1986 Indianapolis Colts season

1986 Indianapolis Colts season
Head Coach	Rod Dowhower Ron Meyer
Home Field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	3–13
Place	5th AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1985	1987

The 1986 Indianapolis Colts season was the 34th season for the team in the National Football League and 3rd in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1986 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.

The 1986 Colts were the last team until the 2007 Miami Dolphins to lose their first thirteen games in a season. Fear of an anti-perfect season for the first time since the 1976 Buccaneers was dissipated when the Atlanta Falcons were defeated 28 to 13, and the Colts won their last two games to finish with three wins.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	at New England Patriots	L 3–33	0–1	Sullivan Stadium	55,208
2	September 14, 1986	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–30	0–2	Miami Orange Bowl	51,848
3	September 21, 1986	Los Angeles Rams	L 7–24	0–3	Hoosier Dome	59,012
4	September 28, 1986	New York Jets	L 7–26	0–4	Hoosier Dome	56,075
5	October 5, 1986	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–35	0–5	Candlestick Park	57,252
6	October 12, 1986	New Orleans Saints	L 14–17	0–6	Hoosier Dome	53,512
7	October 19, 1986	at Buffalo Bills	L 13–24	0–7	Rich Stadium	50,050
8	October 26, 1986	Miami Dolphins	L 13–17	0–8	Hoosier Dome	58,350
9	November 2, 1986	Cleveland Browns	L 9–24	0–9	Hoosier Dome	57,962
10	November 9, 1986	New England Patriots	L 21–30	0–10	Hoosier Dome	56,890
11	November 16, 1986	at New York Jets	L 16–31	0–11	The Meadowlands	65,149
12	November 23, 1986	at Houston Oilers	L 17–31	0–12	Astrodome	31,792
13	November 30, 1986	San Diego Chargers	L 3–17	0–13	Hoosier Dome	47,950
14	December 7, 1986	at Atlanta Falcons	W 28–13	1–13	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	30,397
15	December 14, 1986	Buffalo Bills	W 24–14	2–13	Hoosier Dome	52,783
16	December 21, 1986	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 30–14	3–13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	41,349

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots	11	5	0	.688	412	307	W-1
New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	364	386	L-5
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	430	405	L-1
Buffalo Bills	4	12	0	.250	287	348	L-3
Indianapolis Colts	3	13	0	.188	229	400	W-3

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• List of Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts–Patriots rivalry