1986 NFL Draft
Notable undrafted players
Table:
Original NFL team

Player

Pos.

College

Conf.

Notes

Atlanta Falcons

Mike Busch

QB

South Dakota State

NCC

Atlanta Falcons

Jamie Dukes

C

Florida State

Ind. (I-A)

Atlanta Falcons

Aubrey Matthews

WR

Delta State

Gulf South

Atlanta Falcons

Ron Middleton

TE

Duke

ACC

Atlanta Falcons

Robert Moore

S

Northwestern State

Gulf Star

Chicago Bears

Mike Dwyer

DT

UMass

Yankee

Dallas Cowboys

Ron Heller

TE

Oregon State

Pac-10

Dallas Cowboys

Manny Hendrix

CB

Utah

WAC

Detroit Lions

Paul Butcher

LB

Wayne State

GLIAC

Houston Oilers

Eric Fairs

LB

Memphis

Ind. (I-A)

Kansas City Chiefs

Tim Cofield

DE

Elizabeth City State

CIAA

Kansas City Chiefs

J.C. Pearson

S

Washington

Pac-10

Los Angeles Rams

Alvin Wright

DT

Jacksonville State

Gulf South

Miami Dolphins

Warren Loving

RB

William Penn

IIAC

New Orleans Saints

James Campen

C

Tulane

Ind. (I-A)

New York Giants

Damian Johnson

OG

Kansas State

Big Eight

Seattle Seahawks

Darryl Pollard

CB

Weber State

Big Sky

Seattle Seahawks

Sean Salisbury

QB

USC

Pac-10

Washington Redskins

Todd Bowles

S

Temple

Ind. (I-A)

