The 1986 Houston Oilers season was the 27th season overall and 17th with the National Football League (NFL). The team matched their previous season's output of 5–11,1986 Houston Oilers and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff/Coaches
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 at Green Bay Packers W 31–3 1–0 Lambeau Field 54,065 2 September 14 Cleveland Browns L 20–23 1–1 Astrodome 46,049 3 September 21 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–27 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium 43,699 4 September 28 Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–22 1–3 Astrodome 42,001 5 October 5 at Detroit Lions L 13–24 1–4 Pontiac Silverdome 41,960 6 October 12 Chicago Bears L 7–20 1–5 Astrodome 46,026 7 October 19 at Cincinnati Bengals L 28–31 1–6 Riverfront Stadium 53,844 8 October 26 Los Angeles Raiders L 17–28 1–7 Astrodome 41,641 9 November 2 at Miami Dolphins L 7–28 1–8 Miami Orange Bowl 43,804 10 November 9 Cincinnati Bengals W 32–28 2–8 Astrodome 32,130 11 November 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–21 2–9 Three Rivers Stadium 49,724 12 November 23 Indianapolis Colts W 31–17 3–9 Astrodome 31,792 13 November 30 at Cleveland Browns L 10–13 3–10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 62,309 14 December 7 at San Diego Chargers L 0–27 3–11 Jack Murphy Stadium 40,103 15 December 14 Minnesota Vikings W 23–10 4–11 Astrodome 32,738 16 December 21 Buffalo Bills W 16–7 5–11 Astrodome 31,409 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
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