Boston College
FBSI · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | L 9–11 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 2–9 | W 21–15 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 14–26 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | L 29–31 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 5–5–1 | W 30–25 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 41–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 19–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 27–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 38–29 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 27–9 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 | HOLY CROSS | Unranked | — | W 56–26 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | W 27–24 |
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).
- Georgia +8
- Army +6
- Temple +6
- Maryland +5
- Syracuse +5
- West Virginia +4
- Louisville +3
- California +2
- Penn State 0
- Rutgers -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.
0.750 Win % · Change 1
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.