1986 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1986 7–9 4th NFC West Jim Mora Jim Finks Tom Benson Louisiana Superdome Did not qualify RB Reuben MayesLB Rickey JacksonLB Sam MillsK Morten Andersen Saints seasons The 1986 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 20th as a member of the National Football League. They improved upon their previous season's output of 5–11, winning seven games.1986 New Orleans Saints Offseason Organizational changes On January 14, owner Tom Benson hired Jim Finks as the franchise's general manager, and turned over the entire football operation to the veteran operative who previously built championship clubs with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. Finks was hired two days after the Bears won the NFC championship to clinch a berth in Super Bowl XX at the Louisiana Superdome. Two days after the Bears team largely constructed by Finks defeated the New England Patriots 46-10, Finks hired Jim Mora as the new head coach. Mora was the most successful coach in the history of the United States Football League, leading the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars to two USFL championships and a runner-up finish. NFL draft 1986 NFL draft 1986 New Orleans Saints 1 6 Jim Dombrowski Offensive tackle Virginia yes 2 31 Dalton Hilliard Running back LSU yes yes 3 57 Rueben Mayes Running back Washington State yes yes 3 60 Pat Swilling Linebacker Georgia Tech yes yes 3 62 Barry Word Running back Virginia yes 4 88 Kelvin Edwards Wide receiver Liberty yes 5 115 Reggie Sutton Cornerback Miami (FL) yes 6 142 Bob Thompson Wide receiver Youngstown State 7 173 Gill Fenerty Running back Holy Cross 8 200 Filipo Mokofisi Linebacker Utah 9 226 Merlon Jones Linebacker Florida A&M 10 253 Jon Dumbauld Defensive end Kentucky yes 11 284 Pat Swoopes Defensive tackle Mississippi State yes 12 311 Sebastian Brown Wide receiver Bethune-Cookman no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1986_draft.htm 1986 New Orleans Saints draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 5, 2014 Personnel Staff 1986 New Orleans Saints Owner/General Partner – Tom Benson President/General Manager – Jim Finks Vice President of Administration – Jim Miller Director of Player Personnel – Bill Kuharich Head Coach – Jim Mora Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running Backs – Jim Skipper Wide Receivers – Steve Walters Offensive Line – Jim Erkenbeck Defensive Coordinator – Steve Sidwell Defensive Line – John Pease Linebackers – Vic Fangio Defensive Backs – Dom Capers Special Teams/Tight Ends – Joe Marciano Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro All-Time Roster http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html NewOrleansSaints.com February 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618110940/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html 2012-06-18 dead Roster 1986 New Orleans Saints  3 Bobby Hebert 18 Dave Wilson American football 37 Mel Gray return specialist 40 Dalton Hilliard y 23 Buford Jordan 36 Rueben Mayes y 30 Wayne Wilson American football 83 Kelvin Edwards y 88 Eugene Goodlow 80 Herbert Harris wide receiver 86 Mike Jones wide receiver, born 1960 84 Eric Martin wide receiver 85 Hoby Brenner 82 John Tice 67 Stan Brock American football T 69 Chuck Commiskey G 70 Bill Contz T 63 Brad Edelman G 77 Daren Gilbert T 61 Joel Hilgenberg G/C 60 Steve Korte C 68 Pat Saindon G 96 Sheldon Andrus NT 75 Bruce Clark American football DE 95 Jon Dumbauld y DE 97 Jumpy Geathers DE 73 Frank Warren American football DE 94 Jim Wilks DE 50 Jack Del Rio ILB 92 James Haynes American football OLB 57 Rickey Jackson OLB 53 Vaughan Johnson ILB 55 Joe Kohlbrand OLB 51 Sam Mills ILB 56 Pat Swilling OLB 54 Alvin Toles ILB 27 Antonio Gibson safety SS 24 Bobby Johnson defensive back SS 39 Brett Maxie FS 42 Dana McLemore CB 25 Johnnie Poe CB 49 Frank Wattelet FS 44 Dave Waymer CB  7 Morten Andersen K 10 Brian Hansen American football P 72 Jim Dombrowski y T IR 99 Tony Elliott defensive