The Colorado Buffaloes were 6-5 in 1986. They fell to the Baylor Bears, 21 to 9, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-4 | 6-5 | ||
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
6-1 | 6-6 | ||
0-7 | 3-8 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 233 | 3,540 | 707 | 5.0 | 2,765 | 620 | 4.5 | 775 | 87 | 8.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 66th | 79th | 100th | 51st | 11th | 9th | 14th | 104th | 105th | 5th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 172 | 3,106 | 4.0 | 1,437 | 468 | 3.1 | 1,669 | 305 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 16th | 9th | 7th | 29th | 39th | 19th | 18th | 53rd | 4th | ||||||||||
Net | +61 | +434 | +707 | +1.0 | +1,328 | +152 | +1.4 | -894 | -218 | +3.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 33rd | 34th | 100th | 18th | 10th | 15th | 13th | 96th | 105th | 5th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |