The Stanford Cardinal were 8-3 in 1986. They fell to the Clemson Tigers, 27 to 21, in the Gator Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2-1 | 8-3-1 | ||
5-2-1 | 8-3-1 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 258 | 3,771 | 783 | 4.8 | 1,422 | 424 | 3.4 | 2,349 | 359 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 51st | 68th | 59th | 65th | 84th | 87th | 77th | 32nd | 23rd | 67th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 164 | 3,513 | 4.5 | 1,112 | 406 | 2.7 | 2,401 | 370 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 12th | 29th | 30th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 86th | 94th | 41st | ||||||||||
Net | +94 | +258 | +783 | +0.3 | +310 | +18 | +0.6 | -52 | -11 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 27th | 40th | 59th | 42nd | 41st | 46th | 36th | 61st | 59th | 58th |
| 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 |