27th season in franchise history, winless collapse after 8-4 start
1986 Los Angeles Raiders season Owner Al Davis Head coach Tom Flores General manager Al Davis Home field L.A. Memorial Coliseum Local radio KIIS –AM 1150Record 8–8 Division place 4th AFC West Playoff finish Did not qualify
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.
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 before losing their final four games to miss the playoffs.
Offseason [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
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Personnel [ ]
Staff [ ]
1986 Los Angeles Raiders staff
Front office
Owner/General Manager — Al Davis
Head of Pro Scouting/Tight Ends — Bob Mischak
Head of Football Operations/Special Teams — Steve Ortmayer
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
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Roster [ ]
1986 Los Angeles Raiders roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
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Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 7
at Denver Broncos
L 36–38
0–1
Mile High Stadium
75,695
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2
September 14
at Washington Redskins
L 6–10
0–2
RFK Stadium
55,235
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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
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
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
Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
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Week 4 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Chargers
6
7 0 0
13
• Raiders
0
7 7 3
17
Date: September 28Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los AngelesGame start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 62°F; wind 9
show Scoring summaryQ1 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
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Week 5 at Chiefs [ ]
Week Five: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
0
7
14 3 24
Chiefs
10
7
0 0 17
at Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri
Date : October 5Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Game attendance : 74,430Referee : Bob FredericTV announcers (NBC) : Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Pro-Football-Reference.com , The Football Database
show Game information
Raiders
Chiefs
Todd Blackledge 9/21, 77 Yds, TD, INT
Boyce Green 8 Rush, 39 Yds, TD
Jeff Smith 5 Rec, 51 Yds
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Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
LA
KC
1
9:42
Chiefs
24-yard field goal by Nick Lowery
0
3
1
5:56
Chiefs
Boyce Green 18-yard touchdown run, Nick Lowery kick good
0
10
2
12:27
Chiefs
Paul Coffman 1-yard touchdown reception from Todd Blackledge , Nick Lowery kick good
0
17
2
4:20
Raiders
Dokie Williams 12-yard touchdown reception from Marc Wilson , Chris Bahr kick good
7
17
3
10:18
Raiders
Napoleon McCallum 12-yard touchdown run, Chris Bahr kick good
14
17
3
5:43
Raiders
Jessie Hester 18-yard touchdown reception from Jim Plunkett , Chris Bahr kick good
21
17
4
2:55
Raiders
19-yard field goal by Chris Bahr
24
17
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
17
Week 6 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
3 7 0
10
• Raiders
7
7 0 0
14
Date: October 12Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles Game start: 4:00 p.m.est Game weather: 66°F; wind 9
show Scoring summaryQ1 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 goalLA 14–3
Q3 SEA Warner 1 yard run (Johnson kick)LA 14–10
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Week 7 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
6
17 0 7
30
Dolphins
0
7 7 14
28
Date: October 19Location: Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 74°F; wind 15Referee: Tom DooleyTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
show Scoring summary1 LA Chris Bahr 32 yard field goalLA 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
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Week 8 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
7
14 7 0
28
Oilers
0
7 10 0
17
Date: October 26Location: Houston Astrodome , Houston, Texas Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: Indoors (dome)
show Scoring summaryQ1 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
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Week 9 [ ]
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Week 10 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
0
3 7 7
17
Cowboys
3
7 3 0
13
Date: November 9Location: Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 56°F; wind 13Referee: Pat Haggerty TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
show Scoring summaryQ1 DAL Septien 20 yard field goalDAL 3–0
Q2 LA Bahr 45 yard field goalTie 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
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Standings [ ]
References [ ]
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