1986 New England Patriots season

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

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. In the divisional round of the playoffs the Denver Broncos defeated the New England Patriots 22–17.

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 (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 7 Indianapolis Colts W 33–3 1–0 Sullivan Stadium 55,208
2 September 11 at New York Jets W 20–6 2–0 Giants Stadium 72,422
3 September 21 Seattle Seahawks L 31–38 2–1 Sullivan Stadium 58,977
4 September 28 at Denver Broncos L 20–27 2–2 Mile High Stadium 75,804
5 October 5 Miami Dolphins W 34–7 3–2 Sullivan Stadium 60,689
6 October 12 New York Jets L 24–31 3–3 Sullivan Stadium 60,342
7 October 19 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–0 4–3 Three Rivers Stadium 54,743
8 October 26 at Buffalo Bills W 23–3 5–3 Rich Stadium 77,808
9 November 2 Atlanta Falcons W 25–17 6–3 Sullivan Stadium 60,597
10 November 9 at Indianapolis Colts W 30–21 7–3 Hoosier Dome 56,890
11 November 16 at Los Angeles Rams W 30–28 8–3 Anaheim Stadium 64,339
12 November 23 Buffalo Bills W 22–19 9–3 Sullivan Stadium 60,455
13 November 30 at New Orleans Saints W 21–20 10–3 Superdome 58,259
14 December 7 Cincinnati Bengals L 7–31 10–4 Sullivan Stadium 60,633
15 December 14 San Francisco 49ers L 24–29 10–5 Sullivan Stadium 60,787
16 December 21 at Miami Dolphins W 34–27 11–5 Orange Bowl 74,516
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance
Divisional January 4, 1987 at Denver Broncos (2) L 17–22 0–1 Mile High Stadium 76,105

Game summaries

Week 8

Team 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 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.