1987 New York Giants season

1987 New York Giants season
Head coach	Bill Parcells
General manager	George Young
Owner	Wellington Mara
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	6–9
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Lawrence Taylor

The 1987 New York Giants season was the 63rd season for the club in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the sixth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs.^[1]

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1987 New York Giants draft
1	28	Mark Ingram	WR	Michigan State
2	55	Adrian White	DB	Florida
3	83	Stephen Baker	WR	Fresno State
4	112	Odessa Turner	WR	Northwest State
4	Supp.	Rod Randle	DB	Southern Arkansas

Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1987 New York Giants staff

Front office

President – Wellington Mara
General Manager – George Young
Director of Pro Personnel – Tim Rooney

Head coaches

Head Coach – Bill Parcells

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Ron Erhardt
Offensive Backfield – Ray Handley
Receivers – Pat Hodgson
Tight Ends – Mike Pope
Offensive Line – Fred Hoaglin

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Bill Belichick
Defensive Line – Lamar Leachman
Defensive Backfield – Len Fontes
Defensive Assistant – Mike Sweatman

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Romeo Crennel
Assistant Special Teams – Mike Sweatman

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Johnny Parker

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Giants points	Opponents	Record	Attendance
1	Sept. 14	at Chicago Bears	Loss	19	34	0–1	65,704
2	Sept. 20	Dallas Cowboys	Loss	14	16	0–2	73,426
–	Sept. 27	at Miami Dolphins	Canceled			0–2
3	Oct. 5	San Francisco 49ers	Loss	21	41	0–3	16,471
4	Oct. 11	Washington Redskins	Loss	12	38	0–4	9,123
5	Oct. 18	at Buffalo Bills	Loss (OT)	3	6	0–5	15,737
6	Oct. 25	St. Louis Cardinals	Win	30	7	1–5	74,391
7	Nov. 2	at Dallas Cowboys	Loss	24	33	1–6	55,730
8	Nov. 8	New England Patriots	Win	17	10	2–6	73,817
9	Nov. 15	at Philadelphia Eagles	Win	20	17	3–6	66,172
10	Nov. 22	at New Orleans Saints	Loss	14	23	3–7	67,639
11	Nov. 29	at Washington Redskins	Loss	19	23	3–8	45,815
12	Dec. 6	Philadelphia Eagles	Win (OT)	23	20	4–8	65,874
13	Dec. 13	at St. Louis Cardinals	Loss	24	27	4–9	29,623
14	Dec. 19	Green Bay Packers	Win	20	10	5–9	51,013
15	Dec. 27	New York Jets	Win	20	7	6–9	68,318

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Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	6	6	19
• Bears	3	7	14	10	34

Date: September 14
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: 62°F, wind 6
Referee: Jim Tunney
Television network: ABC

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	3	7	3	3	16
Giants	7	0	7	0	14

Date: September 20
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 60°F, wind 16

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• 49ers	3	14	10	14	41
Giants	0	7	0	14	21

Date: October 5
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 9:00 p.m.
Game weather: 56°F, Wind 12
Television network: ABC

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Week 4

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

Date: October 11
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 52°F, wind 13

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Week 5

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Giants	0	0	3	0	0	3
• Bills	0	0	0	3	3	6

Date: October 18
Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 53°F, wind 15

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	7	7
• Giants	14	3	3	10	30

Date: October 25
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 56°F, wind 19

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Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	10	7	7	24
• Cowboys	7	7	0	19	33

Date: November 2
Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: 69°F, wind 14
Television network: ABC

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Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	0	7	3	10
• Giants	0	14	3	0	17

Date: November 8
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: 55°F, wind 12

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Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	7	3	7	3	20
Eagles	10	0	7	0	17

Date: November 15
Location: Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 50°F, wind 8 mph

Scoring summary

1	PHI	Randall Cunningham 4 yard run (Paul McFadden kick)	Eagles 7–0

1	PHI	Paul McFadden 25 yard field goal	Eagles 10–0

1	NYG	Lionel Manuel 36 yard pass from Jeff Rutledge (Raul Allegre kick)	Eagles 10–7

2	NYG	Raul Allegre 53 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

3	PHI	Keith Byars 8 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)	Eagles 17–10

3	NYG	George Adams 1 yard run (Raul Allegre kick)	Tie 17–17

4	NYG	Raul Allegre 52 yard field goal	Giants 20–17

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Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	7	0	14
• Saints	3	10	0	10	23

Date: November 22
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: indoors (dome)

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Week 11

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

Date: November 29
Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 52°F, wind 11

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Week 12

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Eagles	0	6	0	14	0	20
• Giants	7	0	6	7	3	23

Date: December 6
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 38°F, wind 22

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Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	3	7	7	24
• Cardinals	14	13	0	0	27

Date: December 13
Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 34°F, wind 9

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Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	0	3	7	10
• Giants	0	13	7	0	20

Date: December 19
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 12:30 p.m.
Game weather: 37°F, wind 12

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Week 15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	0	0	0	7
• Giants	0	17	3	0	20

Date: December 27
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 35°F, wind 11

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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

Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection^[19]
Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.^[19]
Lawrence Taylor, UPI: 2nd team all-conf.^[19]
Lawrence Taylor, Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL^[19]
Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL^[19]

References

External links

1987 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com

New York Giants

Founded in 1925 Based and headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Franchise	Franchise Seasons Coaches First-round draft picks Quarterbacks

History	1925–78 1979–93 1994–present Financial history

Stadiums	Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium Yale Bowl Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium

Culture and Lore	Cleveland Bulldogs The Duke Sneakers Game The Greatest Game Ever Played The Fumble Crunch Bunch Gatorade shower Big Blue Wrecking Crew I'm going to Disney World! Wide Right Little Giants This team is going to the playoffs! One Wild Finish New York Groove We Fly High The Helmet Catch Bob Sheppard Jim Hall Yankee Stadium Legacy License Plate Guy The Comeback 2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game Big Fan

Rivalries	Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers New York Jets

Key personnel	Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch General Manager: Jerry Reese Head Coach: Ben McAdoo

Division championships (16)	1933 1934 1935 1938 1939 1941 1941 1944 1946 1986 1989 1990 1997 2000 2005 2008 2011

Conference championships (11)	1956 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1986 1990 2000 2007 2011

League championships (8)	1927 1934 1938 1956 1986 (XXI) 1990 (XXV) 2007 (XLII) 2011 (XLVI)

Retired numbers	1 4 7 11 14 14 16 32 40 42 50 56

Ring of Honor	Jessie Armstead Carl Banks Tiki Barber Mark Bavaro Al Blozis Rosey Brown Harry Carson Charlie Conerly Frank Gifford Pete Gogolak Mel Hein Jim Lee Howell Sam Huff Dave Jennings Tuffy Leemans Dick Lynch Jack Mara Tim Mara Wellington Mara George Martin Joe Morrison Charlie Conerly Steve Owen Bill Parcells Andy Robustelli Phil Simms Michael Strahan Ken Strong Lawrence Taylor Bob Tisch Y. A. Tittle Amani Toomer Emlen Tunnell Brad Van Pelt Alex Webster George Young

Media	Radio network Bob Papa Carl Banks Howard Cross

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

Seasons (91)	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1941 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

New York Giants seasons

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

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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