1986 Houston Oilers season

The 1986 Houston Oilers season was the 27th season overall and 17th with the National Football League (NFL). The team matched their previous season's output of 5–11, and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

Schedule

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1	September 7	at Green Bay Packers	W 31–3	1–0	Lambeau Field	54,065
2	September 14	Cleveland Browns	L 20–23	1–1	Astrodome	46,049
3	September 21	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–27	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	43,699
4	September 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–22	1–3	Astrodome	42,001
5	October 5	at Detroit Lions	L 13–24	1–4	Pontiac Silverdome	41,960
6	October 12	Chicago Bears	L 7–20	1–5	Astrodome	46,026
7	October 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 28–31	1–6	Riverfront Stadium	53,844
8	October 26	Los Angeles Raiders	L 17–28	1–7	Astrodome	41,641
9	November 2	at Miami Dolphins	L 7–28	1–8	Miami Orange Bowl	43,804
10	November 9	Cincinnati Bengals	W 32–28	2–8	Astrodome	32,130
11	November 16	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–21	2–9	Three Rivers Stadium	49,724
12	November 23	Indianapolis Colts	W 31–17	3–9	Astrodome	31,792
13	November 30	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–13	3–10	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	62,309
14	December 7	at San Diego Chargers	L 0–27	3–11	Jack Murphy Stadium	40,103
15	December 14	Minnesota Vikings	W 23–10	4–11	Astrodome	32,738
16	December 21	Buffalo Bills	W 16–7	5–11	Astrodome	31,409

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.