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Miami (OH)

MAC · 1986 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
1st
6–2 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
401–315–15
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2003
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 14
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC6–5W 45–7
4Week 4 · Sep 16Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 38–45
5Week 5 · Sep 23LSUH2HSEC9–3W 21–12
6Week 6 · Sep 30Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–6W 24–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–10W 34–14
8Week 8 · Oct 14Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC7–4W 24–8
9Week 9 · Oct 21Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC3–8L 17–27
10Week 10 · Oct 28Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 20–6
11Week 11 · Nov 4Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–5W 59–21
12Week 12 · Nov 11Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC5–6L 23–24
13Week 13 · Nov 18Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–5W 34–20
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 16San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA10–2L 7–37

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
2.261
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-22+41
  • LSU +9
  • Toledo +7
  • Ball State +6
  • Eastern Michigan +6
  • Bowling Green +5
  • Central Michigan +5
  • Northern Illinois +2
  • Ohio +1
  • San José State -2
  • Cincinnati -6
  • Kent State -6
  • Western Michigan -8

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 #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#25Regular Season Final#32Post-Season W1#32Post-Season W2#31Post-Season W3#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+38
-7
+9
+17
+20
+16
-10
+14
+38
-1
+14
-30

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

Final Rank by Season
#171981#431982#691983#741984#251985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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