1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Holiday Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Snyder (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (8th season)
MVPRick Bayless
CaptainDave Croston
George Davis
Jeff Drost
Ken Sims
Mark Vlasic
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 67,700)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 1 0 11 2 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 1 0 10 3 0
No. 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

The 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes were led by eighth-year head coach Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.