1986 Houston Oilers season

1986 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Jerry Glanville
Home field	Astrodome
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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, and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

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

Personnel

Staff

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

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	at Green Bay Packers	W 31–3	54,065
2	September 14, 1986	Cleveland Browns	L 23–20	46,049
3	September 21, 1986	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–13	43,699
4	September 28, 1986	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 22–16	42,001
5	October 5, 1986	at Detroit Lions	L 24–13	41,960
6	October 12, 1986	Chicago Bears	L 20–7	46,026
7	October 19, 1986	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–28	53,844
8	October 26, 1986	Los Angeles Raiders	L 28–17	41,641
9	November 2, 1986	at Miami Dolphins	L 28–7	43,804
10	November 9, 1986	Cincinnati Bengals	W 32–28	32,130
11	November 16, 1986	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–10	49,724
12	November 23, 1986	Indianapolis Colts	W 31–17	31,792
13	November 30, 1986	at Cleveland Browns	L 13–10	62,309
14	December 7, 1986	at San Diego Chargers	L 27–0	40,103
15	December 14, 1986	Minnesota Vikings	W 23–10	32,738
16	December 21, 1986	Buffalo Bills	W 16–7	31,409

Standings

AFC Central
	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	.625	3–3	4–8	307	336	L1
Houston Oilers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	274	329	W2