1986 Houston Oilers Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jerry Glanville (5-11)
Location: Houston, Texas
1986 Houston Oilers Statistics
1986 Houston Oilers Roster

The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Oilers chalked up 274 points, but the defense gave up 329. Warren Moon triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,489 yards. Drew Hill topped the receiving corps, hauling in 65 passes for 1,112 yards. Ernest Givins contributed to the receiving game, too.

Mike Rozier ran for a team-leading 662 yards for Houston.

Patrick Allen and Allen Lyday each seized 3 opponent throws. Ray Childress led the defensive unit with 5 sacks.

Jerry Glanville coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 274
Regular Season Points Against: 329

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 7, 1986 Houston Oilers 31 at Green Bay Packers 3 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
September 14, 1986 Cleveland Browns 23 at Houston Oilers 20 L 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
September 21, 1986 Houston Oilers 13 at Kansas City Chiefs 27 L 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0
September 28, 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers 22 at Houston Oilers 16 L 0-2-0 1-1-0 1-3-0 OT
October 5, 1986 Houston Oilers 13 at Detroit Lions 24 L 0-2-0 1-2-0 1-4-0
October 12, 1986 Chicago Bears 20 at Houston Oilers 7 L 0-3-0 1-2-0 1-5-0
October 19, 1986 Houston Oilers 28 at Cincinnati Bengals 31 L 0-3-0 1-3-0 1-6-0
October 26, 1986 Los Angeles Raiders 28 at Houston Oilers 17 L 0-4-0 1-3-0 1-7-0
November 2, 1986 Houston Oilers 7 at Miami Dolphins 28 L 0-4-0 1-4-0 1-8-0
November 9, 1986 Cincinnati Bengals 28 at Houston Oilers 32 W 1-4-0 1-4-0 2-8-0
November 16, 1986 Houston Oilers 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers 21 L 1-4-0 1-5-0 2-9-0
November 23, 1986 Indianapolis Colts 17 at Houston Oilers 31 W 2-4-0 1-5-0 3-9-0
November 30, 1986 Houston Oilers 10 at Cleveland Browns 13 L 2-4-0 1-6-0 3-10-0 OT
December 7, 1986 Houston Oilers 0 at San Diego Chargers 27 L 2-4-0 1-7-0 3-11-0
December 14, 1986 Minnesota Vikings 10 at Houston Oilers 23 W 3-4-0 1-7-0 4-11-0
December 21, 1986 Buffalo Bills 7 at Houston Oilers 16 W 4-4-0 1-7-0 5-11-0


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