1986 San Diego Chargers season

The 1986 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 27th overall. the team failed to improve on their 8–8 record from 1985. Following a stagnant 1–7 start, Head Coach Don Coryell was fired and Al Saunders was named interim Head Coach. After the season, Saunders was named the permanent Head Coach and would hold the position through the end of the 1988 season. Leslie O'Neal was named Defensive Rookie of the Year.

1986 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerAlex Spanos
General managerJohnny Sanders
Head coachDon Coryell (weeks 1-8)
Al Saunders (weeks 9-16)
Home fieldJack Murphy Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Gary Anderson

NFL Draft
Main article: 1986 NFL Draft
1986 San Diego Chargers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 8 Leslie O'Neal *  DE Oklahoma State
1 13 James FitzPatrick  OT USC
3 66 Terry Unrein  DE Colorado State
3 70 Jeff Walker  T Memphis State
4 95 Ty Allert  LB Texas
4 97 Tommy Taylor  LB UCLA
5 118 Doug Landry  LB Louisiana Tech
5 129 Donald Brown  DB Maryland
5 133 Matt Johnson  DB USC
6 155 Curt Pardridge  WR Northern Illinois
7 182 Fred Smalls  LB West Virginia
8 209 Mike Perrino  T Notre Dame
9 235 Mike Zordich  DB Penn State
11 293 Chuck Sanders  RB Slippery Rock
11 298 Drew Smetana  T Oregon
12 320 Jeff Sprowls  DB Brigham Young
12 333 Mike Travis  DB Georgia Tech
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster
1986 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 7 Miami Dolphins W 50–28 1–0 Jack Murphy Stadium 57,726 Recap
2 September 14 at New York Giants L 7–20 1–1 Giants Stadium 74,921 Recap
3 September 21 Washington Redskins L 27–30 1–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 57,853 Recap
4 September 28 at Los Angeles Raiders L 13–17 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,153 Recap
5 October 6 at Seattle Seahawks L 7–33 1–4 Kingdome 63,207 Recap
6 October 12 Denver Broncos L 14–31 1–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 55,662 Recap
7 October 19 at Kansas City Chiefs L 41–42 1–6 Arrowhead Stadium 55,767 Recap
8 October 26 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–23 1–7 Veterans Stadium 41,469 Recap
9 November 2 Kansas City Chiefs L 23–24 1–8 Jack Murphy Stadium 48,518 Recap
10 November 9 at Denver Broncos W 9–3 2–8 Mile High Stadium 75,012 Recap
11 November 16 Dallas Cowboys L 21–24 2–9 Jack Murphy Stadium 55,622 Recap
12 November 20 Los Angeles Raiders L 31–37 (OT) 2–10 Jack Murphy Stadium 56,031 Recap
13 November 30 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–3 3–10 Hoosier Dome 47,950 Recap
14 December 7 Houston Oilers W 27–0 4–10 Jack Murphy Stadium 40,103 Recap
15 December 14 Seattle Seahawks L 24–34 4–11 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,096 Recap
16 December 21 at Cleveland Browns L 17–47 4–12 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 68,505 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1 vs Dolphins
See also: 1986 Miami Dolphins season
Miami Dolphins (0–0) at San Diego Chargers (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 14 7728
Chargers 17 9 141050

at Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, California

Game information

Standings
AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Denver Broncos(2) 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 378 327 L1
Kansas City Chiefs(5) 10 6 0 .625 5–3 9–5 358 326 W3
Seattle Seahawks 10 6 0 .625 5–3 7–5 366 293 W5
Los Angeles Raiders 8 8 0 .500 4–4 7–5 323 346 L4
San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 .250 1–7 4–8 335 396 L2

Awards and honors
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