The SMU Mustangs were 6-5 in 1986.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
2-6 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 245 | 3,951 | 793 | 5.0 | 1,872 | 496 | 3.8 | 2,079 | 297 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 60th | 52nd | 47th | 53rd | 53rd | 45th | 56th | 50th | 51st | 46th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 282 | 4,104 | 5.0 | 2,262 | 540 | 4.2 | 1,842 | 287 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 71st | 65th | 55th | 81st | 84th | 78th | 34th | 41st | 36th | ||||||||||
Net | -37 | -153 | +793 | +0.0 | -390 | -44 | -0.4 | +237 | +10 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 68th | 62nd | 47th | 56th | 67th | 69th | 66th | 45th | 47th | 40th |
| 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 |