1986: Week 1
12 games. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
FBS vs. FBS
| Aug 27, 1986 | Alabama 16, Ohio State 10 | Box score |
| Aug 30, 1986 | Air Force 24, Hawai’i 17 | Box score |
| Aug 30, 1986 | Ball State 20, Northern Illinois 10 | Box score |
| Aug 30, 1986 | Florida State 24, Toledo 0 | Box score |
| Aug 30, 1986 | Miami 34, South Carolina 14 | Box score |
| Sep 1, 1986 | Maryland 10, Pittsburgh 7 | Box score |
Everyone else
| Aug 30, 1986 | Angelo State 20, New Mexico State 14upset | Box score |
| Aug 30, 1986 | Florida 38, Georgia Southern 14 | Box score |
| Aug 30, 1986 | Kansas State 35, Western Illinois 7 | Box score |
| Aug 30, 1986 | Louisiana Tech 22, Tulsa 17upset | Box score |
| Aug 30, 1986 | Nevada 49, Cal State Fullerton 3 | Box score |
| Aug 30, 1986 | UTEP 64, Northern Michigan 29 | Box score |