Pittsburgh
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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 5–5–1 | L 7–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–3–1 | T 14–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 3–8 | W 41–26 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 48–16 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 13–19 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 10–9 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 56–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 20–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 10–37 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 20–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 14–34 |
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).
- Notre Dame +5
- Rutgers +5
- West Virginia +4
- Purdue +3
- Navy +3
- NC State 0
- Penn State 0
- Miami -1
- Maryland -5
- Temple -5
- Syracuse -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · Change 3
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.