1986 Houston Oilers season

The 1986 Houston Oilers season was the 27th season overall and 17th with the National Football League (NFL). The team matched their previous season's output of 5–11,^[1] and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

1986 Houston Oilers season
Owner	Bud Adams
General manager	Ladd Herzeg
Head coach	Jerry Glanville
Home field	Houston Astrodome
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1986 NFL draft

1986 Houston Oilers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Jim Everett *	Quarterback	Purdue
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff/Coaches

1986 Houston Oilers staff

Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg Head coaches Head coach – Jerry Glanville Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/Running Backs – Dick Jamieson Quarterbacks – Gary Huff Receivers – Milt Jackson Offensive Line – Bill Walsh

Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Doug Shively Linebackers – Floyd Reese Secondary – Tom Bettis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Miller McCalmon Strength and conditioning Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson

Roster

1986 Houston Oilers roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  1 Warren Moon 10 Oliver Luck Running backs (RB) 33 Mike Rozier 20 Allen Pinkett 40 Butch Woolfolk 35 Ray Wallace 36 Chuck Banks 30 Larry Moriarty 39 Hubie Oliver Wide receivers (WR) 86 Mike Akiu 85 Drew Hill 83 Tim Smith 82 Willie Drewrey 81 Ernest Givins 80 Steve Tasker Tight ends (TE) 87 Jamie Williams 88 Chris Dressel 89 Jeff Parks

Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Bruce Matthews G 63 Mike Munchak G 52 Jay Pennison C 70 Dean Steinkuhler T 55 Jim Romano C 72 Kent Hill G 76 Eric Moran T 78 Don Maggs T 73 Harvey Salem T/G 69 Doug Williams T/G Defensive linemen (DL) 71 Richard Byrd DE 79 Ray Childress DT 95 William Fuller DE 99 Doug Smith DT 68 Mike Golic NT 75 Jesse Baker DE 67 Karl Morgan NT 77 Malcolm Taylor DE

Linebackers (LB) 56 Robert Abraham ILB 91 Johnny Meads OLB 93 Robert Lyles OLB 53 Avon Riley ILB 54 RJ Cormier ILB 59 John Grimsley ILB 94 Frank Bush 50 Kirk Dodge 51 Eric Fairs Defensive backs (DB) 29 Patrick Allen CB 25 Keith Bostic SS 24 Steve Brown CB 31 Jeff Donaldson S 23 Richard Johnson CB 22 Larry Griffin 22 Kenny Johnson 28 Allen Lyday 26 Audray McMillian Special teams 11 Lee Johnson P  7 Tony Zendejas K

Reserve 92 Tom Briehl LB (IR) 21 Bo Eason FS (IR) 58 Mike Kelley C (IR) Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 7	at Green Bay Packers	W 31–3	1–0	Lambeau Field	54,065
2	September 14	Cleveland Browns	L 20–23	1–1	Astrodome	46,049
3	September 21	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–27	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	43,699
4	September 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–22	1–3	Astrodome	42,001
5	October 5	at Detroit Lions	L 13–24	1–4	Pontiac Silverdome	41,960
6	October 12	Chicago Bears	L 7–20	1–5	Astrodome	46,026
7	October 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 28–31	1–6	Riverfront Stadium	53,844
8	October 26	Los Angeles Raiders	L 17–28	1–7	Astrodome	41,641
9	November 2	at Miami Dolphins	L 7–28	1–8	Miami Orange Bowl	43,804
10	November 9	Cincinnati Bengals	W 32–28	2–8	Astrodome	32,130
11	November 16	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–21	2–9	Three Rivers Stadium	49,724
12	November 23	Indianapolis Colts	W 31–17	3–9	Astrodome	31,792
13	November 30	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–13	3–10	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	62,309
14	December 7	at San Diego Chargers	L 0–27	3–11	Jack Murphy Stadium	40,103
15	December 14	Minnesota Vikings	W 23–10	4–11	Astrodome	32,738
16	December 21	Buffalo Bills	W 16–7	5–11	Astrodome	31,409

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns(1)	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	391	310	W5
Cincinnati Bengals	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	409	394	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	307	336	L1
Houston Oilers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	274	329	W2

References

1. 1986 Houston Oilers
2. "1986 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.