lineman NT IR 43 Bobby Fowler fullback, born 1960 RB IR 46 Hokie Gajan RB IR 22 Van Jakes CB IR 71 Casey Merrill DE IR 29 Reggie Sutton y CB NF-Ill. 45 John Williams running back RB IR 79 Ralph Williams American football G IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 7 Atlanta Falcons L 10–31 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 67,950 Recap 2 September 14 Green Bay Packers W 24–10 1–1 Louisiana Superdome 46,383 Recap 3 September 21 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–26 1–2 Candlestick Park 58,297 Recap 4 September 28 at New York Giants L 17–20 1–3 Giants Stadium 72,769 Recap 5 October 5 Washington Redskins L 6–14 1–4 Louisiana Superdome 57,378 Recap 6 October 12 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–14 2–4 Hoosier Dome 53,512 Recap 7 October 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 38–7 3–4 Louisiana Superdome 43,355 Recap 8 October 26 at New York Jets L 23–28 3–5 Giants Stadium 44,246 Recap 9 November 2 San Francisco 49ers W 23–10 4–5 Louisiana Superdome 53,234 Recap 10 November 9 Los Angeles Rams W 6–0 5–5 Louisiana Superdome 62,532 Recap 11 November 16 at St. Louis Cardinals W 16–7 6–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 32,069 Recap 12 November 23 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–26 6–6 Anaheim Stadium 58,600 Recap 13 November 30 New England Patriots L 20–21 6–7 Louisiana Supedome 58,259 Recap 14 December 7 Miami Dolphins L 27–31 6–8 Louisiana Superdome 64,761 Recap 15 December 14 at Atlanta Falcons W 14–9 7–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,994 Recap 16 December 21 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–33 7–9 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,209 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Week 1 1986 Atlanta Falcons season New Orleans Saints 1986 2; text-align:center collapsed Atlanta Falcons (0–0) at New Orleans Saints (0–0) September 7 Falcons 7 7 7 10 Saints 0 3 0 7 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 67,950 Indoors (dome) Tom Dooley The Football Database Falcons David Archer13/16, 207 Yds, 2 TD, INT Cliff Austin27 Rush, 104 Yds, TD Charlie Brown7 Rec, 119 Yds, TD Saints Bobby Hebert13/33, 115 Yds, 2 INT Dalton Hilliard15 Rush, 51 Yds, TD Eugene Goodlow4 Rec, 58 Yds ATL NO collapsed 1 10:17 Falcons RecTD Brown Archer 17 good Luckhurst run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 7:43 Falcons RushTD Austin 1 good Luckhurst run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 2 1:01 Saints FG 47 Andersen 14 3 3 2:21 Falcons RushTD Riggs 1 good Luckhurst run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 3 4 10:12 Falcons RecTD Anthony Allen Archer 19 good Luckhurst run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 3 4 3:30 Falcons FG 32 Luckhurst 31 3 4 0:08 Saints RushTD Hilliard 1 good Andersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 31 31 10 Week 2 1986 Green Bay Packers season New Orleans Saints 1986; text-align:center collapsed Green Bay Packers (0–1) at New Orleans Saints (0–1) September 14 Packers 0 3 7 0 Saints 17 7 0 0 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 46,383 Indoors (dome) Chuck Heberling The Football Database Packers Randy Wright 18/44, 195 Yds, TD, 5 INT Gary Ellerson9 Rush, 33 Yds James Lofton8 Rec, 100 Yds, TD Saints Bobby Hebert 9/14, 200 Yds, TD, 2 INT Dalton Hilliard24 Rush, 59 Yds, TD Eric Martin3 Rec, 164 Yds, TD GB NO collapsed 1 13:28 Saints RecTD Martin Hebert 72 good Andersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 6:42 Saints FG 20 Andersen 0 10 1 3:38 Saints RushTD Hilliard 3 good Andersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 17 2 14:25 Packers FG 50 Del Greco 3 17 2 5:00 Saints IntTD Haynes 17 good Andersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 24 4 1:17 Packers RecTD Lofton Wright 8 good Del Greco run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 24 10 24 Standings References Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New Orleans New