The South Carolina Gamecocks were 3-6-2 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 | 313 | 4,499 | 778 | 5.8 | 1,312 | 422 | 3.1 | 3,187 | 356 | 9.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 20th | 20th | 66th | 9th | 90th | 89th | 88th | 4th | 24th | 4th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 286 | 4,034 | 5.0 | 1,914 | 496 | 3.9 | 2,120 | 306 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 74th | 61st | 60th | 56th | 59th | 57th | 59th | 54th | 66th | ||||||||||
Net | +27 | +465 | +778 | +0.8 | -602 | -74 | -0.7 | +1,067 | +50 | +2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 48th | 32nd | 66th | 25th | 78th | 77th | 78th | 3rd | 31st | 11th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |