Florida

SEC · 1986 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding

Record

6–5

0.545 Win %

Conference

6th

2–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

115

1904–2026

All-Time Record

748–454–37

0.619 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1984, 1996, 2006 +1

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 13 · Top 10: 20 · Top 25: 44

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 24 seasons · 1 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1986 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 2	GEORGIA SOUTHERN	Unranked	—	W 38–14
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	Miami (MIAMI)H2H	IND FBSI	11–1	L 15–23
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H	SEC	10–3	L 7–21
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H	SEC	6–5	L 10–16
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	LSU H2H	SEC	9–3	L 17–28
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H	MAC	5–6	W 52–9
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H	IND FBSI	5–5–1	W 15–3
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	Auburn (AUBURN)H2H	SEC	10–2	W 18–17
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H	SEC	8–4	W 31–19
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H	SEC	5–5–1	L 3–10
15	Week 15 · Dec 2	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	7–4–1	W 17–13

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum

2.227

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+18

-17+35

Auburn +10
Georgia +8
Florida State +7
Kent State +5
Rutgers +5
Miami -1
Alabama -3
LSU -3
Mississippi State -5
Kentucky -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 #28Better than 80%

Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.545 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+24

-8

-14

-6

-11

+43

+12

-7

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.