The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 9-2 in 1986. They emerged victorious over the LSU Tigers, 30 to 15, in the Sugar Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 11-1 | |
5-2 | 10-2 | ||
3-4 | 6-5 | ||
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
6-1 | 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 | 416 | 4,434 | 824 | 5.4 | 3,360 | 656 | 5.1 | 1,074 | 168 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 3rd | 24th | 23rd | 25th | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 98th | 98th | 74th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 150 | 2,592 | 3.7 | 1,053 | 442 | 2.4 | 1,539 | 266 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 8th | 27th | 6th | 11th | 21st | 14th | ||||||||||
Net | +266 | +1,842 | +824 | +1.7 | +2,307 | +214 | +2.7 | -465 | -98 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 5th | 23rd | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 78th | 85th | 39th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 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 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |