1986 Philadelphia Eagles season

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1986 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner Norman Braman
Head coach Buddy Ryan
Home field Veterans Stadium
Results
Record5–10–1
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers WR Mike Quick
DT Reggie White
Uniform
Phila eagles uniforms 1985-95.png

The Philadelphia Eagles played their 54th season in the National Football League (NFL) in 1986. The team was unable to improve upon their previous output win total of seven. Instead, the team finished with five wins, ten losses and one tie. [1] This was the fifth consecutive season in which the team failed to qualify for the playoffs.

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The season was head coach Buddy Ryan's first with the team after serving as the defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears, who had won the Super Bowl the previous season.

Quarterback duties were split between 35-year-old veteran Ron Jaworski, who started nine games in his final season with the team, and second-year quarterback Randall Cunningham. Veteran quarterback Matt Cavanaugh also started two games. [1] This rotation of quarterback duty resulted in a unique moment in which center Bob Landsee had the distinction of snapping the ball to all three different quarterbacks on the same series. [2] Overall, the Eagles' passing game finished with the third-fewest passing yards in the league (2,540), and the fewest yards-per-attempt (4.1).

The Eagles set dubious NFL records by giving up a record number of sacks (a still-standing NFL-record of 104) and yardage allowed on sacks (708). No other team in football history had ever given up more than 85 sacks or 554 yards on quarterback sacks. [3] The team gave up three-or-more sacks in every single game of the 1986 season, the only team in NFL history to do so. [4]

The lone highlights of the season came on the road. On October 5, the Eagles entered Fulton County Stadium and shut out the Atlanta Falcons, 16–0. Then gained a comeback, 33–27 overtime win against the Los Angeles Raiders at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 30, the Eagles’ first win over the club since the 1980 season and first-ever victory on the road against the Raiders.

NFL draft

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler [5] = Hall of Famer
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
110 Keith Byars Running back Ohio State
237 Anthony Toney Running back Texas A&M
248 Alonzo Johnson Linebacker Florida
4106 Matt Darwin Center Texas A&M
5121Ray Criswell Punter Florida
5128Dan McMillen Defensive end Colorado
6149 Bob Landsee Center Wisconsin
7169 Cornelius Redick Wide receiver Fullerton State
7176 Byron Lee LinebackerOhio State
7* Charles Crawford Running back Oklahoma State
8208 Seth Joyner Linebacker Texas-El Paso
9233 Clyde Simmons Defensive end Western Carolina
10261 Junior Tautalatasi Running back Washington State
11288Steve BogdalekGuard Michigan State
12315 Reggie Singletary Defensive end North Carolina State
12325Bobby HowardRunning back Indiana

Personnel

Staff

1986 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


Roster

1986 Philadelphia Eagles 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

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordAttendance
1September 7, 1986at Washington Redskins L 41–140–153,982
2September 14, 1986at Chicago Bears L 13–10 (OT)0–265,130
3September 21, 1986 Denver Broncos L 33–70–363,839
4September 28, 1986 Los Angeles Rams W 34–201–365,646
5October 5, 1986at Atlanta Falcons W 16–02–357,104
6October 12, 1986at New York Giants L 35–32–474,221
7October 19, 1986 Dallas Cowboys L 17–142–568,572
8October 26, 1986 San Diego Chargers W 23–73–541,469
9November 2, 1986at St. Louis Cardinals L 13–103–633,051
10November 9, 1986New York GiantsL 17–143–760,601
11November 16, 1986 Detroit Lions L 13–113–854,568
12November 23, 1986at Seattle Seahawks L 24–203–955,786
13November 30, 1986at Los Angeles Raiders W 33–27 (OT)4–953,338
14December 7, 1986St. Louis CardinalsT 10–10 (OT)4–9–150,148
15December 14, 1986at Dallas CowboysW 23–215–9–146,117
16December 21, 1986Washington RedskinsL 21–145–10–161,816

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 2

Period1234OTTotal
Eagles3007010
Bears00100313

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
  • Game attendance: 65,130
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Dierdorf
  • Box scores at Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information

Week 6: at New York Giants

Period1234Total
Eagles03003
Giants01414735

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
  • Game attendance: 74,221
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton (play-by-play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Week 10: vs. New York Giants

Period1234Total
Giants0107017
Eagles0001414

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
  • Game attendance: 60,601
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentary)

Week 13

1234OTTotal
• Eagles13077633
Raiders73143027
Scoring summary
1LA Fulton Walker 70 yard punt return (Chris Bahr kick)LA 7–0
1PHI Mike Quick 62 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)Tie 7–7
1PHI Gregg Garrity 76 yard punt return (kick failed)PHI 13–7
2LAChris Bahr 38 yard field goalPHI 13–10
3LA Jessie Hester 49 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)LA 17–13
3PHIMike Quick 5 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)PHI 20–17
3LAJessie Hester 81 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)LA 24–20
4PHIMike Quick 10 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)PHI 27–24
4LAChris Bahr 27 yard field goalTie 27–27
OTPHIRandall Cunningham 1 yard runPHI 33–27

[6]

Standings

NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
New York Giants (1)1420.8757–111–1371236W9
Washington Redskins (4)1240.7505–39–3368296W1
Dallas Cowboys 790.4385–36–6346337L5
Philadelphia Eagles 5101.3441–6–13–8–1256312L1
St. Louis Cardinals 4111.2811–6–13–10–1218351W1

Awards and honors

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References

  1. 1 2 "1986 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Milwaukee Talks: Mustangs head coach Bob Landsee". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending Sacked
  4. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, requiring Sacked >= 3, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
  5. ↑ Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
  6. ↑ "Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Raiders - November 30th, 1986". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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