1986 Los Angeles Raiders season
NFL team season
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The 1986 Los Angeles Raiders season was their 27th in the league. They were unable to improve upon the previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eight games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in five seasons. This would also be Ray Guy's final season of his Hall of Fame career with the Raiders.
| 1986 Los Angeles Raiders season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Al Davis |
| General manager | Al Davis |
| Head coach | Tom Flores |
| Home stadium | L.A. Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 4th AFC West |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The 1986 season was marked by highly competitive games (only four of the Raiders' sixteen regular season games were decided by more than a touchdown). The campaign also marked the end of storied quarterback Jim Plunkett's career. After starting the season 0–3, the Raiders proceeded to win eight of their next nine games. A loss to Philadelphia in overtime started a spiral for the Raiders, who lost the next three games, which included a blowout loss to Seattle and a loss to Kansas City (who edged out Seattle for a playoff spot with ten wins) where the Raiders had seven turnovers and still lost by three points.
Offseason
NFL draft
| 1986 Los Angeles Raiders draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | Bo Jackson * | RB | Auburn | |
| 1 | 24 | Bob Buczkowski | DE | Pittsburgh | |
| 3 | 80 | Brad Cochran | DB | Michigan | |
| 4 | 85 | Mike Wise | DE | California-Davis | |
| 4 | 103 | Vance Mueller | RB | Occidental | |
| 4 | 108 | Napoleon McCallum | RB | Navy | |
| 6 | 164 | Doug Marrone | OG | Syracuse | |
| 7 | 191 | Bill Lewis | C | Nebraska | |
| 8 | 219 | Joe Mauntel | LB | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 9 | 246 | Zeph Lee | RB | USC | |
| 10 | 275 | Jeff Reinke | DE | Minnesota State | |
| 11 | 302 | Randall Webster | LB | SW Oklahoma State | |
| 12 | 330 | Larry Shepherd | WR | Houston | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| 1 | September 7 | at Denver Broncos | L 36–38 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 75,695 | Recap |
| 2 | September 14 | at Washington Redskins | L 6–10 | 0–2 | RFK Stadium | 55,235 | Recap |
| 3 | September 21 | New York Giants | L 9–14 | 0–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 71,164 | Recap |
| 4 | September 28 | San Diego Chargers | W 17–13 | 1–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 63,153 | Recap |
| 5 | October 5 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–17 | 2–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 74,430 | Recap |
| 6 | October 12 | Seattle Seahawks | W 14–10 | 3–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 70,635 | Recap |
| 7 | October 19 | at Miami Dolphins | W 30–28 | 4–3 | Miami Orange Bowl | 53,421 | Recap |
| 8 | October 26 | at Houston Oilers | W 28–17 | 5–3 | Houston Astrodome | 41,641 | Recap |
| 9 | November 2 | Denver Broncos | L 10–21 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 90,153 | Recap |
| 10 | November 9 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 17–13 | 6–4 | Texas Stadium | 61,706 | Recap |
| 11 | November 16 | Cleveland Browns | W 27–14 | 7–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 65,461 | Recap |
| 12 | November 20 | at San Diego Chargers | W 37–31 | 8–4 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 56,031 | Recap |
| 13 | November 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 27–33 | 8–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Stadium | 53,338 | Recap |
| 14 | December 8 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 0–37 | 8–6 | Kingdome | 62,923 | Recap |
| 15 | December 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–20 | 8–7 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 60,952 | Recap |
| 16 | December 21 | Indianapolis Colts | L 24–30 | 8–8 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 41,349 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Season summary
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chargers | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| • Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
- Date: September 28
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Game start: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C); wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
| Q1 | SD | Winslow 9 yard pass from Fouts (kick failed) | SD 6–0 | |
| Q2 | SD | Johnson 9 yard pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick) | SD 13–0 | |
| Q2 | LA | Williams 12 yard pass from Wilson (Bahr kick) | SD 13–7 | |
| Q3 | LA | Hester 40 yard pass from Wilson (Bahr kick) | LA 14–13 | |
| Q4 | LA | Bahr 18 yard field goal | LA 17–13 | |
Week 5 at Chiefs
Week Five: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Chiefs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
- Game attendance: 74,430
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
- Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database
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Week 6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
- Date: October 12
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Game start: 4:00 p.m.est
- Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C); wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
| Q1 | LA | Williams 9 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) | LA 7–0 | |
| Q2 | LA | Hester 49 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) | LA 14–0 | |
| Q2 | SEA | Johnson 30 yard field goal | LA 14–3 | |
| Q3 | SEA | Warner 1 yard run (Johnson kick) | LA 14–10 | |
Week 7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Raiders | 6 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
- Date: October 19
- Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
- Game start: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); wind 15 mph (24 km/h)
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
| 1 | LA | Chris Bahr 32 yard field goal | LA 3–0 | |
| 1 | LA | Chris Bahr 33 yard field goal | LA 6–0 | |
| 2 | MIA | Bruce Hardy 18 yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | MIA 7–6 | |
| 2 | LA | Marcus Allen 2 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) | LA 13–7 | |
| 2 | LA | Marcus Allen 16 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) | LA 20–7 | |
| 2 | LA | Chris Bahr 40 yard field goal | LA 23–7 | |
| 3 | MIA | Dan Johnson 5 yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | LA 23–14 | |
| 4 | LA | Marcus Allen 2 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) | LA 30–14 | |
| 4 | MIA | Lorenzo Hampton 2 yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick) | LA 30–21 | |
| 4 | MIA | Mark Clayton 68 yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | LA 30–28 | |
Week 8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Raiders | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Oilers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
- Date: October 26
- Location: Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas
- Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
| Q1 | LA | Parker 2 yard pass from Wilson (Bahr kick) | LA 7–0 | |
| Q2 | LA | Christensen 14 yard pass from Wilson (Bahr kick) | LA 14–0 | |
| Q2 | HOU | Givins 43 yard run (Zendejas kick) | LA 14–7 | |
| Q2 | LA | Christensen 32 yard pass from Wilson (Bahr kick) | LA 21–7 | |
| Q3 | LA | Christensen 3 yard pass from Wilson (Bahr kick) | LA 28–7 | |
| Q3 | HOU | Zendejas 48 yard field goal | LA 28–10 | |
| Q3 | HOU | Rozier 4 yard run (Zendejas kick) | LA 28–17 | |
Week 9
Week 10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Raiders | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
- Date: November 9
- Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Game start: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C); wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
| Q1 | DAL | Septien 20 yard field goal | DAL 3–0 | |
| Q2 | LA | Bahr 45 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 | |
| Q2 | DAL | Dorsett 13 yard run (Septien kick) | DAL 10–3 | |
| Q3 | LA | Williams 20 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) | Tie 10–10 | |
| Q3 | DAL | Septien 20 yard field goal | DAL 13–10 | |
| Q4 | LA | Williams 40 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) | LA 17–13 | |
- Dokie Williams 5 Rec, 107 Yds
Standings
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Denver Broncos(2) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 378 | 327 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs(5) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–3 | 9–5 | 358 | 326 | W3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 366 | 293 | W5 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 323 | 346 | L4 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 4–8 | 335 | 396 | L2 |