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1986 Year Summary
National Champion: Penn State (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, USA-CNN)
Heisman Memorial Trophy: Vinny Testaverde (Miami (FL))
FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Joe Paterno (Penn State)
AP Preseason #1: Oklahoma ▪ AP Final #1: Penn State
Conference Summary
Sorted by SRS
| Overall | Bowls | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Conference | Schs | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | Pre | Final | Champion |
| 1 | Pacific-10 Conference | 10 | 116 | 63 | 49 | 4 | .560 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 10.26 | 8.58 | 2 | 4 | Arizona State |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference | 10 | 117 | 70 | 45 | 2 | .607 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 6.26 | 2.46 | 6 | 3 | Louisiana State |
| 3 | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56 | 0 | .525 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 4.39 | 3.34 | 3 | 3 | Michigan Ohio State |
| 4 | Big Eight Conference | 8 | 91 | 47 | 44 | 0 | .516 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.16 | 1.39 | 2 | 2 | Oklahoma |
| 5 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | 91 | 45 | 40 | 6 | .527 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.61 | 0.60 | 0 | 1 | Clemson |
| 6 | Southwest Conference | 9 | 103 | 53 | 50 | 0 | .515 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0.71 | 0.98 | 3 | 3 | Texas A&M |
| 7 | Independent | 24 | 269 | 129 | 134 | 6 | .491 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | -0.27 | 0.08 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 | Western Athletic Conference | 9 | 106 | 51 | 55 | 0 | .481 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | -1.19 | -0.49 | 1 | 0 | San Diego State |
| 9 | Pacific Coast Athletic Association | 8 | 90 | 42 | 48 | 0 | .467 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -6.54 | -5.81 | 0 | 0 | San Jose State |
| 10 | Mid-American Conference | 9 | 99 | 46 | 53 | 0 | .465 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -12.97 | -10.90 | 0 | 0 | Miami (OH) |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | Ind | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Miami (FL) | Ind | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Nebraska | Big 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Auburn | SEC | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 9 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | ||||||
| Michigan | Big Ten | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Alabama | SEC | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
| Louisiana State | SEC | 15 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Arizona | Pac-10 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | ||
| Baylor | SWC | 12 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Texas A&M | SWC | 7 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
| UCLA | Pac-10 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
| Arkansas | SWC | 19 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| Iowa | Big Ten | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | |||||
| Clemson | ACC | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 17 | ||||||||
| Washington | Pac-10 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 18 |
| Boston College | Ind | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | Ind | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
| Brigham Young | WAC | 18 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Florida | SEC | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | Ind | 11 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Fresno State | PCAA | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia | SEC | 16 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | ||||||||
| Maryland | ACC | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Mississippi | SEC | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | SEC | 19 | 13 | 13 | 19 | |||||||||||
| North Carolina | ACC | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | ACC | 20 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame | Ind | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Southern California | Pac-10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 17 | ||||||
| Southern Methodist | SWC | 20 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee | SEC | 10 | 8 |
Award Winners
Consensus All-America Teams
* unanimous selection
|
Offense Vinny Testaverde*, QB, Miami (FL) D.J. Dozier, RB, Penn State Terrence Flagler, RB, Clemson Brent Fullwood*, RB, Auburn Brad Muster, RB, Stanford Paul Palmer*, RB, Temple Cris Carter, WR, Ohio State Keith Jackson*, TE, Oklahoma Jeff Bregel, OL, Southern California John Clay, OL, Missouri Randy Dixon, OL, Pittsburgh Ben Tamburello*, OL, Auburn Danny Villa, OL, Arizona State Jeff Jaeger, K, Washington |
Defense Jerome Brown*, DL, Miami (FL) Jason Buck, DL, Brigham Young Danny Noonan*, DL, Nebraska Reggie Rogers, DL, Washington Tony Woods, DL, Pittsburgh Cornelius Bennett*, LB, Alabama Brian Bosworth, LB, Oklahoma Shane Conlan, LB, Penn State Chris Spielman, LB, Ohio State Bennie Blades, DB, Miami (FL) Thomas Everett*, DB, Baylor Tim Mcdonald, DB, Southern California Garland Rivers, DB, Michigan Rod Woodson, DB, Purdue Barry Helton, P, Colorado |
Year Leaders
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