1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1986 Big Ten football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

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The 1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	Ball State*	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 20–3	60,161
September 20	Pittsburgh*	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 26–41	55,621
September 27	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 9–41	59,075
October 4	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 9–36	63,067
October 11	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	L 27–34	73,720
October 18	Ohio State	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 11–39	68,737
October 25	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 3–37	77,063
November 1	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 17–16	25,417
November 8	#3 Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 7–31	61,323
November 15	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 14–42	67,321
November 22	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 17–15	69,748
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago Illinois (Purdue Cannon) Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy)
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band "When Worlds Collide (Powerman 5000 song)"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 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

1986 Big Ten football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
#7 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
#16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll