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.1986 Los Angeles Raiders 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
Football Database. Retrieved 2014-May-18.
Personnel
Staff
Silver and Black Report. Retrieved 2014-May-18.
Roster
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
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-29.
Week 5 at Chiefs
Week 6
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-30.
Week 7
Pro-Football-Reference.com
Week 8
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-07.
Week 9
Week 10
Dokie Williams 5 Rec, 107 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-08.
Standings
References
External links 1986 Los Angeles Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1986 Los Angeles Raiders at JT-SW.com