClemsonGreensboro, NC USA125
23Todd BowlesFSNovember 18, 19636'2"203TempleElizabeth, NJ USA1212
29Reggie BranchRBOctober 22, 19625'11"232West Virginia St.Sanford, FL USA120
75Darrick BrilzCFebruary 14, 19646'3"287Oregon St.Alexandria, VA USA74
24Kelvin BryantRBSeptember 26, 19606'2"195North CarolinaTarboro, NC USA111
92Derek BunchLBOctober 28, 19616'3"215Michigan St.Fort Sill, OK USA30
22Danny BurmeisterDBSeptember 13, 19636'2"201North Carolina30
65Dave ButzLDTJune 23, 19506'7"291PurdueLafayette, AL USA1212
50Ravin CaldwellLBAugust 4, 19636'3"233ArkansasPort Arthur, TX USA120
82Joe CaravelloTEJune 6, 19636'3"270TulaneSanta Monica, CA USA115
79Mark CarlsonTJune 6, 19636'6"284Boston Univ.Milford, CT USA33
84Gary ClarkWRMay 1, 19625'9"173James MadisonRadford, VA USA1211
36Joe CoferDBMarch 5, 19636'0"200TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA31
51Monte ColemanRLBNovember 4, 19576'2"242Central ArkansasPine Bluff, AR USA1212
57Anthony CopelandLBApril 14, 19636'2"250Wichita St.Atlanta, GA 30
54John CowneCMay 23, 19626'2"245Virginia TechFairfax, VA USA30
12Steve CoxPMay 11, 19586'4"195TulsaShreveport, LA USA120
56Eric CoyleCOctober 26, 19636'3"260ColoradoLongmont, CO USA33
90Bobby CurtisLBOctober 23, 19646'3"235The CitadelMacon, GA USA33
34Brian DavisDBAugust 31, 19636'2"190NebraskaPhoenix, AZ USA70
32Vernon DeanDBMay 5, 19595'11"178U.S. InternationalLos Angeles, CA USA120
89Glenn DennisonTENovember 17, 19616'3"225Miami (FL)Beaver Falls, PA USA21
86Clint DidierTEApril 4, 19596'5"240Portland St.Connell, WA USA96
87K.D. DunnTEApril 28, 19636'3"235ClemsonFort Hood, TX USA30
25Dave EtherlyDBDecember 22, 19626'1"190Oregon St.Alburgu, NM Mexico30
76Frank FrazierGJune 15, 19606'5"290Miami (FL)Tampa, FL USA30
48Steve GageDBMay 10, 19646'3"210TulsaClaremore, OK USA41
96Alec GibsonDEDecember 9, 19636'4"270IllinoisColumbus, OH USA33
54Kurt GouveiaLBSeptember 14, 19646'1"233BYUHonolulu, HI USA111
77Darryl GrantRDTNovember 22, 19596'1"269RiceSan Antonio, TX USA1211
28Darrell GreenLCBFebruary 15, 19605'9"184Texas A&M-KingsvilleHouston, TX USA1212
35Keith GriffinKROctober 26, 19615'8"185Miami (FL)Columbus, OH USA92
68Russ GrimmCMay 2, 19596'3"273PittsburghScottsdale, PA USA65
6Ali Haji-SheikhKJanuary 11, 19616'0"172MichiganAnn Arbor, MI USA110
78Dean HamelDTJuly 7, 19616'3"279TulsaDetroit, MI USA121
64Steve HamiltonDE-DTSeptember 28, 19616'4"263East CarolinaNiagara Falls, NY USA120
31Allen HarvinRBMarch 18, 19595'9"200CincinnatiPhiladelphia, PA USA10
59Ray HitchcockCJune 20, 19656'2"289MinnesotaSt. Paul, MN USA50
30Walter HolmanRBApril 6, 19595'10"208West Virginia St.Vaiden, MS USA30
37Charles JacksonDBMarch 12, 19626'4"210Texas TechFort Gaines, GA USA11
66Joe JacobyLTJuly 6, 19596'7"305LouisvilleLouisville, KY USA1212
21Tim JessieRBMarch 1, 19635'11"190AuburnOpp, AL USA30
83Richard JohnsonWROctober 19, 19615'7"182ColoradoLos Angeles, CA USA10
82Anthony JonesTEMay 16, 19606'3"248Md-Eastern ShoreBaltimore, MD USA20
58David JonesG-COctober 25, 19616'3"262TexasTaipei, Taiwan50
99Ted KarrasDTDecember 10, 19646'2"265NorthwesternGary, IN USA11
55Mel KaufmanLLBFebruary 24, 19586'2"221Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoLos Angeles, CA USA1212
61Rick KehrGJune 18, 19596'3"285CarthagePhoenixville, PA USA50
34Garry KimbleDBApril 5, 19635'11"184Sam Houston St.Lake Charles, LA USA30
50Jon KimmelLBJuly 21, 19606'4"240ColgateBinghamton, NY USA11
74Markus KochDEFebruary 13, 19636'5"270Boise St.Niedermarsberg, Germany122
