1986 Major eastern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Penn State $
6
–
0
–
0
12
–
0
–
0
No. 19 Boston College
3
–
2
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Syracuse
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Temple
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Pittsburgh
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
1
Rutgers
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
1
West Virginia
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Penn State
–
–
12
–
0
–
0
No. 2 Miami (FL)
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 20 Virginia Tech
–
–
9
–
2
–
1
No. 19 Boston College
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
Tulsa
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Florida State
–
–
7
–
4
–
1
Army
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southwestern Louisiana
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Temple
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Rutgers
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Cincinnati
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Notre Dame
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Syracuse
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
3
–
6
–
2
Tulane
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
West Virginia
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Louisville
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Navy
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Wichita State
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Northern Illinois
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
1
–
10
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1986 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a 5–6 record and did not qualify for a bowl game.
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