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

President – Billy Sullivan
Executive Vice President – Chuck Sullivan
Vice President – Bucko Kilroy
General Manager – Patrick Sullivan
Director of Player Development – Dick Steinberg
Director of College Scouting – Joe Mendes
Director of Pro Scouting – Bill McPeak

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Raymond Berry

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

Defensive Coordinator – Rod Rust
Defensive Line – Eddie Khayat
Assistant Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton
Linebackers – Don Shinnick
Defensive Backfield – Jim Carr

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams/Tight Ends – Dante Scarnecchia

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	2	3	4	Total
• Patriots	7	10	3	3	23
Bills	0	0	3	0	3

Date: October 26
Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 51°F; wind 7

Scoring summary

Q1	NE	James 2 yard run (Franklin kick)	NE 7–0

Q2	NE	Franklin 31 yard field goal	NE 10–0

Q2	NE	Weathers 16 yard run (Franklin kick)	NE 17–0

Q3	BUF	Norwood 26 yard field goal	NE 17–3

Q3	NE	Franklin 27 yard field goal	NE 20–3

Q4	NE	Franklin 26 yard field goal	NE 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⁽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

References

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

New England Patriots

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970) Based and headquartered in Foxborough, Massachusetts

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Strategy Broadcasters Current season

Stadiums	Nickerson Field Fenway Park Alumni Stadium Harvard Stadium Foxboro Stadium Gillette Stadium

Culture	Billy Sullivan Robert Kraft Jonathan Kraft Pat Patriot Cheerleaders "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" "Crazy Train" Patriot Reign (book) Family Guy "Stunning and Brave" (South Park episode)

Lore	Snowplow Game St. Louis Stallions Snow Bowl Spygate 16–0 Helmet Catch Butt fumble Deflategate

Rivalries	Buffalo Bills New York Jets Indianapolis Colts (Brady vs. Manning)

Division championships (18)	1963 1978 1986 1996 1997 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference championships (8)	1985 1996 2001 2003 2004 2007 2011 2014

League championships (4)	2001 (XXXVI) 2003 (XXXVIII) 2004 (XXXIX) 2014 (XLIX)

Retired numbers	20 40 56 57 73 78 79 89

Media	Broadcasters WBZ-FM Radio network Gil Santos Gino Cappelletti Bob Socci Scott Zolak

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Boston / New England Patriots seasons

Boston 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 New England 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1986 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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