Tulane
FBSI · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- 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 · 29 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tulane head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | L 31–48 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 1–10 | W 35–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 8–3–1 | L 10–35 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 | WICHITA STATE | Unranked | — | L 20–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–1 | L 21–54 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 6–5 | L 27–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 35–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 42–39 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | L 12–23 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 15–6 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 17–37 |
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).
- Southern Miss +6
- Louisiana +6
- Vanderbilt +1
- Memphis +1
- Ole Miss -3
- LSU -3
- Florida State -4
- Mississippi State -5
- TCU -8
- Louisville -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.