The Pittsburgh Panthers were 5-5-1 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 | 253 | 4,089 | 822 | 5.0 | 1,448 | 436 | 3.3 | 2,641 | 386 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 57th | 40th | 26th | 54th | 80th | 84th | 79th | 20th | 15th | 53rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 209 | 3,046 | 4.0 | 1,027 | 433 | 2.4 | 2,019 | 325 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 37th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 21st | 4th | 47th | 74th | 27th | ||||||||||
Net | +44 | +1,043 | +822 | +1.0 | +421 | +3 | +0.9 | +622 | +61 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 39th | 17th | 26th | 21st | 35th | 51st | 27th | 18th | 27th | 38th |
| 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 |