1986 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1986 Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia Tech Hokies football
1986 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 25–24 vs. NC State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 20
1986 record	9–2–1
Head coach	Bill Dooley (9th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

The 1986 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6, 1986	Cincinnati	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia		L 20–24
September 13, 1986	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina	Jefferson-Pilot	W 20–14	75,930
September 20, 1986	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York	Creative Sports Marketing	W 26–17
September 27, 1986	East Tennessee State	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia		W 37–10
October 4, 1986	West Virginia	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	Creative Sports Marketing	W 13–7	50,000
October 11, 1986	South Carolina	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia		T 27–27
October 18, 1986	vs. Temple	Norfolk, Virginia	WDBJ, WRLH, WHSV, WTVZ	L 13–29*
October 25, 1986	Virginia	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia (Rivalry)		W 42–10
November 1, 1986	Kentucky	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia		W 17–15
November 8, 1986	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	WDBJ, WRLH, WHSV, WTVZ	W 17-10
November 15, 1986	Vanderbilt	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia		W 29–21
December 31, 1986	vs. No. 18 NC State	Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia (Peach Bowl)	Mizlou	W 25–24	53,668
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

*Temple subsequently forfeited its entire 1986 schedule due to an ineligible player.^[2]

Starters are in bold

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Virginia Tech Hokies football
Venues	Sheib Field (1894–1901) Gibboney Field (1902–1908) Miles Field (1909–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI (former)
Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" The Marching Virginians Battle at Bristol
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1986 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll