1987 New England Patriots Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Raymond Berry (8-7) | 8-7 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Julius Adams | DE-DT | April 26, 1948 | 6’3′ | 270 | Texas Southern |
| Rogers Alexander | LB | August 11, 1964 | 6’3′ | 222 | Penn St. |
| Bruce Armstrong | T-G | September 7, 1965 | 6’4′ | 295 | Louisville |
| Ricky Atkinson | DB | August 28, 1965 | 6’0′ | 175 | Southern Connecticut St. |
| Greg Baty | TE | August 28, 1964 | 6’5′ | 241 | Stanford |
| Frank Bianchini | RB | May 27, 1961 | 5’8′ | 190 | Hofstra |
| Mel Black | LB | February 2, 1962 | 6’2′ | 228 | East. Illinois |
| Don Blackmon | LB | March 14, 1958 | 6’3′ | 235 | Tulsa |
| Bob Bleier | QB | June 1, 1964 | 6’3′ | 210 | Richmond |
| Jim Bowman | DB | October 26, 1963 | 6’2′ | 210 | Central Michigan |
| Pete Brock | C-T-G | July 14, 1954 | 6’5′ | 267 | Colorado |
| Rich Camarillo | P | November 29, 1959 | 5’11’ | 202 | Washington |
| Brian Carey | WR | November 6, 1963 | 6’0′ | 200 | American Int. |
| Raymond Clayborn | DB | January 2, 1955 | 6’0′ | 186 | Texas |
| Duffy Cobbs | DB | January 17, 1964 | 5’11’ | 178 | Penn St. |
| Wayne Coffey | WR | May 30, 1964 | 5’7′ | 158 | Texas St. |
| Tony Collins | RB | May 27, 1959 | 5’11’ | 208 | East Carolina |
| George Colton | G | July 28, 1963 | 6’4′ | 279 | Maryland |
| Rico Corsetti | LB | January 13, 1963 | 6’1′ | 225 | Bates |
| Elgin Davis | RB | October 23, 1965 | 5’10’ | 192 | Central Florida |
| Lin Dawson | TE | June 24, 1959 | 6’3′ | 240 | North Carolina St. |
| Steve Doig | LB | March 28, 1960 | 6’2′ | 240 | New Hampshire |
| Reggie Dupard | RB | October 30, 1963 | 5’11’ | 206 | SMU |
| Tony Eason | QB | October 8, 1959 | 6’4′ | 212 | Illinois |
| Paul Fairchild | G-C | September 14, 1961 | 6’4′ | 270 | Kansas |
| Sean Farrell | G-T | May 25, 1960 | 6’3′ | 260 | Penn St. |
| Doug Flutie | QB | October 23, 1962 | 5’10’ | 180 | Boston Col. |
| Todd Frain | TE | January 31, 1962 | 6’2′ | 240 | Nebraska |
| Russ Francis | TE | April 3, 1953 | 6’6′ | 240 | Oregon |
| Tony Franklin | K | November 18, 1956 | 5’8′ | 182 | Texas A&M |
| Arnold Franklin | TE | December 16, 1963 | 6’3′ | 246 | North Carolina |
| Irving Fryar | WR | September 28, 1962 | 6’0′ | 200 | Nebraska |
| Dennis Gadbois | WR | September 18, 1963 | 6’1′ | 183 | Boston Univ. |
| Ernest Gibson | DB | October 3, 1961 | 5’10’ | 189 | Furman |
| Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6’4′ | 210 | Kansas St. |
| John Guzik | NT-DE | September 25, 1962 | 6’4′ | 270 | Ohio |
| Bruce Hansen | RB | September 18, 1961 | 6’1′ | 225 | BYU |
| David Hendley | DB | June 29, 1964 | 6’0′ | 188 | Southern Connecticut St. |
| Al Herline | K-P | September 16, 1964 | 6’0′ | 168 | Vanderbilt |
| Milford Hodge | DE-NT | March 11, 1961 | 6’3′ | 278 | Washington St. |
| Darryl Holmes | DB | September 6, 1964 | 6’2′ | 190 | Fort Valley St. |
| Craig James | RB | January 2, 1961 | 6’0′ | 215 | SMU |
| Roland James | DB | February 18, 1958 | 6’2′ | 191 | Tennessee |
| Cedric Jones | WR | June 1, 1960 | 6’1′ | 184 | Duke |
| Tim Jordan | LB | April 26, 1964 | 6’3′ | 226 | Wisconsin |
| Michael LeBlanc | RB | May 5, 1962 | 5’11’ | 199 | S.F. Austin |
| Larry Linne | WR | July 20, 1962 | 6’1′ | 185 | Texas |
| Ronnie Lippett | DB | December 10, 1960 | 5’11’ | 180 | Miami (FL) |
| Dino Mangiero | NT-DE | December 19, 1958 | 6’2′ | 265 | Rutgers |
| Fred Marion | DB | January 2, 1959 | 6’2′ | 192 | Miami (FL) |
| Trevor Matich | C-G-T | October 9, 1961 | 6’4′ | 277 | BYU |
| Jerry McCabe | LB | January 25, 1965 | 6’1′ | 225 | Holy Cross |
| Larry McGrew | LB | July 23, 1957 | 6’5′ | 233 | USC |
| Joe McHale | LB | September 26, 1963 | 6’2′ | 227 | Delaware |
| Chuck McSwain | RB | February 21, 1961 | 6’0′ | 193 | Clemson |
| Rod McSwain | DB | January 28, 1962 | 6’1′ | 198 | Clemson |
| Greg Moore | LB | March 28, 1965 | 6’1′ | 240 | Tenn-Chattanooga |
| Steve Moore | T | October 1, 1960 | 6’4′ | 293 | Tennessee St. |
| Stanley Morgan | WR | February 17, 1955 | 5’11’ | 181 | Tennessee |
| Guy Morriss | C | May 13, 1951 | 6’4′ | 255 | TCU |
| Steve Nelson | LB | April 26, 1951 | 6’2′ | 230 | Augsburg |
| Bob Perryman | RB | October 16, 1964 | 6’1′ | 233 | Michigan |
| Joe Peterson | DB | August 15, 1964 | 5’10’ | 185 | Nevada-Reno |
| Clay Pickering | WR | June 2, 1961 | 6’5′ | 215 | Maine |
| Art Plunkett | T | March 8, 1959 | 6’7′ | 269 | UNLV |
| Tom Porell | NT | September 23, 1964 | 6’3′ | 275 | Boston Col. |
| Gene Profit | DB | November 11, 1964 | 5’10’ | 168 | Yale |
| Tom Ramsey | QB | July 9, 1961 | 6’1′ | 189 | UCLA |
| Ben Reed | DE | May 7, 1963 | 6’5′ | 265 | Mississippi |
| Johnny Rembert | LB | January 19, 1961 | 6’3′ | 234 | Clemson |
| Ed Reynolds | LB | September 23, 1961 | 6’5′ | 238 | Virginia |
| Greg Robinson | T | December 25, 1962 | 6’5′ | 280 | Nevada-Reno |
| Mike Ruth | NT | June 25, 1964 | 6’2′ | 266 | Boston Col. |
| Frank Sacco | LB | April 8, 1964 | 6’4′ | 240 | Fordham |
| Todd Sandham | G | December 3, 1963 | 6’3′ | 255 | Northeastern |
| Jon Sawyer | DB | April 6, 1964 | 5’9′ | 175 | Cincinnati |
| Eric Schubert | K | May 28, 1962 | 5’8′ | 185 | Pittsburgh |
| Willie Scott | TE | February 13, 1959 | 6’4′ | 245 | South Carolina |
| Randy Sealby | LB | May 16, 1960 | 6’2′ | 230 | Missouri |
| Ron Shegog | DB | March 2, 1963 | 5’11’ | 190 | Austin Peay St. |
| Kenneth Sims | DE | October 31, 1959 | 6’5′ | 272 | Texas |
| Stephen Starring | WR | July 30, 1961 | 5’10’ | 172 | McNeese St. |
| Eric Stokes | C-G | January 13, 1962 | 6’4′ | 255 | Northeastern |
| Mosi Tatupu | RB | April 26, 1955 | 6’0′ | 227 | USC |
| Andre Tippett | LB | December 27, 1959 | 6’3′ | 240 | Iowa |
| Bill Turner | G | March 5, 1960 | 6’4′ | 245 | Boston Col. |
| Darren Twombly | C | May 14, 1965 | 6’4′ | 270 | Boston Col. |
| Garin Veris | DE | February 27, 1963 | 6’4′ | 255 | Stanford |
| Danny Villa | T-C-G | September 21, 1964 | 6’5′ | 304 | Arizona St. |
| Todd Whitten | QB | February 16, 1965 | 6’0′ | 185 | S.F. Austin |
| Murray Wichard | NT-DE | November 16, 1963 | 6’2′ | 260 | Frostburg St. |
| Steve Wilburn | DE | February 25, 1961 | 6’4′ | 266 | Illinois St. |
| Brent Williams | DE | October 23, 1964 | 6’4′ | 283 | Toledo |
| Derwin Williams | WR | May 6, 1961 | 6’0′ | 180 | New Mexico |
| Ed Williams | LB | September 8, 1961 | 6’4′ | 244 | Texas |
| Perry Williams | DB | April 12, 1964 | 6’1′ | 200 | Clemson |
| Toby Williams | NT-DE-DT | November 19, 1959 | 6’3′ | 264 | Nebraska |
| Carl Woods | RB | October 22, 1964 | 5’11’ | 200 | Vanderbilt |
| Ron Wooten | G | June 28, 1959 | 6’4′ | 274 | North Carolina |
