| Oct 11, 1986 | Air Force 40, Navy 6 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 2Alabama 37, Memphis 0 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 15Arizona State 37, Oregon 17 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Army 25, Tennessee 21upset | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 7Auburn 31, Vanderbilt 9 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Ball State 30, Ohio 9 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Boston College 30, Maryland 25upset | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Bowling Green 24, Eastern Michigan 10 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Central Michigan 18, Western Michigan 10 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 20Clemson 31, Virginia 17 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Colorado 17, Missouri 12 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Florida 52, Kent State 9 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Florida State 54, Tulane 21 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Fresno State 17, New Mexico State 14 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Georgia Tech 59, 17NC State 21upset | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Illinois 34, Purdue 27 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 10Iowa 17, Wisconsin 6 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Iowa State 13, Kansas 10 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Long Beach State 30, Cal State Fullerton 20 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Louisiana 17, Tulsa 13 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 16LSU 23, Georgia 14 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 1Miami 58, West Virginia 14 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Miami (OH) 24, Toledo 8 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 4Michigan 27, Michigan State 6 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Minnesota 44, Northwestern 23 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Ole Miss 33, Kentucky 13 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 3Nebraska 30, Oklahoma State 10 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | New Mexico 24, UTEP 22 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | North Carolina 40, Wake Forest 30 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Ohio State 24, Indiana 22 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 6Oklahoma 47, Texas 12 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Oregon State 14, California 12upset | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Pacific 21, UNLV 15 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 5Penn State 23, Cincinnati 17 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Pittsburgh 10, Notre Dame 9 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Rice 37, TCU 31upset | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | San José State 38, Utah State 28 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Virginia Tech 27, South Carolina 27 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | SMU 27, 13Baylor 21upset | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Temple 45, East Carolina 28 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 14Texas A&M 19, Houston 7 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Texas Tech 17, 8Arkansas 7upset | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | UCLA 32, 11Arizona 25upset | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | 12Washington 24, 18Stanford 14 | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Washington State 34, 9USC 14upset | Box score |
| Oct 11, 1986 | Wyoming 38, Utah 14 | Box score |