AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 13, 1986 | Sat | Iowa | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 43 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 20, 1986 | Sat | Iowa | Northern Illinois | Ind | W | 57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 27, 1986 | Sat | (15) Iowa | UTEP | WAC | W | 69 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 4, 1986 | Sat | (11) Iowa | @ | (17) Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 24 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 11, 1986 | Sat | (10) Iowa | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 18, 1986 | Sat | (8) Iowa | @ | (4) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 17 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 25, 1986 | Sat | (11) Iowa | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Nov 1, 1986 | Sat | (11) Iowa | (17) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 10 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 8, 1986 | Sat | (16) Iowa | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |
| 10 | Nov 15, 1986 | Sat | Iowa | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 42 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 22, 1986 | Sat | Iowa | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 30 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 12 | Dec 30, 1986 | Tue | (19) Iowa | @ | San Diego State | WAC | W | 39 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) |
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