1986 New York Giants Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Bill Parcells (14-2)
Location: New York, New York
1986 New York Giants Statistics
1986 New York Giants Roster

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

The Giants scored 371 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 236. Phil Simms led the charge, passing for 3,487 yards. Mark Bavaro topped all receivers, hauling in 66 passes for 1,001 yards.

Joe Morris ran for a team-leading 1,516 yards for New York.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 43 turnovers. Perry Williams and Terry Kinard each picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Lawrence Taylor paced pass rushers with 20.5 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 59 sacks.

Bill Parcells coached the team. The 1986 New York Giants won the Super Bowl.

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Regular Season Points For: 371
Regular Season Points Against: 236

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 8, 1986 New York Giants 28 at Dallas Cowboys 31 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
September 14, 1986 San Diego Chargers 7 at New York Giants 20 W 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
September 21, 1986 New York Giants 14 at Los Angeles Raiders 9 W 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0
September 28, 1986 New Orleans Saints 17 at New York Giants 20 W 2-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0
October 5, 1986 New York Giants 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 2-0-0 2-1-0 4-1-0
October 12, 1986 Philadelphia Eagles 3 at New York Giants 35 W 3-0-0 2-1-0 5-1-0
October 19, 1986 New York Giants 12 at Seattle Seahawks 17 L 3-0-0 2-2-0 5-2-0
October 27, 1986 Washington Redskins 20 at New York Giants 27 W 4-0-0 2-2-0 6-2-0
November 2, 1986 Dallas Cowboys 14 at New York Giants 17 W 5-0-0 2-2-0 7-2-0
November 9, 1986 New York Giants 17 at Philadelphia Eagles 14 W 5-0-0 3-2-0 8-2-0
November 16, 1986 New York Giants 22 at Minnesota Vikings 20 W 5-0-0 4-2-0 9-2-0
November 23, 1986 Denver Broncos 16 at New York Giants 19 W 6-0-0 4-2-0 10-2-0
December 1, 1986 New York Giants 21 at San Francisco 49ers 17 W 6-0-0 5-2-0 11-2-0
December 7, 1986 New York Giants 24 at Washington Redskins 14 W 6-0-0 6-2-0 12-2-0
December 14, 1986 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 27 W 7-0-0 6-2-0 13-2-0
December 20, 1986 Green Bay Packers 24 at New York Giants 55 W 8-0-0 6-2-0 14-2-0
January 4, 1987 San Francisco 49ers 3 at New York Giants 49 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 NFC Divisional Playoff
January 11, 1987 Washington Redskins 0 at New York Giants 17 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 NFC Championship
January 25, 1987 New York Giants 39 at Denver Broncos 20 W 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 Super Bowl 21 Pasadena, CA


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