1987 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Dan Reeves (10-4-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1987 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Dan Reeves (10-4-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1987 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Broncos piled up points with 379 points, and the defense conceded 288. John Elway threw for 3,198 yards. Vance Johnson hauled in 42 passes for 684 yards. Ricky Nattiel contributed to the receiving game, too.
Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 741 yards for Denver.
The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 47 turnovers. Mike Harden picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Karl Mecklenburg and Rulon Jones each sacked opposing passers 7 times.
Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1987 Denver Broncos lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Mitch Andrews | TE | March 4, 1964 | 6'2" | 239 | LSU | Houma, LA USA | 8 | 3 |
| 67 | John Ayers | RG | April 14, 1953 | 6'5" | 258 | Texas | Carrizo Springs, TX USA | 9 | 5 |
| 73 | Kevin Belcher | T | November 9, 1961 | 6'6" | 310 | Wisconsin | Bridgeport, CT USA | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Ken Bell | KR | November 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 190 | Boston Col. | Greenwich, CT USA | 12 | 1 |
| 54 | Keith Bishop | LG | March 10, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 24 | Tony Boddie | RB | November 11, 1960 | 5'11" | 195 | Montana St. | Portsmith, WA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 65 | Walt Bowyer | DE | September 8, 1960 | 6'4" | 254 | Arizona St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 34 | Tyrone Braxton | DB | December 17, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | North Dakota St. | Madison, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Michael Brooks | LB | October 2, 1964 | 6'1" | 236 | LSU | Ruston, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Laron Brown | WR | November 10, 1963 | 5'9" | 172 | Tennessee | Dayton, OH USA | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Steve Bryan | DE | May 6, 1964 | 6'2" | 256 | Oklahoma | Wagoner, OK USA | 4 | 3 |
| 64 | Bill Bryan | C | June 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 251 | Duke | Burlington, NC USA | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | Scott Caldwell | RB | February 8, 1963 | 5'10" | 196 | Texas-Arlington | Dallas, TX USA | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Jeremiah Castille | DB | January 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 175 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | Kevin Clark | PR | June 8, 1964 | 5'10" | 185 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 15 | Mike Clendenen | K | June 12, 1963 | 5'11" | 191 | Houston | Dallas, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Mark Cooper | G-T | February 14, 1960 | 6'5" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Camden, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Rick Dennison | LB | June 22, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado St. | Kalispell, MT USA | 12 | 0 |
| 59 | Kirk Dodge | LB | June 4, 1962 | 6'1" | 231 | UNLV | Whittier, CA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Joe Dudek | RB | January 22, 1964 | 6'0" | 200 | Plymouth St. | Boston, MA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | John Elway | QB | June 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Stanford | Port Angeles, WA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 37 | Steve Fitzhugh | DB | January 28, 1963 | 5'11" | 188 | Miami (OH) | Akron, OH USA | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Simon Fletcher | LOLB | February 18, 1962 | 6'5" | 240 | Houston | Bay City, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 62 | Mike Freeman | C | October 13, 1961 | 6'3" | 256 | Arizona | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 13 | 9 |
| 6 | Ralph Giacomarro | P | January 17, 1961 | 6'1" | 190 | Penn St. | Passaic, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | Freddie Gilbert | DE | April 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 275 | Georgia | Griffin, GA USA | 7 | 3 |
| 83 | Sam Graddy | WR | February 10, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Tennessee | Gaffney, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Mike Harden | RCB | February 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 192 | Michigan | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 76 | Archie Harris | T | November 17, 1964 | 6'6" | 270 | William & Mary | Richmond, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Mark Haynes | LCB | November 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 194 | Colorado | Kansas City, KS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 78 | Winford Hood | G | March 29, 1962 | 6'3" | 262 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Mike Horan | P | February 1, 1959 | 5'11" | 192 | Long Beach St. | Orange, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Stefan Humphries | RG | January 20, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Michigan | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 7 | 7 |
| 98 | Ricky Hunley | RILB | November 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 242 | Arizona | Petersburg, VA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | Mark Jackson | WR | July 23, 1963 | 5'9" | 180 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 9 |
| 25 | Roger Jackson | DB | February 28, 1959 | 6'0" | 186 | Bethune-Cookman | Macon, AL USA | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Earl Johnson | DB | October 20, 1963 | 6'0" | 195 | South Carolina | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 82 | Vance Johnson | WR | March 13, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | Arizona | Trenton, NJ USA | 11 | 9 |
| 95 | Tim Joiner | LB | January 7, 1961 | 6'4" | 235 | LSU | Monrovia, CA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Daryll Jones | DB | March 23, 1962 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Columbia, GA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | David Jones | G | October 25, 1961 | 6'3" | 262 | Texas | Taipei, Taiwan | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Leonard Jones | DB | October 28, 1964 | 6'2" | 185 | Texas Tech | St. Louis, MO USA | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Rulon Jones | RDE | March 25, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Ken Karcher | QB | July 1, 1963 | 6'3" | 205 | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Rich Karlis | K | May 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati | Salem, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Keith Kartz | C | May 5, 1963 | 6'4" | 270 | California | Las Vegas, NV USA | 12 | 3 |
