The 1986 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Football League, their fiftieth overall, and their 41st in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The season began with the Rams looking to improve on their 11–5 record from 1985, which ended with them getting shut out by the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship Game, 24–0. The Rams began the season with three straight wins against the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, and Indianapolis Colts. However, in week 4, the Philadelphia Eagles (0–3) upset the Rams, 34–20. The Rams would then win four of their next five, including a 20–17 win over the Bears in a rematch of the NFC Championship Game. The Rams would then close out the season with losses in four of their final seven games to end the year 10–6, good enough for second place in the NFC West behind the 49ers (10–5–1). In the playoffs, the Rams lost to the Washington Redskins, 19–7, in the NFC Wild Card Game.
Offseason
NFL draft
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1986 Los Angeles Rams draft Round Selection Player Position College1 23 Mike Schad Offensive Tackle Queen's University2 50 Tom NewberryGuardWisconsin–La Crosse3 71 Hugh MillenQuarterbackWashington6 144 Robert JenkinsTackleUCLA6 160 Lynn WilliamsRunning backKansas8 195 Steve JareckiLinebackerUCLA 8 216 Hank GoebelTackleFullerton State9 243 Elbert WattsDefensive backUSC10 273 Garrett BreelandLinebackerUSC11 300 Chul SchwankeRunning backSouth Dakota12 327 Marcus DupreeRunning backOklahoma undrafted Alvin Wright Defensive Tackle Jacksonville State Jim Everett (Quarterback, Purdue University) was selected by the Houston Oilers as the third pick in the first round, and was the first quarterback taken. Unable to work out a contract agreement with Everett, the Oilers traded his rights to the Rams. In exchange for Everett, the Rams sent the Oilers guard Kent Hill, defensive end William Fuller, their first pick and fifth pick in the 1987 NFL draft, and their first pick in the 1988 NFL draft.
Roster
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Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 at St. Louis Cardinals W 16–10 1–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,347 2 September 14 San Francisco 49ers W 16–13 2–0 Anaheim Stadium 65,195 3 September 21 at Indianapolis Colts W 24–7 3–0 Hoosier Dome 59,012 4 September 28 at Philadelphia Eagles L 20–34 3–1 Veterans Stadium 65,646 5 October 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 26–20 (OT) 4–1 Anaheim Stadium 50,585 6 October 12 at Atlanta Falcons L 14–26 4–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 51,662 7 October 19 Detroit Lions W 14–10 5–2 Anaheim Stadium 50,992 8 October 26 Atlanta Falcons W 14–7 6–2 Anaheim Stadium 56,993 9 at Chicago Bears W 20–17 7–2 Soldier Field 64,877 10 November 9 at New Orleans Saints L 0–6 7–3 Louisiana Superdome 62,352 11 November 16 New England Patriots L 28–30 7–4 Anaheim Stadium 64,339 12 November 23 New Orleans Saints W 26–13 8–4 Anaheim Stadium 58,600 13 November 30 at New York Jets W 17–3 9–4 Giants Stadium 70,539 14 December 7 Dallas Cowboys W 29–10 10–4 Anaheim Stadium 64,949 15 December 14 Miami Dolphins L 31–37 (OT) 10–5 Anaheim Stadium 62,629 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–24 10–6 Candlestick Park 60,366 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wildcard December 28 at Washington Redskins (4) L 7–19 0–1 RFK Stadium 54,180
Awards and records Eric Dickerson, NFC Pro Bowl selection Eric Dickerson, All-Pro selection Eric Dickerson, NFL Offensive Player of the Year Eric Dickerson, UPI NFC Player of the Year Carl Ekern, NFC Pro Bowl selection Jerry Gray, NFC Pro Bowl selection Dennis Harrah, NFC Pro Bowl selection LeRoy Irvin, NFC Pro Bowl selection Jackie Slater, NFC Pro Bowl selection Doug Smith, NFC Pro Bowl selection
Let's Ram It The team recorded a promotional video, Let's Ram It by "The Rammers", starring multiple players with solo verses: Verse 1: Jackie Slater, Nolan Cromwell, Gary Jeter, Norwood Vann, Dennis Harrah Verse 2: David Hill, Jim Collins, Ron Brown, Tony Hunter Verse 3: Barry Redden, Carl Ekern, Johnnie Johnson, LeRoy Irvin, Eric Dickerson Dance segments of the video show the above players, plus Tom Newberry. The song features a number of double entendre lyrics.
See also Other Anaheim–based teams in 1986 California Angels (Anaheim Stadium) 1986 California Angels season
References
External links 1986 Los Angeles Rams Season at Pro-Football Reference