1986 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (2-5)
Coach: Hank Bullough (2-7)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1986 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (2-5)
Coach: Hank Bullough (2-7)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1986 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bills racked up 287 points, but the defensive squad conceded 348. Jim Kelly led the charge, throwing for 3,593 yards. Andre Reed hauled in 53 balls, while Chris Burkett added 778 receiving yards, while Pete Metzelaars and Robb Riddick provided receiving help, too.
Robb Riddick rushed for a team-leading 632 yards for Buffalo.
Charles Romes intercepted 4 opponent throws. Bruce Smith topped the defensive unit with 15 quarterback sacks.
Marv Levy and Hank Bullough coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Martin Bayless | SS | October 11, 1962 | 6'2" | 195 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 28 | Greg Bell | RB | August 1, 1962 | 5'10" | 210 | Notre Dame | Columbus, OH USA | 6 | 6 |
| 36 | Rodney Bellinger | LCB | June 4, 1962 | 5'8" | 186 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 9 |
| 50 | Ray Bentley | RILB | November 25, 1960 | 6'2" | 240 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 13 | 7 |
| 68 | Jerry Boyarsky | NT | May 15, 1959 | 6'3" | 290 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 89 | Walter Broughton | WR,RB/WR | October 20, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | Jacksonville St. | Brewton, AL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 85 | Chris Burkett | WR | August 21, 1962 | 6'4" | 205 | Jackson St. | Laurel, MS USA | 14 | 10 |
| 29 | Derrick Burroughs | LCB | May 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | Memphis | Mobile, AL USA | 15 | 5 |
| 61 | Leonard Burton | C | June 18, 1964 | 6'3" | 275 | South Carolina | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Jerry Butler | WR | October 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 178 | Clemson | Ware Shoals, SC USA | 11 | 6 |
| 35 | Carl Byrum | RB | June 29, 1963 | 6'0" | 232 | Miss. Valley St. | Olive Branch, MS USA | 13 | 3 |
| 68 | Mark Catano | NT | January 26, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Valdosta St. | Yonkers, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Justin Cross | T | April 29, 1959 | 6'6" | 263 | West. State (CO) | Montreal, QC Canada | 10 | 1 |
| 58 | George Cumby | RILB | July 5, 1956 | 6'0" | 220 | Oklahoma | Gorman, TX USA | 11 | 8 |
| 70 | Joe Devlin | RT | February 23, 1954 | 6'5" | 261 | Iowa | Phoenixville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Dwight Drane | DB | May 6, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 1 |
| 52 | Guy Frazier | LOLB | July 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 215 | Wyoming | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | 7 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | FS | May 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Lamesa, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Tony Furjanic | LB | February 26, 1964 | 6'1" | 228 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 99 | Hal Garner | LB | January 18, 1962 | 6'4" | 228 | Utah St. | New Iberia, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 75 | Mike Hamby | DE | November 12, 1962 | 6'4" | 270 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 1 |
| 33 | Ronnie Harmon | KR | May 7, 1964 | 5'11" | 200 | Iowa | Queens, NY USA | 14 | 2 |
| 71 | Dale Hellestrae | T-G-C | July 11, 1962 | 6'5" | 282 | SMU | Phoenix, AZ USA | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Rod Hill | DB | March 14, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Kentucky St. | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | 2 |
| 67 | Kent Hull | C | January 13, 1961 | 6'5" | 284 | Mississippi St. | Pontotoc, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Ken Jones | LT | December 1, 1952 | 6'5" | 260 | Arkansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Jim Kelly | QB | February 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 217 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Mark Kelso | DB | July 23, 1963 | 5'11" | 181 | William & Mary | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Don Kern | TE | August 25, 1962 | 6'4" | 228 | Arizona St. | Los Gatos, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | John Kidd | P | August 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | Northwestern | Springfield, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | Bruce King | RB | January 7, 1963 | 6'1" | 219 | Purdue | Clarksville, IN USA | 5 | 1 |
| 54 | Eugene Marve | LILB | August 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 237 | Saginaw Valley St. | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Sean McNanie | LDE | September 9, 1961 | 6'5" | 265 | Arizona St. | Rockford, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Pete Metzelaars | TE | May 24, 1960 | 6'7" | 254 | Wabash | Three Rivers, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Ricky Moore | FB | April 7, 1963 | 5'11" | 234 | Alabama | Huntsville, AL USA | 11 | 8 |
| 11 | Scott Norwood | K | July 17, 1960 | 6'0" | 207 | James Madison | Alexandria, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Ron Pitts | PR | October 14, 1962 | 5'10" | 175 | UCLA | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 79 | Dean Prater | DE | September 28, 1958 | 6'5" | 225 | Oklahoma St. | Altus, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Andre Reed | WR | January 29, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | Frank Reich | QB | December 4, 1961 | 6'4" | 210 | Maryland | Freeport, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Eric Richardson | WR | April 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 183 | San Jose St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 40 | Robb Riddick | RB | April 26, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Millersville | Quakertown, PA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 51 | Jim Ritcher | LG | May 21, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | North Carolina St. | Hinckley, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Butch Rolle | TE | August 19, 1964 | 6'3" | 242 | Michigan St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | Charles Romes | RCB | December 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 191 | North Carolina Central | Verdun, France | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Lucius Sanford | ROLB | February 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 216 | Georgia Tech | Milledgeville, GA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 76 | Fred Smerlas | NT | April 8, 1957 | 6'3" | 277 | Boston Col. | Waltham, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Bruce Smith | RDE | June 18, 1963 | 6'4" | 262 | Virginia Tech | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 74 | Don Smith | NT-DE-DT | May 9, 1957 | 6'5" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Oakland, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 56 | Darryl Talley | LOLB | July 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 235 | West Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Steve Tasker | WR | April 10, 1962 | 5'9" | 185 | Northwestern | Smith Center, KS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Jimmy Teal | WR | August 18, 1962 | 5'10" | 170 | Texas A&M | Lufkin, TX USA | 5 | 1 |
| 62 | Mark Traynowicz | G-C | November 20, 1962 | 6'5" | 277 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Tim Vogler | G | October 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Ohio St. | Troy, OH USA | 9 | 3 |
| 34 | Gary Wilkins | TE | November 23, 1963 | 6'1" | 235 | Georgia Tech | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 23 | Kevin Williams | DB | November 28, 1961 | 5'9" | 169 | Iowa St. | San Diego, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Will Wolford | RG | May 18, 1964 | 6'5" | 294 | Vanderbilt | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
