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1986 Big Ten Conference football season

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The 1986 Big Ten Conference football season was the 91st season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

SportFootball
Teams10
Co-championsMichigan, Ohio State
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1986 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
SportFootball
Teams10
Co-championsMichigan, Ohio State
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1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Michigan +7–1–011–2–0
No. 7 Ohio State +7–1–010–3–0
No. 16 Iowa5–3–09–3–0
Minnesota5–3–06–6–0
Michigan State4–4–06–5–0
Indiana3–5–06–6–0
Illinois3–5–04–7–0
Northwestern2–6–04–7–0
Purdue2–6–03–8–0
Wisconsin2–6–03–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Regular season

With 7-1 Big Ten records, No. 8 Michigan and No. 7 Ohio State shared the 1986 conference title.[1] Michigan won the head-to-head matchup and Ohio State had more recently been to the Rose Bowl, so Michigan was granted the invitation to the 1987 Rose Bowl, where they would lose to Arizona State 15-22. The Cotton Bowl took Ohio State, who defeated Texas A&M 28-12.

No. 16 Iowa and Minnesota tied for third with 5-3 Big Ten records. Michigan State came in fifth at 4-4 (6-5 overall).

Indiana and Illinois tied for sixth at 3-5 each, while Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin tied for eighth place with 2-6 conference records.

Bowl games

Five Big Ten teams played in bowl games, with the conference going 2-3 overall:

1987 NFL draft

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