1986 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Raymond Berry (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts

1986 New England Patriots Roster
1986 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

New England piled up points with 412 points, while the defense conceded 307. Tony Eason directed the offense, throwing for 3,328 yards. Stanley Morgan paced the receiving corps, catching 84 passes for 1,491 yards. Tony Collins provided receiving help, too.

Craig James rushed for a team-best 427 yards for the Patriots, and Tony Collins also aided the ground game.

Ronnie Lippett intercepted 8 errant tosses from the opposition. Garin Veris topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 48 sacks.

Raymond Berry coached the team. The 1986 New England Patriots lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Tony Eason	448	276	61.6	3328	7.4	19	4.2	10	2.2	49	43	336	89.2
Steve Grogan	102	62	60.8	976	9.6	9	8.8	2	2.0	69	4	31	113.8
Craig James	4	1	25.0	10	2.5	1	25.0	1	25.0	10	0	0	39.6
Tom Ramsey	3	1	33.3	7	2.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	7	0	0	42.4
Totals	557	340	61.0	4321	7.8	29	5.2	13	2.3	69	47	367

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Craig James	154	427	2.8	16	4
Tony Collins	156	412	2.6	17	3
Mosi Tatupu	71	172	2.4	13	1
Tony Eason	35	170	4.9	26	0
Irving Fryar	4	80	20.0	31	0
Robert Weathers	21	58	2.8	16	1
Reggie Dupard	15	39	2.6	11	0
Steve Grogan	9	23	2.6	10	1
Greg Hawthorne	1	5	5.0	5	0
Stephen Starring	1	0	0.0	0	0
Tom Ramsey	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Cedric Jones	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	469	1373	2.9	31	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stanley Morgan	84	1491	17.8	44	10
Tony Collins	77	684	8.9	49	5
Irving Fryar	43	737	17.1	69	6
Greg Baty	37	331	8.9	22	2
Greg Hawthorne	24	192	8.0	17	0
Craig James	18	129	7.2	17	0
Stephen Starring	16	295	18.4	47	2
Mosi Tatupu	15	145	9.7	25	0
Cedric Jones	14	222	15.9	28	1
Willie Scott	8	41	5.1	8	3
Derwin Williams	2	35	17.5	26	0
Robert Weathers	1	14	14.0	14	0
Brian Holloway	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	340	4321	12.7	69	29

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tony Franklin	45	44	97.8	41	32	78.0	140
Totals	45	44	97.8	41	32	78.0	140

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rich Camarillo	89	3746	42.1	64
Totals	89	3746	42.1	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Irving Fryar	35	366	10.5	59	1
Stephen Starring	6	18	3.0	12	0
Fred Marion	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	42	396	9.4	59	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Stephen Starring	36	802	22.3	52
Irving Fryar	10	192	19.2	33
Cedric Jones	4	63	15.8	20
Reggie Dupard	3	50	16.7	21
Johnny Rembert	3	27	9.0	14
Greg Hawthorne	2	13	6.5	13
Totals	58	1147	19.8	52

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ronnie Lippett	8	76	9.5	43	0
Raymond Clayborn	3	4	1.3	4	0
Fred Marion	2	56	28.0	37	1
Larry McGrew	2	44	22.0	27	0
Roland James	2	39	19.5	21	0
Steve Nelson	2	21	10.5	17	0
Johnny Rembert	1	37	37.0	37	0
Rod McSwain	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	21	280	13.3	43	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Garin Veris	11.0
Andre Tippett	9.5
Don Blackmon	7.5
Brent Williams	7.0
Johnny Rembert	4.0
Milford Hodge	1.0
Mike Ruth	1.0
Steve Nelson	1.0
Dennis Owens	1.0
Ben Thomas	1.0
Roland James	1.0
Ed Reynolds	1.0
Larry McGrew	1.0
Toby Williams	0.5
Kenneth Sims	0.5
Totals	48.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Brent Williams	73	73	0		0	4	54	1	0
Vencie Glenn	9	9	0
Johnny Rembert				0	0	3	0	1	0
Tony Eason					4	3	0	0	0
Stephen Starring					4	2	-5		0
Raymond Clayborn				0	0	2	0	0	0
Don Blackmon					0	2	8	0	0
Garin Veris					0	2	0	0	0
Tony Collins					4	1	0		0
Kenneth Sims					0	1	6	0	0
Irving Fryar					4	1	0		0
Mike Ruth					0	1	0	0	0
Steve Doig					0	1	0	0	0
Pete Brock					1	1	0	0	0
Andre Tippett					0	1	0	0	0
Brian Holloway					0	1	0	0	0
Greg Hawthorne					0	1	0	0	0
Steve Grogan					2	1	0		0
Ron Wooten					0	1	0	0	0
Craig James					5	1	0		0
Ed Reynolds					0	1	0	0	0
Reggie Dupard					1	0	0	0	0
Mosi Tatupu					1	0	0		0
Cedric Jones					1	0	0		0
Totals	82	82	0	0	27	31	63	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tony Franklin									32	44	0			140
Stanley Morgan		10							0	0	0			60
Tony Collins	3	5							0	0	0			48
Irving Fryar	0	6	1	0					0	0	0			42
Craig James	4	0							0	0	0			24
Willie Scott		3							0	0	0			18
Stephen Starring	0	2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Mosi Tatupu	1	0						1	0	0	0			12
Greg Baty		2							0	0	0			12
Brent Williams							1		0	0	0			6
Robert Weathers	1	0							0	0	0			6
Fred Marion			0			1			0	0	0			6
Steve Grogan	1								0	0	0			6
Cedric Jones	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Rod McSwain						0		1	0	0	0			6
Johnny Rembert				0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Totals	10	29	1	0	0	1	2	2	32	44	0	0	0	410