Washington Redskins

Robert Williams

WR

Baylor

SWC

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The 1986 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise 's 21st season in the National Football League ( NFL ) . It began with moderate expectations . Head coach Dan Henning was going into his fourth year having failed to post a record above .500 in any of his first three seasons . Local media , including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , saw it as Henning 's last chance to save his head coaching job . Atlanta entered the season led by , among others , Gerald Riggs , Scott Case , Bill Fralic and Jeff Van Note . David Archer was the starting quarterback heading into the season .
Mike Busch is a retired professional American football player who played quarterback for the New York Giants . Busch played Division II College Football for Idaho State before transferring to South Dakota State to finish his career . In 1984 he had a school-record 2,426 passing yards for the Jackrabbits , including a school-record 379 yards on September 15 against Morningside . The next season , he broke his own record with 2,554 passing yards , upset undefeated # 1 USD , led the Jackrabbits to a 7-2 record for first place in the division , and was named MVP of the North Central Conference . He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons in 1986 and released . In 1987 , he was signed by the New York Giants where he appeared in his only two professional games . In Week 3 , he relieved Jim Crocicchia in the late third quarter , completing three of his six passes for two touchdowns and an interception in a lopsided loss to the San Francisco 49ers . He started the next week against Washington in his only other professional appearance , completing 14 of 41 passes for 183 yards , a touchdown , an interceptions , and six sacks . As of 2018 [ update ] His 41 pass attempts and six sacks remain Giants rookie franchise records . He is currently a middle school-high school principal and coach at Stanley County High School in Fort Pierre , South Dakota .
The quarterback ( commonly abbreviated QB ) , colloquially known as the signal caller , is a position in gridiron football . Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line . In modern American football , the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offensive team , and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle . The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play , and is the offensive player that almost always throws forward passes . When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage , it is called a sack .
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team is a Football Championship Subdivision ( formerly known as Division I-AA ) program that competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference . Considered to be among the few perennial powers in the FCS , The Jackrabbits were a NCAA Division II program in the North Central Conference until moving to the Football Championship Subdivision in 2004 . The current head coach is John Stiegelmeier . In March 2007 , SDSU initially began their Division I FCS era by being a charter member of the now-defunct Great West Football Conference ( along with North Dakota State , Southern Utah , Cal Poly , UC Davis , Northern Colorado ) and stayed there until 2007 when they were accepted into the Missouri Valley Football Conference and began league play in the 2008 season . South Dakota State University has invested in their football program 's facilities recently as they have some of the finest amenities and facilities at the FCS level including the largest video/scoreboard in the FCS ( 2015 ) a new 19,340 seat stadium ( 2016 ) , and a large state-of-the-art student athlete center in the north end zone ( 2010 ) . Connected to the student athlete center is one of the largest indoor practice facilities in NCAA Division I ( completed in 2014 ) . SDSU football and the Dakota Marker game was featured on ESPNs nationally televised College GameDay on October 26th , 2019 becoming one of only a few FCS programs to be featured on the show .
The North Central Conference ( NCC ) , also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference , was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States . It participated in the NCAA 's Division II .
Jamie Donnell Dukes ( born June 14 , 1964 ) is a former American football center who played 10 seasons for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , and Arizona Cardinals , of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Florida State .
Center ( C ) is a position in gridiron football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team 's offense . The center is also the player who passes ( or snaps ) the ball between his legs to the quarterback at the start of each play . In recent years , the importance of centers for a football team has increased , due to the re-emergence of 3-4 defenses . According to Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome , you need to have somebody who can neutralize that nose tackle . If you do n't , everything can get screwed up . Your running game wo n't be effective and you 'll also have somebody in your quarterback 's face on every play .
The 1985 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Seminoles offense scored 402 points while the defense allowed 258 points . Florida State competed in the Gator Bowl .
National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Football Bowl Subdivision independent schools are four-year institutions whose football programs are not part of an NCAA-affiliated conference . This means that FBS independents are not required to schedule each other for competition like conference schools do . There are fewer independent schools than in years past ; many independent schools join , or attempt to join , established conferences . The main reasons to join a conference are to gain a share of television revenue and access to bowl games that agree to take teams from certain conferences , and to help deal with otherwise potentially difficult challenges in scheduling opponents to play throughout the season . All Division I FBS independents are eligible for the College Football Playoff ( CFP ) , or for the so-called access bowls associated with the CFP , if they are chosen by the CFP selection committee . Notre Dame has a potential tie-in with the Orange Bowl . Army has an agreement with the Military Bowl ( formerly the EagleBank Bowl ) , and Notre Dame , in addition to its CFP agreement , has other bowl agreements as part of its affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . ( Notre Dame had similar agreements with its previous conference , the Big East . ) BYU had an agreement with the Armed Forces Bowl for 2011 . The ranks of football independents increased by one starting with the 2011 season with the announcement that BYU would leave the Mountain West Conference ( MWC ) to become a football independent starting with that season . The ranks increased by two in 2013 when the Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) dropped football and New Mexico State and Idaho did not have a conference for football . The ranks of football independents decreased by two in 2014 with the return of Idaho and New Mexico State as football-only members of the Sun Belt Conference ( SBC ) and decreased by one more in 2015 with Navy joining the American Athletic Conference ( AAC ) as a football-only member .
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The Delta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen are composed of 13 teams representing Delta State University in intercollegiate athletics , including men and women 's basketball , soccer , swimming & diving , and tennis . Men 's sports include baseball , football , and golf . Women 's sports include cross country and softball . The Statesmen and Lady Statesmen compete in the NCAA Division II and are members of the Gulf South Conference .
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The tight end ( TE ) is a position in American football , arena football , and formerly Canadian football , on the offense . The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver . Like offensive linemen , they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be effective blockers . On the other hand , unlike offensive linemen , they are eligible receivers adept enough to warrant a defense 's attention when running pass patterns . Because of the hybrid nature of the position , the tight end 's role in any given offense depends on the tactical preferences and philosophy of the head coach . In some systems , the tight end will merely act as a sixth offensive lineman , rarely going out for passes . Other systems use the tight end primarily as a receiver , frequently taking advantage of the tight end 's size to create mismatches in the defensive secondary . Many coaches will often have one tight end who specializes in blocking on running plays while using a tight end with better pass-catching skills in obvious passing situations . Offensive formations may have as few as zero or as many as three tight ends at one time .
The 1985 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season .
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Robert Anthony Moore ( born August 15 , 1964 ) is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League . He played four seasons for the Atlanta Falcons . Robert Moore currently coaches Varsity Football for the Pace Academy Knights in Atlanta .
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The Northwestern State Demons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Northwestern State University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana . The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) and are members of the Southland Conference . Northwestern State 's first football team was fielded in 1907 . The team plays its home games at the 15,971 seat Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches , Louisiana .
The Gulf Star Conference was a conference that existed from 1984-85 to 1986-87 , three academic years . All of the schools subsequently joined the Southland Conference . Dave Waples was the only Commissioner , with the Conference office located in Lake Charles , Louisiana . Although the Southland eventually took in all of the former Gulf Star schools , only four ( Northwestern State , Sam Houston State , Stephen F. Austin , and Southwest Texas State ) joined the Southland immediately upon the Gulf Star 's demise . The other two Gulf Star members , Nicholls State and Southeastern Louisiana , initially became independents . Nicholls State joined the SLC for the 1991-92 school year . SLU became a member of the Trans America Athletic Conference ( now known as the Atlantic Sun Conference ) in that same year , and moved to the Southland in 1997-98 . Five of the six remain in the Southland today . The one exception is Southwest Texas State , now known as Texas State . It joined the Western Athletic Conference in July 2012 and moved to the Sun Belt Conference a year later .
The 1986 Chicago Bears season was their 67th regular season and 17th post-season completed in the National Football League . The Bears entered the season looking to repeat as Super Bowl champions , as they had won in 1985 . Chicago managed to finish 14-2 , one game off of their 1985 record of 15-1 , and tied the New York Giants for the leagues best record . After winning the championship in 1985 , the Bears seemed like a dynasty in the making . However , quarterback Jim McMahon showed up to training camp 25 pounds overweight - the product of the post-Super Bowl partying hed partaken in . Nonetheless , he was once again named as the starter . Injuries , however , derailed his season . McMahon played in only six of the teams first 12 games . Aided by a strong offensive line , the Bears were once again led on offense by Walter Payton . Payton remained his usual stellar self , posting his 10th and final 1,000-yard season . With McMahons poor play , as well as the equally poor play of backups Mike Tomczak , Steve Fuller and Doug Flutie , Payton was the sole spark on offense , which ranked 13th in the NFL . As had been the case the year before , the Bears were once again led by their explosive defense .
Francis Michael Dwyer II ( born June 13 , 1963 ) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at the University of Massachusetts .
A defensive tackle ( DT ) is typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players in American football . The defensive tackle typically lines up opposite one of the offensive guards . Depending on a team 's individual defensive scheme , a defensive tackle may be called upon to fill several different roles . These roles may include merely holding the point of attack by refusing to be moved or penetrating a certain gap between offensive linemen to break up a play in the opponent 's backfield . If a defensive tackle reads a pass play , his primary responsibility is to pursue the quarterback , or simply knock the pass down at the line if it is within arm 's reach . Other responsibilities of the defensive tackle may be to pursue the screen pass or drop into coverage in a zone blitz scheme . In a traditional 4-3 defense , there is no nose tackle . Instead there is a left and right defensive tackle . Some teams , especially in the National Football League ( NFL ) , do have a nose tackle in this scheme , but most of them do not .
The 1985 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference . The team was coached by Bob Stull and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley , Massachusetts . The 1985 season was notable as it was Bob Stull 's last as coach of the Minutemen , as Stull left after the season to become the head coach at UTEP . UMass finished the season with a record of 7-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play .
The Yankee Conference was a collegiate sports conference in the eastern United States . It once sponsored competition in many sports , but eventually became a football-only league . Although not under the same charter , it is essentially an ancestor of today 's Colonial Athletic Association ( CAA ) football conference . The Yankee Conference essentially was formed in 1938 as the New England Conference . The NCAA however considers the Yankee Conference and New England Conference to be two separate conferences , as they were formed under different charters .
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The Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) is an American collegiate athletic conference formed on July 27 , 1962 , and affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I . The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States , with member institutions located in Arizona , California , New Mexico , Utah , and Washington , along with the non-western states of Missouri and Illinois ( traditionally associated with the Midwest ) , as well as Texas ( traditionally associated with the Southwest ) . Due to most of the conference 's football-playing members leaving the WAC for other affiliations , the conference discontinued football as a sponsored sport after the 2012-13 season and left the NCAA 's Football Bowl Subdivision ( formerly known as Division I-A ) . The WAC thus became the first Division I conference to drop football since the Big West in 2000 . The WAC then added men 's soccer and became one of the NCAA 's eleven Division I non-football conferences .
The 1986 Detroit Lions season was their 57th in the league . The team failed to improve upon their previous season 's output of 7-9 and missed the playoffs for the third straight year with a 5-11 record . The highlight of the season was first round draft choice Chuck Longs first pass for a TD .
Paul Martin Butcher ( born November 8 , 1963 ) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League ( NFL ) for eleven years , until he retired from the Oakland Raiders . He also played for the Detroit Lions , Los Angeles Rams , Indianapolis Colts , and he was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft . He played college football at Wayne State University . Butcher was the Special Teams coach of the XFL 's New York/New Jersey Hitmen . His son is the actor Paul Butcher .
A linebacker ( LB or backer ) is a playing position in gridiron football . Linebackers are members of the defensive team , and line up approximately three to five yards ( 4 m ) behind the line of scrimmage , behind the defensive linemen , and therefore back up the line . Linebackers generally align themselves before the ball is snapped by standing upright in a two-point stance ( as opposed to the defensive linemen , who put one or two hands on the ground for a three-point stance or four-point stance before the ball is snapped ) . The goal of the linebacker is to provide either extra run defense or extra pass defense based on the particular defensive play being executed . Another key play of the linebacker position is blitzing . A blitz occurs when a linebacker acts as an extra pass rusher running into any exposed gap . When a blitz is called by the defense , it is mainly to sack or hurry the opposing offense 's quarterback . Linebackers are often regarded as the most important position in defense , due to their versatility in providing hard hits on running plays or an additional layer of pass defense , when required . Similar to the free safety position , linebackers are required to use their judgment on every snap , to determine their role during that particular play .
The Wayne State Warriors football team is the college football team at Wayne State University in Detroit , Michigan . The Wayne State football team played their first game in October 1918 . The Wayne State Warriors have competed in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference since 1999 ( and previously from 1975 to 1989 ) , and are currently a Division II member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . Wayne State plays their home games at Tom Adams Field at Wayne State Stadium . All Wayne State games are broadcast on WDTK radio .
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( GLIAC ) is a competitive collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division II . The GLIAC was founded in June 1972 . Member institutions are located in the midwestern United States in the States of Michigan , Wisconsin , Indiana , and Ohio , with affiliate members in Minnesota and Iowa . Charter members include Ferris State , Grand Valley State , Lake Superior State , Northwood , and Saginaw Valley State . Former members include Oakland ( 1972-1997 ) and Westminster ( 1997-2000 ) . Sponsorship of football was dropped by the GLIAC after the 1989 season . Conference schools sponsoring football joined with members of the Heartland Football Conference to form the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference ( MIFC ) , which began play in 1990 . The MIFC merged with the GLIAC in July 1999 and the GLIAC resumed sponsorship of football that fall . Tiffin University joined the GLIAC on July 1 , 2008 . Gannon University and Mercyhurst College left the GLIAC for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference on July 1 , 2008 . July 1 , 2016 . Malone University left the GLIAC for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference .
The 1986 Houston Oilers season was the 27th season overall and 17th with the National Football League ( NFL ) . The team matched their previous season 's output of 5-11 , and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season .
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The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision . The Tigers play in the American Athletic Conference as an all-sports member . They play home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium . The team 's current head coach is Ryan Silverfield . Since their inaugural season in 1912 , the Memphis Tigers have won over 450 games and appeared in thirteen bowl games . The program has also claimed six conference championships with the most recent coming in 2019 .
The 1986 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise 's 17th season in the National Football League and the 27th overall . It ended with a 10-6 record , the most wins for the franchise since 1971 . The Chiefs clinched a wild card playoff berth , but lost to the New York Jets 35-15 . Former linebacker Willie Lanier was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 2 . On the field , the pieces started coming together for head coach John Mackovic . His offense displayed plenty of scoring punch , while the clubs defense and special teams became increasingly effective . With the team sitting at 3-3 , Bill Kenney replaced Todd Blackledge for the second half of the season in a game against San Diego , guiding the club to a 42-41 victory . That win was the first of four consecutive triumphs with Kenney at the helm , the clubs longest winning streak since 1980 . Poised with a 7-3 record after 10 games , three straight losses in November put the Chiefs playoff chances in jeopardy . Two December wins gave Kansas City a 9-6 mark , putting the Chiefs on the verge of their first postseason berth in 15 years . The defining moment of the season came in the regular season finale at Pittsburgh on December 21 . Despite being outgained in total yardage by a 515-to-171-yard margin , the Chiefs were able to notch a 24-19 victory as all of the teams points came via special teams on a blocked punt return , a field goal , a kickoff return and a blocked field goal return .
Tim Cofield ( born May 18 , 1963 ) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for four seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs , Buffalo Bills , and New York Jets . He later played six seasons in the Canadian Football League as a defensive end for four teams .
Defensive End ( DE ) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football . This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line , but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is played .
The Elizabeth City State Vikings are the athletic teams that represent Elizabeth City State University , located in Elizabeth City , North Carolina , in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports . The Vikings compete as members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for all eleven varsity sports . ECSU has been a member of the CIAA since 1957 .
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( CIAA ) is a collegiate athletic conference , mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities . CIAA institutions are affiliated at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . Conference members are primarily located in North Carolina ( eight ) and Virginia ( two ) . There is one school in Maryland , Pennsylvania and South Carolina respectively . Because a majority of the members are in North Carolina , the CIAA moved its headquarters to Charlotte , North Carolina from Hampton , Virginia in August 2015 . The CIAA sponsors 16 annual championships and is divided into Northern and Southern divisions for some sports . The most notable CIAA sponsored championship is the CIAA Basketball Tournament held annually in Charlotte , North Carolina which has become one of the largest college basketball events in the nation .
Jayice Pearson ( born August 17 , 1963 ) is an American retired National Football League defensive back .
The 1985 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its eleventh season under head coach Don James , the team compiled a 7-5 record , and outscored its opponents 238 to 225 . Joe Kelly was selected for the Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational award . Kelly was also selected as the team 's most valuable player . Kelly , Vestee Jackson , Hugh Millen , and Dennis Soldat were the team captains . Senior quarterback Millen started the first nine games , and sophomore Chris Chandler the final three .
The 1986 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise 's 49th season in the National Football League , their 39th overall , and their 41stin the Greater Los Angeles Area . The season began with the Rams looking to improve on their 11-5 record from 1985 , which ended with them getting shut out by the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship Game , 24-0 . The Rams began the season with three straight wins against the St. Louis Cardinals , San Francisco 49ers , and Indianapolis Colts . However , in Week 4 , the Philadelphia Eagles ( 0-3 ) upset the Rams , 34-20 . The Rams would then win four of their next five , including a 20-17 win over the Bears in a rematch of the NFC Championship Game . The Rams would then close out the season with losses in four of their final seven games to end the year 10-6 , good enough for second place in the NFC West behind the 49ers ( 10-5-1 ) . In the playoffs , the Rams lost to the Washington Redskins , 19-7 , in the NFC Wild Card Game to end the season with an overall record of 10-7 .
Alvin Wright ( February 5 , 1961 - March 23 , 2018 ) was a professional American football defensive lineman . Wright , a nose tackle , played with the National Football League 's Los Angeles Rams from 1986 to 1991 and was All-Pro in 1990 .
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks Football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Jacksonville State University located in the U.S. state of Alabama . The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference . Jacksonville State 's first football team was fielded in 1904 . The team plays its home games at the 24,000 seat Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville , Alabama . The Gamecocks are coached by John Grass .
The 1986 Miami Dolphins season was the team 's 21st as a member of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season 's output of 12-4 , winning only eight games . This was the first time in six seasons the team did not qualify for the playoffs . This was also the team 's final season at the Orange Bowl before moving into their new stadium Joe Robbie Stadium the following season .
Warren Eric Loving ( born November 12 , 1960 ) is a former professional American football player who played running back in 1987 for the Buffalo Bills . He appeared in two games as part of the Bills ' replacement team during the 1987 players ' strike . Loving previously participated in the Miami Dolphins training camp before the 1986 NFL season . Raised in Jersey City , New Jersey , Loving attended James J. Ferris High School .
A running back ( RB ) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football . The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball , and block . There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play , depending on the offensive formation . A running back may be a halfback ( in certain contexts also referred to as a tailback ) , a wingback or a fullback . A running back will sometimes be called a feature back if he is the team 's starting running back .
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The American Rivers Conference ( ARC ) is an NCAA Division III athletic conference . From 1927 until August 9 , 2018 , it was known as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( IIAC ) .
The 1986 New Orleans Saints season was the team 's 20th as a member of the National Football League . They improved upon their previous season 's output of 5-11 , winning seven games .
James Frederick Campen ( born June 11 , 1964 ) is a former American football center in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers . Campen graduated from Ponderosa High School and lives with his family in Suamico , Wisconsin . He previously spent 11 seasons as the offensive line coach for the Packers .
During the 1980s Tulane Green Wave , the American football team representing Tulane University in New Orleans , had as successive head coaches Vince Gibson , Wally English , Mack Brown and Greg Davis . The team had more losses than wins in most seasons in that decade , the only exceptions being 1980 , 1981 and 1987 .
The 1986 New York Giants season was the franchise 's 62nd season in the National Football League . The New York Giants , who play in the National Football Conference ( NFC ) of the National Football League ( NFL ) , won their fifth championship - and first Super Bowl - in franchise history during the season . Led by consensus league Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) linebacker Lawrence Taylor and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Phil Simms , the Giants posted a 14-2 record during the regular season , tied for the best record in the league with the defending Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears and the best in team history . The Giants improved on their 10-6 record from 1985 , won their first division championship since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 , and won Super Bowl XXI against the Denver Broncos . In the playoffs the Giants , who were the top seed in the conference ahead of the