39Skip LaneDBJanuary 30, 19606'1"210MississippiNorwalk, CT USA33
67Kit LathropDE-NTMay 10, 19566'5"255Arizona St.San Jose, CA USA10
72Dexter ManleyRDEJuly 2, 19596'3"253Oklahoma St.Houston, TX USA1110
71Charles MannLDEApril 12, 19616'6"268Nevada-RenoSacramento, CA USA1212
98Steve MartinDEDecember 24, 19646'3"260Jackson St.Angie, LA USA33
73Mark MayRTNovember 2, 19596'6"295PittsburghOneonta, NY USA1010
26Craig McEwenTEDecember 16, 19656'1"220UtahNorthport, NY USA43
74Curtis McGriffDE-NTMay 17, 19586'5"270AlabamaDonalsonville, GA USA10
63Raleigh McKenzieLGFebruary 8, 19636'2"290TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA1212
60Dan McQuaidT-GOctober 4, 19606'7"278UNLVCortland, CA USA10
57Rich MilotMLBMay 28, 19576'4"234Penn St.Coraopolis, PA USA95
46Michael MitchellDBOctober 18, 19615'10"180Howard PayneWaco, TX USA33
81Art MonkWRDecember 5, 19576'3"210SyracuseWhite Plains, NY USA99
41Tim MorrisonDBApril 3, 19636'1"195North CarolinaRaeford, NC USA70
52Neal OlkewiczMLBJanuary 30, 19576'0"230MarylandPhoenixville, PA USA106
87Terry OrrTESeptember 27, 19616'3"231TexasSavannah, GA USA101
62Phil PetteyGApril 17, 19616'4"274MissouriKenosha, WI USA33
84Joe PhillipsWRMay 12, 19635'9"188KentuckyFranklin, KY USA20
15Tony RobinsonQBJanuary 22, 19646'3"200TennesseeMonticello, FL USA10
38George RogersRBDecember 8, 19586'2"228South CarolinaDuluth, GA USA119
50Carlton RoseLBFebruary 8, 19626'2"220MichiganPompano Beach, FL USA22
16Ed RubbertQBMay 28, 19646'5"225LouisvilleSuffern, NY USA33
94Tony SagnellaDTFebruary 28, 19646'5"260RutgersNew Haven, CT USA32
83Ricky SandersWRAugust 30, 19625'11"182Texas St.Temple, TX USA125
10Jay SchroederQBJune 28, 19616'4"215UCLAMilwaukee, WI USA1110
61Willard ScissumTOctober 28, 19626'3"275AlabamaGuntersville, AL USA33
91Tony SettlesLBAugust 29, 19646'3"210Elon30
88Derrick ShepardWRJanuary 22, 19645'10"186OklahomaOdessa, TX USA21
76Ed SimmonsTDecember 31, 19636'5"315East. WashingtonSeattle, WA USA53
36Timmy SmithRBJanuary 24, 19645'11"216Texas TechHobbs, NM USA70
69R.C. ThielemannRGAugust 12, 19556'4"255ArkansasHouston, TX USA1212
67Steve ThompsonDTJune 24, 19656'2"275MinnesotaAurora, IL USA10
8Brendan ToibinKFebruary 2, 19646'0"205RichmondColumbia, SC USA10
85Dave TruittTEFebruary 18, 19646'4"232North Carolina10
31Clarence VaughnDBJuly 17, 19646'0"202Northern IllinoisChicago, IL USA50
89Clarence VerdinWRJune 14, 19635'8"160La-LafayetteNew Orleans, LA USA31
20Lionel VitalRBJuly 15, 19635'9"195Nicholls St.New Iberia, LA USA33
67Henry WaechterDE-DTFebruary 13, 19596'5"270NebraskaEpworth, IA USA10
40Alvin WaltonSSMarch 14, 19646'0"180KansasRiverside, CA USA1212
85Don WarrenTEMay 5, 19566'4"242San Diego St.Bellingham, WA USA1212
2Jack WeilPMarch 16, 19625'11"175WyomingDenver, CO USA30
45Barry WilburnRCBDecember 9, 19636'2"196MississippiMemphis, TN USA1212
17Doug WilliamsQBAugust 9, 19556'4"220Grambling St.Zachary, LA USA52
48Marv WilliamsTEOctober 11, 19636'3"233Cal State-FullertonSanta Rosa, CA 20
59Eric WilsonLBOctober 17, 19626'1"247MarylandCharlottesville, VA USA33
80Ted WilsonWRJuly 14, 19645'9"170Central FloridaZephyrhills, FL USA32
26Wayne WilsonRBSeptember 4, 19576'3"215ShepherdMontgomery County, MD USA20
58Dave WindhamLBMarch 14, 19616'2"240Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA30
46Dennis WoodberryDBApril 22, 19615'10"183Southern ArkansasTexarkana, AR USA123
60Mike WootenCOctober 23, 19626'3"260VMIRoanoke, VA USA30
80Eric YarberPRSeptember 22, 19635'8"156IdahoChicago, IL USA120



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