Rueben Mayes had 286 carries for 1,353 yards and scored 8 touchdowns in 16 games in his rookie season in 1986. He was selected to play in his first Pro Bowl, and won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
Games
| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Mayes | 12/21/1986 | 1986 |  NO | @ |  MIN | 61 | 16 | 3.8 | 1 | -8 | 1 | -8.0 | 0 | |
| 2 | | R. Mayes | 12/14/1986 | 1986 | NO | @ |  ATL | 51 | 27 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | R. Mayes | 12/7/1986 | 1986 | NO | vs |  MIA | 203 | 28 | 7.3 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | R. Mayes | 11/30/1986 | 1986 | NO | vs |  NE | 157 | 33 | 4.8 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| 5 | | R. Mayes | 11/23/1986 | 1986 | NO | @ |  RAM | 71 | 20 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | R. Mayes | 11/16/1986 | 1986 | NO | @ |  STL | 131 | 25 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | R. Mayes | 11/9/1986 | 1986 | NO | vs | RAM | 73 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | R. Mayes | 11/2/1986 | 1986 | NO | vs |  SF | 128 | 28 | 4.6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | R. Mayes | 10/26/1986 | 1986 | NO | @ |  NYJ | -2 | 4 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | R. Mayes | 10/19/1986 | 1986 | NO | vs |  TB | 172 | 24 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | R. Mayes | 10/12/1986 | 1986 | NO | @ |  IND | 108 | 22 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | R. Mayes | 10/5/1986 | 1986 | NO | vs |  WAS | 80 | 13 | 6.2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| 13 | | R. Mayes | 9/28/1986 | 1986 | NO | @ |  NYG | 31 | 10 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | R. Mayes | 9/21/1986 | 1986 | NO | @ | SF | 64 | 7 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | R. Mayes | 9/14/1986 | 1986 | NO | vs |  GB | 25 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| 16 | | R. Mayes | 9/7/1986 | 1986 | NO | vs | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Average | 84.6 | 17.9 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,353 | 286 | 4.7 | 8 | 96 | 17 | 5.6 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
PPG
15.2
30th
OPP PPG
24.6
22nd
RUSH YDS/G
90.7
29th
PASS YDS/G
222.8
18th
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 |
 Panthers | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 |
| Falcons | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 |
| Saints | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 |
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