Northern Illinois
FBSI · 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 · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northern Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H |  MAC | 6–5 | L 10–20 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 14–47 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 3–9 | L 20–35 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 3–57 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 | WESTERN ILLINOIS | Unranked | — | L 0–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 0–34 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 7–4 | L 28–29 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 8–4 | L 6–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 5–6 | W 16–8 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 6–5 | W 21–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H | MAC | 1–10 | L 26–34 |
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).
- Eastern Michigan +6
- Bowling Green +5
- Miami -1
- Iowa -3
- Toledo -4
- Miami (OH) -4
- Ball State -5
- West Virginia -7
- Wisconsin -9
- Ohio -10
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.182 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.