1986 Los Angeles Raiders season

1986 Los Angeles Raiders season
Head coach	Tom Flores
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	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. 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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1986 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
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	Mankato 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

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 Head Coach — Tom Flores Offensive coaches Quarterbacks — Larry Kennan Running Backs — Ray Willsey Wide Receivers — Tom Walsh Offensive Line — Sam Boghosian/Art Shell Offensive Quality Control — Terry Robiskie			Defensive coaches Defensive Line — Earl Leggett Linebackers — Bob Zeman Defensive Backs — Chet Franklin/Willie Brown

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	at Denver Broncos	L 38–36	75,695
2	September 14, 1986	at Washington Redskins	L 10–6	55,235
3	September 21, 1986	New York Giants	L 14–9	71,164
4	September 28, 1986	San Diego Chargers	W 17–13	63,153
5	October 5, 1986	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–17	74,430
6	October 12, 1986	Seattle Seahawks	W 14–10	70,635
7	October 19, 1986	at Miami Dolphins	W 30–28	53,421
8	October 26, 1986	at Houston Oilers	W 28–17	41,641
9	November 2, 1986	Denver Broncos	L 21–10	90,153
10	November 9, 1986	at Dallas Cowboys	W 17–13	61,706
11	November 16, 1986	Cleveland Browns	W 27–14	65,461
12	November 20, 1986	at San Diego Chargers	W 37–31	56,031
13	November 30, 1986	Philadelphia Eagles	L 33–27	53,338
14	December 8, 1986	at Seattle Seahawks	L 37–0	62,923
15	December 14, 1986	Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–17	60,952
16	December 21, 1986	Indianapolis Colts	L 30–24	41,349

Season summary

Week 4

1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 6 7 0 0 13 • Raiders 0 7 7 3 17 Date: September 28 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 62°F; wind 9

Scoring summary 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

	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 5
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles)
• Game weather: 57°F, wind 8 mph
• Referee: Dick Hantak
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play-by-play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter KC – Nick Lowery 24 yard field goal – Chiefs 3–0 KC – Boyce Green 18 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) – Chiefs 10–0 Second Quarter KC – Paul Coffman 1 yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick) – Chiefs 17–0 LA – Dokie Williams 12 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) – Chiefs 17–7 Third Quarter LA – Napoleon McCallum 12 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) – Chiefs 17–14 LA – Jessie Hester 18 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) – Raiders 21–17 Fourth Quarter LA – Chris Bahr 19 yard field goal – Raiders 24–17 Raiders Jim Plunkett 8/10, 108 Yds, TD Napoleon McCallum 19 Rush, 69 Yds Dokie Williams 6 Rec, 90 Yds Chiefs Todd Blackledge 9/21, 77 Yds, TD, INT Boyce Green 8 Rush, 39 Yds, TD Jeff Smith 5 Rec, 51 Yds

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 3 7 0 10 • Raiders 7 7 0 0 14 Date: October 12 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game start: 4:00 p.m.est Game weather: 66°F; wind 9

Scoring summary 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

1 2 3 4 Total • 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; wind 15

Scoring summary 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

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 7 14 7 0 28 Oilers 0 7 10 0 17 Date: October 26 Location: Houston Astrodome, Houston, TX Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary 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 10

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 0 3 7 7 17 Cowboys 3 7 3 0 13 Date: November 9 Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, TX Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 56°F; wind 13 Referee: Pat Haggerty

Scoring summary 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
	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