1987 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1987 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 55th in the National Football League (NFL). Despite the interruption of the schedule by the second strike in six seasons, the team improved upon their previous output of 5–10–1, going 7–8.[1] However, three of those losses came during the three-game stretch during the strike when teams were staffed primarily with replacement players, or "scabs," who crossed the picket lines to suit up. Despite the improvement, the team once again failed to qualify for the playoffs.

1987 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach	Buddy Ryan
Owner	Norman Braman
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	7–8
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform

Defensive lineman Reggie White nonetheless had a breakout season, establishing a new NFL record by exploding for 21 sacks in only 12 games.

On October 25 at Veterans Stadium, in the first game back after the strike was settled, Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan called for the infamous "fake kneel" in the final seconds with the hosts leading the Dallas Cowboys by 10 points. The fake eventually led to another late touchdown, payback for Cowboys head coach Tom Landry running up the score with starters who crossed the picket line to play two weeks earlier at Texas Stadium. One week later, Philadelphia won its final road game against the Cardinals at the old Busch Stadium, before the franchise moved to Phoenix for the 1988 season.

Offseason

NFL draft

The 1987 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft was held April 28–29, 1987 in New York City. This again would be a 12 round draft of 28 teams. The Philadelphia Eagles would get the 9th in the 12 rounds. They would make 10 selection in the draft.

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler [2]

= Hall of Famer

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	9	Jerome Brown	Defensive Tackle	Miami (FLA)
2	39	Traded Pick to	San Francisco 49ers
3	65	Ben Tamburello	Center	Auburn
4	93	Byron Evans	Linebacker	Arizona
5	121	David Alexander	Center	Tulsa
6	149	Ron Moten	Linebacker	Florida
6	158	Chris Pike	Defensive Tackle	Tulsa
7	177	Brian Williams	Tackle	Central Michigan
8	204	Traded Pick to	San Diego Chargers
9	232	Ken Lambiotte	Quarterback	William & Mary
10	260	Paul Carberry	Defensive Tackle	Oregon State
11	288	Traded Pick to	Los Angeles Raiders
12	316	Bobby Morse	Running Back	Michigan State

NFL supplemental draft

The Eagles would also use a pick in the 1987 NFL Supplemental Draft to take Cris Carter a wide receiver out of Ohio State. Prior to Carter's senior season in 1987, he secretly signed with notorious sports agent Norby Walters. When the contract was discovered, Carter was ruled ineligible to play for Ohio State.

Personnel

Staff

1987 Philadelphia Eagles staff

	Front office Owner – Norman Braman President and Chief Operating Officer – Harry Gamble Director of Player Personnel – Joe Woolley Head coaches Head Coach – Buddy Ryan Offensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Offense – Ted Plumb Quarterbacks – Doug Scovil Offensive Backs – Dave Atkins Offensive Line – Bill Walsh Assistant Offensive Line – Dan Neal			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Wade Phillips Defensive Line – Dale Haupt Defensive Backs – Jeff Fisher Special teams coaches Special Teams – Dan Neal Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Ronnie Jones

NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

Roster of the 1987 Replacement Eagles
Quarterbacks 14 Marty Horn 19 Guido Merkens 11 Scott Tinsley Running Backs 27 Topper Clemons 24 Alan Reid 41 Alvin Ross Wide Receivers 85 Jesse Bendross 83 Kevin Bowman 86 Mike Siano Tight Ends 87 Eric Bailey 89 Jay Repko		Offensive Linemen 69 Jim Angelo 75 Scott Leggett 61 Matt Long 72 Jeff Wenzel Defensive Linemen 97 Jim Auer 65 Gary Bolden 98 Elois Grooms 99 Skip Hamilton 90 Randall Mitchell		Linebackers 52 Matt Battaglia 91 George Cumby 53 Fred Smalls Defensive Backs 39 Vic Bellamy 48 Thomas Caterbone 28 Greg Harding 33 Mike Ulmer 31 Troy West Special Teams 4 Dave Jacobs K 5 Mark Royals P

