The Michigan State Spartans were 6-5 in 1986.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 6-6 | ||
5-3 | 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 | 285 | 4,357 | 801 | 5.4 | 1,711 | 495 | 3.5 | 2,646 | 306 | 8.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 35th | 29th | 38th | 22nd | 63rd | 48th | 74th | 19th | 45th | 6th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 197 | 3,277 | 4.5 | 1,176 | 417 | 2.8 | 2,101 | 314 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 27th | 18th | 27th | 14th | 17th | 14th | 56th | 63rd | 53rd | ||||||||||
Net | +88 | +1,080 | +801 | +1.0 | +535 | +78 | +0.6 | +545 | -8 | +2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 28th | 16th | 38th | 20th | 32nd | 26th | 34th | 24th | 56th | 13th |
| 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |