1986 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Groups, Group 6
The group consisted of China, Hong Kong, North Korea, with matches played in Victoria, Hong Kong.


1986 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Groups, Group 7
The group consisted of Philippines, Japan, South Korea, with matches played in Nagoya, Japan, in August 1986. It is known that South Korea beat Philippines and Japan both by 2–0.


1986 AFC Women's Championship
The Asian Football Confederation's 1986 AFC Women's Championship was held in December 1986 in Hong Kong. The tournament was won for the first time by China in the final against Japan.


1986 AFC Youth Championship
The Asian Football Confederation's 1986 AFC Youth Championship was held from 1 to 10 December 1986 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tournament was won for the first time by Saudi Arabia in the finals against Bahrain.


1986 AFC Youth Championship, Winner
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1986 AFC Youth Championship qualification
Qualification for the 1986 AFC Youth Championship. The main sources for information are RSSSF.com and FIFA Technical Report 1987 (see external links). In cases where the two sources disagree, FIFA's report is documented here.


1986 AFC Youth Championship qualification, Groups, Group 4
Note: India were originally drawn into Group 4 but refused to play at Colombo due to the political situation there. Afghanistan were also drawn into this group, but later withdrew.


1986 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1986 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–8, 1986 at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.


1986 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament
Cleveland State defeated Eastern Illinois in the title game, 70–66, to win their first AMCU/Summit League championship. The AMCU-8 did not receive an automatic bid to the 1986 Tournament. However, the Vikings earned an at-large bid and made a run to the Sweet Sixteen.


1986 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.


1986 ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1986 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 54 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.


1986 ATP Challenger Series, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1986 ATP Challenger Series. The players/nations are sorted by: (1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); (2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; (3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The Acropolis International Tournament 1986 was the first edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. It was held from June 18 to June 20, 1986, at the SEF arena in Piraeus, Athens, Greece. The competition is played under FIBA rules as a round-robin tournament. The participating teams were the hosts, Greece, as well as Italy, Yugoslavia, and the Netherlands.


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The tournament featured famous international basketball players such as Dražen Petrović, Fanis Christodoulou, Nikos Galis, Antonello Riva, Vlade Divac, Rik Smits, Walter Magnifico, Stojko Vranković, Pierluigi Marzorati, and Panagiotis Giannakis.


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
GREECE: Galis 40 (1), Stavropoulos, Kambouris 3, Filippou 10, F. Christodoulou 15 (1), Karatzas 7, Pedoulakis 2, A. Christodoulou, Andritsos, Romanidis 6, C. Christodoulou 4.


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
YUGOSLAVIA: D. Petrović 12 (2), Čutura 12, Cvjetičanin 31 (3), A. Petrović 15 (4), Vranković 10, Radovanović 17, Mutapčić 1, Radović 7, Petranović. Italy - Holland 90-63 (39-34)


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
ITALY: Magnifico 9, Costa 10, Polesello 7, Brunamonti 15, Villalta 2, Riva 12 (1), Sacchetti 1, Premier 9 (1), dell'Agnello, Smparo, Gilardi 6, Binelli.


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
HOLLAND: Schilp 10, de Waard 6, Bottse 2, Esveldt, Smits 21, Ebeltjes 4, van Dinten 13, Heijdeman 7, Griekspoor, Broukman. 2nd Day:


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
GREECE: Galis 22, Giannakis 23 (5), Karatzas 6, Filippou 8, F. Christodoulou 9 (1), Kambouris 12, Romanidis 7 (1), A. Christodoulou, Pedoulakis, Andritsos 2, Stavropoulos 2, Melissinos.


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
ITALY: Riva 15 (2), dell'Agnello, Villalta 18, Gilardi 6, Sacchetti 10, Brunamonti 5, Polesello 8, Magnifico 11, Ritsi 2, Marzorati 10, Premier 6. Yugoslavia - Holland 105-76 (59-41)


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
YUGOSLAVIA: D. Petrović 42 (4), Divac 6, Petranović 6, Mutapčić 7 (1), A. Petrović 13 (3), Radović 1, Vranković 2, Arapović 4, Radovanović 12, Čutura 8, Cvjetičanin 4.


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
HOLLAND: Schilp 11 (1), Bottse 15 (1), Esveldt 4, Smits 18, Ebeltjes 2, Emanoyels 6 (2), de Waard, van Dinten 8, Egkmont, Heijdeman 8, Griekspoor 4. 3rd Day:


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
GREECE: Galis 46 (1), Giannakis 10 (1), Kambouris 4, Melissinos, Stavropoulos 8, F. Christodoulou 10, Andritsos, Filippou 11, Romanidis 2, Pedoulakis 3 (1), Karatzas 8, Dimakopoulos 2.


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
HOLLAND: Smits 20, Bottse 11, Schilp 17 (1), Ebeltjes 4, Esveldt, Heijdeman 9, van Dinten 19, de Waard, Broukman 6. Yugoslavia - Italy 92-80


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
YUGOSLAVIA: D. Petrović 26 (3), A. Petrović 16 (3), Divac 7, Čutura 17, Petranović 4, Radović 5, Vranković, Radovanović 14, Arapović 3.


1986 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament, Statistics
ITALY: Magnifico 9, Polesello, Gilardi 2, Brunamonti 9, Villalta 11, Binelli 8, Riva 14 (2), Sacchetti 5, Caste 2, Marzorati 3, Ritsi, Premier 10 (2).


1986 Adelaide 36ers season
The 1986 NBL season was the 5th season for the Adelaide 36ers in the Australian-based National Basketball League. The club won its first NBL Championship after defeating the Brisbane Bullets 2–1 in the NBL's first ever multiple game Grand Final series. In 1985, the 36ers just missed out on their first NBL championship when they had gone down 121–95 to the Brian Kerle coached, Leroy Loggins inspired Brisbane Bullets in the Grand Final that had been played on the Bullets home court, the Sleeman Sports Centre.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season
The Adelaide 36ers played their home games at the 3,000 seat Apollo Stadium. Built in 1969, the Apollo was (at the time) Adelaide's largest indoor arena. Coaching the 36ers as he had done in 1985 was former Australian Boomers Olympic Games representative (1964) Ken Cole. Captaining the team would be 6'9" (207 cm) American import centre, 27 year old Bill Jones.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season
The 1986 Adelaide 36ers compiled a league leading 24–2 record in the regular season before going 3–1 in the playoffs to claim their first title.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Off-season, Additions
(From the squad at the end of the 1985 NBL season)


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Off-season, Subtractions
(From the squad at the end of the 1985 NBL season)


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Awards, NBL Award Winners
All-NBL First team – Mark Davis (Centre)Grand Final MVP – Mark DavisNBL Coach of the Year – Ken ColeNBL Leading Rebounder – Mark Davis (482 @ 16.1 pg)Adelaide 36ers Club MVP – Mark Davis


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
The 1986 Adelaide 36ers were determined to go one better and avenge their Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Bullets in 1985. Former import player in 1984 and now Australian citizen Dwayne Nelson rejoined the club who were on the lookout for a player who could handle Brisbane's star import Leroy Loggins. Nelson, who had averaged 25.9 points and 10.1 rebounds in 24 games in 1984, adjusted well to his new role as a bench player backing up both Mark Davis and Peter Ali.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
The 36ers enjoyed their best ever year when they went through the regular season with a league leading 24–2 record which included winning all 13 games played at the Apollo Stadium, the first time in NBL history that a team had gone through a regular season undefeated on their home court.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
As expected, the team was led by its Twin Towers import front court combination of centre Bill Jones and Power forward Mark Davis and along with the tough defence of 1980 Olympic Games forward Peter Ali and Dwayne Nelson, plus the scoring ability of guards Al Green, Darryl Pearce and Mike McKay, the 36ers emerged as the league's dominant team.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
Adelaide only lost two games for the season, both away from home and both came from last second shots against the West Sydney Westars and Coburg Giants respectively. Those two losses ultimately denied Adelaide a perfect season by no more than a couple of seconds, but earned the team the nickname "The Invincibles", given to them by Adelaide's multi-award-winning basketball journalist Boti Nagy. The team generally dominated on his home court at the Apollo Stadium which was regularly sold-out for games. The closest any team came to beating Adelaide at home was on 30 August against the Geelong Cats.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
With 13 seconds remaining, a 3-pointer from Cats veteran Boomers forward Ian Davies gave the visitors a 119–118 lead and it appeared might Adelaide would lose at home for the first time. Following a quick inbound pass, Mike McKay brought the ball down court and managed to get a pass through double team defence to an open Darryl Pearce who put up a 3-point shot with only 2 seconds remaining that missed. Captain Bill Jones flew high to grab the rebound and in one motion tip-dunked the ball to give the 36ers a 120–119 win on the buzzer.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
On their home court, the 36ers had an average score of 123–92 while their average away score was 109–96. This gave the team an average score of 116–94 for the regular season.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
Despite the on court success, there was controversy at the club late in the season with coach Ken Cole suspended by the club board over his smoking of marijuana joint during a road trip to Brisbane, a situation that Cole was open about and never denied, stating publicly that he was recommended it by his family doctor as a way of dealing with health problems and physical pain.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
After the story was broken in one of Adelaide's daily newspaper's at the time, The Advertiser, Cole was suspended by the club for the last two games and the team was coached by his assistant Don Shipway. The story was broken by journalist Andrew Both who was in Shipway's hotel room following their win over the Bullets when Cole asked those present if they minded him smoking the joint since he didn't drink. Also in the room were Shipway and players Peter Ali, Darryl Pearce and Scott Ninnis who were only drinking alcohol.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
Before the playoffs, the players (who to this day believe that Both was made to write the story) got together and went to the club board demanding Cole's return, going so far as to tell the board that they would refuse to play unless Cole was coaching them.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
Under immense pressure from not only the players but the general public of Adelaide who supported Cole despite his admitted use of the drug, the club board relented and Cole returned for the 1986 playoffs, though it was known that he would be sacked over the incident at the end of the season regardless of a championship win or not.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Season summary, Regular season
During the year there had been rumours that the club board had not been happy with Cole despite the team's success, with Cole called before the club board after the tight home win over Geelong (2 weeks before the marijuana incident) to explain why the team wasn't dominating like they had hoped (the 36ers had an 18–2 record following the win over Geelong).


