| 1986 New Orleans Saints season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Jim Mora | ||||||
| Owner | Tom Benson | ||||||
| Home field | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 7–9 | ||||||
| Division Place | 4th NFC West | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1986 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 20th as a member of the National Football League. They bested their previous season's output of 5–11, winning seven games.[1] Despite being in the NFL for twenty seasons, the team still had yet to qualify for the playoffs.
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| 1986 New Orleans Saints staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 7, 1986 | Atlanta Falcons | L 31-10 |
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| 2 | September 14, 1986 | Green Bay Packers | W 24-10 |
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| 3 | September 21, 1986 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 26-17 |
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| 4 | September 28, 1986 | at New York Giants | L 20-17 |
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| 5 | October 5, 1986 | Washington Redskins | L 14-6 |
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| 6 | October 12, 1986 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 17-14 |
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| 7 | October 19, 1986 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 38-7 |
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| 8 | October 26, 1986 | at New York Jets | L 28-23 |
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| 9 | November 2, 1986 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23-10 |
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| 10 | November 9, 1986 | Los Angeles Rams | W 6-0 |
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| 11 | November 16, 1986 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 16-7 |
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| 12 | November 23, 1986 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 26-13 |
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| 13 | November 30, 1986 | New England Patriots | L 21-20 |
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| 14 | December 7, 1986 | Miami Dolphins | L 31-27 |
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| 15 | December 14, 1986 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 14-9 |
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| 16 | December 21, 1986 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 33-17 |
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| NFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 374 | 247 | W3 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 309 | 267 | L2 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 280 | 280 | W1 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .483 | 288 | 287 | L1 | ||
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