Houston
SWC · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Houston head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H |  PAC | 9–3 | L 3–37 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 6–5 | W 28–12 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 14–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | L 13–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | L 7–19 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | L 3–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | L 13–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | L 14–30 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | L 10–30 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | L 7–34 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | L 13–14 |
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).
- Oklahoma State +6
- Arizona -3
- Baylor -3
- Texas A&M -3
- Arkansas -3
- Tulsa -4
- SMU -5
- Texas Tech -5
- Texas -6
- Rice -7
- TCU -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.091 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.