Mississippi State
SEC · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 24–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 27–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 24–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 6–5 | W 16–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 34–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 | ARKANSAS STATE | Unranked | — | W 24–9 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 34–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 6–35 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | L 3–38 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 0–47 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 8–3–1 | L 3–24 |
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).
- Tennessee +7
- Florida +6
- Syracuse +5
- Tulane +4
- Memphis +1
- Auburn -2
- Alabama -3
- LSU -3
- Ole Miss -3
- Southern Miss -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 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.