1986 Atlanta Falcons Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-8-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Henning (7-8-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1986 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
1986 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 7 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Falcons scored 280 points, and the solid defense allowed 280. Gerald Riggs ran for a team-best 1,327 yards for Atlanta.

David Archer threw for 2,007 yards, and Turk Schonert played quarterback, too. Charlie Brown paced pass catchers, hauling in 63 passes for 918 yards.

Bret Clark picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Rick Bryan sacked opposing passers 7 times.

Dan Henning coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
85Anthony AllenWRJune 29, 19595'11"180WashingtonMcComb, MS USA52
31William AndrewsRBDecember 25, 19556'0"206AuburnThomasville, GA USA150
16David ArcherQBFebruary 15, 19626'2"207Snow College (UT)Fayetteville, NC USA1111
39Cliff AustinRBMarch 2, 19606'0"203ClemsonAtlanta, GA USA151
82Stacey BaileyWRFebruary 10, 19606'0"162San Jose St.San Rafael, CA USA61
41Tony BakerRBJune 11, 19645'10"182East CarolinaHigh Point, NC USA20
69Dan BenishDTNovember 21, 19616'5"273ClemsonYoungstown, OH USA50
26James BrittDBSeptember 12, 19606'0"185LSUMinden, LA USA162
52Aaron BrownLBJanuary 13, 19566'2"235Ohio St.Warren, OH USA160
89Charlie BrownWROctober 29, 19585'10"182South Carolina St.Charleston, SC USA1615
77Rick BryanRDEMarch 20, 19626'4"265OklahomaTulsa, OK USA1616
23Bobby ButlerLCBMay 28, 19595'11"174Florida St.Boynton Beach, FL USA77
10Scott CampbellQBApril 15, 19626'0"196PurdueHershey, PA USA10
25Scott CaseRCBMay 17, 19626'1"188NE Oklahoma A&MWaynoka, OK USA1615
75Tony CasillasNTOctober 26, 19636'3"278OklahomaTulsa, OK USA1616
20Wendell CasonSSJanuary 22, 19635'11"191OregonLakewood, CA USA166
28Bret ClarkFSFebruary 24, 19616'3"198NebraskaNebraska City, NE USA1616
56Joe CostelloDEJune 1, 19606'3"245Central Connecticut St.New York, NY USA140
88Arthur CoxTEFebruary 5, 19616'3"262Texas SouthernPlant City, FL USA1615
30David CroudipLCBJanuary 25, 19585'8"183San Diego St.Indianapolis, IN USA157
50Buddy CurryLILBJune 4, 19586'4"224North CarolinaGreenville, NC USA1616
86Floyd DixonPRApril 9, 19645'9"170S.F. AustinBeaumont, TX USA1612
3Rick DonnellyPMay 17, 19626'0"195WyomingMiller Place, NY USA160
73Jamie DukesCJune 14, 19646'1"285Florida St.Schenectady, NY USA144
46Herman EdwardsDBApril 27, 19546'0"194CaliforniaFort Monmouth, NJ USA30
79Bill FralicRGOctober 31, 19626'5"280PittsburghPenn Hills, PA USA1616
76Mike GannLDEOctober 19, 19636'5"271Notre DameStillwater, OK USA1616
99Tim GreenLBDecember 16, 19636'2"249SyracuseLiverpool, NY USA111
6Ali Haji-SheikhKJanuary 11, 19616'0"172MichiganAnn Arbor, MI USA60
68Dennis HarrisonDEJuly 31, 19566'8"275VanderbiltCleveland, OH USA110
71Glen HoweTOctober 18, 19616'7"295Southern MissNew Albany, MS USA73
37Kenny JohnsonDBJanuary 7, 19585'10"176Mississippi St.Columbia, MS USA72
81Billy JohnsonWRJanuary 21, 19525'9"170WidenerBoothwyn, PA USA40
84Joey JonesWROctober 29, 19625'8"165AlabamaMobile, AL USA112
78Mike KennLTFebruary 9, 19566'7"273MichiganEvanston, IL USA1616
18Mick LuckhurstKMarch 31, 19586'1"180St. Cloud St.Redbourn, England100
83Aubrey MatthewsWRSeptember 15, 19625'7"165Delta St.Pascagoula, MS USA40
87Ron MiddletonTEJuly 17, 19656'2"262AuburnAtmore, AL USA163
62Brett MillerRTOctober 2, 19586'7"293IowaLynwood, CA USA87
34Robert MooreSSAugust 15, 19645'11"190NW State (LA)Shreveport, LA USA169
64Joseph PellegriniGApril 8, 19576'4"265HarvardBoston, MA USA81
48Ray PhillipsLB-DEJuly 24, 19646'3"243North Carolina St.Mooresville, NC USA10
74Mike PittsDT-DESeptember 25, 19606'5"277AlabamaBaltimore, MD USA160
72Andrew ProvenceDT-DEMarch 8, 19616'3"265South CarolinaSavannah, GA USA160
59John RadeRILBAugust 31, 19606'1"232Northern ArizonaCeres, CA USA1515
55Wayne RadloffCMay 17, 19616'5"274GeorgiaLondon, England1616
42Gerald RiggsRBNovember 6, 19606'1"230Arizona St.Tullos, LA USA1615
67Eric SandersTOctober 22, 19586'6"277Nevada-RenoReno, NV USA83
14Turk SchonertQBJanuary 15, 19576'1"191StanfordTorrance, CA USA85
61John ScullyLGAugust 2, 19586'6"262Notre DameHuntington, NY USA1414
29Sylvester StampsKRFebruary 24, 19615'7"172Jackson St.Vicksburg, MS USA140
96Johnny TaylorLBJune 21, 19616'4"237HawaiiSeattle, WA USA52
21Jimmy TurnerDBJune 15, 19596'0"187UCLASherman, TX USA60
32Tim TyrrellRBFebruary 19, 19616'1"204Northern IllinoisChicago, IL USA30
57Jeff Van NoteC-G-LBFebruary 7, 19466'2"247KentuckySouth Orange, NJ USA160
45Ken WhisenhuntTEFebruary 28, 19626'3"237Georgia TechAtlanta, GA USA1614
51Reggie WilkesLOLBMay 27, 19566'4"235Georgia TechPine Bluff, AR USA1616
54Joel WilliamsROLBDecember 13, 19566'1"222Peru St.Miami, FL USA1514
35Keith WilliamsWR-RBSeptember 30, 19645'10"173SW Missouri St.St. Louis, MO USA120
22Dennis WoodberryDBApril 22, 19615'10"183Southern ArkansasTexarkana, AR USA70



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