1986 Indianapolis Colts season

1986 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach Rod Dowhower
Ron Meyer
General manager Jim Irsay
Owner Robert Irsay
Home field Hoosier Dome
Results
Record 3–13
Division place 5th AFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1986 Indianapolis Colts season was the 34th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and third in Indianapolis. The team finished the year with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, and fifth in the AFC East division.

The 1986 Colts were the last team until the 2007 Miami Dolphins to lose their first thirteen games in a season. Head Coach Rod Dowhower was fired with three games left in the season and was replaced by Ron Meyer. It appeared that the Colts could be on their way to the NFL's first anti-perfect season since the 1976 Buccaneers, until the Colts defeated the Atlanta Falcons 28–13 in Week Fourteen. They then won their last two games, to finish with three wins on the season.

Personnel

Staff

1986 Indianapolis Colts staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – Billie Matthews
  • Quarterbacks – John Becker
  • Receivers – Chip Myers
  • Offensive Line – Tom Lovat
  • Assistant Offensive Line – Keith Rowen
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Keith Rowen

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance
1 September 7, 1986 at New England Patriots L 3–33 0–1 Sullivan Stadium
55,208
2 September 14, 1986 at Miami Dolphins L 10–30 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl
51,848
3 September 21, 1986 Los Angeles Rams L 7–24 0–3 Hoosier Dome
59,012
4 September 28, 1986 New York Jets L 7–26 0–4 Hoosier Dome
56,075
5 October 5, 1986 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–35 0–5 Candlestick Park
57,252
6 October 12, 1986 New Orleans Saints L 14–17 0–6 Hoosier Dome
53,512
7 October 19, 1986 at Buffalo Bills L 13–24 0–7 Rich Stadium
50,050
8 October 26, 1986 Miami Dolphins L 13–17 0–8 Hoosier Dome
58,350
9 November 2, 1986 Cleveland Browns L 9–24 0–9 Hoosier Dome
57,962
10 November 9, 1986 New England Patriots L 21–30 0–10 Hoosier Dome
56,890
11 November 16, 1986 at New York Jets L 16–31 0–11 The Meadowlands
65,149
12 November 23, 1986 at Houston Oilers L 17–31 0–12 Astrodome
31,792
13 November 30, 1986 San Diego Chargers L 3–17 0–13 Hoosier Dome
47,950
14 December 7, 1986 at Atlanta Falcons W 28–13 1–13 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
30,397
15 December 14, 1986 Buffalo Bills W 24–14 2–13 Hoosier Dome
52,783
16 December 21, 1986 at Los Angeles Raiders W 30–14 3–13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
41,349

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
New England Patriots(3) 11 5 0 .688 7–1 8–4 412 307 W1
New York Jets(4) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 364 386 L5
Miami Dolphins(5) 8 8 0 .500 5–3 6–6 430 405 L1
Buffalo Bills 4 12 0 .250 1–7 3–11 287 348 L3
Indianapolis Colts 3 13 0 .188 1–7 2–10 229 400 W3

References

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