1986 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1986 Cincinnati Bearcats football
1986 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1986 record	5–6
Head coach	Dave Currey (3rd season);
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bearcats, led by head coach Dave Currey, participated as independent and played their home games at Nippert Stadium.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 6	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 24–20
September 13	Miami (OH)	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 45–38
September 20	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 28–48
September 27	Kentucky	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 20–37
October 4	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)	W 24–17
October 11	at No. 5 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 17–23
October 18	No. 1 Miami (FL)	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–45
October 25	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 24–19	^[1]
November 1	Indiana State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 46–14
November 8	at No. 9 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 7–52
November 15	at East Carolina	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	L 19–32
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Bearcats just happy to win, 24–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1986 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
^ "1986 Football Schedule". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved Mar 27, 2020.
^ "2009 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide" (PDF). gobearcats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

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1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll