Virginia Tech
FBSI · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 20–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 8–2–2 | W 20–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 26–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 | EAST TENNESSEE STATE | Unranked | — | W 37–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 13–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6–2 | T 27–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 13–29 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 42–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 5–5–1 | W 17–15 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 | RICHMOND | Unranked | — | W 17–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 1–10 | W 29–21 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–3–1 | W 25–24 |
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).
- Clemson +8
- NC State +8
- Syracuse +5
- Kentucky +5
- West Virginia +4
- Virginia +3
- Vanderbilt +1
- South Carolina 0
- Temple -5
- Cincinnati -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.792 Win % · Change 4
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.