| 88 | Clarence Kay | TE | July 30, 1961 | 6'2" | 237 | Georgia | Seneca, SC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 97 | Bruce Klosterman | LB | April 17, 1963 | 6'4" | 230 | Iowa | Dubuque, IA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 56 | Mike Knox | LB | November 21, 1962 | 6'2" | 240 | Nebraska | Boulder, CO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Greg Kragen | NT | March 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 263 | Utah St. | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 9 |
| 8 | Gary Kubiak | QB | August 15, 1961 | 6'0" | 192 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 33 | Gene Lang | FB | March 15, 1962 | 5'10" | 196 | LSU | Pass Christian, MS USA | 12 | 6 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | RT | July 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 281 | Florida St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 68 | Larry Lee | C | September 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 265 | UCLA | Dayton, OH USA | 9 | 5 |
| 41 | Zeph Lee | DB-RB | June 17, 1963 | 6'3" | 208 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tony Lilly | FS | February 16, 1962 | 6'0" | 199 | Florida | Alexandria, VA USA | 13 | 9 |
| 74 | Bill Lobenstein | DE | May 11, 1961 | 6'3" | 261 | Wisconsin | Mauston, WI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Kerry Locklin | TE | September 9, 1959 | 6'3" | 230 | New Mexico St. | Las Cruces, NM USA | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Tim Lucas | LB | April 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 230 | California | Stockton, CA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 52 | Dan MacDonald | LB | September 2, 1962 | 6'2" | 230 | Idaho St. | San Bernardino, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Warren Marshall | RB | July 24, 1964 | 6'0" | 218 | James Madison | High Point, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Rick Massie | WR | January 16, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | Kentucky | Paris, KY USA | 9 | 4 |
| 14 | Dean May | QB | May 26, 1962 | 6'5" | 220 | Louisville | Orlando, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Monte McGuire | QB | May 7, 1964 | 6'4" | 202 | Texas Tech | Abilene, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Ron McLean | NT-DE | April 13, 1963 | 6'3" | 270 | Cal State-Fullerton | Everett, WA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Karl Mecklenburg | LILB | September 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Augustana (SD) | Seattle, WA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 46 | Bobby Micho | TE | March 7, 1962 | 6'3" | 236 | Texas | Omaha, NE USA | 15 | 3 |
| 89 | Orson Mobley | TE | March 4, 1963 | 6'5" | 256 | Florida St. | Brooksville, FL USA | 10 | 6 |
| 51 | Marc Munford | LB | February 14, 1965 | 6'2" | 231 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
| 84 | Ricky Nattiel | WR | January 25, 1966 | 5'9" | 180 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 12 | 3 |
| 88 | Russell Payne | TE | March 21, 1965 | 6'1" | 240 | Appalachian St. | Virginia Beach, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Jack Peavey | C | June 6, 1963 | 6'2" | 260 | Springfield | Attleboro, MA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Lyle Pickens | DB | September 5, 1964 | 5'10" | 175 | Colorado | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Bruce Plummer | DB | September 1, 1964 | 6'0" | 197 | Mississippi St. | Bogalusa, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | Nathan Poole | RB | December 17, 1956 | 5'9" | 210 | Louisville | Alexander City, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Dan Remsberg | T | April 7, 1962 | 6'6" | 275 | Abilene Christian | Temple, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | Randy Robbins | DB | September 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 189 | Arizona | Casa Grande, AZ USA | 10 | 4 |
| 40 | Martin Rudolph | DB | October 19, 1964 | 5'10" | 183 | Arizona | San Pedro, CA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Darryl Russell | DB | December 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 190 | Appalachian St. | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Jim Ryan | ROLB | May 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 217 | William & Mary | Camden, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Steve Sewell | RB-WR | April 2, 1963 | 6'3" | 210 | Oklahoma | San Francisco, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | SS | February 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 57 | Matt Smith | LB | September 1, 1965 | 6'2" | 234 | West Virginia | Columbus, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Dave Studdard | LT | November 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Shane Swanson | WR | October 4, 1962 | 5'9" | 200 | Nebraska | Tracy, CA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Bob Thompson | WR | September 9, 1962 | 5'9" | 170 | Youngstown St. | Hollywood, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Andre Townsend | LDE | October 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 91 | Jeff Tupper | DE | December 26, 1962 | 6'5" | 269 | Oklahoma | Joplin, MO USA | 4 | 3 |
| 81 | Steve Watson | WR | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Temple | Baltimore, MD USA | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | Gerald Willhite | RB | May 30, 1959 | 5'10" | 200 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Steve Wilson | RCB | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | Howard | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 23 | Sammy Winder | RB | July 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 203 | Southern Miss | Madison, MS USA | 12 | 10 |
| 55 | Bryant Winn | LB | November 7, 1961 | 6'4" | 231 | Houston | Memphis, TN USA | 3 | 3 |
| 99 | Ray Woodard | DE | August 20, 1961 | 6'6" | 290 | Texas | Corrigan, TX USA | 3 | 1 |
