1986 New England Patriots season

The 1986 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League and 27th overall. The Patriots matched their 11–5 record from the previous season, but this time they finished first in the AFC East, thus winning the division title. This would be the last AFC East Division title the Patriots would win until 1996 and their last playoff appearance until 1994.

1986 New England Patriots season
OwnerBilly Sullivan
General managerPatrick Sullivan
Head coachRaymond Berry
Home fieldSullivan Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AFC East
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(at Broncos) 17–22
Pro BowlersCB Raymond Clayborn
K Tony Franklin
WR Stanley Morgan
SpT Mosi Tatupu
LB Andre Tippett
AP All-ProsK Tony Franklin (2nd team)
WR Stanley Morgan (2nd team)
LB Andre Tippett (2nd team)

Staff
New England Patriots 1986 staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Dean Brittenham

Roster
1986 New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 51 Brian Ingram LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Mark Keel TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 70 Art Plunkett T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 65 Mike Ruth NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 53 Clayton Weishuhn LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

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

Week 8
1 234Total
• Patriots 7 1033 23
Bills 0 030 3
Scoring summary
Q1NEJames 2 yard run (Franklin kick)NE 7–0
Q2NEFranklin 31 yard field goalNE 10–0
Q2NEWeathers 16 yard run (Franklin kick)NE 17–0
Q3BUFNorwood 26 yard field goalNE 17–3
Q3NEFranklin 27 yard field goalNE 20–3
Q4NEFranklin 26 yard field goalNE 23–3

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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 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

See also

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