The New Mexico Lobos were 4-8 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 | 12 | 317 | 5,269 | 897 | 5.9 | 2,404 | 541 | 4.4 | 2,865 | 356 | 8.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 19th | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 20th | 27th | 16th | 9th | 24th | 16th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 338 | 5,807 | 5.7 | 2,309 | 541 | 4.3 | 3,498 | 480 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 95th | 105th | 93rd | 86th | 85th | 84th | 105th | 105th | 78th | ||||||||||
Net | -21 | -538 | +897 | +0.2 | +95 | 0 | +0.2 | -633 | -124 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 64th | 76th | 3rd | 44th | 48th | 52nd | 47th | 86th | 93rd | 34th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 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 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |