The Rutgers Scarlet Knights 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 | 221 | 3,829 | 799 | 4.8 | 1,745 | 470 | 3.7 | 2,084 | 329 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 72nd | 63rd | 41st | 68th | 60th | 62nd | 58th | 49th | 37th | 76th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 189 | 3,562 | 4.7 | 1,510 | 460 | 3.3 | 2,052 | 299 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 24th | 36th | 37th | 34th | 35th | 32nd | 49th | 47th | 60th | ||||||||||
Net | +32 | +267 | +799 | +0.1 | +235 | +10 | +0.4 | +32 | +30 | -0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 45th | 38th | 41st | 48th | 43rd | 50th | 39th | 59th | 36th | 74th |
| 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 |