Auburn

SEC · 1986 Season · Final

Season

Developing

Record

10–2

0.833 Win %

Conference

3rd

4–2 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

124

1902–2026

All-Time Record

785–476–43

0.618 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1913, 1983, 2010

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 10 · Top 10: 29 · Top 25: 56

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1986 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA	Unranked	—	W 42–14
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H	IND FBSI	2–9	W 45–0
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H	SEC	7–5	W 34–8
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	WESTERN CAROLINA	Unranked	—	W 55–6
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H	SEC	1–10	W 31–9
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H	ACC	5–5–1	W 31–10
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H	SEC	6–5	W 35–6
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	Florida (FLORIDA)H2H	SEC	6–5	L 17–18
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 52–7
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H	SEC	8–4	L 16–20
15	Week 15 · Dec 2	Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H	SEC	10–3	W 21–17
19	Final · Jan 6	USC H2H	PAC	7–5	W 16–7

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum

1.424

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+34

-9+43

Alabama +10
Tennessee +7
USC +7
Mississippi State +6
Georgia Tech +5
Cincinnati +5
East Carolina +2
Vanderbilt +1
Georgia -4
Florida -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 #10Better than 93%

Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.833 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+28

+45

+26

+49

+22

+21

+29

-1

+45

-4

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.