Army
FBSI · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 15 seasons · 7 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Army head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 33–28 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 4–7 | L 18–25 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 5–6 | L 14–49 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 | YALE | Unranked | — | W 41–24 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 25–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 | HOLY CROSS | Unranked | — | L 14–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | L 7–35 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 20–27 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 21–11 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 | LAFAYETTE | Unranked | — | W 56–48 |
| 15 | Regular Season Final · Dec 9 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 27–7 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Tennessee +7
- Air Force +6
- Syracuse +5
- Navy +3
- Boston College -3
- Rutgers -5
- Wake Forest -6
- Northwestern -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.