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Finals, Semi-finals
Along with the 2nd placed Canberra Cannons, the 36ers were given a bye in the Quarter-finals. In their single game Semi-final against the 4th placed Illawarra Hawks, and with Ken Cole back as coach (when he was introduced to the crowd they gave Cole a 3-minute standing ovation showing their support), the 36ers as expected never gave the Hawks a look-in despite a heroic 28 points and 14 rebounds from their 6'10" (208 cm) Australian Boomers centre Ray Borner, with the 36ers leading 28–14 at the end of the first 12-minute period.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Finals, Semi-finals
Led by Darryl Pearce with 28 points and 7 assists, Al Green with 27 points and 8 rebounds, and with strong contributions from Mark Davis (17 points and 14 rebounds) and Bill Jones with 12 points and 13 rebounds, Adelaide ran out easy 116–92 winners to book their place in the club's second straight Grand Final.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Grand Final
The 36ers opponents in the 1986 NBL Grand Final would again be the Brisbane Bullets who had come from behind to win their Semi-final 120–100 over the Cannons at the AIS Arena in Canberra. After 7 years with the Grand Final being a single game, in 1986 the NBL decided to follow the NBA's model of a playoff series to determine the championship.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Grand Final
The Grand Final became a 3-game series with the first game to be held at the Bullets new 1986 home, the 13,500 capacity Brisbane Entertainment Centre (by far the largest and most modern venue in the NBL in 1986, able to hold some 6,300 more than the next largest venue, the 7,200 seat Glass House in Melbourne) with Games 2 and 3 (if required) at the Apollo Stadium.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Grand Final
To the NBL's delight, the series went the full 3 games with the opening game in Brisbane attracting an Australian record indoor sporting attendance of 11,000.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Grand Final
Game 1 in Brisbane was hailed as one of the best games of basketball ever seen in Australia. The Bullets led early, but a 28–15 second period with Davis leading the scoring and rebounding saw Adelaide shoot to a 52–41 half time lead. After sitting out most of the 2nd with foul trouble, Leroy Loggins lit up in the 3rd to drag Brisbane back into the game and Adelaide's lead was cut to 76–73 with one period remaining.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Grand Final
Late in the last, Bill Jones pulled off the play of the series when he stepped in front of Loggins to take a charge which saw Brisbane's leading man foul out of the game, though Brisbane rallied and the score was tied at 111–111 at the end of regulation time. In overtime the 36ers finally overcame the Bullets to win 122–119 and take a 1–0 series lead. Mark Davis led the way for the 36ers with 38 points, 23 rebounds and 5 assists. He was well supported by Bill Jones (30 pts, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks), Mike McKay with 16 points and Darryl Pearce with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. For the Bullets, Loggins had 38 points, 6 blocks and 4 assists.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Grand Final
Adelaide were expected to wrap up the series in Game 2 at the Apollo where they had not lost all season. However, Cal Bruton refused to let the defending champions be swept. The Black Pearl scored 38 points and with Mark Davis restricted due to an elbow injury suffered early in the game, the Bullets ran out shock 104–83 winners and handing Adelaide their first loss at home since 15 June 1985 ending a streak of 20 straight home wins.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Grand Final
Game 3, played on 19 October, saw a 43-point turn around with the Adelaide 36ers winning their first NBL Championship with a hard-fought 113–91 win, though the scoreline didn't tell how close the game was for the first three periods with Adelaide only leading 80–76 going into the final period of play. Leading the way for the 36ers was Darryl Pearce with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Grand Final
Mark Davis scored 22 points but dominated the boards, grabbing 25 rebounds, while Al Green finally put together a good Grand Final performance after relatively poor games (by his standards) for West Adelaide in 1982, 1983 (where he fouled out), and again for the 36ers in 1985 where he again fouled out of the game, scoring only 15 points (well below his 1985 season average of 31.0 ppg). Green scored 22 points and grabbed 3 rebounds. The pivotal moment of the game came when Leroy Loggins fouled out in just the 3rd period. To that point of the game he had been closely checked by Peter Ali, Dwayne Nelson and Mike McKay in a great defensive performance which restricted a frustrated Loggins (who in 1986 averaged 29.8 points per game which won him his second straight NBL MVP award) to just 6 points.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, NBL Grand Final
Mark Davis with an average of 24.3 points, 19.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists over the 3 games was named the Most Valuable Player for the Grand Final series. Davis, who averaged 25.3 points and a league leading 16.1 rebounds for the year, was also named as the 36ers Club MVP winner for the second straight year and was also named at centre in the All-NBL First team.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Accolades
Although debate still rages among fans of the National Basketball League, in 2012 the 1986 Adelaide 36ers were named by the NBL as the greatest single season team in league history.


1986 Adelaide 36ers season, Accolades
In 2016, the 1986 NBL champion 36ers had their 30th anniversary in an official function held by the club in the Scouts Deck restaurant located in the 36ers home venue (since 1992), the Titanium Security Arena.


1986 Adur District Council election
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 8 May 1986, with minor boundary changes taking effect, impacting the Peverel ward. One third of the council was due for re-election, with additional vacancies in Buckingham, Churchill and Mash Barn wards. No elections were to be held for the single-member St Mary's ward. The formerly Conservative councillor for Southwick Green was defending the seat as an Independent, with no Conservative contesting that ward. Overall turnout was down slightly to 45.3%.


1986 Adur District Council election
The election resulted in the Alliance regaining control of the council.


1986 Adur District Council election, Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.


1986 Aerovías Guatemala air crash
The 1986 Aerovías Guatemala air crash occurred on 18 January 1986 and involved a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III that crashed into a hill on approach to Santa Elena Airport, Flores, Guatemala after a short flight from Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport. All 93 passengers and crew on board were killed, making it the worst air disaster in Guatemalan history.


1986 Aerovías Guatemala air crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III built in 1960. It was converted to a series 6N standard in 1962. SAETA purchased the aircraft in 1975. Aerovías in Guatemala leased it from SAETA in 1985 in response to the increasing number of tourists visiting Guatemala.


