1986 New England Patriots season

1986 New England Patriots season
Head coach Raymond Berry
General manager Patrick Sullivan
Owner Billy Sullivan
Home field Sullivan Stadium
Results
Record 11–5
Division place 1st AFC East
Playoff finish Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 22–17
Pro Bowlers CB Raymond Clayborn
K Tony Franklin
WR Stanley Morgan
SpT Mosi Tatupu
LB Andre Tippett
AP All-Pros K Tony Franklin (2nd team)
WR Stanley Morgan (2nd team)
LB Andre Tippett (2nd team)

The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1986 season with a record of eleven wins and five losses, and finished first in the AFC East Division. This would be the last AFC East Division title the Patriots would win until 1996.

Staff

New England Patriots 1986 staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Quarterbacks/Receivers – Les Steckel
  • Quarterbacks/Special Assistant to the Head Coach – John Polonchek
  • Offensive Backfield – Bobby Grier
  • Receivers – Harold Jackson
  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik
  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Dean Brittenham

Regular season

Schedule

Week Opponent Result Stadium Record Attendance
1 Indianapolis Colts W 33–3 Sullivan Stadium 1–0
55,208
2 at New York Jets W 20–6 The Meadowlands 2–0
72,422
3 Seattle Seahawks L 31–38 Sullivan Stadium 2–1
58,977
4 at Denver Broncos L 27–20 Mile High Stadium 2–2
75,804
5 Miami Dolphins W 34–7 Sullivan Stadium 3–2
60,689
6 New York Jets L 31–24 Sullivan Stadium 3–3
60,342
7 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–0 Three Rivers Stadium 4–3
54,743
8 at Buffalo Bills W 23–3 Rich Stadium 5–3
77,808
9 Atlanta Falcons W 25–17 Sullivan Stadium 6–3
60,597
10 at Indianapolis Colts W 30–21 Hoosier Dome 7–3
56,890
11 at Los Angeles Rams W 30–28 Anaheim Stadium 8–3
64,339
12 Buffalo Bills W 22–19 Sullivan Stadium 9–3
60,455
13 at New Orleans Saints W 21–20 Superdome 10–3
58,259
14 Cincinnati Bengals L 31–7 Sullivan Stadium 10–4
60,633
15 San Francisco 49ers L 29–24 Sullivan Stadium 10–5
60,787
16 at Miami Dolphins W 34–27 Orange Bowl 11–5
74,516
Playoffs
Divisional at Denver Broncos L 22–17 Mile High Stadium 0–1
76,105

Game summaries

Week 8

1 234Total
• Patriots 7 1033 23
Bills 0 030 3

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Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
New England Patriots(3) 11 5 0 .688 7–1 8–4 412 307 W1
New York Jets(4) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 364 386 L5
Miami Dolphins(5) 8 8 0 .500 5–3 6–6 430 405 L1
Buffalo Bills 4 12 0 .250 1–7 3–11 287 348 L3
Indianapolis Colts 3 13 0 .188 1–7 2–10 229 400 W3

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1986 New England Patriots.

Name Position Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-16.


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