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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
T |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Sep 6, 1986 | Sat | (6) Penn State | | Temple | Ind | W | 45 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 20, 1986 | Sat | (5) Penn State | @ | Boston College | Ind | W | 26 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 3 | Sep 27, 1986 | Sat | (7) Penn State | | East Carolina | Ind | W | 42 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 4 | Oct 4, 1986 | Sat | (5) Penn State | | Rutgers | Ind | W | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
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| 5 | Oct 11, 1986 | Sat | (5) Penn State | | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 23 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
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| 6 | Oct 18, 1986 | Sat | (6) Penn State | | Syracuse | Ind | W | 42 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
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| 7 | Oct 25, 1986 | Sat | (6) Penn State | @ | (2) Alabama | SEC | W | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | |
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| 8 | Nov 1, 1986 | Sat | (2) Penn State | @ | West Virginia | Ind | W | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | |
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| 9 | Nov 8, 1986 | Sat | (2) Penn State | | Maryland | ACC | W | 17 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | |
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| 10 | Nov 15, 1986 | Sat | (3) Penn State | @ | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 24 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | |
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| 11 | Nov 22, 1986 | Sat | (2) Penn State | | Pitt | Ind | W | 34 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | W 11 | |
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| 12 | Jan 2, 1987 | Fri | (2) Penn State | N | (1) Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 14 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | W 12 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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