Notre Dame
FBSI · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 11–2 | L 23–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–5 | L 15–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 41–9 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 10–3 | L 10–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | L 9–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 31–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 33–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 61–29 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 19–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 19–21 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 7–5 | W 38–37 |
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).
- USC +7
- Air Force +6
- SMU +6
- Purdue +3
- Navy +3
- Penn State 0
- Michigan -2
- Alabama -3
- LSU -3
- Michigan State -5
- Pittsburgh -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · Change -1
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.