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Louisville

FBSI · 1986 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
405–335–7
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2006
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB104–7L 0–23
4Week 4 · Sep 16Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–6L 0–21
5Week 5 · Sep 23WESTERN KENTUCKYUnranked—W 45–6
6Week 6 · Sep 30Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 34–8
7Week 7 · Oct 7Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 17–24
9Week 9 · Oct 21Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 7–41
10Week 10 · Oct 28Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–4–1L 18–54
11Week 11 · Nov 4Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1L 0–41
12Week 12 · Nov 11Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 23–12
13Week 13 · Nov 18West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 19–42
14Week 14 · Nov 25Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 16–31

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.474
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-38
-43+5
  • Tulane +4
  • Memphis +1
  • Boston College -3
  • Florida State -4
  • Rutgers -5
  • Southern Miss -5
  • Indiana -6
  • Cincinnati -6
  • Illinois -7
  • West Virginia -7

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 #94Better than 32%
Win % Place 83rdBetter than 40%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#95Regular Season Final#95Post-Season W1#95Post-Season W2#94Post-Season W3#94Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-23
-21
+39
+26
-7
-34
-36
-41
+11
-23
-15

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

Final Rank by Season
#901981#751982#851983#1021984#1001985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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