1986 Aerovías Guatemala air crash, Accident
This 40-minute flight was taking Guatemalan and foreign tourists from Guatemala City to Santa Elena Airport, in Flores, some 270 kilometres (170 mi) northeast of Guatemala City. Flores is a common staging point for visits to the ancient Maya city of Tikal. The aircraft took off on Saturday morning at 7:25 local time from La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City with 87 passengers and 6 crew on board. After approximately 30 minutes the aircraft was cleared to land at Santa Elena Airport. However the first approach was too high and the aircraft overshot the runway.


1986 Aerovías Guatemala air crash, Accident
On its second approach the aircraft crashed and caught fire about 8 km from the airport. The control tower's last contact with the crew occurred at 7:58, 33 minutes into the 40-minute flight, with no reports of any anomalies. The accident killed all 93 people on board: 87 passengers and 6 crew members. The aircraft was completely destroyed in the accident.


1986 Aerovías Guatemala air crash, Cause
An investigation carried out  into the crash was unable to determine the exact cause of the accident. Low cloud cover may have caused the pilots to lose orientation and crash.


1986 Aerovías Guatemala air crash, Notable passengers
Former Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Arístides Calvani, his wife and two daughters perished in the crash


1986 African Cup Winners' Cup
The 1986 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Al Ahly in two-legged final victory against AS Sogara. This was the twelfth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-eight sides entered the competition, with AS Police withdrawing before the 1st leg of the preliminary round.


1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The 1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 22nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.


1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The tournament was played by 38 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches. Zamalek SC from Egypt won that final, and became for the second time CAF club champion.


1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs, First round
1 Maji Maji FC withdrew after the 1st leg. 2 UD Internacional withdrew.


1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:


1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
The 1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final was a football tie held over two legs in December 1986 between Zamalek, and Africa Sports.


1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
Zamalek from Egypt won that final 4 – 2 in the penalty shoot-out, with the aggregate ending 2 – 2.


1986 African Cup of Nations
The 1986 African Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, a football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 1984, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Egypt won its third championship, beating Cameroon on penalty kicks 5–4 after a goalless draw.


1986 African Cup of Nations, Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Cairo and Alexandria.


1986 African Cup of Nations Final
The 1986 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 21 March 1986 at the Cairo Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, to determine the winner of the 1986 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).


1986 African Cup of Nations Final
Egypt won the title for the third time by beating Cameroon 5–4 on penalties with the game ending 0–0.


1986 African Cup of Nations qualification
This page details the qualifying process for the 1986 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Egypt, as hosts, and Cameroon, as title holders, qualified automatically.


1986 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, Preliminary round
Kenya won 4–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.


1986 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, First round
Mozambique won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.


1986 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, Second round
Mozambique won 4–3 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate.


1986 African Cup of Nations squads
Below is a list of squads used in the 1986 African Cup of Nations.


1986 Air Canada Cup
The 1986 Air Canada Cup was Canada's eighth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 15–19, 1986 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Notre Dame Hounds from Wilcox, Saskatchewan won their second national title, defeating the Toronto Redwings in the gold medal game. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Frederic Chabot, Michel Picard, Yves Racine, and most notably, future Hall of Famer Joe Sakic, who was a member of the Burnaby Hawks.


1986 Air Force Falcons football team
The 1986 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. They finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 5–2 record in Western Athletic Conference games.


1986 Akron Zips football team
The 1986 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Gerry Faust. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 4–3 in OVC play to tie for third place.


1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 94th overall and 53rd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ray Perkins, in his fourth year, and played their home games at both Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and with a victory in the Sun Bowl over Washington.


1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
After opening the season with a victory over Ohio State in the Kickoff Classic, the Crimson Tide would win their first 7 games and eventually rise to as high as #2 in the rankings but lost to eventual national champion Penn State and lost out on an SEC championship after losses to LSU and Auburn. Highlights of the season included their first ever victory over Notre Dame and a 56–28 victory over Tennessee that snapped a four-game losing streak to the Vols.


1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
After the season, Ray Perkins resigned on December 31, to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.


1986 Alabama gubernatorial election
The 1986 Alabama gubernatorial election saw the election of Republican H. Guy Hunt over Democrat Bill Baxley. In state politics, this election is largely seen as a realigning election since Hunt was the first Republican to be elected Governor in 114 years – the last Republican to be elected was David P. Lewis in 1872 during the Reconstruction era. In March 1986, incumbent George Wallace announced that he would not seek a fifth term as governor, ending an era in Alabama politics.


1986 Alabama gubernatorial election
Though Alabama had supported Republicans in national elections, state and local elections were dominated by Democrats. Therefore many people anticipated that the winner of the Democratic primary would win the election.


1986 Alabama gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Controversy
The Democratic primary brought out a number of candidates. It resulted in a runoff between Lieutenant Governor Bill Baxley and Attorney General Charles Graddick. Graddick, the more conservative  of the two Democrats, won the runoff election by a slim margin. Baxley challenged the results, and claimed that Graddick violated Democratic Party rules by encouraging people who voted in the Republican primary to cross over and vote in the Democratic runoff election. While Republicans in the state have held open primaries for years, the Democrats bar Republicans and Independents from voting in its primary election. This challenge went to the Alabama Supreme Court, which ruled that crossover voting had taken place in large numbers and that the Democratic Party either had to select Baxley as the nominee or hold another runoff election. The party opted to name Baxley as its nominee.


