Rutgers
FBSI · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 11–9 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 5–5–1 | T 16–16 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 48–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 16–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 6–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 6–5 | L 3–15 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 35–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 41–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 17–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | L 6–20 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 22–29 |
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).
- Boston College +9
- Army +6
- Cincinnati +5
- Syracuse +5
- Louisville +3
- Kentucky 0
- Penn State 0
- Florida -5
- Pittsburgh -5
- Temple -5
- West Virginia -7
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.