Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 5 Alabama | | TBS | L 10–42 | 58,168 | [1] |
September 13 | | at Maryland* | | | L 21–35 | 45,275 | [2] |
September 20 | | Tulane* | | | L 17–35 | 40,155 | [3] |
October 4 | | Duke* | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | W 24–18 | 38,874 | [4] |
October 11 | | No. 7 Auburn | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| TBS | L 9–31 | 40,378 | [5] |
October 18 | | at Georgia | | TBS | L 16–38 | 78,642 | [6] |
October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| | L 12–28 | 34,427 | [7] |
November 1 | | Memphis State* | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | L 21–22 | 35,672 | [8] |
November 8 | | at Kentucky | | | L 22–34 | 48,230 | [9] |
November 15 | | at Virginia Tech* | | | L 21–29 | 27,300 | [10] |
November 29 | | Tennessee | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| | L 20–35 | 41,572 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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- ^ "UK's Ivy Joe breaks out, rips Vandy for 238 yards". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech tastes peaches in 29–21 win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee bowls over Vanderbilt". The Jackson Sun. November 30, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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