1986 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-8-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Henning (7-8-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1986 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 7-8-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Henning (7-8-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1986 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 7 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Falcons scored 280 points, and the solid defense allowed 280. Gerald Riggs ran for a team-best 1,327 yards for Atlanta.
David Archer threw for 2,007 yards, and Turk Schonert played quarterback, too. Charlie Brown paced pass catchers, hauling in 63 passes for 918 yards.
Bret Clark picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Rick Bryan sacked opposing passers 7 times.
Dan Henning coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Anthony Allen | WR | June 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Washington | McComb, MS USA | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | William Andrews | RB | December 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 206 | Auburn | Thomasville, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | David Archer | QB | February 15, 1962 | 6'2" | 207 | Snow College (UT) | Fayetteville, NC USA | 11 | 11 |
| 39 | Cliff Austin | RB | March 2, 1960 | 6'0" | 203 | Clemson | Atlanta, GA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 82 | Stacey Bailey | WR | February 10, 1960 | 6'0" | 162 | San Jose St. | San Rafael, CA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 41 | Tony Baker | RB | June 11, 1964 | 5'10" | 182 | East Carolina | High Point, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Dan Benish | DT | November 21, 1961 | 6'5" | 273 | Clemson | Youngstown, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | James Britt | DB | September 12, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | LSU | Minden, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 52 | Aaron Brown | LB | January 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 235 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Charlie Brown | WR | October 29, 1958 | 5'10" | 182 | South Carolina St. | Charleston, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 77 | Rick Bryan | RDE | March 20, 1962 | 6'4" | 265 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Bobby Butler | LCB | May 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 174 | Florida St. | Boynton Beach, FL USA | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Scott Campbell | QB | April 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 196 | Purdue | Hershey, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Scott Case | RCB | May 17, 1962 | 6'1" | 188 | NE Oklahoma A&M | Waynoka, OK USA | 16 | 15 |
| 75 | Tony Casillas | NT | October 26, 1963 | 6'3" | 278 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Wendell Cason | SS | January 22, 1963 | 5'11" | 191 | Oregon | Lakewood, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 28 | Bret Clark | FS | February 24, 1961 | 6'3" | 198 | Nebraska | Nebraska City, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Joe Costello | DE | June 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 245 | Central Connecticut St. | New York, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Arthur Cox | TE | February 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 262 | Texas Southern | Plant City, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 30 | David Croudip | LCB | January 25, 1958 | 5'8" | 183 | San Diego St. | Indianapolis, IN USA | 15 | 7 |
| 50 | Buddy Curry | LILB | June 4, 1958 | 6'4" | 224 | North Carolina | Greenville, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Floyd Dixon | PR | April 9, 1964 | 5'9" | 170 | S.F. Austin | Beaumont, TX USA | 16 | 12 |
| 3 | Rick Donnelly | P | May 17, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Wyoming | Miller Place, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Jamie Dukes | C | June 14, 1964 | 6'1" | 285 | Florida St. | Schenectady, NY USA | 14 | 4 |
| 46 | Herman Edwards | DB | April 27, 1954 | 6'0" | 194 | California | Fort Monmouth, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Bill Fralic | RG | October 31, 1962 | 6'5" | 280 | Pittsburgh | Penn Hills, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Mike Gann | LDE | October 19, 1963 | 6'5" | 271 | Notre Dame | Stillwater, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Tim Green | LB | December 16, 1963 | 6'2" | 249 | Syracuse | Liverpool, NY USA | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Ali Haji-Sheikh | K | January 11, 1961 | 6'0" | 172 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Dennis Harrison | DE | July 31, 1956 | 6'8" | 275 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 71 | Glen Howe | T | October 18, 1961 | 6'7" | 295 | Southern Miss | New Albany, MS USA | 7 | 3 |
| 37 | Kenny Johnson | DB | January 7, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Mississippi St. | Columbia, MS USA | 7 | 2 |
| 81 | Billy Johnson | WR | January 21, 1952 | 5'9" | 170 | Widener | Boothwyn, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Joey Jones | WR | October 29, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 11 | 2 |
| 78 | Mike Kenn | LT | February 9, 1956 | 6'7" | 273 | Michigan | Evanston, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Mick Luckhurst | K | March 31, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Cloud St. | Redbourn, England | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Aubrey Matthews | WR | September 15, 1962 | 5'7" | 165 | Delta St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 87 | Ron Middleton | TE | July 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 262 | Auburn | Atmore, AL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 62 | Brett Miller | RT | October 2, 1958 | 6'7" | 293 | Iowa | Lynwood, CA USA | 8 | 7 |
| 34 | Robert Moore | SS | August 15, 1964 | 5'11" | 190 | NW State (LA) | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 64 | Joseph Pellegrini | G | April 8, 1957 | 6'4" | 265 | Harvard | Boston, MA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 48 | Ray Phillips | LB-DE | July 24, 1964 | 6'3" | 243 | North Carolina St. | Mooresville, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Pitts | DT-DE | September 25, 1960 | 6'5" | 277 | Alabama | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Andrew Provence | DT-DE | March 8, 1961 | 6'3" | 265 | South Carolina | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | John Rade | RILB | August 31, 1960 | 6'1" | 232 | Northern Arizona | Ceres, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 55 | Wayne Radloff | C | May 17, 1961 | 6'5" | 274 | Georgia | London, England | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Gerald Riggs | RB | November 6, 1960 | 6'1" | 230 | Arizona St. | Tullos, LA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 67 | Eric Sanders | T | October 22, 1958 | 6'6" | 277 | Nevada-Reno | Reno, NV USA | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | Turk Schonert | QB | January 15, 1957 | 6'1" | 191 | Stanford | Torrance, CA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 61 | John Scully | LG | August 2, 1958 | 6'6" | 262 | Notre Dame | Huntington, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Sylvester Stamps | KR | February 24, 1961 | 5'7" | 172 | Jackson St. | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 96 | Johnny Taylor | LB | June 21, 1961 | 6'4" | 237 | Hawaii | Seattle, WA USA | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Jimmy Turner | DB | June 15, 1959 | 6'0" | 187 | UCLA | Sherman, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | Tim Tyrrell | RB | February 19, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C-G-LB | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 45 | Ken Whisenhunt | TE | February 28, 1962 | 6'3" | 237 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 51 | Reggie Wilkes | LOLB | May 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | Georgia Tech | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Joel Williams | ROLB | December 13, 1956 | 6'1" | 222 | Peru St. | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 35 | Keith Williams | WR-RB | September 30, 1964 | 5'10" | 173 | SW Missouri St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Dennis Woodberry | DB | April 22, 1961 | 5'10" | 183 | Southern Arkansas | Texarkana, AR USA | 7 | 0 |
