1986 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1986 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's eleventh in the National Football League. Despite posting a 10–6 record and having a dominant five-game win streak to close out the season, the Seahawks narrowly missed the playoffs, losing the tiebreakers with both AFC wild card teams.
Prior to this season, the team moved its Kirkland headquarters a mile east, from the former shipyard on the shore of Lake Washington to a new facility at Northwest College. Summer training camp was held at the new site rather than at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, southwest of Spokane.
1986 NFL draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 15 | John L. Williams | Running back | Florida |
| 3 | 68 | Patrick Hunter | Defensive back | Nevada-Reno |
| 5 | 126 | Bobby Joe Edmonds | Running Back | Arkansas |
| 6 | 153 | Eddie Anderson | Defensive Back | Fort Valley State |
| 7 | 181 | Paul Miles | Running Back | Nebraska |
| 8 | 211 | Alonzo Mitz | Defensive end | Florida |
| 9 | 237 | Mike Black | Offensive tackle | Sacramento State |
| 10 | 264 | Don Fairbanks | Defensive End | Colorado |
| 11 | 291 | David Norrie | Quarterback | UCLA |
| 12 | 321 | John McVeigh | Linebacker | Miami (FL) |
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
- Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel
- Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik
Final roster
- Starters in bold.
- Denotes players that were selected for the 1987 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–0 | 1–0 | Kingdome | |
| 2 | September 14 | [1986 1986 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs] | W 23–17 | 2–0 | Kingdome | |
| 3 | September 21 | at [1986 1986 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots season|New England Patriots] | W 38–31 | 3–0 | Sullivan Stadium | |
| 4 | September 28 | at [1986 1986 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins] | L 14–19 | 3–1 | RFK Stadium | |
| 5 | [1986 1986 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers] | W 33–7 | 4–1 | Kingdome | ||
| 6 | October 12 | at [1986 1986 Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders] | L 10–14 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 7 | October 19 | New York Giants | W 17–12 | 5–2 | Kingdome | |
| 8 | October 26 | at [1986 1986 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos] | L 13–20 | 5–3 | Mile High Stadium | |
| 9 | November 2 | New York Jets | L 7–38 | 5–4 | Kingdome | |
| 10 | November 9 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–27 | 5–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | |
| 11 | November 16 | at [1986 1986 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals] | L 7–34 | 5–6 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| 12 | November 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–20 | 6–6 | Kingdome | |
| 13 | at [1986 1986 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys] | W 31–14 | 7–6 | Texas Stadium | ||
| 14 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 37–0 | 8–6 | Kingdome | ||
| 15 | December 14 | at San Diego Chargers | W 34–24 | 9–6 | Jack Murphy Stadium | |
| 16 | December 20 | Denver Broncos | W 41–16 | 10–6 | Kingdome |