Ohio State
B10 · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 10–3 | L 10–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 8–3–1 | L 7–40 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 6–6 | W 13–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 64–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 4–7 | W 14–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | W 24–22 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 39–11 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | W 33–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | W 31–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 30–9 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 30–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 24–26 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | W 28–12 |
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).
- Iowa +9
- Texas A&M +9
- Colorado +6
- Indiana +6
- Minnesota +6
- Illinois +4
- Northwestern +4
- Purdue +3
- Wisconsin +3
- Utah +2
- Michigan -2
- Alabama -3
- Washington -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.769 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.