Virginia
ACC · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6–2 | W 30–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | L 10–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H |  ACC | 5–5–1 | L 14–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | L 13–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 30–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 8–2–2 | L 17–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2–1 | L 10–42 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 | WILLIAM & MARY | Unranked | — | L 37–41 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–3–1 | W 20–16 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 7–4–1 | L 7–27 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 5–5–1 | L 10–42 |
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).
- NC State +8
- Wake Forest +5
- South Carolina +3
- Clemson -2
- Virginia Tech -2
- North Carolina -4
- Georgia Tech -5
- Maryland -5
- Duke -7
- Navy -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · No change
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.