1986 Alabama gubernatorial election, General election and aftermath, Results
The selection of Baxley spurned a negative reaction from Graddick's supporters. As a result, they supported Guy Hunt in the general election, who won with 56 percent of the vote.


1986 Alabama gubernatorial election, General election and aftermath, Results
This election marked the transformation of politics in Alabama from a state dominated by many perspectives in one party to a two-party state.


1986 Alaska Milkmen season
The 1986 Alaska Milkmen season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1986 Alaska Milkmen season, New team
Alaska Milk was accepted as a new member of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) entering its 12th.season. The league maintain a six-team field following the leave of absence by the Magnolia ballclub, one of the three founding members of the PBA. Alaska acquired Marte Saldaña, Rudy Distrito and Noli Banate from Magnolia and also signed up Magnolia coach Norman Black to a one-year contract as part of their coaching staff and import for the Third Conference. The other players acquired by the newest ballclub were Alejo Alolor, Frankie Lim and Teddy Alfarero from Great Taste, Arnie Tuadles and Ricky Relosa from Ginebra, and Dennis Abbatuan from Shell. The rookies are Rey Cuenco, the first overall draft pick, Naning Valenciano and Rey Ramos.


1986 Alaska Milkmen season, New team
The ballclub's first head coach was former Atenean Tony Vasquez. In their very first conference, the Milkmen's imports were former best import winner Donnie Ray Koonce, who last played in the PBA three years ago in 1983, and Jerry Lee Eaves.


1986 Alaska Milkmen season, Occurrences
After leading Alaska to a fourth-place finish in the first conference, coach Tony Vasquez was replaced by assistant coach Cesar Jota beginning the All-Filipino Conference as he was set to handle De La Salle-Zobel in their UAAP debut season. Starting the second round of eliminations in the third conference, the Milkmen welcome back Tony Vasquez from the bench but his return was spoiled by Alaska's 111-114 loss to Manila Beer on October 19. Two more outings and the coaching job was assumed again by former San Bedan Cesar Jota following Vasquez' sudden passing.


1986 Alaska Milkmen season, Occurrences
Donnie Ray Koonce teamed up with Norman Black in the Open (3rd) Conference. Koonce was replaced by Keith Morrison after playing five games.


1986 Alaska gubernatorial election
The 1986 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986, for the post of Governor of Alaska. Incumbent Governor Bill Sheffield, a Democrat who was seeking re-election, was defeated by Steve Cowper in the Democratic primary election on August 26, 1986.


1986 Alaska gubernatorial election
In the general election, Democratic state Representative Steve Cowper defeated Republican candidate Arliss Sturgulewski and Alaska Independence candidate Joe Vogler. Sturgulewski had defeated former governor Wally Hickel, former Libertarian nominee Dick Randolph, and former Alaskan Independence nominee Don Wright for the Republican nomination.


1986 Alberta general election
The 1986 Alberta general election was held on May 8, 1986, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.


1986 Alberta general election
Peter Lougheed, who had created the modern Alberta Progressive Conservatives, led it to power in 1971, and served as premier of Alberta for fourteen years, retired from politics in 1985. The PC Party elected Don Getty as its new leader.


1986 Alberta general election
Getty was not able to gain the confidence of Albertans as Lougheed had, and the party's popular vote fell by ten percentage points. The PCs were still, however, able to win a fifth term in government, with over half the votes in the province, and 61 of the 83 seats in the legislature. While the PC's continued to dominate in Calgary and rural Alberta, unlike previous PC victories the party was badly routed in the provincial capital Edmonton where it won only four seats.


1986 Alberta general election
The New Democratic Party, now led by Ray Martin, was able to make itself the focus of opposition to the PC government, winning almost 30% of the vote, and sixteen seats in the legislature (up from two in the 1982 election), mostly in Edmonton where they became the dominant political party. This was a salutary result after the tragic death of its leader, Grant Notley, in 1984. It would again take 16 seats in the next election. These two elections were the NDP's best result in any election until it won government in the 2015 election.


1986 Alberta general election
The Liberal Party of Nicholas Taylor returned to the legislature for the first time since 1969 with four seats. Two seats were won by former Social Credit members who had formed the Representative Party of Alberta after winning re-election in 1982 as independents.


1986 Alberta general election
Western Canada Concept, a western separatist party that had won almost 12% of the vote in 1982, collapsed under the leadership of Jack Ramsay, who later served as a Reform Party of Canada Member of Parliament.


1986 Alberta general election
The Social Credit Party of Alberta nominated no candidates. The party had governed Alberta for 36 years before getting bounced out of power by the Tories in 1971.


1986 Alberta general election
The 22-member opposition in the Alberta Legislature was the largest since 1971. Although the opposition MLAs were still outnumbered three to one by Conservative MLAs, they presented a significant competitive voice to the dominant Conservative Party. The NDP, long the most able, visible and popular opposition group in the Legislature now were granted status of Official Opposition. The existence of the moderately large opposition is counter to the pattern of Alberta both before and after  of having minuscule opposition in the Legislature, one party dominance for a long period followed by landslide in favour of a new party.


1986 Alberta general election
Thus the 1986 Legislature was part of a break, short lived as it happened, in the usual pattern of Alberta politics that some describe as ideologically conservative, anachronistic, odd and unpredictable. It was thought by some that Alberta politics was beginning to resemble that of Canada's other provinces.


1986 Alberta general election
UofA prof Allan Tupper said the rise of a new, competent opposition was a healthy development in Alberta's politics and would likely contribute positively to Alberta's economic and social well-being.


