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Michigan

B10 · 1986 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
11–2
0.846 Win %
Conference
1st
7–1 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
137
1881–2026
All-Time Record
997–354–35
0.732 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1901, 1902, 1910 +5
#1 Finishes
8
Top 5: 29 · Top 10: 53 · Top 25: 96
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 16 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 2× #1

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 24–23
5Week 5 · Sep 23Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 31–12
6Week 6 · Sep 30Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–4–1W 20–18
7Week 7 · Oct 7Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB103–9W 34–17
8Week 8 · Oct 14Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB106–5W 27–6
9Week 9 · Oct 21Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–3W 20–17
10Week 10 · Oct 28Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–6W 38–14
11Week 11 · Nov 4Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB104–7W 69–13
12Week 12 · Nov 11Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB103–8W 31–7
13Week 13 · Nov 18Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–6L 17–20
14Week 14 · Nov 25Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–3W 26–24
15Regular Season Final · Dec 9Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC7–5W 27–10
19Final · Jan 6Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC10–1–1L 15–22

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
1.232
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+56
-7+63
  • Ohio State +10
  • Iowa +9
  • Florida State +7
  • Hawai'i +7
  • Michigan State +6
  • Indiana +6
  • Notre Dame +5
  • Illinois +4
  • Oregon State +3
  • Wisconsin +3
  • Purdue +3
  • Arizona State -1
  • Minnesota -6

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 #7Better than 96%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.846 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#5Regular Season Final#5Post-Season W1#5Post-Season W2#6Post-Season W3#7Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+19
+2
+17
+21
+3
+24
+56
+24
-3
+2
+17
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#131981#231982#101983#481984#11985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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