# 1986 Green Bay Packers season

The 1986 Green Bay Packers season was their 68th season overall and their 66th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–12 record under coach Forrest Gregg, earning them 4th-place finish in the NFC Central division.
The Packers reached their nadir on the afternoon of November 23 at Soldier Field vs. their ancient archrivals, the Bears. After Mark Lee intercepted Jim McMahon in the second quarter, Green Bay defensive end Charles Martin picked up McMahon and slammed him shoulder-first into the artificial turf, causing a season-ending injury to the Chicago quarterback. Martin was ejected by referee Jerry Markbreit and suspended two games by Commissioner Pete Rozelle.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1986 Green Bay Packers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 2 | 41 | Kenneth Davis | Running back | TCU |
| 3 | 72 | Robbie Bosco | Quarterback | BYU |
| 4 | 84 | Tim Harris * | Defensive end | Memphis State |
| 4 | 98 | Dan Knight | Offensive tackle | San Diego State |
| 5 | 125 | Matt Koart | Defensive tackle | USC |
| 6 | 145 | Burnell Dent | Linebacker | Tulane |
| 7 | 183 | Ed Berry | Safety | Utah State |
| 8 | 210 | Micheal Cline | Defensive tackle | Arkansas State |
| 9 | 236 | Brent Moore | Linebacker | USC |
| 10 | 263 | Gary Spann | Linebacker | TCU |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1986 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Kirk Abernathy | Tight end | Drake |
| Scott Auker | Tight end | Idaho |
| Steve Buxton | Offensive tackle | Indiana State |
| Dean Dimido | Tight end | Penn State |
| Paul Gruner | Guard | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| Jesse Jones | Fullback | Montana State |
| Mike Jones | Wide receiver | Wisconsin |
| Peter Kortebein | Linebacker | Dartmouth |
| Mike Mallory | Linebacker | Michigan |
| Ruben Mendoza | Guard | Wayne State (NE) |
| Mike Moffitt | Wide receiver | Fresno State |
| Daryl Newell | Offensive tackle | Northwestern |
| Freddie Parker | Running back | Mississippi Valley State |
| Shawn Regent | Center | Boston College |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 7 | Houston Oilers | L 3–31 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 54,065 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 2 | September 14 | at New Orleans Saints | L 10–24 | 0–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 46,383 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 3 | September 22 | Chicago Bears | L 12–25 | 0–3 | Lambeau Field | 55,527 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 4 | September 28 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–42 | 0–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 60,478 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 5 | October 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 28–34 | 0–5 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 51,230 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 6 | October 12 | Detroit Lions | L 14–21 | 0–6 | Lambeau Field | 52,290 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 7 | October 19 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17–14 | 1–6 | Cleveland Stadium | 76,438 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 8 | October 26 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–31 | 1–7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 50,557 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 9 | November 2 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–27 | 1–8 | Three Rivers Stadium | 52,831 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 10 | November 9 | Washington Redskins | L 7–16 | 1–9 | Lambeau Field | 47,728 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 11 | November 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31–7 | 2–9 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 48,271 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 12 | November 23 | at Chicago Bears | L 10–12 | 2–10 | Soldier Field | 59,291 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 13 | November 27 | at Detroit Lions | W 44–40 | 3–10 | Pontiac Silverdome | 61,199 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 14 | December 7 | Minnesota Vikings | L 6–32 | 3–11 | Lambeau Field | 47,637 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 15 | December 14 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–7 | 4–11 | Tampa Stadium | 30,099 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 16 | December 20 | at New York Giants | L 24–55 | 4–12 | Giants Stadium | 71,351 | Recap Archived 2020-01-08 at the Wayback Machine |

### Standings

NFC Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Bears$^{(2)}$ | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 7–1 | 10–2 | 352 | 187 | W7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 398 | 273 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 277 | 326 | L4 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 254 | 418 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–7 | 1–13 | 239 | 473 | L7 |

## Statistics
### Passing

| Player | Attempts | Completion | Percentage | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Int | Sacks | Rating |
| Randy Wright | 492 | 263 | 53.5 | 3247 | 6.60 | 62 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 66.2 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | 283 | 7.08 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 56.6 |
| Chuck Fusina | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 178 | 5.56 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61.7 |

### Receiving

| Player | Receptions | Yards | Average | TD | Long |
| James Lofton | 64 | 840 | 13.1 | 4 | 36 |
| Phil Epps | 49 | 612 | 12.5 | 4 | 53t |
| Walter Stanley | 35 | 723 | 20.7 | 2 | 62 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 31 | 385 | 12.4 | 1 | 42 |
| Gerry Ellis | 24 | 258 | 10.8 | 0 | 29 |
| Paul Ott Carruth | 24 | 134 | 5.6 | 2 | 19 |
| Kenneth Davis | 21 | 142 | 6.8 | 1 | 18 |
| Dan Ross | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 1 | 16 |
| Ed West | 15 | 199 | 13.3 | 1 | 46t |
| Gary Ellerson | 12 | 130 | 10.8 | 0 | 32 |
| Jessie Clark | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Mike Moffitt | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | 34 |
| Nolan Franz | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| TOTALS | 305 | 3708 | 12.2 | 18 | 62 |

## Awards and milestones
### Hall of Fame Inductions

In 1986 Packer great Paul Hornung was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* The Following were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in February 1986,
Lee Roy Caffey, LB, 1964–69
Irv Comp, B, 1943–49