1986 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1986 12–4 2nd NFC East Joe Gibbs Bobby Beathard John Kent Cooke Jack Kent Cooke Joe Bugel Richie Petitbon RFK Stadium Won Wild Card Round(vs. Rams) 19–7Won Divisional Round(at Bears) 27–13Lost NFC Championship(at Giants) 0–17 Redskins seasons The 1986 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 55th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 51st in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 10–6 record from 1985 and returned to the playoffs after missing them the previous year, finishing with a 12–4 record, a second-place finish in the NFC East, and qualified for the playoffs as a wild card. They defeated the Los Angeles Rams 19–7 in the NFC Wild Card Game at RFK Stadium, then upset the defending champion Chicago Bears 27–13 in the Divisional Playoffs. The season came to an end in the NFC Championship Game when the Redskins were defeated by their division rivals, the New York Giants 17–0. Offseason NFL draft August 2026 Personnel Coaches / Staff 1986 Washington Redskins Owner / Chairman Of The Board – Jack Kent Cooke Executive Vice President - John Kent Cooke Senior Vice President - Gerard T. Gabrys Director of Player Personnel - Dick Daniels Director of Pro Scouting - Kirk Mee General Manager – Bobby Beathard Assistant General Manager - Bobby Mitchell Assistant General Manager - Charley Casserly Head Coach – Joe Gibbs Assistant Head Coach – Richie Petitbon Offensive Coordinator – Joe Bugel Quarterbacks – Jerry Rhome Running Backs – Don Breaux Wide Receivers – Charley Taylor Tight Ends – Rennie Simmons Offensive Line – Joe Bugel Defensive Coordinator – Larry Peccatiello Defensive Coordinator – Richie Petitbon Defensive Line – LaVern Torgeson Special Teams – Wayne Sevier Strength and Conditioning Coach / Coordinator – Dan Riley Assistant Strength Coach - John Dunn https://archive.org/details/redskins-1986-media-guide-washington-c/page/n3/mode/2up 1986 Washington Redskins Media Guide Washington Redskins Archive.org (6)https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1986.htm 1986 Washington Redskins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com Roster 1986 Washington Redskins 10 Jay Schroeder 17 Doug Williams quarterback 30 Dwight Garner American football y 35 Keith Griffin American football 38 George Rogers American football 29 Reggie Branch 24 Kelvin Bryant 84 Gary Clark American football 81 Art Monk 46 Ricky Sanders y 80 Eric Yarber y 86 Clint Didier 88 Todd Frain y 87 Terry Orr 85 Don Warren 53 Jeff Bostic C 68 Russ Grimm G 66 Joe Jacoby T 73 Mark May T 63 Raleigh McKenzie G/C 60 Dan McQuaid T 69 R.C. Thielemann G 76 Ron Tilton y G 67 Tom Beasley DE 65 Dave Butz DT 77 Darryl Grant DT 78 Dean Hamel DT 74 Markus Koch y DE/DT 72 Dexter Manley DE 71 Charles Mann American football DE 58 Shawn Burks y MLB 51 Monte Coleman OLB 56 Calvin Daniels OLB 57 Rich Milot OLB 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB 23 Todd Bowles y FS 48 Ken Coffey SS 32 Vernon Dean CB 28 Darrell Green CB 22 Curtis Jordan FS 41 Tim Morrison American football y CB 40 Alvin Walton y SS 45 Barry Wilburn CB  4 Jess Atkinson K 12 Steve Cox American football P 26 Rick Badanjek y RB IR 50 Ravin Caldwell y LB IR 61 Anthony Copeland y LB IR -- Kurt Gouveia y LB IR 64 Steve Hamilton American football DE/DT IR 88 Derek Holloway WR IR 31 Ken Jenkins RB American football IR 82 Anthony Jones American football TE IR 55 Mel Kaufman LB IR 54 Joe Krakoski linebacker LB IR 11 Mark Rypien y QB IR 75 Bob Slater no DT IR 89 Clarence Verdin WR IR 14 Max Zendejas y K IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Gamerecap 1 September 7 Philadelphia Eagles W 41–14 1–0 RFK Stadium 53,982 Recap 2 September 14 Los Angeles Raiders W 10–6 2–0 RFK Stadium 55,235 Recap 3 September 21 at San Diego Chargers W 30–27 3–0 Jack Murphy Stadium 57,853 Recap 4 September 28 Seattle Seahawks W 19–14 4–0 RFK Stadium 54,157 Recap 5 October 5 at New Orleans Saints W 14–6 5–0 Louisiana Superdome 57,378 Recap 6 October 12 at Dallas Cowboys L 6–30 5–1 Texas Stadium 63,264 Recap 7 October 19 St. Louis Cardinals W 28–21 6–1 RFK Stadium 53,494 Recap 8 October 27 at New York Giants L 20–27 6–2 Giants Stadium 75,923 Recap 9 November 2 Minnesota Vikings W 44–38 (OT) 7–2 RFK Stadium 51,928 Recap 10 November 9 at Green Bay Packers W 16–7 8–2 Lambeau Field 47,728 Recap 11 November 17 San Francisco 49ers W 14–6 9–2 RFK Stadium 54,774 Recap 12 November 23 Dallas Cowboys W 41–14 10–2 RFK Stadium 55,642 Recap 13 November 30 at St. Louis Cardinals W 20–17 11–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,637 Recap 14 