The Clemson Tigers were 7-2-2 in 1986. They emerged victorious over the Stanford Cardinal, 27 to 21, in the Gator Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-1-1 | 8-2-2 | |
5-2 | 8-3-1 | ||
5-2 | 7-4-1 | ||
3-3 | 5-5-1 | ||
2-3-1 | 5-5-1 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 269 | 4,197 | 841 | 5.0 | 3,007 | 648 | 4.6 | 1,190 | 193 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 42nd | 34th | 15th | 52nd | 6th | 8th | 9th | 94th | 95th | 81st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 166 | 3,405 | 4.6 | 1,139 | 365 | 3.1 | 2,266 | 382 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 13th | 24th | 31st | 13th | 2nd | 25th | 74th | 100th | 17th | ||||||||||
Net | +103 | +792 | +841 | +0.4 | +1,868 | +283 | +1.5 | -1,076 | -189 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 23rd | 23rd | 15th | 34th | 4th | 2nd | 11th | 100th | 102nd | 52nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |