Maryland
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 · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 19 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Maryland head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 10–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 1–10 | W 35–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 24–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 8–3–1 | L 16–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 25–30 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | L 21–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 27–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 7–4–1 | L 30–32 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 15–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 8–2–2 | T 17–17 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 42–10 |
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).
- Pittsburgh +5
- West Virginia +4
- Duke +4
- Virginia +3
- Vanderbilt +1
- Penn State 0
- Clemson 0
- NC State -3
- Boston College -3
- North Carolina -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.