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Baylor

SWC · 1986 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
633–606–41
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC6–6W 31–28
4Week 4 · Sep 16LOUISIANA TECHUnranked—W 38–7
5Week 5 · Sep 23USCH2HPAC7–5L 14–17
6Week 6 · Sep 30Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC7–5W 45–14
7Week 7 · Oct 7Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC1–10W 27–13
8Week 8 · Oct 14SMUH2HIND SWC6–5L 21–27
9Week 9 · Oct 21Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC9–3L 30–31
10Week 10 · Oct 28TCUH2HIND SWC3–8W 28–17
12Week 12 · Nov 11Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC9–3W 29–14
13Week 13 · Nov 18Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC4–7W 23–17
14Week 14 · Nov 25Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–6W 18–13
19Final · Jan 6Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B86–6W 21–9

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
1.854
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-13+41
  • Arkansas +9
  • Texas Tech +7
  • Wyoming +6
  • Colorado +6
  • Texas +5
  • Rice +4
  • TCU +3
  • Houston +1
  • Texas A&M -3
  • USC -5
  • SMU -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 #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.750 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#22Regular Season Final#24Post-Season W1#24Post-Season W2#23Post-Season W3#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+31
-3
+31
+14
-6
-1
+11
+15
+6
+5
+12

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

Final Rank by Season
#771981#721982#391983#521984#201985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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