1986 Alberta general election
However in 1993, the NDP caucus was obliterated, and the Liberal became the Official Opposition. And Conservatives received 61 percent of the seats (although with only 45 percent of the votes) and thus still held overwhelming dominance in the Legislature, with a three to two ratio of seats over the opposition.


1986 Alberta general election, Results
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.


1986 Alberta general election, Results by riding
Independent	Dorothy Bohdan (Ind. )1091.57%IndependentJim Othen (Ind. ) 670.96%Bruce Potter (Comm. )280.40%


1986 Algerian National Charter referendum
A referendum on the enrichment of the National Charter (first approved in a 1976 referendum) was held in Algeria on 16 January 1986. The changes were approved by 98.3% of voters with a turnout of 95.9%.


1986 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1986 Yonex All England Open Championships was the 76th edition held in 1986, at Wembley Arena, London.


1986 All Japan Endurance Championship
The 1986 All Japan Endurance Championship was the fourth season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1986 champion was the #1 Advan Alpha Nova Porsche 962C driven by Kunimitsu Takahashi.


1986 All-American Bowl
The 1986 All-American Bowl featured a meeting between the Florida State Seminoles and the Indiana Hoosiers. FSU, coached by Bobby Bowden, had a 6-4-1 record going into the bowl game and Indiana, coached by Bill Mallory had a 6–5 record.


1986 All-American Bowl, Game summary
Tailback Sammie Smith had his best game to date as a Seminole, rushing for 205 yards and two touchdowns, as the FSU scored a 27-13 win over Indiana in the 10th annual All-American Bowl.


1986 All-American Bowl, Game summary
Although FSU was outgained in total yards and time of possession, Indiana seemed to be its own worst enemy, missing four scoring opportunities inside the FSU 31-yard line. The Hoosiers gained 383 yards to the Seminoles' 342 and held on to the ball almost 15 more minutes than FSU.


1986 All-American Bowl, Game summary
The Hoosiers scored first in the game. After driving 60 yards in 13 plays, Pete Stoyanovich kicked a 35-yard field goal to give his team the 3-0 lead.


1986 All-American Bowl, Game summary
FSU then opened up it running game and found that its weapon for the evening would be Smith, a redshirt freshman. He ran for 28 yards on four carries and caught a pass for 7 more as the Seminoles moved down field. Capping the drive, Sammie took it in from the 4-yard line. Hoosier lineback Van Waiters blocked the PAT attempt. FSU took a 6-3 lead.


1986 All-American Bowl, Game summary
Following a missed 47-yard field goal attempt by Stoyanovich, FSU scored on a 9-yard run by Smith. The Seminoles would carry that 13-3 lead into intermission after another Indiana drive stalled with a missed field goal. The Hoosiers had moved to the FSU 5-yard line, but following a penalty and a Terry Warren sack of IU quarterback Dave Kramme, Stoyanovich missed from 41 yards.


1986 All-American Bowl, Game summary
Florida State made it 20-3 on the first possession of the second half when Smith ran three times for 20 yards and the Holloman brothers, Darrin and Tanner, did the rest. The drive was sparked by a 36-yard reverse by Darrin, while senior fullback Tanner collected 15 yards, including the 8 yard TD.


1986 All-American Bowl, Game summary
IU came right back on a long drive of its own, but Stoyanovich missed a third time, this time from 49 yards out. The Hoosier defense continued to hold the Seminoles and late in the third period, Indiana made an attempt to get back into the game. First, Tony Buford pulled in a 20-yard pass from Kramme at the FSU 37. Freshman running back Anthony Thompson then gained 17 tough yards on five carries to push the Hoosiers to the FSU 4. Fullback Andre Powell closed thegap to 20-10 with a two-yard plunge at the 1:19 mark of the quarter.


1986 All-American Bowl, Game summary
Following a Danny McManus interception in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, Indiana drove 56 yards on 7 plays and a Stoyanovich 30 yard field goal closed the score to 20-13.


1986 All-American Bowl, Game summary
But FSU put its fans' worries aside, marching right back behind a handful of carries by Smith that netted 44 yards, and scoring on a 10-yard run by Tanner Holloman.


1986 All-American Bowl, Game summary
For his performance, Smith was awarded the MVP trophy and the Seminoles finished the season with a 7-4-1 record. Indiana finished the season with a 6-6 record.


1986 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1986 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1986 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI).


1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team
Three players were unanimously chosen as first-team players by the Associated Press media panel: quarterback Jim Harbaugh, receiver Cris Carter, and linebacker Chris Spielman.


1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team
Conference co-champions Michigan and Ohio State led the conference with seven first-team players each. Michigan's first-team selections included Harbaugh, Jumbo Elliott, Mark Messner and Andy Moeller. Ohio State's first-team selections included unanimous choices Carter and Spielman. Iowa followed with four first-team honorees, including running back Rick Bayless.


1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of 17 sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten


1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches


1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI


1986 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1986 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 55th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.


1986 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Mayo entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the Connacht final.


1986 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
On 21 September 1986, Galway won the championship following a 3-8 to 2-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first in ten championship seasons.


1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 7 May 1986 and ended on 7 September 1986.


1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
On 7 September 1986, Offaly won the championship following a 3-12 to 3-9 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their first ever All-Ireland title.


1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Cork's Dan O'Connell was the championship's top scorer with 9-02.


