The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 5-6 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 | 299 | 4,527 | 842 | 5.4 | 2,083 | 551 | 3.8 | 2,444 | 291 | 8.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 30th | 18th | 14th | 26th | 34th | 23rd | 54th | 28th | 58th | 11th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 219 | 3,439 | 4.7 | 1,314 | 427 | 3.1 | 2,125 | 307 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 43rd | 25th | 35th | 17th | 19th | 21st | 60th | 55th | 65th | ||||||||||
Net | +80 | +1,088 | +842 | +0.7 | +769 | +124 | +0.7 | +319 | -16 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 29th | 15th | 14th | 27th | 26th | 19th | 33rd | 37th | 63rd | 19th |
| 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 |