NC State
ACC · 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 · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 38–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | T 14–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 5–6 | W 42–38 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 5–5–1 | W 28–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 5–5–1 | L 21–59 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 7–4–1 | W 35–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 8–2–2 | W 27–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6–2 | W 23–22 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | L 16–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 29–15 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 | WESTERN CAROLINA | Unranked | — | W 31–18 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2–1 | L 24–25 |
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).
- Clemson +8
- North Carolina +7
- Wake Forest +5
- Maryland +5
- Duke +4
- South Carolina +3
- East Carolina +2
- Pittsburgh 0
- Virginia Tech -2
- Georgia Tech -5
- Virginia -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.708 Win % · Change -4
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.