1985 Green Bay Packers season

The 1985 Green Bay Packers season was their 67th season overall and their 65th in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–8 record under coach Forrest Gregg, the same record from the previous year. The Packers earned a second-place finish in the NFC Central division.

1985 Green Bay Packers season
OwnerGreen Bay Packers, Inc.
(Since 1923)
Head coachForrest Gregg
(2nd season)
General managerBob Harlan
(Since 1981)
Home fieldLambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
1985 Green Bay Packers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 7 Ken Ruettgers G USC
3 71 Rich Moran G San Diego State
4 98 Walter Stanley WR Mesa State
5 125 Brian Noble LB Arizona State
6 155 Mark Lewis TE Texas A&M
7 171 Eric Wilson LB Maryland
182 Gary Ellerson RB Wisconsin
8 209 Ken Stills S Wisconsin
9 239 Morris Johnson G Alabama A&M
10 266 Ronnie Burgess CB Wake Forest
11 294 Joe Shield QB Trinity
12 323 Jim Meyer P Arizona State

Personnel

Staff
1985 Green Bay Packers staff
Front office
  • President – Robert J. Parins
  • Corporate Assistant to the President – Bob Harlan
  • Director of Player Personnel – Dick Corrick
  • Director of Player Procurement – Chuck Hutchison

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Virgil Knight

[1]


Roster
1985 Green Bay Packers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 00 active, 0 practice squad

Regular season

The team finished with an 8–8 record for the third consecutive season. The team was 5–3 at home and 3–5 on the road.[2]

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 8 at New England Patriots L 20–26 0–1 Sullivan Stadium Recap
2 September 15 New York Giants W 23–20 1–1 Lambeau Field Recap
3 September 22 New York Jets L 3–24 1–2 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
4 September 29 at St. Louis Cardinals L 28–43 1–3 Busch Memorial Stadium Recap
5 October 6 Detroit Lions W 43–10 2–3 Lambeau Field Recap
6 October 13 Minnesota Vikings W 20–17 3–3 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
7 October 21 at Chicago Bears L 7–23 3–4 Soldier Field Recap
8 October 27 at Indianapolis Colts L 10–37 3–5 Hoosier Dome Recap
9 November 3 Chicago Bears L 10–16 3–6 Lambeau Field Recap
10 November 10 at Minnesota Vikings W 27–17 4–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
11 November 17 New Orleans Saints W 38–14 5–6 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
12 November 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–34 5–7 Anaheim Stadium Recap
13 December 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–0 6–7 Lambeau Field Recap
14 December 8 Miami Dolphins L 24–34 6–8 Lambeau Field Recap
15 December 15 at Detroit Lions W 26–23 7–8 Pontiac Silverdome Recap
16 December 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–17 8–8 Tampa Stadium Recap

Week 10
1 234Total
• Packers 3 3021 27
Vikings 7 073 17

[3]

Week 13
1 234Total
Buccaneers 0 000 0
• Packers 0 777 21

This divisional matchup with Tampa Bay would come to be known as the Snow Bowl in Packers' history. By kickoff, twelves inches of snow had fallen and the roads were impossible to navigate preventing many fans from attending. This gave the game the dubious distinction of having over 36,000 "no-shows", the most in Packers history.

The game itself saw the Packers dominate the Buccaneers en route to a 21–0 victory. The Packers offense gained 512 total yards to the Buccaneers' 65. During the game, Packers defensive end Alphonso Carreker sacked Buccaneers quarterback Steve Young a team record four times.

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears(1) 15 1 0 .938 8–0 12–0 456 198 W3
Green Bay Packers 8 8 0 .500 6–2 8–4 337 355 W2
Minnesota Vikings 7 9 0 .438 3–5 5–9 346 359 L2
Detroit Lions 7 9 0 .438 2–6 5–7 307 366 L3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 14 0 .125 1–7 2–10 294 448 L4

Statistics

Passing
PlayerAttemptsCompletionPercentageYardsAvgLongTDIntSacksRating
Lynn Dickey31417254.822067.036315173070.4
Jim Zorn1235645.57946.4656t461157.4
Randy Wright743952.75527.463824863.6
TOTALS51326752.035526.92632127066.0

Receiving
PlayerReceptionsYardsAverageTDLong
James Lofton69115316.7456t
Paul Coffman4966613.6632
Phil Epps4468315.5363
Eddie Lee Ivery282709.6224
Jessie Clark2425210.5255t
Gerry Ellis242068.6035
Preston Dennard1318214.0234
Ed West89511.9130
Harlan Huckleby5275.408
TOTALS267355213.32163

Rushing
PlayerAttemptsYardsavgTDLong
Eddie Lee Ivery1326364.8234
Jessie Clark1476334.3580
Gerry Ellis1045715.5539t
Gary Ellerson322056.4237t
Phil Epps510320.6134
Harlan Huckleby8415.1015
Lynn Dickey18−12−0.713
TOTALS47022084.7168

Defensive
PlayerSacksINT'SYardsAverageTDLong
John Anderson6.0221.002
Robert Brown3.0000.000
Mike Butler2.0000.000
Mossy Cade0.0100.000
Alphonso Carreker9.0000.000
Mike Douglass1.5212663.0180t
Tom Flynn0.0177.007
Donnie Humphrey2.0000.000
Ezra Johnson9.5000.000
Mark Lee0.012323.0023
Tim Lewis0.0441.004
Charles Martin3.0000.000
Mark Murphy4.025025.0150t
Brian Noble3.0000.000
Guy Prather2.0000.000
Randy Scott3.025025.0030
TOTALS48.01526217.528

Awards and records

Hall of Famers

The Following were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in February 1985;

References
  1. "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 266
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com
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