Georgia Tech
ACC · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Georgia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 | FURMAN | Unranked | — | T 17–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 3–8 | W 28–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 8–2–2 | L 3–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 7–4–1 | L 20–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–3–1 | W 59–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 10–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | W 14–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 34–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 | VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE | Unranked | — | W 52–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | L 21–24 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 24–31 |
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).
- NC State +8
- Tennessee +7
- Duke +4
- Virginia +3
- Clemson -2
- Auburn -2
- North Carolina -4
- Georgia -4
- Wake Forest -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 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.