1986 Independent Coaches

Record: 129-134-6, .491 W-L% (7th of 10) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -0.27 (7th of 10), SOS: 0.08 (7th of 10)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Florida State, Miami (FL) and Penn State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Boston College, Miami (FL), Penn State and Virginia Tech)

24 Coaches

24 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Joe Paterno	Penn State	12	0	0	1.000
2	Jimmy Johnson	Miami (FL)	11	1	0	.917
3	Bill Dooley	Virginia Tech	9	2	1	.792	record adjusted to 10-1-1 by NCAA
4	Jack Bicknell	Boston College	9	3	0	.750
5	Don Morton	Tulsa	7	4	0	.636
6	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	7	4	1	.625
7	Bruce Arians	Temple	6	5	0	.545	record adjusted to 0-11-0 by NCAA
8	Jim Carmody	Southern Mississippi	6	5	0	.545
9	Nelson Stokley	Louisiana	6	5	0	.545
10	Jim Young	Army	6	5	0	.545
11	Dick Anderson	Rutgers	5	5	1	.500	record adjusted to 6-4-1 by NCAA
12	Mike Gottfried	Pitt	5	5	1	.500	record adjusted to 6-4-1 by NCAA
13	Dave Currey	Cincinnati	5	6	0	.455
14	Lou Holtz	Notre Dame	5	6	0	.455
15	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse	5	6	0	.455
16	Mack Brown	Tulane	4	7	0	.364
17	Don Nehlen	West Virginia	4	7	0	.364
18	Joe Morrison	South Carolina	3	6	2	.364
19	Ron Chismar	Wichita State	3	8	0	.273
20	Howard Schnellenberger	Louisville	3	8	0	.273
Rk	Coach	School	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Gary Tranquill	Navy	3	8	0	.273
22	Art Baker	East Carolina	2	9	0	.182	record adjusted to 3-8-0 by NCAA
23	Jerry Pettibone	Northern Illinois	2	9	0	.182
24	Charlie Bailey	Memphis	1	10	0	.091

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