1986: Week 2
40 games. Three ranked teams lost. Three games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
FBS vs. FBS
| Sep 6, 1986 | Air Force 23, UTEP 21 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | 5Alabama 42, Vanderbilt 10 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Arizona 37, Houston 3 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | 12Baylor 31, Wyoming 28 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Bowling Green 21, Ohio 16 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | 18BYU 52, Utah State 0 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Cincinnati 24, Virginia Tech 20upset | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Colorado State 23, Colorado 7 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Duke 17, Northwestern 6 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Eastern Michigan 21, Western Michigan 14 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Hawai’i 20, Wisconsin 17 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Illinois 23, Louisville 0 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Kent State 18, Toledo 16 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | 3Miami 23, 13Florida 15 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Miami (OH) 45, Ball State 7 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Ole Miss 28, Memphis 6 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Mississippi State 24, Syracuse 17upset | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | 8Nebraska 34, 11Florida State 17 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | New Mexico State 24, Cal State Fullerton 21upset | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | NC State 38, East Carolina 10 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | 1Oklahoma 38, 4UCLA 3 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Oklahoma State 21, Louisiana 20 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Oregon 21, San José State 14 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | 6Penn State 45, Temple 15 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Rutgers 11, Boston College 9upset | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | San Diego State 27, Long Beach State 24 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | 10Tennessee 35, New Mexico 21 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Texas Tech 41, Kansas State 7 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Virginia 30, South Carolina 20 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Washington State 34, UNLV 14 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | West Virginia 47, Northern Illinois 14 | Box score |
Everyone else
| Sep 6, 1986 | 14Auburn 42, Chattanooga 14 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Fresno State 55, Montana State 2 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | North Carolina 45, The Citadel 14 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Pacific 31, Sacramento State 7 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Rice 28, Lamar 14 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Southern Miss 28, UL Monroe 19 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Tulsa 51, Tennessee Tech 0 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Wake Forest 21, App State 13 | Box score |
| Sep 6, 1986 | Wichita State 69, San Francisco State 6 | Box score |