1986 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Raymond Berry (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1986 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Raymond Berry (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1986 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Patriots piled up points with 412 points, and the defense conceded 307. Tony Eason directed the offense, throwing for 3,328 yards. Stanley Morgan paced the receiving corps, catching 84 passes for 1,491 yards. Tony Collins contributed to the receiving game, too.
Craig James rushed for a team-best 427 yards for New England, and Tony Collins also aided the ground game.
Ronnie Lippett intercepted 8 errant tosses from the opposition. Garin Veris topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 48 sacks.
Raymond Berry coached the team. The 1986 New England Patriots lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Bill Bain | T-G | August 9, 1952 | 6'4" | 279 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Greg Baty | TE | August 28, 1964 | 6'5" | 241 | Stanford | Hastings, MI USA | 16 | 7 |
| 94 | Mel Black | LB | February 2, 1962 | 6'2" | 228 | East. Illinois | New Haven, CT USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Don Blackmon | ROLB | March 14, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Tulsa | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 28 | Jim Bowman | DB | October 26, 1963 | 6'2" | 210 | Central Michigan | Cadillac, MI USA | 16 | 1 |
| 58 | Pete Brock | C | July 14, 1954 | 6'5" | 267 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Rich Camarillo | P | November 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 202 | Washington | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn | RCB | January 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Tony Collins | RB | May 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 208 | East Carolina | Sanford, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 59 | Steve Doig | LB | March 28, 1960 | 6'2" | 240 | New Hampshire | Melrose, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Reggie Dupard | RB | October 30, 1963 | 5'11" | 206 | SMU | New Orleans, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Tony Eason | QB | October 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 212 | Illinois | Blythe, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 66 | Paul Fairchild | LG | September 14, 1961 | 6'4" | 270 | Kansas | Carroll, IA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 1 | Tony Franklin | K | November 18, 1956 | 5'8" | 182 | Texas A&M | Big Spring, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Irving Fryar | PR | September 28, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Nebraska | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 14 | 13 |
| 43 | Ernest Gibson | DB | October 3, 1961 | 5'10" | 189 | Furman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 25 | Vencie Glenn | DB | October 26, 1964 | 6'0" | 205 | Indiana St. | Grambling, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 4 | 2 |
| 68 | Darryl Haley | RT | February 16, 1961 | 6'4" | 269 | Utah | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 27 | Greg Hawthorne | TE | September 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 228 | Baylor | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 97 | Milford Hodge | DE-NT | March 11, 1961 | 6'3" | 278 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 76 | Brian Holloway | LT | July 25, 1959 | 6'7" | 284 | Stanford | Omaha, NE USA | 15 | 15 |
| 32 | Craig James | FB | January 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 215 | SMU | Jacksonville, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 38 | Roland James | SS | February 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 191 | Tennessee | Xenia, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 83 | Cedric Jones | WR | June 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 184 | Duke | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | Ronnie Lippett | LCB | December 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Melbourne, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 31 | Fred Marion | FS | January 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Miami (FL) | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Trevor Matich | C | October 9, 1961 | 6'4" | 277 | BYU | Sacramento, CA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 50 | Larry McGrew | RILB | July 23, 1957 | 6'5" | 233 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Rod McSwain | DB | January 28, 1962 | 6'1" | 198 | Clemson | Caroleen, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 67 | Steve Moore | RT | October 1, 1960 | 6'4" | 293 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 11 | 11 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan | WR | February 17, 1955 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Easley, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Guy Morriss | C | May 13, 1951 | 6'4" | 255 | TCU | Colorado City, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson | LILB | April 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Augsburg | Farmington, MN USA | 10 | 10 |
| 98 | Dennis Owens | NT | February 24, 1960 | 6'1" | 257 | North Carolina St. | Clinton, NC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 22 | Gene Profit | DB | November 11, 1964 | 5'10" | 168 | Yale | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom Ramsey | QB | July 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 189 | UCLA | Encino, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | Johnny Rembert | RILB | January 19, 1961 | 6'3" | 234 | Clemson | Hollandale, MS USA | 16 | 10 |
| 95 | Ed Reynolds | LB | September 23, 1961 | 6'5" | 238 | Virginia | Stuttgart, Germany | 16 | 3 |
| 65 | Mike Ruth | NT | June 25, 1964 | 6'2" | 266 | Boston Col. | Norristown, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 88 | Willie Scott | TE | February 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 245 | South Carolina | Newberry, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Kenneth Sims | DE | October 31, 1959 | 6'5" | 272 | Texas | Kosse, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Stephen Starring | KR | July 30, 1961 | 5'10" | 172 | McNeese St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu | FB | April 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 227 | USC | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 16 | 5 |
| 99 | Ben Thomas | DE | July 2, 1961 | 6'4" | 280 | Auburn | Ashburn, GA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 56 | Andre Tippett | LOLB | December 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa | Birmingham, AL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 60 | Garin Veris | RDE | February 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 255 | Stanford | Chillicothe, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 24 | Robert Weathers | RB | September 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona St. | Westfield, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | Clayton Weishuhn | LB | October 9, 1959 | 6'2" | 220 | Angelo State (TX) | San Angelo, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | Brent Williams | LDE | October 23, 1964 | 6'4" | 283 | Toledo | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Derwin Williams | WR | May 6, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | New Mexico | Brownwood, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Ed Williams | LB | September 8, 1961 | 6'4" | 244 | Texas | Odessa, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 90 | Toby Williams | NT | November 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 264 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Ron Wooten | RG | June 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 274 | North Carolina | Bourne, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
