1986 Florida Gators football team

1986 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1986 record	6–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Galen Hall
Defensive coordinator	Zaven Yaralian
Captain	Scott Armstrong Dwayne Ferguson Ricky Nattiel
Home stadium	Florida Field

1986 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 LSU $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#6 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Galen Hall's third as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Hall's 1986 Florida Gators compiled a 6–5 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 2–4, tying for seventh place among the ten SEC teams. This was also the last year that Florida lost to the Kentucky Wildcats, as of 2016---the longest annual win streak of any team over another in NCAA history and the longest such streak in Southeastern Conference history. ^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
8–30–1986	Georgia Southern*	No. 13	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	W 38–14	74,221
9–6–1986	No. 2 Miami*	No. 13	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 15–23	74,875
9–20–1986	No. 4 Alabama	No. 13	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 7–21	74,685
9–27–1986	Mississippi State		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 10–16	38,625
10–4–1986	No. 18 Louisiana State		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 17–28	74,221
10–11–1986	Kent State*		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (HC)	W 52–9	73,718
10–18–1986	Rutgers*		Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ	W 15–3	36,781
11–1–1986	No. 5 Auburn		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	W 18–17	74,521
11–8–1986	No. 19 Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 31–19	81,957
11–15–1986	Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 3–10	52,160
11–29–1986	Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 17–13	62,307
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.^[1]

1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.

Florida Gators football

Venues	The Baseball Park (1906–1910) University Athletic Field / Fleming Field (1911–1930) Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Florida State (Florida Cup) Georgia LSU Miami (Florida Cup) Tennessee

Culture & lore	History The Pride of the Sunshine Gator Chomp Mr. Two Bits

People	Head coaches Ring of Honor All-Americans UF Athletic Hall of Fame Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL players Mick Hubert

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National championship seasons in bold

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