The Purdue Boilermakers were 3-8 in 1986.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 6-6 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
2-6 | 4-7 | ||
2-6 | 3-8 | ||
2-6 | 3-9 |
| 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 | 160 | 2,753 | 698 | 3.9 | 623 | 301 | 2.1 | 2,130 | 397 | 5.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 96th | 103rd | 104th | 101st | 104th | 104th | 102nd | 46th | 11th | 99th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 335 | 4,749 | 5.6 | 2,282 | 551 | 4.1 | 2,467 | 290 | 8.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 94th | 99th | 90th | 83rd | 89th | 75th | 90th | 42nd | 100th | ||||||||||
Net | -175 | -1,996 | +698 | -1.7 | -1,659 | -250 | -2.1 | -337 | +107 | -3.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 99th | 105th | 104th | 103rd | 103rd | 104th | 102nd | 70th | 12th | 102nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |