The UCLA Bruins were 7-3-1 in 1986. They emerged victorious over the BYU Cougars, 31 to 10, in the Freedom Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-1-1 | 10-1-1 | |
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
5-2-1 | 8-3-1 | ||
5-2-1 | 8-3-1 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 |
| 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 | 354 | 4,102 | 788 | 5.2 | 2,184 | 522 | 4.2 | 1,918 | 266 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 11th | 38th | 51st | 38th | 28th | 32nd | 29th | 64th | 70th | 39th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 212 | 3,357 | 4.3 | 1,400 | 444 | 3.2 | 1,957 | 342 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 41st | 23rd | 18th | 26th | 30th | 28th | 43rd | 87th | 11th | ||||||||||
Net | +142 | +745 | +788 | +0.9 | +784 | +78 | +1.0 | -39 | -76 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 17th | 26th | 51st | 22nd | 24th | 26th | 23rd | 60th | 79th | 18th |
| 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 |