1986 Atlanta Falcons Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Dan Henning (7-8-1) | 7-8 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Anthony Allen | WR | June 29, 1959 | 5’11’ | 180 | Washington |
| William Andrews | RB | December 25, 1955 | 6’0′ | 206 | Auburn |
| David Archer | QB | February 15, 1962 | 6’2′ | 207 | Snow College (UT) |
| Cliff Austin | RB | March 2, 1960 | 6’0′ | 203 | Clemson |
| Stacey Bailey | WR | February 10, 1960 | 6’0′ | 162 | San Jose St. |
| Tony Baker | RB | June 11, 1964 | 5’10’ | 182 | East Carolina |
| Dan Benish | DT | November 21, 1961 | 6’5′ | 273 | Clemson |
| James Britt | DB | September 12, 1960 | 6’0′ | 185 | LSU |
| Aaron Brown | LB | January 13, 1956 | 6’2′ | 235 | Ohio St. |
| Charlie Brown | WR | October 29, 1958 | 5’10’ | 182 | South Carolina St. |
| Rick Bryan | DE-DT-NT-LB | March 20, 1962 | 6’4′ | 265 | Oklahoma |
| Bobby Butler | DB | May 28, 1959 | 5’11’ | 174 | Florida St. |
| Scott Campbell | QB | April 15, 1962 | 6’0′ | 196 | Purdue |
| Scott Case | DB | May 17, 1962 | 6’1′ | 188 | NE Oklahoma A&M |
| Tony Casillas | DT-NT | October 26, 1963 | 6’3′ | 278 | Oklahoma |
| Wendell Cason | DB | January 22, 1963 | 5’11’ | 191 | Oregon |
| Bret Clark | DB | February 24, 1961 | 6’3′ | 198 | Nebraska |
| Joe Costello | DE | June 1, 1960 | 6’3′ | 245 | Central Connecticut St. |
| Arthur Cox | TE | February 5, 1961 | 6’3′ | 262 | Texas Southern |
| David Croudip | DB | January 25, 1958 | 5’8′ | 183 | San Diego St. |
| Buddy Curry | LB | June 4, 1958 | 6’4′ | 224 | North Carolina |
| Floyd Dixon | WR | April 9, 1964 | 5’9′ | 170 | S.F. Austin |
| Rick Donnelly | P | May 17, 1962 | 6’0′ | 195 | Wyoming |
| Jamie Dukes | C-G | June 14, 1964 | 6’1′ | 285 | Florida St. |
| Herman Edwards | DB | April 27, 1954 | 6’0′ | 194 | California |
| Bill Fralic | G-T | October 31, 1962 | 6’5′ | 280 | Pittsburgh |
| Mike Gann | DE | October 19, 1963 | 6’5′ | 271 | Notre Dame |
| Tim Green | LB-DE | December 16, 1963 | 6’2′ | 249 | Syracuse |
| Ali Haji-Sheikh | K | January 11, 1961 | 6’0′ | 172 | Michigan |
| Dennis Harrison | DE | July 31, 1956 | 6’8′ | 275 | Vanderbilt |
| Glen Howe | T | October 18, 1961 | 6’7′ | 295 | Southern Miss |
| Kenny Johnson | DB | January 7, 1958 | 5’10’ | 176 | Mississippi St. |
| Billy Johnson | WR | January 21, 1952 | 5’9′ | 170 | Widener |
| Joey Jones | WR | October 29, 1962 | 5’8′ | 165 | Alabama |
| Mike Kenn | T | February 9, 1956 | 6’7′ | 273 | Michigan |
| Mick Luckhurst | K | March 31, 1958 | 6’1′ | 180 | St. Cloud St. |
| Aubrey Matthews | WR | September 15, 1962 | 5’7′ | 165 | Delta St. |
| Ron Middleton | TE | July 17, 1965 | 6’2′ | 262 | Auburn |
| Brett Miller | T | October 2, 1958 | 6’7′ | 293 | Iowa |
| Robert Moore | DB | August 15, 1964 | 5’11’ | 190 | NW State (LA) |
| Joseph Pellegrini | G-C | April 8, 1957 | 6’4′ | 265 | Harvard |
| Ray Phillips | LB-DE | July 24, 1964 | 6’3′ | 243 | North Carolina St. |
| Mike Pitts | DT-DE | September 25, 1960 | 6’5′ | 277 | Alabama |
| Andrew Provence | DT-DE | March 8, 1961 | 6’3′ | 265 | South Carolina |
| John Rade | LB | August 31, 1960 | 6’1′ | 232 | Northern Arizona |
| Wayne Radloff | C-G | May 17, 1961 | 6’5′ | 274 | Georgia |
| Gerald Riggs | RB | November 6, 1960 | 6’1′ | 230 | Arizona St. |
| Eric Sanders | T-G-C | October 22, 1958 | 6’6′ | 277 | Nevada-Reno |
| Turk Schonert | QB | January 15, 1957 | 6’1′ | 191 | Stanford |
| John Scully | G-C | August 2, 1958 | 6’6′ | 262 | Notre Dame |
| Sylvester Stamps | RB-WR | February 24, 1961 | 5’7′ | 172 | Jackson St. |
| Johnny Taylor | LB | June 21, 1961 | 6’4′ | 237 | Hawaii |
| Jimmy Turner | DB | June 15, 1959 | 6’0′ | 187 | UCLA |
| Tim Tyrrell | RB | February 19, 1961 | 6’1′ | 204 | Northern Illinois |
| Jeff Van Note | C-G-LB | February 7, 1946 | 6’2′ | 247 | Kentucky |
| Ken Whisenhunt | TE | February 28, 1962 | 6’3′ | 237 | Georgia Tech |
| Reggie Wilkes | LB | May 27, 1956 | 6’4′ | 235 | Georgia Tech |
| Joel Williams | LB | December 13, 1956 | 6’1′ | 222 | Peru St. |
| Keith Williams | WR-RB | September 30, 1964 | 5’10’ | 173 | SW Missouri St. |
| Dennis Woodberry | DB | April 22, 1961 | 5’10’ | 183 | Southern Arkansas |
