The Iowa Hawkeyes were 8-3 in 1986. They emerged victorious over the San Diego State Aztecs, 39 to 38, in the Holiday Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 11-2 | |
1 | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 6-6 |
| 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 | 352 | 4,628 | 772 | 6.0 | 2,119 | 476 | 4.5 | 2,509 | 296 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 12th | 13th | 70th | 3rd | 31st | 59th | 15th | 24th | 53rd | 8th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 176 | 3,031 | 4.2 | 1,129 | 425 | 2.7 | 1,902 | 292 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 18th | 7th | 15th | 12th | 18th | 11th | 40th | 46th | 43rd | ||||||||||
Net | +176 | +1,597 | +772 | +1.8 | +990 | +51 | +1.8 | +607 | +4 | +2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 9th | 8th | 70th | 4th | 21st | 34th | 7th | 19th | 51st | 12th |
| 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 |