1987 Indianapolis Colts Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jack Trudeau	229	128	55.9	1587	6.9	6	2.6	6	2.6	55	13	100	75.4
Gary Hogeboom	168	99	58.9	1145	6.8	9	5.4	5	3.0	72	8	63	85.0
Blair Kiel	33	17	51.5	195	5.9	1	3.0	3	9.1	21	0	0	41.9
Sean Salisbury	12	8	66.7	68	5.7	0	0.0	2	16.7	11	2	18	41.7
Terry Nugent	5	3	60.0	47	9.4	0	0.0	0	0.0	21	1	9	91.3
Totals	447	255	57.0	3042	6.8	16	3.6	16	3.6	72	24	190

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Dickerson	223	1011	4.5	53	5
Albert Bentley	142	631	4.4	17	7
Chuck Banks	50	245	4.9	35	0
Gordon Brown	19	85	4.5	18	1
George Wonsley	18	71	3.9	12	1
Chris McLemore	17	58	3.4	9	0
Blair Kiel	4	30	7.5	16	0
Jack Trudeau	15	7	0.5	9	0
Mel Carver	2	3	1.5	3	0
Gary Hogeboom	3	3	1.0	2	0
Terry Nugent	2	1	0.5	3	0
Bill Brooks	2	-2	-1.0	1	0
Totals	497	2143	4.3	53	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Brooks	51	722	14.2	52	3
Matt Bouza	42	569	13.5	44	4
Albert Bentley	34	447	13.1	72	2
Pat Beach	28	239	8.5	16	0
Walter Murray	20	339	17.0	43	3
Eric Dickerson	13	133	10.2	28	0
James Noble	10	78	7.8	18	2
Mark Boyer	10	73	7.3	15	0
Tim Sherwin	9	86	9.6	32	1
Chuck Banks	9	50	5.6	18	0
Mark Bellini	5	69	13.8	19	0
George Wonsley	5	48	9.6	16	0
John Brandes	5	35	7.0	13	0
Tim Kearse	3	56	18.7	21	0
Greg Hawthorne	3	41	13.7	21	0
Joe Jones	3	25	8.3	13	1
Chris McLemore	2	9	4.5	5	0
Kelley Johnson	1	15	15.0	15	0
Steve Bryant	1	12	12.0	12	0
Ben Utt	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	255	3042	11.9	72	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Dean Biasucci	24	24	100.0	27	24	88.9	96
Steve Jordan	7	7	100.0	5	3	60.0	16
Totals	31	31	100.0	32	27	84.4	112

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rohn Stark	61	2440	40.0	63
Blair Kiel	12	440	36.7	50
Craig Colquitt	2	61	30.5	33
Totals	75	2941	39.2	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Brooks	22	136	6.2	17
Kelley Johnson	9	42	4.7	12
Willie Tullis	4	27	6.8	10
John Simmons	2	5	2.5	5
Dave Ahrens	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	38	210	5.5	17

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Albert Bentley	22	500	22.7	45
Kenny Daniel	10	225	22.5	29
Terry Wright	10	187	18.7	27
Kelley Johnson	6	98	16.3	28
Mike Prior	3	47	15.7	22
James Noble	2	35	17.5	18
George Wonsley	1	19	19.0	19
Jim Perryman	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	55	1115	20.3	45

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Prior	6	57	9.5	38
Willie Tullis	3	0	0.0	0
Freddie Robinson	2	86	43.0	68
Eugene Daniel	2	34	17.0	34
Bryant Jones	2	26	13.0	23
Lee Davis	1	7	7.0	7
Johnie Cooks	1	2	2.0	2
Nesby Glasgow	1	0	0.0	0
Jim Perryman	1	0	0.0	0
Craig Curry	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	20	212	10.6	68

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Duane Bickett	8.0
Donnell Thompson	5.5
Johnie Cooks	5.0
Don Thorp	3.0
Byron Darby	3.0
Barry Krauss	2.0
Jim Perryman	1.0
Frank Mattiace	1.0
Ed Grimsley	1.0
Mike Prior	1.0
Jerome Sally	1.0
Jon Hand	1.0
Brian Bulluck	1.0
Bill Benjamin	1.0
Terry Wright	1.0
Bill Elko	1.0
Jeff Leiding	1.0
Ricky Chatman	1.0
Nesby Glasgow	0.5
Totals	39.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Duane Bickett	113	113	0		1	2	32	0	2
Mike Prior	68	68	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
Jon Hand	67	67	0
Eugene Daniel	39	39	0	0
Cliff Odom					0	3	8	0	0
Eric Dickerson					5	3	0		0
Albert Bentley					3	3	0		0
Jack Trudeau					10	2	-28	0	0
Ben Utt					0	2	0	0	0
Dave Ahrens					0	2	0	0	0
Barry Krauss					0	2	0	0	0
Harvey Armstrong					0	2	0	0	0
Orlando Lowry					0	1	0	0	0
Freddie Robinson				0	0	1	0	0	0
Terry Wright					0	1	0	0	0
Gary Hogeboom					1	1	-1	0	0
Chris Hinton					0	1	0	0	0
Jim Merritts					0	1	0	0	0
Bill Elko					0	1	0	0	0
Jim Perryman				0	0	1	5	0	0
Ed Grimsley					0	1	0	0	0
Lee Davis				0	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Benjamin					0	1	0	0	0
Donnell Thompson					0	1	28	1	0
Johnie Cooks				0	1	1	0	0	0
Nesby Glasgow				0	0	1	0	0	0
James Noble					2	0	0		0
Sean Salisbury					1	0	0	0	0
Kenny Daniel					2	0	0	0	0
Gordon Brown					1	0	0		0
Kelley Johnson					1	0	0	0	0
Matt Bouza					2	0	0		0
Chris McLemore					1	0	0	0	0
Bill Brooks					3	0	0		0
George Wonsley					1	0	0		0
Chuck Banks					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	287	287	0	0	36	38	44	1	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dean Biasucci									24	24	0			96
Albert Bentley	7	2		0					0	0	0			54
Eric Dickerson	5	0							0	0	0			30
Matt Bouza		4							0	0	0			24
Bill Brooks	0	3	0						0	0	0			18
Walter Murray		3							0	0	0			18
Steve Jordan									3	7	0			16
James Noble		2		0					0	0	0			12
Gordon Brown	1								0	0	0			6
Joe Jones		1							0	0	0			6
Donnell Thompson							1		0	0	0			6
Tim Sherwin		1							0	0	0			6
George Wonsley	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Jeff Leiding									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	14	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	31	0	0	1	300