The Penn State Nittany Lions were 11-0 in 1986. They emerged victorious over the Miami Hurricanes, 14 to 10, in the Fiesta Bowl, and won their second National Championship.

1986 Stats

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GPPTSYDSPLYAVGRUSH YDSRUSH ATTRUSH AVGPASS YDSPASS ATTPASS AVGSCKSCKY1DWNRUSH 1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNPENPEN YDS
Team
11
326
4,384
819
5.4
2,647
574
4.6
1,737
245
7.1
Team Rank
14th
28th
29th
28th
14th
15th
11th
74th
83rd
44th
Opponent
11
123
3,117
4.1
767
383
2.0
2,350
379
6.2
Opponent Rank
3rd
10th
11th
3rd
3rd
3rd
81st
98th
25th
Net
+203
+1,267
+819
+1.3
+1,880
+191
+2.6
-613
-134
+0.9
Net Rank
6th
11th
29th
11th
3rd
9th
3rd
85th
98th
32nd

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Fri
11/7
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