The Ohio State Buckeyes were 9-3 in 1986. They emerged victorious over the Texas A&M Aggies, 28 to 12, in the Cotton Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 11-2 | |
1 | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 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 | 12 | 319 | 4,680 | 841 | 5.6 | 2,368 | 546 | 4.3 | 2,312 | 295 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 18th | 12th | 15th | 13th | 21st | 25th | 22nd | 37th | 54th | 21st | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 167 | 3,924 | 4.7 | 1,772 | 494 | 3.6 | 2,152 | 340 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 14th | 55th | 40th | 47th | 58th | 42nd | 63rd | 86th | 34th | ||||||||||
Net | +152 | +756 | +841 | +0.9 | +596 | +52 | +0.7 | +160 | -45 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 14th | 25th | 15th | 23rd | 30th | 33rd | 30th | 49th | 73rd | 17th |
| 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 |