NFL team season
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.
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
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Personnel
Staff
1986 Los Angeles Raiders staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
[3]
Roster
1986 Los Angeles Raiders roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
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
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
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
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
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 (16.7 °C); wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
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Week 5 at Chiefs
Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
3 7 0
10
• Raiders
7
7 0 0
14
[5]
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 (23 °C); wind 15 mph (24 km/h)Referee: Tom DooleyTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
[6]
Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
7
14 7 0
28
Oilers
0
7 10 0
17
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Week 9
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 (13.3 °C); wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)Referee: Pat Haggerty TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
[8]
Standings
References
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