South Carolina
FBSI · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare South Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 14–34 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 3–8 | L 20–30 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 | WESTERN CAROLINA | Unranked | — | W 45–24 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | L 26–31 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 10–2 | L 24–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2–1 | T 27–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 38–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–3–1 | L 22–23 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–1 | L 28–45 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 48–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 8–2–2 | T 21–21 |
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).
- Wake Forest +5
- East Carolina +2
- Virginia Tech 0
- Clemson 0
- Miami -1
- Nebraska -2
- NC State -3
- Georgia -4
- Florida State -4
- Virginia -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 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.