1986 Ohio Bobcats football team

1986 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Cleve Bryant (2nd season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1986 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH) $	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Toledo	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Ohio	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1986 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Cleve Bryant, the Bobcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 329 to 196. They played their local games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 16–21
September 13	Marshall*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 7–21
September 20	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–22	28,500
September 27	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 27–56
October 4	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 14–34
October 11	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 9–30
October 18	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 31–33
October 25	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 21–24
November 1	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 13–17
November 8	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 17–45
November 15	Northern Illinois*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 34–26	4,844
*Non-conference game