The North Carolina Tar Heels were 7-3-1 in 1986. They fell to the Arizona Wildcats, 30 to 21, in the Aloha Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-1-1 | 8-2-2 | |
5-2 | 8-3-1 | ||
5-2 | 7-4-1 | ||
3-3 | 5-5-1 | ||
2-3-1 | 5-5-1 |
| 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 | 284 | 4,796 | 822 | 5.8 | 2,777 | 553 | 5.0 | 2,019 | 269 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 36th | 9th | 26th | 7th | 10th | 22nd | 5th | 55th | 69th | 31st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 249 | 4,258 | 5.5 | 1,665 | 435 | 3.8 | 2,593 | 337 | 7.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 57th | 77th | 86th | 43rd | 23rd | 55th | 100th | 84th | 90th | ||||||||||
Net | +35 | +538 | +822 | +0.3 | +1,112 | +118 | +1.2 | -574 | -68 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 43rd | 31st | 26th | 41st | 18th | 20th | 17th | 83rd | 77th | 67th |
| 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 |