Bears , defeated the San Francisco 49ers for the second consecutive year in the playoffs by a score of 49-3 . They then disposed of their division rivals , the Washington Redskins , in the NFC Championship Game 17-0 . In the Super Bowl , behind Simms ' 88% pass completion percentage and their strong defense , the Giants overcame a 10-9 halftime deficit and scored thirty second half points while allowing only ten more and defeated the Broncos 39-20 . After making the playoffs in 1984 and 1985 , the Giants entered the 1986 season as one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl . They began the season with 31-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys , before winning five consecutive games . After losing 17-12 to the Seattle Seahawks in week seven , the Giants won their final nine regular season games . Following the regular season , coach Bill Parcells won the NFL Coach of the Year Award , and eight Giants were named to the Pro Bowl . The Giants ' defense , nicknamed the Big Blue Wrecking Crew , finished second in the league in points and yards allowed .
Damian Curtis Johnson ( born December 18 , 1962 ) is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for five seasons for the New York Giants and the New England Patriots . Damian Johnson was convicted of theft in April 2009 in a New Jersey court . Sonita Johnson , had testified her husband simply came home one day and told her the Mercedes she leased for his use had been stolen . Johnson currently owns and operates a transportation company in Michigan known as Giant Transportation .
In gridiron football , a guard ( G ) is a player who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage used primarily for blocking . Right guards ( RG ) is the term for the guards on the right of the offensive line , while left guards ( LG ) are on the left side . Guards are to the right or left of the center . The guard 's job is to protect the quarterback from the incoming linemen during pass plays , as well as creating openings ( holes ) for the running backs to head through . Guards are automatically considered ineligible receivers , so they can not intentionally touch a forward pass , unless it is to recover a fumble or is first touched by a defender or eligible receiver .
The 1985 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season . Eighth-year head coach Jim Dickey was forced to resign after opening the season with two consecutive losses including one to an NCAA Division I-AA team . Assistant athletic director Lee Moon took over as interim coach for the rest of the season . The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium . They finished with a record of 1-10 overall and a 1-6 in Big Eight Conference play .
The Big Eight Conference was a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) -affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football . It was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( MVIAA ) by its charter member schools : the University of Kansas , University of Missouri , University of Nebraska , and Washington University in St. Louis . Additionally , the University of Iowa was an original member of the MVIAA , while maintaining joint membership in the Western Conference ( now the Big Ten Conference ) . The conference was dissolved in 1996 . Its membership at its dissolution consisted of the University of Nebraska , Iowa State University , the University of Colorado at Boulder , the University of Kansas , Kansas State University , the University of Missouri , the University of Oklahoma , and Oklahoma State University . The Big Eight kept its headquarters in Kansas City , Missouri . In February 1994 , the Big Eight and the Southwest Conference announced that the two leagues had reached an agreement to form a new conference . The eight members of the Big Eight joined with SWC schools Texas , Texas A & M , Baylor , and Texas Tech to form the Big 12 Conference the following year . A vote was conducted on whether to keep the new conference 's headquarters in Kansas City , and by a vote of 7-5 the conference members voted to move to Irving , Texas , a suburb of Dallas . The two Oklahoma schools , all four Texas schools , and Colorado voted for the move while both Kansas schools , Nebraska , Missouri , and Iowa State voted for Kansas City .
The 1986 Seattle Seahawks season was the team 's 11th season with the National Football League . Despite posting a 10-6 record the Seahawks would miss the playoffs after having a dominant 5 game win streak to close out the season .
Darryl Pollard ( born May 11 , 1964 in Ellsworth , Maine ) is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for seven seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) . His listed highlights [ according to whom ? ] are the Super Bowl XXIII and XXIV championships , and playing on an undefeated Colorado State High School Championship team in 1981 . [ citation needed ]
The Weber State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Weber State University , located in Ogden , Utah . The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) and is a charter member of the Big Sky Conference , founded in 1963 . The school 's first football team was fielded a year earlier in 1962 . Home games are played at the 17,312-seat Stewart Stadium , and the Wildcats are led by head coach Jay Hill .
The Big Sky Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division I , with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the western United States in the nine states of Arizona , California , Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Utah , and Washington . Four affiliate members each participate in one sport . Two schools from California are football-only participants , and two schools from the Northeast participate only in men 's golf .
