1986 Seattle Seahawks season

1986 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach Chuck Knox
General manager Mike McCormack
Home field Kingdome
Results
Record 10–6
Division place T-2nd AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers RB Curt Warner
WR Steve Largent
DE Jacob Green
LB Fredd Young
KR/PR Bobby Joe Edmonds
AP All-Pros RB Curt Warner (2nd team)
KR/PR Bobby Joe Edmonds (1st team)

The 1986 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 11th season with the National Football League.

Despite posting a 10-6 record the Seahawks would miss the playoffs after having a dominate 5 game win streak to close out the season.

Seahawks safety Kenny Easley playing against the Washington Redskins in Week 4.

1986 NFL Draft

1986 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/PickPlayerPositionCollege
1/15John L. WilliamsRunning BackFlorida
3/68Patrick HunterDefensive BackNevada-Reno
5/126Bobby Joe EdmondsRunning BackArkansas
6/153Eddie AndersonDefensive BackFort Valley State
7/181Paul MilesRunning BackNebraska
8/211Alonzo MitzDefensive EndFlorida
9/237Mike BlackOffensive TackleSacramento State
10/264Don FairbanksDefensive EndColorado
11/291David NorrieQuarterbackUCLA
12/321John McVeighLinebackerMiami (FL)

Personnel

Staff

1986 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
  • President/General Manager – Mike McCormack
  • Assistant General Manager – Chuck Allen
  • Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman
  • Assistant Player Personnel Director – Rick Thompson
  • Pro Personnel Assistant – Randy Mueller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Receivers – Steve Moore
  • Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer
  • Offensive Backs – Chick Harris
  • Tight Ends – Rusty Tillman
  • Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson
  • Special Assignments – Russ Purnell
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Tom Catlin
  • Defensive Line – George Dyer
  • Defensive Backs – Ralph Hawkins
  • Special Assignments – Joe Vitt

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Rusty Tillman

Final roster

1986 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
51 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice squad

[1]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1987 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site Attendance TV Recap
Final score Team record
1 August 8 7:30pm PDT Indianapolis Colts W 21-14 1–0 Kingdome 55,443 -- Recap
2 August 15 5:00pm PDT at Detroit Lions L 27-30 OT 1–1 Silverdome 37,875 KING Recap
3 August 22 7:30pm PDT Minnesota Vikings W 27-17 2–1 Kingdome 57,730 -- Recap
4 August 29 6:00pm PDT at San Francisco 49ers L 10-21 2–2 Candlestick Park 52,419 KING Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [2][3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site Attendance TV Recap
Final score Team record
1 September 7 1:00pm PDT Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–0 1–0 Kingdome 61,461 NBC Recap
2 September 14 1:00pm PDT Kansas City Chiefs W 23–17 2–0 Kingdome 61,068 NBC Recap
3 September 21 10:00am PDT at New England Patriots W 38–31 3–0 Sullivan Stadium 58,977 NBC Recap
4 September 28 10:00am PDT at Washington Redskins L 14–19 3–1 RFK Stadium 54,157 NBC Recap
5 October 6 6:00pm PDT San Diego Chargers W 33–7 4–1 Kingdome 63,207 ABC Recap
6 October 12 1:00pm PDT at Los Angeles Raiders L 10–14 4–2 Memorial Coliseum 70,635 NBC Recap
7 October 19 1:00pm PDT New York Giants W 17–12 5–2 Kingdome 62,282 CBS Recap
8 October 26 1:00pm PST at Denver Broncos L 13–20 5–3 Mile High Stadium 76,089 NBC Recap
9 November 2 1:00pm PST New York Jets L 7–38 5–4 Kingdome 62,497 NBC Recap
10 November 9 10:00am PST at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–27 5–5 Arrowhead Stadium 53,268 NBC Recap
11 November 16 10:00am PST at Cincinnati Bengals L 7–34 5–6 Riverfront Stadium 54,410 NBC Recap
12 November 23 1:00pm PST Philadelphia Eagles W 24–20 6–6 Kingdome 55,786 CBS Recap
13 November 27 1:00pm PST at Dallas Cowboys W 31–14 7–6 Texas Stadium 58,020 NBC Recap
14 December 8 6:00pm PST Los Angeles Raiders W 37–0 8–6 Kingdome 62,923 ABC Recap
15 December 14 1:00pm PST at San Diego Chargers W 34–24 9–6 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,096 NBC Recap
16 December 20 1:00pm PST Denver Broncos W 41–16 10–6 Kingdome 63,697 NBC Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1986 NFL season results [4]

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Denver Broncos(2) 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 378 327 L1
Kansas City Chiefs(5) 10 6 0 .625 5–3 9–5 358 326 W3
Seattle Seahawks 10 6 0 .625 5–3 7–5 366 293 W5
Los Angeles Raiders 8 8 0 .500 4–4 7–5 323 346 L4
San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 .250 1–7 4–8 335 396 L2

Game Summaries

Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, their most memorable moment during the season was Steve Largent breaking Harold Carmichael's NFL record for consecutive games with at least one reception in a 33-7 victory on Monday Night Football against the Chargers.

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 7714
Seahawks 0 14 7021

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P2: at Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 7 3 314027
Lions 0 17 37330

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Week P3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 7 0317
Seahawks 0 14 31027

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 0010
49ers 0 14 0721

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 6:01pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C), wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 52,419
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Regular Season

Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 000
Seahawks 0 6 101430

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 0 7717
Seahawks 0 13 10023

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 72438
Patriots 7 10 01431

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: drizzle, 53 °F (12 °C), 94% humidity, wind NE 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 58,977
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (NBC): Tom Davis & Dave Rowe
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 0714
Redskins 6 3 7319

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), 90% humidity, wind SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 54,157
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 0 007
Seahawks 0 6 171033

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7010
Raiders 7 7 0014

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Game information

Week 7: vs. New York Giants

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 9 0312
Seahawks 7 0 3717

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 8: at Denver Broncos

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 3713
Broncos 10 3 0720

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 2:00pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 66 °F (19 °C), 22% humidity, wind N 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 76,089
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 9: vs. New York Jets

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jets 3 21 7738
Seahawks 7 0 007

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 077
Chiefs 0 17 7327

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 52% humidity, wind NW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 53,268
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Len Berman and Dave Rowe
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 707
Bengals 7 3 71734

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 3 7720
Seahawks 7 14 0324

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 17 0731
Cowboys 7 0 7014

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Game information

Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 000
Seahawks 14 10 6737

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 7 31434
Chargers 0 17 0724

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: high clouds, 64 °F (18 °C), 71% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 47,096
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Dave Rowe
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 10 3316
Seahawks 3 17 71441

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 1:07pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 63,697
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com
  2. 1986 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. 1987 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. 1986 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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