The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were 6-5 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 | 198 | 3,351 | 720 | 4.7 | 2,145 | 541 | 4.0 | 1,206 | 179 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 82nd | 91st | 97th | 78th | 30th | 27th | 44th | 92nd | 96th | 58th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 252 | 4,097 | 5.1 | 1,979 | 482 | 4.1 | 2,118 | 315 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 60th | 64th | 70th | 63rd | 48th | 73rd | 58th | 65th | 55th | ||||||||||
Net | -54 | -746 | +720 | -0.5 | +166 | +59 | -0.1 | -912 | -136 | +0.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 70th | 84th | 97th | 72nd | 46th | 32nd | 56th | 98th | 99th | 60th |
| 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 |