1986 Seattle Seahawks season

1986 Seattle Seahawks season
Head Coach	Chuck Knox
Home Field	Kingdome
Results
Record	10–6
Place	T-2nd AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1985	1987

The 1986 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 11th season with the National Football League.

1986 NFL Draft

1986 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/15	John L. Williams	Running Back	Florida
3/68	Patrick Hunter	Defensive Back	Nevada-Reno
5/126	Bobby Joe Edmonds	Running Back	Arkansas
6/153	Eddie Anderson	Defensive Back	Fort Valley State
7/181	Paul Miles	Running Back	Nebraska
8/211	Alonzo Mitz	Defensive End	Florida
9/237	Mike Black	Offensive Tackle	Sacramento State
10/264	Don Fairbanks	Defensive End	Colorado
11/291	David Norrie	Quarterback	UCLA
12/321	John McVeigh	Linebacker	Miami (FL)

Personnel

Staff

1986 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office President/General Manager – Mike McCormack Assistant General Manager – Chuck Allen Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman Head Coaches Head Coach – Chuck Knox Assistant Head Coach – Tom Catlin Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Steve Moore Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Running Backs – Chick Harris Tight Ends – Rusty Tillman Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson Special Assignments – Russ Purnell			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Tom Catlin Defensive Line – George Dyer Defensive Backs – Ralph Hawkins Special Assignments – Joe Vitt Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Rusty Tillman

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30-0	Kingdome	1-0	61,461
2	September 14, 1986	Kansas City Chiefs	W 23-17	Kingdome	2-0	61,068
3	September 21, 1986	at New England Patriots	W 38-31	Sullivan Stadium	3-0	58,977
4	September 28, 1986	at Washington Redskins	L 19-14	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	3-1	54,157
5	October 6, 1986	San Diego Chargers	W 33-7	Kingdome	4-1	63,207
6	October 12, 1986	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 14-10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	4-2	70,635
7	October 19, 1986	New York Giants	W 17-12	Kingdome	5-2	62,282
8	October 26, 1986	at Denver Broncos	L 20-13	Mile High Stadium	5-3	76,089
9	November 2, 1986	New York Jets	L 38-7	Kingdome	5-4	62,497
10	November 9, 1986	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27-7	Arrowhead Stadium	5-5	53,268
11	November 16, 1986	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 34-7	Riverfront Stadium	5-6	54,410
12	November 23, 1986	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24-20	Kingdome	6-6	55,786
13	November 27, 1986	at Dallas Cowboys	W 31-14	Texas Stadium	7-6	58,020
14	December 8, 1986	Los Angeles Raiders	W 37-0	Kingdome	8-6	62,923
15	December 14, 1986	at San Diego Chargers	W 34-24	Jack Murphy Stadium	9-6	47,096
16	December 20, 1986	Denver Broncos	W 41-16	Kingdome	10-6	63,697

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos	11	5	0	.683	378	327	L-1
Kansas City Chiefs	10	6	0	.625	358	326	W-3
Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	366	293	W-5
Los Angeles Raiders	8	8	0	.500	323	346	L-4
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	335	396	L-2

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1986 NFL season results at NFL.com