The Louisville Cardinals were 3-8 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 | 179 | 3,467 | 781 | 4.4 | 986 | 406 | 2.4 | 2,481 | 375 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 94th | 82nd | 63rd | 87th | 99th | 93rd | 98th | 25th | 19th | 64th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 303 | 4,158 | 5.0 | 2,318 | 548 | 4.2 | 1,840 | 278 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 82nd | 69th | 61st | 87th | 88th | 82nd | 33rd | 33rd | 48th | ||||||||||
Net | -124 | -691 | +781 | -0.6 | -1,332 | -142 | -1.8 | +641 | +97 | 0.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 91st | 81st | 63rd | 79th | 99th | 95th | 99th | 16th | 16th | 61st |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |