The East Carolina Pirates were 2-9 in 1986.
| 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 | 187 | 3,488 | 783 | 4.5 | 2,023 | 528 | 3.8 | 1,465 | 255 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 90th | 81st | 59th | 86th | 45th | 31st | 51st | 86th | 78th | 93rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 364 | 4,627 | 5.9 | 2,235 | 515 | 4.3 | 2,392 | 273 | 8.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 101st | 95th | 103rd | 79th | 68th | 86th | 84th | 30th | 102nd | ||||||||||
Net | -177 | -1,139 | +783 | -1.4 | -212 | +13 | -0.5 | -927 | -18 | -3.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 100th | 93rd | 59th | 99th | 62nd | 47th | 72nd | 99th | 65th | 100th |
| 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 |