1986 New England Patriots Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Raymond Berry (11-5) | 11-5 | 0-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Bill Bain | T-G | August 9, 1952 | 6’4′ | 279 | Colorado |
| Greg Baty | TE | August 28, 1964 | 6’5′ | 241 | Stanford |
| Mel Black | LB | February 2, 1962 | 6’2′ | 228 | East. Illinois |
| Don Blackmon | LB | March 14, 1958 | 6’3′ | 235 | Tulsa |
| Jim Bowman | DB | October 26, 1963 | 6’2′ | 210 | Central Michigan |
| Pete Brock | C-T-G | July 14, 1954 | 6’5′ | 267 | Colorado |
| Rich Camarillo | P | November 29, 1959 | 5’11’ | 202 | Washington |
| Raymond Clayborn | DB | January 2, 1955 | 6’0′ | 186 | Texas |
| Tony Collins | RB | May 27, 1959 | 5’11’ | 208 | East Carolina |
| Steve Doig | LB | March 28, 1960 | 6’2′ | 240 | New Hampshire |
| Reggie Dupard | RB | October 30, 1963 | 5’11’ | 206 | SMU |
| Tony Eason | QB | October 8, 1959 | 6’4′ | 212 | Illinois |
| Paul Fairchild | G-C | September 14, 1961 | 6’4′ | 270 | Kansas |
| Tony Franklin | K | November 18, 1956 | 5’8′ | 182 | Texas A&M |
| Irving Fryar | WR | September 28, 1962 | 6’0′ | 200 | Nebraska |
| Ernest Gibson | DB | October 3, 1961 | 5’10’ | 189 | Furman |
| Vencie Glenn | DB | October 26, 1964 | 6’0′ | 205 | Indiana St. |
| Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6’4′ | 210 | Kansas St. |
| Darryl Haley | T-G | February 16, 1961 | 6’4′ | 269 | Utah |
| Greg Hawthorne | RB-TE-WR | September 5, 1956 | 6’2′ | 228 | Baylor |
| Milford Hodge | DE-NT | March 11, 1961 | 6’3′ | 278 | Washington St. |
| Brian Holloway | T-G | July 25, 1959 | 6’7′ | 284 | Stanford |
| Craig James | RB | January 2, 1961 | 6’0′ | 215 | SMU |
| Roland James | DB | February 18, 1958 | 6’2′ | 191 | Tennessee |
| Cedric Jones | WR | June 1, 1960 | 6’1′ | 184 | Duke |
| Ronnie Lippett | DB | December 10, 1960 | 5’11’ | 180 | Miami (FL) |
| Fred Marion | DB | January 2, 1959 | 6’2′ | 192 | Miami (FL) |
| Trevor Matich | C-G-T | October 9, 1961 | 6’4′ | 277 | BYU |
| Larry McGrew | LB | July 23, 1957 | 6’5′ | 233 | USC |
| Rod McSwain | DB | January 28, 1962 | 6’1′ | 198 | Clemson |
| Steve Moore | T | October 1, 1960 | 6’4′ | 293 | Tennessee St. |
| Stanley Morgan | WR | February 17, 1955 | 5’11’ | 181 | Tennessee |
| Guy Morriss | C | May 13, 1951 | 6’4′ | 255 | TCU |
| Steve Nelson | LB | April 26, 1951 | 6’2′ | 230 | Augsburg |
| Dennis Owens | NT | February 24, 1960 | 6’1′ | 257 | North Carolina St. |
| Gene Profit | DB | November 11, 1964 | 5’10’ | 168 | Yale |
| Tom Ramsey | QB | July 9, 1961 | 6’1′ | 189 | UCLA |
| Johnny Rembert | LB | January 19, 1961 | 6’3′ | 234 | Clemson |
| Ed Reynolds | LB | September 23, 1961 | 6’5′ | 238 | Virginia |
| Mike Ruth | NT | June 25, 1964 | 6’2′ | 266 | Boston Col. |
| Willie Scott | TE | February 13, 1959 | 6’4′ | 245 | South Carolina |
| Kenneth Sims | DE | October 31, 1959 | 6’5′ | 272 | Texas |
| Stephen Starring | WR | July 30, 1961 | 5’10’ | 172 | McNeese St. |
| Mosi Tatupu | RB | April 26, 1955 | 6’0′ | 227 | USC |
| Ben Thomas | DE-NT | July 2, 1961 | 6’4′ | 280 | Auburn |
| Andre Tippett | LB | December 27, 1959 | 6’3′ | 240 | Iowa |
| Garin Veris | DE | February 27, 1963 | 6’4′ | 255 | Stanford |
| Robert Weathers | RB | September 13, 1960 | 6’2′ | 220 | Arizona St. |
| Clayton Weishuhn | LB | October 9, 1959 | 6’2′ | 220 | Angelo State (TX) |
| Brent Williams | DE | October 23, 1964 | 6’4′ | 283 | Toledo |
| Derwin Williams | WR | May 6, 1961 | 6’0′ | 180 | New Mexico |
| Ed Williams | LB | September 8, 1961 | 6’4′ | 244 | Texas |
| Toby Williams | NT-DE-DT | November 19, 1959 | 6’3′ | 264 | Nebraska |
| Ron Wooten | G | June 28, 1959 | 6’4′ | 274 | North Carolina |