1987 Washington Redskins season

1987 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Joe Gibbs
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	11–4
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Bears) 21–17 Won Conference Championship (Vikings) 17–10 Won Super Bowl XXII (Broncos) 42–10

The 1987 Washington Redskins season was a shortened 15-game season due to the 1987 NFL strike.

The team had finished second in the NFC East the previous season with a 12–4 record. Games to be played during the third week of the season were canceled, and replacement players were used to play games from weeks 4 through 6.

The Redskins won the NFC East with an 11–4 record. The Redskins would go on to beat the Denver Broncos 42–10 to win Super Bowl XXII. It was the Redskins' second Super Bowl win in six seasons, and coincidentally, their second Super Bowl win in a strike-season.^[1]

Redskins quarterback Doug Williams became the first black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl and was the only individual to have emerged victorious until Russell Wilson won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seattle Seahawks.^[2]

Regular season

In 1987, Redskins starting QB Jay Schroeder got injured early in the opening game against the Eagles and was replaced by Williams, who led the team to victory.^[3] In his NFL debut, replacement player Ed Rubbert passed for 334 yards.^[3] Rubbert also threw three touchdown passes to Anthony Allen. Allen would have 255 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Game time	TV	Record	Attendance
1	September 13, 1987	Philadelphia Eagles	W 34–24	RFK Stadium	1:00et	CBS	1–0	52,188
2	September 20, 1987	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–21	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	1:00et	CBS	1–1	50,882
–	September 27, 1987	New England Patriots	Canceled	RFK Stadium	1:00et	NBC	1–1
4	October 4, 1987	St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–21	RFK Stadium	1:00et	CBS	2–1	27,728
5	October 11, 1987	at New York Giants	W 38–12	Giants Stadium	4:00et	CBS	3–1	9,123
6	October 19, 1987	at Dallas Cowboys	W 13–7	Texas Stadium	9:00et	ABC	4–1	60,415
7	October 25, 1987	New York Jets	W 17–16	RFK Stadium	1:00et	NBC	5–1	53,497
8	November 1, 1987	at Buffalo Bills	W 27–7	Rich Stadium	1:00et	CBS	6–1	71,640
9	November 8, 1987	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 27–31	Veterans Stadium	1:00et	CBS	6–2	63,609
10	November 15, 1987	Detroit Lions	W 20–13	RFK Stadium	1:00et	CBS	7–2	53,593
11	November 23, 1987	Los Angeles Rams	L 26–30	RFK Stadium	9:00et	ABC	7–3	53,614
12	November 29, 1987	New York Giants	W 23–19	RFK Stadium	4:00et	CBS	8–3	45,815
13	December 6, 1987	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 34–17	Busch Memorial Stadium	1:00et	CBS	9–3	31,324
14	December 13, 1987	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–20	RFK Stadium	1:00et	CBS	10–3	54,882
15	December 20, 1987	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–23	Joe Robbie Stadium	8:00et	ESPN^[b]	10–4	65,715
16	December 26, 1987	at Minnesota Vikings	W 27–24 (OT)	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	4:00et	CBS	11–4	59,160

NFC Divisional Playoffs	10 January 1988	at Chicago Bears	W 21–17	Soldier Field	12:30et	CBS	12–4	58,153
NFC Championship	17 January 1988	Minnesota Vikings	W 17–10	RFK Stadium	12:30et	CBS	13–4	55,212
Super Bowl XXII	31 January 1988	N Denver Broncos	W 42–10	Jack Murphy Stadium	6:25et	ABC	14–4	73,302

Notes:

^a All times in North American Eastern Time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 starting October 25)

^b Simulcast on WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C.