Richard Sean Salisbury ( born March 9 , 1963 ) is an American football analyst , former National Football League ( NFL ) and Canadian Football League ( CFL ) quarterback , and actor . He is currently the host of The Sean Salisbury Show on SB Nation Radio .
The 1985 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season .
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that operates in the Western United States , participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level . Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ; formerly Division I-A ) , the higher of two tiers of NCAA Division I football competition . The conference 's 12 members are located in the states of Arizona , California , Colorado , Oregon , Utah , and Washington . They include each state 's flagship public university , four additional public universities , and two private research universities . The modern Pac-12 conference formed after the disbanding of the Pacific Coast Conference ( PCC ) , whose principal members founded the Athletic Association of Western Universities ( AAWU ) in 1959 . The conference previously went by the names Big Five , Big Six , Pacific-8 , and Pacific-10 . The Pac-12 moniker was adopted in 2011 with the addition of Colorado and Utah . Nicknamed the Conference of Champions , the Pac-12 has won more NCAA national championships in team sports than any other conference in history . The top three schools with the most NCAA team championships are members of the Pac-12 : Stanford , UCLA , and USC , respectively . Washington 's national title in women 's rowing in 2017 was the 500th NCAA championship won by a Pac-12 school . The current commissioner of the conference is Larry Scott . Scott replaced Thomas C. Hansen , who retired in July 2009 after 26 years in that position .
The 1986 Washington Redskins season was the franchise 's 55th season in the National Football League ( NFL ) and their 51st in Washington , D.C . The team improved on their 10-6 record from 1985 and returned to the playoffs after missing them the previous year , finishing with a 12-4 record , a second place finish 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 .
Todd Robert Bowles ( born November 18 , 1963 ) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ( NFL ) , as well as a former player . He played eight seasons in the NFL as a safety , mainly for the Washington Redskins , and started in Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos . Bowles was the interim defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012 , and then for the Arizona Cardinals in 2013 and 2014 . He was the interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins for the final three games of the 2011 season with a 2-1 record after the firing of Tony Sparano , and served as the head coach of the New York Jets from 2015-2018 .
The Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the sport of college football . The Temple Owls compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the American Athletic Conference ( The American ) . They play their home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The Owls were a football-only member of the Big East Conference from 1991 until 2004 . Temple was expelled from the league due to a lack of commitment to the football program from university officials . Temple played the 2005 and 2006 seasons as an independent before playing in the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) from 2007 to 2011 . In March 2012 , the Owls rejoined the Big East Conference , with football membership beginning in the 2012 season and all other sports beginning conference play in 2013 . That same year , the conference was renamed the American Athletic Conference after several basketball-only schools split off to form a new conference that kept the Big East name . Temple is the last original Big East football member still in the American Athletic Conference .
Robert Cole Williams ( born October 2 , 1962 ) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs . He played college football at Baylor University .
The 1985 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Bears finished the season second in the Southwest Conference to Texas A & M , although Baylor won the head-to-head matchup with the Aggies that season . A highlight of the season included a win at USC in week 3 when the Trojans were ranked in the top 5 .
The Southwest Conference ( SWC ) was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996 . Composed primarily of schools from Texas , at various times the conference included schools from Oklahoma and Arkansas as well , but not from the actual Southwestern United States . For most of its history , the core members of the conference were Texas-based schools plus one in Arkansas : Rice University , Southern Methodist University , Texas A & M University , Texas Christian University , Baylor University , the University of Arkansas , and the University of Texas . After a long period of stability , the conference 's overall athletic prowess began to decline throughout the 1980s , due in part to numerous member schools violating NCAA recruiting rules , culminating in the suspension of the entire SMU football program ( death penalty ) for the 1987 and 1988 seasons . Arkansas , after years of feeling like an outsider in the conference , left after the 1990-91 school year to join the Southeastern Conference , although they did compete in the SWC in football for the 1991 season . Five years later , the conference precipitously broke up as Baylor , Texas , Texas A & M , and Texas Tech ( which had entered in 1956 ) combined with the members of the former Big Eight Conference to form a new league , the Big 12 Conference , while Rice , SMU , TCU , and Houston ( which entered the SWC in 1976 ) found homes in less prominent conferences ( although TCU later joined the Big 12 ) .