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Arkansas

SWC · 1986 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
1st
6–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1906–2026
All-Time Record
716–534–37
0.571 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1964, 1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arkansas head-to-head · History & Eras

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–3–1W 21–0
5Week 5 · Sep 23Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 34–17
6Week 6 · Sep 30New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND PCAA1–10W 42–11
7Week 7 · Oct 7TCUH2HIND SWC3–8W 34–17
8Week 8 · Oct 14Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC7–5L 7–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–6W 21–14
10Week 10 · Oct 28Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC1–10W 30–13
11Week 11 · Nov 4Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC4–7W 45–14
12Week 12 · Nov 11Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC9–3L 14–29
13Week 13 · Nov 18Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC9–3W 14–10
14Week 14 · Nov 25SMUH2HIND SWC6–5W 41–0
19Final · Jan 6Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–1L 8–42

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.580
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
-9+44
  • Texas A&M +9
  • Ole Miss +8
  • Tulsa +7
  • SMU +6
  • Texas +5
  • Rice +4
  • TCU +3
  • New Mexico State +1
  • Houston +1
  • Oklahoma -1
  • Baylor -3
  • Texas Tech -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #13Better than 91%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.750 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#10Regular Season Final#10Post-Season W1#10Post-Season W2#9Post-Season W3#13Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+17
+31
+17
-10
+7
+17
+31
-15
+4
+41
-34

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#321981#151982#481983#281984#141985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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