Cincinnati
FBSI · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Cincinnati head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2–1 | W 24–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H |  MAC | 8–4 | W 45–38 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | L 28–48 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 5–5–1 | L 20–37 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 24–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 17–23 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 13–45 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 | WICHITA STATE | Unranked | — | W 24–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 | INDIANA STATE | Unranked | — | W 46–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 7–52 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | L 19–32 |
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).
- Virginia Tech +9
- Miami (OH) +8
- Louisville +3
- Penn State 0
- Miami -1
- Auburn -2
- Rutgers -5
- Kentucky -5
- East Carolina -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 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.