Regular season

In 1987, Mike Quick was part of NFL history. He finished second in the NFL in Touchdown receptions with 11. The leader was Jerry Rice with 23. This marked the first time in NFL history that a category leader doubled the total of his nearest competitor.[3]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1987	at Washington Redskins	L 34–24	52,188
2	September 20, 1987	New Orleans Saints	W 27–17	57,485
–	September 27, 1987	at San Francisco 49ers	canceled
3	October 4, 1987	Chicago Bears	L 35–3	4,074
4	October 11, 1987	at Dallas Cowboys	L 41–22	40,622
5	October 18, 1987	at Green Bay Packers	L 16–10	35,842
6	October 25, 1987	Dallas Cowboys	W 37–20	61,630
7	November 1, 1987	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–23	24,586
8	November 8, 1987	Washington Redskins	W 31–27	63,609
9	November 15, 1987	New York Giants	L 20–17	66,172
10	November 22, 1987	St. Louis Cardinals	L 31–19	55,592
11	November 29, 1987	at New England Patriots	W 34–31	54,198
12	December 6, 1987	at New York Giants	L 23–20	65,874
13	December 13, 1987	Miami Dolphins	L 28–10	63,841
14	December 20, 1987	at New York Jets	W 38–27	30,572
15	December 27, 1987	Buffalo Bills	W 17–7	57,547

Games summaries

Week 1

Sunday, September 13, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium on grass playing surface in 74F degrees with wind at 11 MPH.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Philadelphia Eagles (0–1)	0	10	14	0	24
Washington Redskins (1–0)	10	7	7	10	34

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	WASH	TIME
1st	Redskins	Jess Atkinson 27-yard field goal	0	3
	Redskins	Art Monk 6-yard pass from Doug Williams (Jess Atkinson kick)	0	10
2nd	Eagles	Mike Quick 30-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	7	10
	Eagles	Paul McFadden 33-yard field goal	10	10
	Redskins	George Rogers 1-yard rush (Steve Cox kick)	10	17
3rd	Redskins	Reggie Branch 1-yard rush (Steve Cox kick)	10	24
	Eagles	Randall Cunningham 2-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	17	24
	Eagles	Reggie White 70-yard fumble return (Paul McFadden kick)	24	24
4th	Redskins	Art Monk 39-yard pass from Doug Williams (Steve Cox kick)	24	31
	Redskins	Steve Cox 40-yard field goal	24	34

Week 2

Sunday, September 20, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 62F degrees with wind at 12 MPH.

	1	2	3	4	Final
New Orleans Saints (1–1)	10	0	0	7	17
Philadelphia Eagles 1–1	0	17	3	7	27

		SCORING PLAYS	N OR	PHIL	TIME
1st	Saints	Morten Andersen 45-yard field goal	3	0
	Saints	John Tice 6-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)	10	0
2nd	Eagles	Paul McFadden 30-yard field goal	10	3
	Eagles	Mike Quick 19-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	10	10
	Eagles	Kenny Jackson 25-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	10	17
3rd	Eagles	Paul McFadden 30-yard field goal	10	20
	Eagles	Seth Joyner 18-yard fumble return (Paul McFadden kick)	10	27
	Saints	John Tice 27-yard pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick)	17	27

Week Canceled

Because of the NFLPA union's players strike against the NFL, all the games this week were cancelled. Replacement players were used when the season resumed the following week.

Week 3

Sunday, October 4, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 48F degrees with wind at 19 MPH. This was the first game of the season with replacement players.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Chicago Bears (3–0)	7	28	0	0	35
Philadelphia Eagles (1–2)	0	3	0	0	3

		SCORING PLAYS	CHI	PHIL	TIME
1st	Bears	Lakei Heimuli 9-yard pass from Mike Hohensee (Tim Lashar kick)	7	0
2nd	Eagles	Dave Jacobs 27-yard field goal	7	3
	Bears	Glen Kozlowski 20-yard pass from Mike Hohensee (Tim Lashar kick)	14	3
	Bears	Chris Brewer 1-yard rush (Tim Lashar kick)	21	3
	Bears	Anthony Mosley 9-yard blocked punt return (Tim Lashar kick)	28	3
	Bears	Don Kindt 3-yard pass from Mike Hohensee (Tim Lashar kick)	35	3

Week 4

Sunday, October 11, 1987 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at Texas Stadium on a grass playing surface in 58F degrees with wind at 16 MPH. Played with replacement players.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Philadelphia Eagles (1–3)	3	7	6	6	22
Dallas Cowboys (3–1)	21	6	14	0	41

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	DAL	TIME
1st	Cowboys	Kelvin Edwards 62-yard rush (Luis Zendejas kick)	0	7
	Cowboys	Alvin Blount 8-yard rush (Luis Zendejas kick)	0	14
	Cowboys	Cornell Burbage 77-yard pass from Kevin Sweeney (Luis Zendejas kick)	0	21
	Eagles	Dave Jacobs 40-yard field goal	3	21
2nd	Eagles	Kevin Bowman 62-yard pass from Scott Tinsley (Dave Jacobs kick)	10	21
	Cowboys	Luis Zendejas 44-yard field goal	10	24
	Cowboys	Luis Zendejas 50-yard field goal	10	27
3rd	Cowboys	Tony Dorsett 10-yard rush (Luis Zendejas kick)	10	34
	Cowboys	Alvin Blount 1-yard rush (Luis Zendejas kick)	10	41
	Eagles	Mike Siano 13-yard pass from Scott Tinsley (kick failed)	16	41
4th	Eagles	Clemons 13-yard pass from Scott Tinsley (kick failed)	22	41

Week 5

Sunday, October 18, 1987 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at Lambeau Field on a grass playing surface in 46F degrees with wind at 11 MPH. Played with replacement players.

	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Philadelphia Eagles (1–4)	7	0	0	3	0	10
Green Bay Packers (2–2)	0	3	7	0	6	16

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	GB	TIME
1st	Eagles	Alvin Ross 5-yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick)	7	0
2nd	Packers	Max Zendejas 42-yard field goal	7	3
3rd	Packers	Lee Morris 46-yard pass from Alan Risher (Max Zendejas kick)	7	10
4th	Eagles	Dave Jacobs 44-yard field goal	10	10
OT	Packers	Jimmy Hargrove 5-yard rush	10	16

Week 6

Sunday October 25, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 56F degrees with wind at 15 MPH. This was the first week the Eagles played after the NFLPA strike ended.

This was the revenge game for Week 4, where the Cowboys ran up the score against an Eagles replacement squad. Despite the game being effectively over, with the Eagles leading and having possession of the ball, the Eagles performed a fake spike into a pass. Pass interference was called, and the Eagles successfully scored from the 1-yard line on the next play as time expired.[4]

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dallas Cowboys (3–3)	3	7	3	7	20
Philadelphia Eagles (2–4)	3	10	7	17	37

		SCORING PLAYS	DAL	PHIL	TIME
1st	Cowboys	Roger Ruzek 23-yard field goal	3	0
	Eagles	Paul McFadden 46-yard field goal	3	3
2nd	Eagles	Paul McFadden 45-yard field goal	3	6
	Eagles	John Spagnola 10-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	3	13
	Cowboys	Herschel Walker 1-yard rush (Roger Ruzek kick)	10	13
3rd	Cowboys	Roger Ruzek 25-yard field goal	13	13
	Eagles	Anthony Toney 1-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	13	20
4th	Eagles	Paul McFadden 21-yard field goal	13	23
	Eagles	John Spagnola 5-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	13	30
	Cowboys	Tony Dorsett 19-yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick)	20	30
	Eagles	Keith Byars 1-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	20	37

Week 7

Sunday, November 1, 1987 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at Busch Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 68F degrees with wind at 10 MPH.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Philadelphia Eagles (3–4)	0	7	14	7	28
St. Louis Cardinals (2–5)	6	0	7	10	23

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	ST L	TIME
1st	Cardinals	Earl Ferrell 8-yard rush (kick failed)	0	6
2nd	Eagles	Cris Carter 22-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	7	6
3rd	Eagles	Keith Byars 2-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	14	6
	Eagles	Kenny Jackson 70-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	21	6
	Cardinals	J.T. Smith 14-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick)	21	13
4th	Cardinals	Jim Gallery 43-yard field goal	21	16
	Cardinals	Robert Awalt 8-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick)	21	23
	Eagles	Gregg Garrity 9-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	28	23

Week 8

Sunday, November 8, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 52F degrees with wind at 10 MPH.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Washington Redskins (6–2)	7	14	0	6	27
Philadelphia Eagles (4–4)	7	10	0	14	31

		SCORING PLAYS	WASH	PHIL	TIME
1st	Eagles	Anthony Toney 5-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	0	7
	Redskins	George Rogers 3-yard rush (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)	7	7
2nd	Redskins	Art Monk 19-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)	14	7
	Redskins	Darrell Green 26-yard fumble return (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick)	21	7
	Eagles	Paul McFadden 37-yard field goal	21	10
	Eagles	Mike Quick 6-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	21	17
4th	Eagles	Mike Quick 32-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	21	24
	Redskins	Gary Clark 47-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (kick failed)	27	24
	Eagles	Gregg Garrity 40-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	27	31

Week 9

Sunday, November 15, 1987 Kickoff 4:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 50F degrees with wind at 8 MPH.

	1	2	3	4	Final
New York Giants (3–6)	7	3	7	3	20
Philadelphia Eagles (4–5)	10	0	7	0	17

		SCORING PLAYS	NY G	PHIL	TIME
1st	Eagles	Randall Cunningham 4-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	0	7
	Eagles	Paul McFadden 25-yard field goal	0	10
	giants	Lionel Manuel 36-yard pass from Jeff Rutledge (Raul Allegre kick)	7	10
2nd	Giants	Raul Allegre 53-yard field goal	10	10
3rd	Eagles	Keith Byars 8-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	10	17
	Giants	George Adams 1-yard rush (Raul Allegre kick)	17	17
4th	Giants	Raul Allegre 52-yard field goal	20	17

Week 10

Sunday, November 22, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 26F degrees with wind at 19 MPH with a wind chill of 12F .

	1	2	3	4	Final
St. Louis Cardinals (4–6)	7	24	0	0	31
Philadelphia Eagles (4–6)	3	0	7	9	19

		SCORING PLAYS	ST L	PHIL	TIME
1st	Eagles	Paul McFadden 44-yard field goal	0	3
	Cardinals	Roy Green 20-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick)	7	3
2nd	Cardinals	J.T. Smith 6-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick)	14	3
	Cardinals	Jim Gallery 20-yard field goal	17	3
	Cardinals	Smith 32-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick)	24	3
	Cardinals	Earl Ferrell 35-yard rush (Jim Gallery kick)	31	3
3rd	Eagles	Mike Quick 16-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	31	10
4th	Eagles	Mike Quick 27-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	31	17
	Eagles	Safety, Cater stepped out of end zone	31	19

Week 11

November 29, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Sullivan Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 38F degrees with wind at 11 MPH.

	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Philadelphia Eagles (5–6)	3	14	7	7	3	34
New England Patriots (5–6)	0	10	0	21	0	31

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	NE	TIME
1st	Eagles	Paul McFadden 19-yard field goal	3	0
2nd	Patriots	Tony Collins 24-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (Tony Franklin kick)	3	7
	Eagles	Mike Quick 61-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	10	7
	Eagles	Randall Cunningham 1-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	17	7
	Patriots	Tony Franklin 21-yard field goal	17	10
3rd	Eagles	Anthony Toney 1-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	24	10
4th	Eagles	Mike Quick 29-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	31	10
	Patriots	Stanley Morgan 13-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (Tony Franklin kick)	31	17
	Patriots	Willie Scott 3-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (Tony Franklin kick)	31	24
	Patriots	Tom Ramsey 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	31	31
OT	Eagles	Paul McFadden 38-yard field goal	34	31

Week 12

December 6, 1987 Stadium Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at The Meadowlands on an AstroTurf playing surface in 38F degrees with wind at 22 MPH and a wind chill of 27F.

	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Philadelphia Eagles (5–7)	0	6	0	14	0	20
New York Giants (4–8)	7	0	6	7	3	23

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	NY G	TIME
1st	Giants	Mark Bavaro 19-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick)	0	7
2nd	Eagles	Paul McFadden 41-yard field goal	3	7
	Eagles	Paul McFadden 49-yard field goal	6	7
3rd	Giants	Raul Allegre 20-yard field goal	6	10
	Giants	Raul Allegre 46-yard field goal	6	13
4th	Giants	Stephen Baker 16-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick)	6	20
	Eagles	Kenny Jackson 36-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	13	20
	Eagles	Jimmie Giles 40-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	20	20
OT	Giants	Raul Allegre 28-yard field goal	20	23

Week 13

Sunday, December 13, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 43F degrees with wind at 15 MPH.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Miami Dolphins (7–6)	0	14	14	0	28
Philadelphia Eagles (5–8)	0	10	0	0	10

		SCORING PLAYS	MIA	PHIL	TIME
2nd	Eagles	Mike Quick 44-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	0	7
	Dolphins	Mark Duper 20-yard pass from Dan Marino (Van Tiffin kick)	7	7
	Eagles	Paul McFadden 27-yard field goal	7	10
	Dolphins	Ron Davenport 1-yard rush (Van Tiffin kick)	14	10
	Dolphins	Mark Clayton 11-yard pass from Dan Marino (Van Tiffin kick)	21	10
	Dolphins	Mark Clayton 20-yard pass from Dan Marino (Van Tiffin kick)	28	10

Week 14

Sunday, December 20, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at The Meadowlands on an Astroturf playing surface in 42F degrees with wind at 11 MPH.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Philadelphia Eagles (6–8)	10	14	14	0	38
New York Jets (6–8)	3	17	0	7	27

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	NY J	TIME
1st	Eagles	Anthony Toney 3-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	7	0
	Eagles	Paul McFadden 38-yard field goal	10	0
	Jets	Pat Leahy 42-yard field goal	10	3
2nd	Jets	Kurt Sohn 9-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)	10	10
	Jets	Roger Vick 5-yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)	10	17
	Eagles	Mike Quick 45-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	17	17
	Eagles	Mike Quick 13-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	24	17
	Jets	Pat Leahy 29-yard field goal	24	20
3rd	Eagles	Keith Byars 2-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	31	20
	Eagles	Cris Carter 14-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	38	20
4th	Jets	Al Toon 51-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)	38	27

Week 15

Sunday, December 27, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 35F degrees with wind at 10 MPH with a wind chill of 28.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Buffalo Bills (7–8)	0	0	0	7	7
Philadelphia Eagles (7–8–0)	0	10	7	0	17

		SCORING PLAYS	BUFF	PHIL	TIME
2nd	Eagles	Paul McFadden 39-yard field goal	0	3
	Eagles	Anthony Toney 18-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	0	10
3rd	Eagles	Anthony Toney 2-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)	0	17
4th	Bills	Andre Reed 4-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick)	7	17

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins^(3)	11	4	0	.733	7–1	9–3	379	285	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	8	0	.467	4–4	5–7	340	348	W2
St. Louis Cardinals	7	8	0	.467	3–5	7–7	362	368	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	8	0	.467	3–5	4–7	337	380	W2
New York Giants	6	9	0	.400	3–5	4–8	280	312	W2

Roster

= 1987 Pro Bowler [2]

= Replacement Player

• + After name = 1st-team All-Pro
• Replacement Players confirmed by box scores, there may be others

NO.	Player	AGE	POS	GP	GS	WT	HT	YRS	College
72	David Alexander	23	C-G-T	12	0	275	6–3	Rookie	Tulsa
58	Ty Allert	24	LB	7	0	233	6–2	1	Texas
69	Jim Angelo	24	G	1	0	275	6–3	Rookie	Indiana (PA)
97	Jim Auer	25	DE	1	0	275	6–7	Rookie	Georgia
96	Marvin Ayers	24	DE	2	1	265	6–5	Rookie	Grambling
87	Eric Bailey	24	TE	3	3	240	6–5	Rookie	Kansas
63	Ron Baker	33	G	10	10	260	6–4	9	Oklahoma State
52	Matt Battaglia	22	LB	3	3	225	6–2	Rookie	Louisville
39	Vic Bellamy	24	DB	3	3	195	6–1	Rookie	Syracuse
85	Jesse Bendross	25	WR	3	0	196	6–0	3	Alabama
65	Gary Bolden	25	DT	2	0	275	6–1	Rookie	SW Oklahoma State
83	Kevin Bowman	25	WR	3	3	205	6–3	Rookie	Colorado & San Jose State
59	Carlos Bradley	27	LB	3	1	224	6–0	6	Wake Forest
23	Cedrick Brown	23	DB	12	0	178	5–10	Rookie	Washington State
56	Dave D. Brown	23	LB	1	0	215	6–2	Rookie	Miami (OH)
99	Jerome Brown	22	DT	12	8	292	6–2	Rookie	Miami (FL)
24	Reggie Brown	27	RB	3	3	211	5–11	5	Oregon
41	Keith Byars	24	RB-TE	10	8	245	6–1	1	Ohio State
80	Cris Carter	22	WR	9	0	202	6–3	Rookie	Ohio State
49	Thomas Caterbone	23	DB	2	0	175	5–8	Rookie	Franklin & Marshall
6	Matt Cavanaugh	31	QB	3	0	212	6–2	8	Pittsburgh
71	Ken Clarke	31	NT-DT	11	10	268	6–2	9	Syracuse
27	Topper Clemons	24	RB	3	0	205	5–11	Rookie	Wake Forest
50	Garry Cobb	30	LB	12	7	227	6–2	8	USC
91	Ray Conlin	25	DT	1	1	258	6–2	Rookie	Ohio State
79	Joe Conwell	26	T	12	12	280	6–5	1	North Carolina
21	Evan Cooper	25	DB	12	1	185	5–11	3	Michigan
45	Charles Crawford	23	RB	2	0	235	6–2	1	Oklahoma State
91	George Cumby	31	LB	1	0	220	6–0	7	Oklahoma
12	Randall Cunningham	24	QB	12	12	212	6–4	2	UNLV
78	Matt Darwin	24	T-C	12	12	268	6–4	1	Texas A&M
93	Jon Dumbauld	24	DE	6	0	259	6–4	1	Kentucky
56	Byron Evans	23	LB	12	3	235	6–2	Rookie	Arizona
84	Ron Fazio	25	TE	1	0	242	6–4	Rookie	Maryland
67	Gerry Feehery	27	C-G	12	12	268	6–2	4	Syracuse
29	Elbert Foules	26	DB	9	8	185	5–11	4	Alcorn State
33	William Frizzell	25	DB	12	5	203	6–3	3	North Carolina Central
86	Gregg Garrity	27	WR	12	0	171	5–10	4	Penn State
38	Russell Gary	28	DB	12	0	195	5–11	6	Nebraska
46	Chris Gerhard	23	DB	3	0	185	5–10	Rookie	East Stroudsburg
83	Jimmie Giles	33	TE	8	0	239	6–3	10	Alcorn State
90	Mike Golic	25	DT-NT-DE	6	0	274	6–5	1	Notre Dame
51	Chuck Gorecki	23	LB	3	0	237	6–4	Rookie	Boston College
81	Otis Grant	26	WR	3	3	197	6–3	4	Michigan State
45	Jeff Griffin	29	DB	2	2	185	6–0	6	Utah
98	Elois Grooms	34	DE-DT	3	3	249	6–4	12	Tennessee Tech
26	Michael Haddix	26	RB	12	4	225	6–2	1	Mississippi State
99	Skip Hamilton	28	DT	1	0	265	6–2	Rookie	North Carolina State, Southern
28	Greg Harding	27	DB	1	0	197	6–2	3	Nicholls State
34	Terry Hoage	25	DB	11	11	201	6–2	3	Georgia
14	Marty Horn	24	QB	1	0	205	6–2	Rookie	Lehigh
81	Kenny Jackson	25	WR	12	12	180	6–0	3	Penn State
4	Dave Jacobs	30	K	3	0	151	5–7	8	Syracuse
42	Angelo James	25	DB	3	3	180	6–0	Rookie	Sacramento State
53	Dwayne Jiles	26	LB	9	5	242	6–4	2	Texas Tech
54	Alonzo Johnson	24	LB	3	0	222	6–3	1	Florida
30	Chris Johnson	27	DB	2	0	225	6–4	Rookie	Millersville
85	Ron Johnson	29	WR	3	0	190	6–3	2	Long Beach State
59	Seth Joyner	23	LB-DB	12	12	241	6–2	1	Texas-El Paso
54	Kelly Kirchbaum	30	LB	3	0	240	6–2	7	Kentucky
97	John Klingel	24	DE	5	0	267	6–3	Rookie	Eastern Kentucky
35	Mike Kullmann	25	DB	3	1	185	6–1	Rookie	Kutztown & Pennsylvania
65	Bob Landsee	23	C-G	2	1	273	6–4	1	Wisconsin
22	Robert Lavette	24	RB	1	0	190	5–11	2	Georgia Tech 9/8/1963 2
58	Byron Lee	23	LB	3	3	230	6–2	1	Ohio State
75	Scott Leggett	25	G-T	2	2	285	6–3	Rookie	Oklahoma
99	Greg Liter	24	DE	1	0	275	6–6	Rookie	Iowa State
89	Dave Little	26	TE	12	0	233	6–2	3	Middle Tenn. State
61	Matt Long	26	C	3	3	270	6–3	Rookie	San Diego State
84	Mike McCloskey	26	TE	1	0	244	6–5	4	Penn State
8	Paul McFadden	26	K	12	0	163	5–11	3	Youngstown State
94	Dan McMillen	23	DE	1	0	240	6–4	Rookie	Colorado
19	Guido Merkens	32	WR-QB-DB	3	1	200	6–1	9	Sam Houston State
90	Randall Mitchell	24	NT	3	3	275	6–1	Rookie	Tennessee-Chattanooga
74	Tim Mooney	25	DE	2	0	265	6–2	Rookie	Anderson (IN), Western Kentucky
36	Bobby Morse	22	RB	11	0	207	5–10	Rookie	Michigan State
78	Mike Nease	26	G	2	1	272	6–3	Rookie	Tennessee-Chattanooga
64	Mike Perrino	23	T	3	3	285	6–5	Rookie	Notre Dame
93	Ray T. Phillips	23	LB-DE	3	2	243	6–3	1	North Carolina State
74	Mike Pitts	27	DT-DE	12	6	277	6–5	4	Alabama
82	Mike Quick*	28	WR	12	12	190	6–2	5	North Carolina State
66	Ken Reeves	26	T-G	10	0	270	6–5	2	Texas A&M
55	Mike Reichenbach	26	LB	16	9	235	6–2		East Stroudsburg
24	Alan Reid	27	RB	1	0	190	5–8	Rookie	Minnesota, TCU
89	Jay Repko	29	TE	3	0	240	6–3	Rookie	Pennsylvania & Ursinus
22	Jacque Robinson	24	FB	3	3	215	5–11	Rookie	Washington
41	Alvin Ross	24	RB	2	0	235	5–11	Rookie	Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma
5	Mark Royals	22	P	1	0	225	6–5	Rookie	Appalachian State & Chowan
73	Paul Ryczek	35	C	3	0	230	6–2	13	Virginia
76	Adam Schreiber	25	G-C	12	12	290	6–4	3	Texas
95	Jody Schulz	27	LB	7	0	235	6–3	4	East Carolina
86	Mike Siano	24	WR	3	0	220	6–4	Rookie	Syracuse
96	Clyde Simmons	23	DE-DT	12	12	292	6–5	1	Western Carolina
68	Reggie Singletary	23	G-T-DT	12	0	279	6–3	1	North Carolina State
53	Fred Smalls	24	LB	3	3	225	6–3	Rookie	West Virginia
88	John Spagnola	30	TE	12	12	240	6–4	8	Yale
61	Ben Tamburello	23	G-C	2	1	278	6–3	Rookie	Auburn
37	Junior Tautalatasi	24	RB	12	1	207	5–10	1	Washington State
10	John Teltschik	23	P	12	0	212	6–2	1	Texas
11	Scott Tinsley	28	QB	3	2	195	6–2	Rookie	USC
25	Anthony Toney	25	RB	11	11	227	6–0	1	Texas A&M
44	Ed Trice	21	RB	1	0	240	5–10	Rookie	Drexel
23	Willie Turral	23	RB	1	0	190	5–10	Rookie	New Mexico
32	Mike Ulmer	33	DB	1	0	196	6–0	7	Doane
68	Pete Walters	28	G	3	3	265	6–2	Rookie	Western Kentucky
20	Andre Waters	25	DB	12	12	200	5–11	3	Cheyney
72	Jeff Wenzel	24	T	3	3	270	6–7	Rookie	Tulane
31	Troy West	26	DB	3	3	205	6–1	Rookie	USC
92	Reggie White*+	26	DE-DT	12	12	291	6–5	2	Tennessee
22	Brenard Wilson	32	DB	1	0	178	6–0	8	Vanderbilt
43	Roynell Young	30	DB	11	11	181	6–1	7	Alcorn State

Awards and honors

• Mike Quick, 1987 Pro Bowl selection

References

1. 1987 Philadelphia Eagles
2. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
3. Numbelivable!, p.147, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
4. Why Did Buddy Ryan Run Up the Score On the Cowboys in 1987? Revenge.

External links

• 1987 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com