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1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)

3rd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 7-8-1 .469
1986 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Dan Henning
Larry BeightolOffensive Line
Tommy BrasherDefensive Line
Fred BruneyDefensive Backs
Chuck ClausenLinebackers
George DostalStrength and Conditioning
Sam ElliottRunning Backs
Ted FritschSpecial Teams
Bob HarrisonReceivers
Bobby JacksonTight Ends/H-Backs
Joe MaddenDefensive Assistant
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Wed8/6/1986HNew York Giants31-24WAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium25445
Sat8/16/1986ATampa Bay Buccaneers20-17WTampa, FLTampa Stadium28797
Sat8/23/1986HCleveland Browns21-27LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium33637
Fri8/29/1986AWashington Redskins21-29LWashington, DCRFK Stadium52619
Sun9/7/1986ANew Orleans Saints31-10WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome67950
Sun9/14/1986HSt. Louis Cardinals33-13WAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium46463
Sun9/21/1986ADallas Cowboys37-35WIrving, TXTexas Stadium62880
Sun9/28/1986ATampa Bay Buccaneers23-20WOTTampa, FLTampa Stadium38950
Sun10/5/1986HPhiladelphia Eagles0-16LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium57104
Sun10/12/1986HLos Angeles Rams26-14WAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium58637
Sun10/19/1986HSan Francisco 49ers10-10TOTAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium55306
Sun10/26/1986ALos Angeles Rams7-14LAnaheim, CAAnaheim Stadium56993
Sun11/2/1986ANew England Patriots17-25LFoxborough, MASullivan Stadium60597
Sun11/9/1986HNew York Jets14-28LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium53476
Sun11/16/1986HChicago Bears10-13LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium55520
Sun11/23/1986ASan Francisco 49ers0-20LSan Francisco, CACandlestick Park58747
Sun11/30/1986AMiami Dolphins20-14WMiami, FLOrange Bowl53762
Sun12/7/1986HIndianapolis Colts23-28LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium30397
Sun12/14/1986HNew Orleans Saints9-14LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium39994
Sun12/21/1986ADetroit Lions20-6WPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome35255

