The Houston Cougars were 1-10 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 | 125 | 2,801 | 703 | 4.0 | 1,738 | 498 | 3.5 | 1,063 | 205 | 5.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 103rd | 100th | 103rd | 100th | 61st | 43rd | 68th | 99th | 91st | 101st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 267 | 3,984 | 4.7 | 2,268 | 573 | 4.0 | 1,716 | 273 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 65th | 58th | 41st | 82nd | 100th | 62nd | 22nd | 30th | 31st | ||||||||||
Net | -142 | -1,183 | +703 | -0.7 | -530 | -75 | -0.5 | -653 | -68 | -1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 94th | 95th | 103rd | 82nd | 77th | 79th | 69th | 87th | 77th | 82nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |