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Rice

SWC · 1986 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
7th
2–6 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
494–669–32
0.427 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 13
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9LAMARUnranked—W 28–14
4Week 4 · Sep 16SMUH2HIND SWC6–5L 3–45
5Week 5 · Sep 23TEXAS STATEUnranked—L 6–31
7Week 7 · Oct 7Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–6L 14–17
8Week 8 · Oct 14TCUH2HIND SWC3–8W 37–31
9Week 9 · Oct 21Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC7–5L 21–49
10Week 10 · Oct 28Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC9–3L 10–45
11Week 11 · Nov 4Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC9–3L 14–45
13Week 13 · Nov 18Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC9–3L 17–23
14Week 14 · Nov 25Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC6–5W 21–17
15Week 15 · Dec 2Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC1–10W 14–13

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.220
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-15
-25+10
  • Air Force +6
  • TCU +3
  • Houston +1
  • Texas A&M -3
  • Arkansas -3
  • Baylor -3
  • SMU -5
  • Texas Tech -5
  • Texas -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #79Better than 43%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78Regular Season Final#79Post-Season W1#80Post-Season W2#79Post-Season W3#79Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-42
-25
-3
+6
-28
-35
-31
-6
+4
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#961981#1031982#1041983#1011984#821985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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