1986 Washington Redskins season

1986 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Joe Gibbs
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rams) 19–7 Won Divisional Playoffs (Bears) 27–13 Lost Conference Championship (Giants) 17–0

The 1986 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10–6 record from 1985 and return to the playoffs after missing them the previous year. The Redskins finished with a 12–4 record, good for second place in the NFC East, and qualified for the playoffs as a wild card. They defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card Game at RFK Stadium, then upset the defending champion Chicago Bears in the Divisional Playoffs. The season came to an end in the NFC Championship Game when the Redskins were defeated by their division rivals, the New York Giants.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	Philadelphia Eagles	W 41–14	53,982
2	September 14, 1986	Los Angeles Raiders	W 10–6	55,235
3	September 21, 1986	at San Diego Chargers	W 30–27	57,853
4	September 28, 1986	Seattle Seahawks	W 19–14	54,157
5	October 5, 1986	at New Orleans Saints	W 14–6	57,378
6	October 12, 1986	at Dallas Cowboys	L 30–6	63,264
7	October 19, 1986	St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–21	53,494
8	October 27, 1986	at New York Giants	L 27–20	75,923
9	November 2, 1986	Minnesota Vikings	W 44–38	51,928
10	November 9, 1986	at Green Bay Packers	W 16–7	47,728
11	November 17, 1986	San Francisco 49ers	W 14–6	54,774
12	November 23, 1986	Dallas Cowboys	W 41–14	55,642
13	November 30, 1986	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 20–17	35,637
14	December 7, 1986	New York Giants	L 24–14	55,642
15	December 13, 1986	at Denver Broncos	L 31–30	75,905
16	December 21, 1986	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–14	61,816

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants⁽¹⁾	14	2	0	.875	7–1	11–1	371	236	W9
Washington Redskins⁽⁴⁾	12	4	0	.750	5–3	9–3	368	296	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	9	0	.438	5–3	6–6	346	337	L5
Philadelphia Eagles	5	10	1	.344	1–6–1	3–8–1	256	312	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	11	1	.281	1–6–1	3–10–1	218	351	W1

Playoffs

NFC Wild Card Game

Washington Redskins 19, Los Angeles Rams 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	7	7
Redskins	10	3	3	3	19

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 54,180
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

NFC Divisional Playoff

Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	0	7	13	27
Bears	0	13	0	0	13

at Soldier Field, Chicago

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 65,141
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Dierdorf

NFC Championship Game

New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	10	7	0	0	17

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 76,633
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

References

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1986 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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