Penn State
FBSI · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 45–15 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 26–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 42–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 31–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 23–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 42–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 10–3 | W 23–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 19–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 5–5–1 | W 17–15 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 24–19 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 34–14 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | W 14–10 |
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).
- Miami +11
- Alabama +10
- Boston College +9
- Temple +6
- Rutgers +5
- Cincinnati +5
- Syracuse +5
- Maryland +5
- Notre Dame +5
- Pittsburgh +5
- West Virginia +4
- East Carolina +2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
1.000 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.