Wisconsin

B10 · 1986 Season · Final

Season

Failing −

Record

3–9

0.250 Win %

Conference

10th

2–6 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

135

1892–2026

All-Time Record

748–529–52

0.582 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1912

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 44

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
Divisional Era · 26 seasons
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wisconsin head-to-head · History & Eras

1986 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H	IND WAC	7–5	L 17–20
4	Week 4 · Sep 16	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H	IND FBSI	2–9	W 35–20
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	UNLV H2H	IND PCAA	6–5	L 7–17
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H	IND WAC	6–6	L 12–21
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	11–2	L 17–34
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	9–3	L 6–17
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	4–7	W 35–27
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	4–7	W 15–9
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	6–6	L 7–21
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	6–6	L 20–27
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	10–3	L 17–30
14	Week 14 · Nov 25	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	6–5	L 13–23

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum

5.589

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-31

-41+10

Northwestern +4
Illinois +4
Northern Illinois +2
Michigan -2
Iowa -3
Ohio State -3
Hawai'i -5
UNLV -5
Michigan State -5
Wyoming -6
Indiana -6
Minnesota -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing

Rank #86Better than 38%

Win % Place 93rdBetter than 33%

0.250 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-3

+15

-10

-9

-17

-11

-14

-7

-13

-10

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.