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Miami

FBSI · 1986 Season · Final

Pretender −
Record
11–1
0.917 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
90
1936–2026
All-Time Record
640–359–12
0.639 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1956, 1988, 2001
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 15 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI3–6–2W 34–14
3Week 3 · Sep 9Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC6–5W 23–15
4Week 4 · Sep 16Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC7–5W 61–11
6Week 6 · Sep 30Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–1W 28–16
7Week 7 · Oct 7Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 34–0
8Week 8 · Oct 14West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 58–14
9Week 9 · Oct 21Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 45–13
11Week 11 · Nov 4Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–4–1W 41–23
12Week 12 · Nov 11Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 37–10
13Week 13 · Nov 18Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 23–10
15Week 15 · Dec 2East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 36–10
19Final · Jan 6Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI12–0L 10–14

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.938
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+59
0+59
  • Oklahoma +11
  • Texas Tech +7
  • Florida State +7
  • Tulsa +7
  • Florida +6
  • Cincinnati +5
  • Pittsburgh +5
  • West Virginia +4
  • South Carolina +3
  • Northern Illinois +2
  • East Carolina +2
  • Penn State 0

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 #3Better than 99%
Win % Place 2ndBetter than 99%

0.917 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#2Regular Season Final#2Post-Season W1#2Post-Season W2#2Post-Season W3#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
+8
+50
+12
+34
+44
+32
+18
+27
+13
+26
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#51981#301982#41983#341984#101985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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