The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 6-5 in 1986. They fell to the Tennessee Volunteers, 21 to 14, in the Liberty Bowl.
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1986 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
 Indiana | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
 Minnesota | 5-3 | 6-6 | |
 Illinois | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
 Northwestern | 2-6 | 4-7 |
1986 Stats
See stats| 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 | 247 | 3,850 | 751 | 5.1 | 2,523 | 545 | 4.6 | 1,327 | 206 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 59th | 58th | 84th | 41st | 18th | 26th | 10th | 90th | 89th | 72nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 295 | 3,936 | 5.1 | 1,749 | 477 | 3.7 | 2,187 | 300 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 79th | 56th | 67th | 45th | 46th | 46th | 69th | 48th | 79th | ||||||||||
Net | -48 | -86 | +751 | +0.1 | +774 | +68 | +1.0 | -860 | -94 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 69th | 59th | 84th | 52nd | 25th | 30th | 26th | 95th | 84th | 79th |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Ohio | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iowa State | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Arizona State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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Memphis | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
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