The Western Michigan Broncos were 3-8 in 1986.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 5-5 | ||
5-3 | 5-6 | ||
5-3 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 3-8 | ||
0-8 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 183 | 3,369 | 782 | 4.3 | 1,543 | 484 | 3.2 | 1,826 | 298 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 92nd | 90th | 62nd | 94th | 74th | 54th | 83rd | 67th | 48th | 82nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 257 | 4,143 | 5.3 | 1,800 | 473 | 3.8 | 2,343 | 311 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 61st | 68th | 76th | 49th | 43rd | 53rd | 80th | 61st | 86th | ||||||||||
Net | -74 | -774 | +782 | -1.0 | -257 | +11 | -0.6 | -517 | -13 | -1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 74th | 86th | 62nd | 93rd | 63rd | 48th | 74th | 80th | 61st | 84th |
| 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 |