1986 Cleveland Browns Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (12-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1986 Cleveland Browns Roster
1986 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Browns piled up points with 391 points, and the defense allowed 310. Bernie Kosar directed the offense, passing for 3,854 yards. Brian Brennan topped pass catchers, snagging 55 passes for 838 yards. Herman Fontenot and Reggie Langhorne contributed to the receiving game as well.

Kevin Mack ran for a team-leading 665 yards for Cleveland, and Curtis Dickey also contributed to the rushing attack.

Hanford Dixon intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Carl Hairston blasted opposing passers 9 times.

Marty Schottenheimer coached the team. The 1986 Cleveland Browns lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Bernie Kosar	531	310	58.4	3854	7.3	17	3.2	10	1.9	72	39	274	83.8
Mike Pagel	3	2	66.7	53	17.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	45	0	0	109.7
Herman Fontenot	1	1	100.0	46	46.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	46	0	0	158.3
Brian Brennan	1	1	100.0	35	35.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	35	0	0	118.8
Jeff Gossett	2	1	50.0	30	15.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	30	0	0	56.3
Totals	538	315	58.6	4018	7.5	18	3.3	11	2.0	72	39	274

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kevin Mack	174	665	3.8	20	10
Curtis Dickey	135	523	3.9	47	6
Earnest Byner	94	277	2.9	37	2
Herman Fontenot	25	105	4.2	16	1
Major Everett	12	43	3.6	8	0
Bernie Kosar	24	19	0.8	17	0
Harry Holt	1	16	16.0	16	1
Gerald McNeil	1	12	12.0	12	0
Webster Slaughter	1	1	1.0	1	0
Mike Pagel	2	0	0.0	0	0
Reggie Langhorne	1	-11	-11.0	-11	0
Totals	470	1650	3.5	47	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brian Brennan	55	838	15.2	57	6
Herman Fontenot	47	559	11.9	72	1
Webster Slaughter	40	577	14.4	47	4
Reggie Langhorne	39	678	17.4	66	1
Ozzie Newsome	39	417	10.7	31	3
Earnest Byner	37	328	8.9	40	2
Kevin Mack	28	292	10.4	44	0
Curtis Dickey	10	78	7.8	12	0
Clarence Weathers	9	100	11.1	16	0
Harry Holt	4	61	15.2	34	1
Terry Greer	3	51	17.0	22	0
Travis Tucker	2	29	14.5	16	0
Gerald McNeil	1	9	9.0	9	0
Bernie Kosar	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	315	4018	12.8	72	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Matt Bahr	30	30	100.0	26	20	76.9	90
Mark Moseley	14	13	92.9	7	6	85.7	31
Totals	44	43	97.7	33	26	78.8	121

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jeff Gossett	83	3423	41.2	61
Totals	83	3423	41.2	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerald McNeil	40	348	8.7	84	1
Webster Slaughter	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	41	350	8.5	84	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerald McNeil	47	997	21.2	100	1
Herman Fontenot	7	99	14.1	19	0
Reggie Langhorne	4	57	14.2	20	0
Dave Puzzuoli	1	32	32.0	32	0
Scott Nicolas	3	28	9.3	13	0
Totals	62	1213	19.6	100	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Hanford Dixon	5	35	7.0	19
Felix Wright	3	33	11.0	33
Frank Minnifield	3	20	6.7	20
Chris Rockins	2	41	20.5	24
Ray Ellis	2	12	6.0	7
Clay Matthews	2	12	6.0	8
Mark Harper	1	31	31.0	31
Totals	18	184	10.2	33

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Carl Hairston	9.0
Reggie Camp	7.0
Sam Clancy	6.5
Dave Puzzuoli	6.0
Chip Banks	4.5
Ray Ellis	1.0
Clay Matthews	1.0
Totals	35.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Clay Matthews	89	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Johnson	56	56	0		0	2	0	0	3
Bernie Kosar					7	3	-15	0	0
Chris Rockins				0	1	3	0	0	0
Cody Risien					0	2	0	0	0
Chip Banks					0	2	0	0	0
Hanford Dixon				0	1	2	0	0	0
Major Everett					0	2	0	0	0
Frank Minnifield				0	0	2	0	0	0
Mark Harper				0	0	2	0	0	0
Curtis Dickey					4	2	0	0	0
Kevin Mack					6	1	0	0	0
Travis Tucker					0	1	0	0	0
Webster Slaughter					1	1	0	1	0
Brian Brennan					1	1	0	1	0
Herman Fontenot					2	1	0	0	0
Felix Wright				0	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Pagel					2	1	-4	0	0
Dan Fike					0	1	0	0	0
Anthony Griggs					0	1	3	0	0
Brad Van Pelt					0	1	0	0	0
Carl Hairston					0	1	0	0	0
Al Gross					0	1	0	1	0
Sam Clancy					0	1	0	0	0
Earnest Byner					1	0	0	0	0
Reggie Langhorne					2	0	0	0	0
Gerald McNeil					3	0	0	0	0
Totals	145	145	0	0	31	35	-16	3	5

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Matt Bahr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	30	0			90
Kevin Mack	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
Brian Brennan	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			42
Curtis Dickey	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Mark Moseley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	0			31
Webster Slaughter	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			30
Earnest Byner	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Ozzie Newsome	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Gerald McNeil	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Harry Holt	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Herman Fontenot	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Reggie Langhorne	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Felix Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Al Gross	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Frank Minnifield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Totals	20	18	1	1	0	0	3	2	26	43	0	0	0	391