December 7 New York Giants L 14–24 11–3 RFK Stadium 55,642 Recap 15 December 13 at Denver Broncos L 30–31 11–4 Mile High Stadium 75,905 Recap 16 December 21 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–14 12–4 Veterans Stadium 61,816 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 vs Eagles 1986 Philadelphia Eagles season Eagles–Redskins rivalry Washington Redskins 1986 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at Washington Redskins (0–0) September 7 1:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 7 7 0 0 Redskins 3 17 14 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,982 69 F C • Wind 9 mph km/h knot Gene Barth CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database Eagles Ron Jaworski23/40, 227 Yds, 2 TD, INT Randall Cunningham2 Rush, 31 Yds Phil Smith3 Rec, 50 Yds Redskins Jay Schroeder19/38, 238 Yds, 2 TD, INT George Rogers20 Rush, 104 Yds, TD Gary Clark7 Rec, 100 Yds PHI WSH collapsed 1 9:21 Redskins FG 19 Mark Moseley 0 3 1 6:59 Eagles RecTD Ron Johnson Ron Jaworski 17 good Paul McFadden run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 3 2 8:48 Redskins RecTD Kelvin Bryant Jay Schroeder 36 good Mark Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 2 5:39 Redskins RushTD Jay Schroeder 1 good Mark Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 17 2 0:33 Eagles RecTD Junior Tautalatasi Ron Jaworski 3 good Paul McFadden run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 17 2 0:00 Redskins FG 55 Steve Cox 14 20 3 7:51 Redskins RecTD Clint Didier Jay Scroeder 36 good Mark Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 27 3 4:26 Redskins RushTD Kelvin Bryant 16 good Mark Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 34 4 3:36 Redskins RushTD George Rogers 5 good Mark Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 41 14 41 Week 4: vs Seattle Seahawks Washington Redskins 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary September 28 1:00 pm local Seahawks 7 0 0 7 Redskins 6 3 7 3 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 54,157 cloudy, 67 °F °C, 90% humidity, wind SE 6 mph km/h Pat Haggerty NBC Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo Gamebook First quarter SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:05 (SEA 7–0) WAS – George Rogers 24-yard run (PAT failed), 5:21 (SEA 7–6) Second quarter WAS – Steve Cox 57-yard field goal, 0:12 (WAS 9–7) Third quarter WAS – George Rogers 7-yard run (Mark Moseley kick), 1:25 (WAS 16–7) Fourth quarter WAS – Mark Moseley 36-yard field goal, 8:14 (WAS 19–7) SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:50 (WAS 19–14) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/32, 219 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT WAS – Jay Schroeder: 14/26, 195 yds Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 106 yds, 1 TD WAS – George Rogers: 25 car, 115 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Byron Franklin: 5 rec, 79 yds WAS – Art Monk: 5 rec, 103 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 213 – 148 – 361 – 2 WAS – 195 – 162 – 357 – 1 Standings Playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Gamerecap Wild Card December 28 Los Angeles Rams (5) W 19–7 RFK Stadium 54,180 Recap Divisional January 3, 1987 at Chicago Bears (2) W 27–13 Soldier Field 65,141 Recap NFC Championship January 11, 1987 at New York Giants (1) L 0–17 Giants Stadium 76,633 Recap NFC Wild Card Game Washington Redskins 19, Los Angeles Rams 7 text-align:center; Washington Redskins Rams 0 0 0 7 Redskins 10 3 3 3 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 4:00 p.m. EST CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden Gordon McCarter 54,180 NFC Divisional Playoff Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13 text-align:center; Washington Redskins Redskins 7 0 7 13 Bears 0 13 0 0 Soldier Field, Chicago 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST CBS Dick Stockton and Dan Dierdorf Bob McElwee 65,141 In knocking off the defending Super Bowl champion Bears, the Redskins scored their first road playoff win under Joe Gibbs. It would not be the Gibbs-led Redskins' last road playoff win, though, as they scored wins in 1987 at Chicago, in 1990 at Philadelphia, in 1992 at Minnesota, and in 2005 at Tampa. NFC Championship Game New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0 text-align:center; Washington Redskins Redskins 0 0 0 0 Giants 10 7 0 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 4:00 p.m. EST CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden Pat Haggerty 76,633 References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Wash