1986 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship of 1986 was the 13th staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Kerry won the championship, beating London 3-11 to 1-10 in the final at the Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1986 season. The championship was won by Killkenny who defeated Dublin by a nine-point margin in the final. The match drew an attendance of 5,000.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Arrangements
Galway fielded ten of their 1985 junior winning side in the  1986 Senior championship but were defeated by a last minute goal scored by Wexford’s Jackie Codd at Monamolin. Deirdre Costello scored 3-1 for Galway. Angela Downey scored 4-2 in Kilkenny’s big quarter-final win over Limerick.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Semi-finals
A four-goal blitz by Dublin’s Marie Connell turned the semi-final at Monamolin in Dublin’s favour. The second semi-final at Nowlan Park was one of the best in the history of camogie’s 12-a-side era. Cork were leading by five points 3-12 to 2-10 entering injury time when, out of nowhere, Angela Downey got inside her marker and blasted the ball past Marion McCarthy from close range. A short puck-out fell to Angela. Not content to go for a point she let fly for a goal.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Semi-finals
Marion McCarthy dived to bring off a great save but saw the ball go off her stick to the unmarked Jo Dunne who scored another Kilkenny goal. Cork had led by three points at half-time and a goal from Irene O'Leary seemed to wrap it up for Cork with time running out. The Irish Independent reported:


1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Semi-finals
The match was the best seen for some time. It had everything, two skilful committed teams, great scores, near misses and a breathtaking finish. From camogie’s point of view, what a pity it did not end in a draw, thus giving fans another chance to watch these great sides in action. Full credit to Kilkenny for plugging away when the game appeared to be slipping away from them. Claire Jones had her best game in the Kilkenny colours. She along with Angela Downey, Breda Holmes, Jo Dunne and Mary Fitzpatrick looked very sharp.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Kilkenny led 0-5 to 0-2 at half time and as Pat Roche wrote in the Irish Times, the “rate of their subsequent work was devastating,” as they built from a four-point lead to an 11-point one:


1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
There have been few hurling matches that have been played at headquarters or any other venue this seas that could compare with the individual skills of the combatants. Ann Downey plays with the number seven on her back, which gives her the freedom of the pitch. She spent most of the afternoon breaking up Dublin attacks and sending her side forward with seariung drives into a front running division that included her sister Angela, whose lighting sorties and skills are designed to frighten any defence.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 55th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Angela and Ann Downey were the stars as Kilkenny retained their title.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 16 March 1986 to determine the winners of the 1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the 16th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Kilruane MacDonagh's of Tipperary and Buffers Alley of Wexford, with Kilruane MacDonagh's winning by 1-15 to 2-10.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The All-Ireland final was a unique occasion as it was the first ever championship meeting between Kilruane MacDonagh's and Buffer's Alley. It remains their only championship meeting at this level. Both sides were hoping to make history by winning their first All-Ireland title.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
In one of the great All-Ireland club finals, Buffers Alley started in whirlwind fashion and led by 2-2 to 0-2 early in the first half. Kilruane clawed their way back into the game and trailed at the interval by four points on a score line of 2-4 to 0-6.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Kilruane MacDonagh's felt that the ship had been steadied and emerged for the second half in determined mood. Five minutes into the second half Pat Quinlan availed of an error by Colm Doran to whip the ball to the net and bring the sides level. The tide seemed to have turned in Kilruane's favour but Buffers Alley refused to buckle. Six times in the thrilling second half the sides were level until a 65 from Gilbert Williams separated the sides with two minutes left. His brother Jim, who had already scored four magnificent points from play, added another on the call of time to secure a two-point victory.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Victory for Kilruane MacDonagh's secured their first All-Ireland title. They became the 10th club to win the All-Ireland title, while they were the second Tipperary representatives to claim the ultimate prize.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 100th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 18 May 1986 and ended on 21 September 1986.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
On 21 September 1986, Kerry won the championship following a 2–15 to 1–10 defeat of first-time finalists Tyrone in the All-Ireland final. This was their 30th All-Ireland title and their third championship in succession.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Down's Brendan Mason was the championship's top scorer with 3-18. Kerry's Pat Spillane was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 99th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
Tyrone were seven points clear at one point, but went on to lose by eight, Pat Spillane and Mikey Sheehy scoring goals.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
It was the fifth of five All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1980s. Kerry did not win another All-Ireland football title until 1997.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
This was also the first Championship meeting of Kerry and Tyrone.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1986 was the 100th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Galway 4–13 to 2–15 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, The championship, Fortmat
Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, The championship, Fortmat
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, The championship, Fortmat
Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, The championship, Fortmat
Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, The championship, Fortmat
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the other two Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, The championship, Fortmat
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, The championship, Fortmat
Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final where they play the Leinster champions.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, The championship, Fortmat
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final join the Munster and Leinster champions and Antrim to make up the semi-final pairings. The provincial champions are kept apart in separate semi-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, The championship, Fortmat
Final: (1 match) The two winners of the semi-finals contest this game.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 7 September 1986 to determine the winners of the 1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the 100th season of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champions of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Cork of Munster and Galway of Connacht, with Cork winning by 4-13 to 2-15.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Cork were rank outsiders coming into the game as Galway had used the imaginative tactic of a two-man full-forward line to dispose of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final. Galway deployed this tactic once again in the final, however, the Cork team retained the positions leaving Johnny Crowley free at the Hill 16 end. When Galway realised that this move failed to pay any dividends they resorted back to the orthodox formation. Cork, in spite of playing against he wind, had a blistering first quarter. A goal from a twenty-yard John Fenton free after just eight minutes was quickly followed by a second from Kevin Hennessy. Galway rallied strongly in the second quarter, leaving Cork just 2-5 to 0-10 ahead at the interval.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Galway introduced P. J. Molloy and Michael Connolly to their attack for the second half as Cork lost John Fenton to an ankle injury. Of all the goals it was Tomás Mulcahy who scored the most spectacular of the day. After collecting a puck-out from Ger Cunningham he ran fifty metres before rifling the sliotar to the back of the Galway net. Galway's first goal didn't come until eight minutes from the end as goalkeeper John Commins sent a twenty-metre free to the net. That goal came too late as Kevin Hennessy had bagged his second just before that. P. J. Molloy got Galway's second goal a minute from time, however, it was too little too late. Fittingly, it was Jimmy Barry-Murphy, playing in his last game, who scored Cork's last point.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Cork's All-Ireland victory was their first since 1984. The win gave them their 26th All-Ireland title over all and bolstered their position as outright leaders on the all-time roll of honour. Similarly, Cork preserved their record of having never been beaten by Galway in an All-Ireland final.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Galway's All-Ireland defeat was their 13th over all. It was their second in succession and their third since their last All-Ireland final victory in 1980. It was Galway's fourth All-Ireland final defeat by Cork in an All-Ireland final.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final was the thirteenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1986 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1986 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
This was the first final played at Gaelic Athletic Association headquarters in Croke Park. Kerry won by six points.