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

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ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Anthony Allen85WR5-1118227Washington52
William Andrews31RB6-021031Auburn150
David Archer16QB6-220824Snow JC; Iowa State1111
Cliff Austin39RB6-121026Clemson151
Stacey Bailey82WR6-016026San Jose State61
Tony Baker41RB5-1019022East Carolina20
Dan Benish69NT6-528026Clemson50
James Britt26LCB6-018526Louisiana State162
Aaron Brown52LB6-223830Ohio State160
Charlie Brown89WR5-1018228South Carolina State1615
Rick Bryan77RDE6-426524Oklahoma1616
Bobby Butler23LCB5-1117727Florida State77
Scott Campbell10QB6-019524Purdue10
Scott Case25RCB6-018124Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma1615
Tony Casillas75NT6-327923Oklahoma1616
Wendell Cason20SS-RCB5-1119723Oregon166
Bret Clark28WS6-319825Nebraska1616
Joe Costello56LB6-324526Central Connecticut State140
Arthur Cox88TE6-227025Texas Southern1615
David Croudip30LCB5-818528Ventura JC; San Diego State157
Buddy Curry50LILB6-422228North Carolina1616
Floyd Dixon86WR5-917022Stephen F. Austin State1612
Rick Donnelly3P6-019024Wyoming160
Jamie Dukes73ROG-LOG6-127522Florida State144
Herman Edwards46CB6-019232California; Monterey Peninsula JC; California; San Diego State30
Bill Fralic79ROG-ROT6-528024Pittsburgh1616
Mike Gann76LDE6-526823Notre Dame1616
Tim Green99RILB6-224523Syracuse111
Ali Haji-Sheikh6K6-017225Michigan60
Dennis Harrison68DE6-828030Vanderbilt110
Glen Howe71ROT6-729825Southern Mississippi73
Billy Johnson81WR5-917034Widener40
Kenny Johnson37SS5-1017528Mississippi State72
Joey Jones84WR5-816524Alabama112
Mike Kenn78LOT6-727830Michigan1616
Mick Luckhurst18K6-118028St. Cloud State; California100
Aubrey Matthews83WR5-716524Gulf Coast JC; Delta State40
Ron Middleton87TE6-225221Auburn163
Brett Miller62ROT6-729528Glendale CC; Iowa87
Robert Moore34SS5-1119022Northwestern State (Louisiana)169
Joe Pellegrini64LOG6-425229Harvard81
Ray Phillips53LB6-324022North Carolina State10
Mike Pitts74NT6-527826Alabama160
Andrew Provence72DE6-328625South Carolina160
John Rade59RILB6-124026Northern Arizona; Modesto JC; Boise State1515
Wayne Radloff55C6-527425Georgia1616
Gerald Riggs42RB6-123226Arizona State1615
Eric Sanders67ROT6-728228Nevada-Reno83
Turk Schonert14QB6-119629Stanford85
John Scully61LOG6-627028Notre Dame1414
Sylvester Stamps29RB5-717725Jackson State140
Johnny Taylor96ROLB6-423525Wenatchee Valley JC; Hawaii52
Jimmy Turner21CB6-018727UCLA60
Tim Tyrrell32RB6-120825Harper JC; Northern Illinois30
Jeff Van Note57C6-224740Kentucky160
Ken Whisenhunt45HBK6-223724Georgia Tech1614
Reggie Wilkes51LOLB6-424230Georgia Tech1616
Joel Williams54ROLB6-122230Peru State; Wisconsin-La Crosse1514
Keith Williams35RB5-1017322Missouri State120
Dennis Woodberry22CB5-1018325Southern Arkansas70
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
12Tony CasillasNTOklahoma
117Tim GreenLBSyracuse
6154Floyd DixonWRStephen F. Austin State
6159Keith WilliamsRBMissouri State
8197Kevin HudgensDEIdaho State
9224Kevin StarksTEMinnesota
10252Tony BakerRBEast Carolina
11280Chris HeggQBTruman State
12308Steve GriffinWRPurdue
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals745164883280
Opponents Totals3413148670280
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals32:353051491371985/235 36.2%15/25 60.0%99763
Opponents Totals27:252681111391874/207 35.7%6/11 54.5%106834
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Mick Luckhurst02121100.0142458.3063
Gerald Riggs90000054
Ali Haji-Sheikh07887.591275.0034
Charlie Brown40000024
Ken Whisenhunt30000018
Anthony Allen20000012
Floyd Dixon20000012
William Andrews1000006
Cliff Austin1000006
James Britt1000006
Bobby Butler1000006
Arthur Cox1000006
Mike Pitts1000006
Turk Schonert1000006
Sylvester Stamps1000006
Joel Williams1000006
Keith Williams1000006
Mike Gann0000012
Rick Donnelly011100.00001
Team Totals30293096.7233663.91280
Opponents Totals34313491.2152657.70280
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Mick Luckhurst142458.32491/11/25/77/110/3
Ali Haji-Sheikh91275.00471/13/32/43/30/1
Team Totals233663.92492/24/57/1110/140/4
Opponents Totals152657.70/05/78/102/60/3
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Gerald Riggs34313273.9319
David Archer522985.7220
Cliff Austin622804.5221
Sylvester Stamps302207.3480
William Andrews522144.1131
Floyd Dixon11676.1230
Billy Johnson6254.2100
Ken Whisenhunt12020.0200
Keith Williams3186.080
Aubrey Matthews11212.0120
Turk Schonert11121.171
Bret Clark284.060
Scott Campbell177.070
Joey Jones177.070
Stacey Bailey166.060
Tony Baker133.030
Team Totals57825244.44812
Opponents Totals48519164.02810
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
David Archer29415051.013520076.813.465103.493.134249175871.6
Turk Schonert1549561.75110326.710.94142.685.22120682668.4
Scott Campbell3133.3272.37.0700.000.019-242.4
Gerald Riggs100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Team Totals45224654.418930466.712.465143.1173.856464258270.2
Opponents Totals45324153.219031697.013.185194.2224.926177299269.3
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Charlie Brown6391814.6424
Floyd Dixon4261714.7652
Arthur Cox2430112.5491
Gerald Riggs241365.7110
Sylvester Stamps2022111.139t1
Ken Whisenhunt201849.223t3
Keith Williams1216413.732t1
Anthony Allen1015615.6322
Joey Jones714120.1410
Billy Johnson6579.5270
Ron Middleton6315.280
William Andrews5357.0140
Stacey Bailey33913.0210
Cliff Austin3217.090
Aubrey Matthews12525.0250
Team Totals246304612.46514
Opponents Totals241316913.18519
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Bret Clark59418.8340
Scott Case44110.3410
David Croudip23517.5290
Joel Williams2189.014t1
Dennis Woodberry2147.090
Reggie Wilkes2115.5100
Bobby Butler13333.033t1
Buddy Curry13232.0320
Wendell Cason11010.0100
John Rade166.060
Robert Moore100.000
Team Totals2229413.4412
Opponents Totals1719811.6301
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Rick Donnelly78342143.9711919477276435.0
Team Totals79342143.3711919477276435.0
Opponents Totals83343641.4610922292296435.7
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Floyd Dixon2631515.8160
Billy Johnson888710.9300
Joey Jones71365.1140
Anthony Allen20105.090
Sylvester Stamps1088.080
Team Totals44122926.6300
Opponents Totals471247710.181t3
(Team)1.0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Sylvester Stamps24051421.4350
Keith Williams14025518.2320
Cliff Austin7012017.1250
William Andrews407117.8220
Aubrey Matthews304214.0200
David Croudip102020.0200
Floyd Dixon101313.0130
Team Totals540103519.2350
Opponents Totals590119020.2480
SACKSNOYDS
Rick Bryan7.0
Mike Gann5.5
Mike Pitts5.5
Joe Costello2.0
Tony Casillas1.0
Bret Clark1.0
Dennis Harrison1.0
Robert Moore1.0
John Rade1.0
(Team)1.0
Team Totals26.0177.0
Opponents Totals56.0464.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Anthony Allen110100
William Andrews0010100
David Archer8101-30
Cliff Austin101100
James Britt00022731
Charlie Brown100000
Tony Casillas0001100
Wendell Cason0001100
Bret Clark0002200
Arthur Cox120200
Buddy Curry0001100
Floyd Dixon320200
Jamie Dukes0010100
Mike Gann00033120
Dennis Harrison0001100
Brett Miller0010100
Mike Pitts00022221
Wayne Radloff00101-30
Gerald Riggs610100
Turk Schonert5101-20
John Scully0020200
Sylvester Stamps410100
Keith Williams100000
Team Totals3116151429992
Opponents Totals30141416300
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