Tennessee
SEC · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 4–8 | W 35–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H |  SEC | 6–5 | L 23–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 8–34 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 4–8 | W 26–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 21–25 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | L 28–56 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H |  ACC | 5–5–1 | L 13–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 33–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 8–3–1 | W 22–10 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–5–1 | W 28–9 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 1–10 | W 35–20 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 6–6 | W 21–14 |
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).
- Ole Miss +8
- Minnesota +6
- Kentucky +5
- New Mexico +4
- UTEP +4
- Memphis +1
- Vanderbilt +1
- Auburn -2
- Alabama -3
- Mississippi State -5
- Army -5
- Georgia Tech -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 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.