Texas A&M
SWC · 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 · 5 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas A&M head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 9–3 | L 17–35 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 | NORTH TEXAS | Unranked | — | W 48–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 16–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | W 45–8 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 1–10 | W 19–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | W 31–30 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | W 45–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 39–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | L 10–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 74–10 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 16–3 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 10–3 | L 12–28 |
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).
- Baylor +9
- Texas Tech +7
- Southern Miss +6
- SMU +6
- Texas +5
- Rice +4
- TCU +3
- Houston +1
- LSU -3
- Arkansas -3
- Ohio State -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change -6
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.