Regular Season summaries

Week 1: vs Philadelphia Eagles

Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	10	14	0	24
Redskins	10	7	7	10	34

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 52,128
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)

Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 2: Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	0	6	7	20
Falcons	7	0	7	7	21

at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Date: September 20
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 50,882
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) and Dick Vermeil (color commentator)

Week 4: vs St. Louis Cardinals

Week 4: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	7	7	21
Redskins	7	7	14	0	28

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C

Date: October 4
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 27,728
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan (play-by-play) and Joe Theismann (color commentator)

Week 5: at New York Giants

Week 5: Washington Redskins at New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	21	7	7	38
Giants	3	0	9	0	12

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: October 11
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 9,123
Referee: Tom Dooley
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)

Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 6: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	0	7	3	13
Cowboys	0	0	7	0	7

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Date: October 19
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 60,415
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Week 9: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 9: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	14	0	6	27
Eagles	7	10	14	14	45

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 63,609
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Terry Bradshaw (color commentator)

Week 12: vs New York Giants

Week 12: New York Giants at Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	10	6	3	0	19
Redskins	0	0	9	14	23

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C

Date: November 29
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 45,815
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)

Week 13: at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 13: Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	10	0	21	3	34
Cardinals	0	14	3	0	17

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: December 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 31,324
Referee: Tom Dooley
TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan (play-by-play) and Joe Theismann (color commentator)

Week 14: vs Dallas Cowboys

Week 14: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	0	10	7	20
Redskins	7	10	7	0	24

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C

Date: December 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 54,882
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)

Roster

1987 Washington Redskins roster

Quarterbacks

10 Jay Schroeder

17 Doug Williams

11 Mark Rypien ·

Running backs

35 Keith Griffin PR
38 George Rogers

'36 Timmy Smith'

24 Kelvin Bryant

Wide receivers

83 Ricky Sanders

89 Clarence Verdin

Tight ends

86 Clint Didier
85 Don Warren

87 Terry Orr

Offensive linemen

76 Ed Simmons (T)

53 Jeff Bostic ·(C)

Defensive linemen

74 Markus Koch (DE)·

Linebackers

51 Monte Coleman OLB
55 Mel Kaufman LLB
52 Neal Olkewicz MLB

57 Rich Milot ·

55 Mel Kaufman ·

50 Ravin Caldwell ·

Defensive backs

32 Vernon Dean (CB)

23 Todd Bowles (S)

31 Clarence Vaughn ·

34 Brian Davis ·

Special teams

12 Steve Cox P
6 Ali Haji-Sheikh K

Rookies in italics

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

Awards and honors

Charles Mann, Pro Bowl selection

References

↑ The 1982 season also had a players' strike
↑ As of the 2014 season, he is one of only two African-American quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl, the other being Russell Wilson; Steve McNair and Donovan McNabb have started at quarterback in the Super Bowl, but both lost the game.
1 2 3 Sports Illustrated, Oct. 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16

Super Bowl champions

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXII champions

6 Ali Haji-Sheikh 10 Jay Schroeder 11 Mark Rypien 12 Steve Cox 17 Doug Williams (MVP) 23 Todd Bowles 24 Kelvin Bryant 26 Craig McEwen 28 Darrell Green 29 Reggie Branch 30 Anthony Allen 31 Clarence Vaughn 32 Vernon Dean 34 Brian Davis 35 Keith Griffin 36 Timmy Smith 38 George Rogers 40 Alvin Walton 41 Tim Morrison 45 Barry Wilburn 46 Dennis Woodberry 50 Ravin Caldwell 51 Monte Coleman 52 Neal Olkewicz 53 Jeff Bostic 54 Kurt Gouveia 55 Mel Kaufman 57 Rich Milot 58 David Jones 61 Rick Kehr 63 Raleigh McKenzie 64 Steve Hamilton 65 Dave Butz 66 Joe Jacoby 67 Kit Lathrop 68 Russ Grimm 69 R. C. Thielemann 71 Charles Mann 72 Dexter Manley 73 Mark May 74 Markus Koch 76 Ed Simmons 77 Darryl Grant 78 Dean Hamel 80 Eric Yarber 81 Art Monk 82 Anthony Jones 83 Ricky Sanders 84 Gary Clark 85 Don Warren 86 Clint Didier 87 Terry Orr 88 Joe Caravello 89 Clarence Verdin

Head coach: Joe Gibbs

Coaches: Chuck Banker Don Breaux Joe Bugel Joe Diange Dan Henning Bill Hickman Paul Lanham Larry Peccatiello Richie Petitbon Jerry Rhome Dan Riley Warren Simmons Charley Taylor Emmitt Thomas LaVern Torgeson

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1987 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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