Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Penn State | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28.3 | 11.1 | 22.16 | 5.91 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Miami (FL) | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 35.8 | 12.5 | 21.64 | 4.30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Virginia Tech | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 23.8 | 17.3 | 4.44 | -1.98 | 20 | 20 | record adjusted to 10-1-1 by NCAA | |||||
| Boston College | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 28.2 | 19.4 | 8.63 | 1.46 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Tulsa | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 26.6 | 16.9 | 0.13 | -5.50 | ||||||||
| Florida State | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 32.8 | 18.2 | 11.10 | 2.60 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Army | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 25.1 | 26.5 | -4.01 | -4.01 | ||||||||
| Louisiana | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 22.0 | 18.5 | -6.29 | -8.84 | ||||||||
| Southern Mississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 18.0 | 22.9 | -5.13 | -2.94 | ||||||||
| Temple | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 28.0 | 24.6 | 5.90 | 2.99 | record adjusted to 0-11-0 by NCAA | |||||||
| Pitt | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 7.09 | 5.37 | record adjusted to 6-4-1 by NCAA | |||||||
| Rutgers | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 20.1 | 17.2 | 4.98 | 3.35 | record adjusted to 6-4-1 by NCAA | |||||||
| Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 24.3 | 31.4 | -2.90 | 1.92 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 27.2 | 19.9 | 11.44 | 7.35 | 20 | |||||||
| Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 21.9 | 24.2 | 1.28 | 2.55 | ||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 2 | .364 | 28.5 | 26.0 | 4.46 | 4.37 | ||||||||
| Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 24.1 | 30.4 | -9.75 | -4.20 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 19.1 | 26.0 | -1.35 | 3.56 | ||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 16.3 | 27.5 | -11.41 | -2.14 | ||||||||
| Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 21.6 | 27.8 | -11.78 | -4.42 | ||||||||
| Wichita State | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 19.0 | 29.5 | -13.12 | -4.58 | ||||||||
| East Carolina | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 17.0 | 33.1 | -8.79 | 4.12 | record adjusted to 3-8-0 by NCAA | |||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 13.1 | 28.0 | -16.62 | -5.62 | ||||||||
| Memphis | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 9.5 | 26.5 | -18.58 | -3.76 | ||||||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-01-02 | Fiesta Bowl | Penn State (2) | 14 | Miami (FL) (1) | 10 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1986-12-31 | All-American Bowl | Florida State | 27 | Indiana | 13 | Birmingham, AL |
| 1986-12-31 | Peach Bowl | Virginia Tech | 25 | North Carolina State (18) | 24 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1986-12-23 | Hall of Fame Bowl | Boston College | 27 | Georgia (17) | 24 | Tampa, FL |
1986 Conference Leaders