The Rice Owls were 4-7 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 | 11 | 185 | 3,440 | 744 | 4.6 | 1,174 | 396 | 3.0 | 2,266 | 348 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 91st | 85th | 90th | 80th | 95th | 96th | 92nd | 38th | 28th | 69th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 330 | 4,325 | 5.4 | 2,603 | 565 | 4.6 | 1,722 | 239 | 7.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 92nd | 81st | 81st | 97th | 97th | 96th | 23rd | 9th | 75th | ||||||||||
Net | -145 | -885 | +744 | -0.8 | -1,429 | -169 | -1.6 | +544 | +109 | -0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 95th | 88th | 90th | 84th | 102nd | 99th | 97th | 25th | 10th | 77th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| 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 |