Florida State
FBSI · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Florida State head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H |  MAC | 7–4 | W 24–0 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 10–2 | L 17–34 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 7–4–1 | T 10–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 11–2 | L 18–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 54–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 | WICHITA STATE | Unranked | — | W 59–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 54–18 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 23–41 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6–2 | W 45–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 49–13 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 6–5 | L 13–17 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | W 27–13 |
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).
- Toledo +7
- Southern Miss +6
- Indiana +6
- Tulane +4
- Louisville +3
- South Carolina +3
- North Carolina 0
- Miami -1
- Nebraska -2
- Michigan -2
- Florida -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.625 Win % · Change 2
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.