1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The 1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 23rd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.


1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
On 14 September 1986, Cork won the championship following a 3-16 to 0-12 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final. This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their third in successive seasons.


1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 23rd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.


1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-final.


1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
On 14 September 1986, Galway won the championship following a 0-14 to 2-5 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in three championship seasons.


1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The 1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played to determine the winners of the 1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 22nd season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Galway of Connacht and Wexford of Leinster, with Galway winning by 0-14 to 2-5.


1986 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
The 1986 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 1986 college football season.


1986 All-Pro Team
The 1986 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Pro Football Writers Association, Pro Football Weekly and The Sporting News in 1986. Both first and second teams are listed for the AP and NEA teams. These are the five teams that are included in Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. In 1986 the AP chose two defensive tackles (one a nose-tackle) rather than two defensive tackles and one nose tackles as they had done since 1981. The Pro Football Writers Association returned to a 4-3 format for their 1986 defense.


1986 All-Pro Team, Key
AP = Associated Press All-Pro team; AP-2 Associated Press Second-team All-Pro; PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-Pro team; NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association All-Pro team; NEA-2 Newspaper Enterprise Association Second-team All-Pro; PFW = Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team; TSN = The Sporting News All-Pro team; t = players tied in selection


1986 All-SEC football team
The 1986 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1986 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and Coaches


1986 Allan Cup
The 1986 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1985-86 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Nelson Maple Leafs in Nelson, British Columbia. The 1986 playoff marked the 78th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.


1986 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with Malmö FF winning the league and the Swedish championship after the play-offs.


1986 Allsvenskan, 1986 Allsvenskan play-offs
The 1986 Allsvenskan play-offs was the fifth edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan  qualified to the competition. Allsvenskan champions Malmö FF won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating AIK who finished third in the league.


1986 Aloha Bowl
The 1986 Aloha Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the 1985–86 bowl game schedule of the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 5th Aloha Bowl. It was played on December 27, 1986, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The game matched the Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-10 Conference against the North Carolina Tar Heels of the ACC Conference.


1986 Aloha Bowl, Scoring summary, Fourth quarter
This was Arizona's first ever bowl win, after four previous losses and one tie in their previous five bowl appearances.


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Combined, Final point standings
In Men's Combined World Cup 1985/86 the best 3 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Combined, Men's Combined Team Results
All points were shown. bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Combined, Men's Combined Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill, Final point standings
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1985/86 the best 5 results count. 15 racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant | Slalom | Combined


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1985/86 the best 5 results count. Deduction are given in ().


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant | Slalom | Combined


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Final point standings
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1985/86 the best 5 results count. Deduction are given in ().


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant | Slalom | Combined


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Super G, Final point standings
In Men's Super G World Cup 1985/86 all 5 results count.


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Super G, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant | Slalom | Combined


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Combined, Final point standings
In Women's Combined World Cup 1985/86 the best 3 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Combined, Women's Combined Team Results
All points were shown. bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Combined, Women's Combined Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Final point standings
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1985/86 the best 5 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Women's Downhill Team Results
All points were shown including individuel deduction. bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Women's Downhill Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1985/86 the best 5 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom, Women's Giant Slalom Team Results
All points were shown including individuel deduction. bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom, Women's Giant Slalom Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Final point standings
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1985/86 the best 5 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Women's Slalom Team Results
All points were shown including individuel deduction. bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Women's Slalom Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Super G, Final point standings
In Women's Super G World Cup 1985/86 all 5 results count.


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Super G, Women's Super G Team Results
All points were shown. bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins


1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Super G, Women's Super G Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1986 Amateur World Series
The 1986 Amateur World Series  was the 29th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). The tournament took place, for the first time, in the Netherlands, from July 19 to August 2, and was won by Cuba – its 18th AWS victory.


1986 Amateur World Series
This was the last time the IBAF titled it as the AWS; the next ten competitions were held under the name Baseball World Cup, then was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.


1986 American League Championship Series
The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to advance to the 1986 World Series to face the winner of the 1986 National League Championship Series. The Red Sox came in with a 95–66 record and the AL East division title, while the Angels went 92–70 during the regular season to win the AL West.


1986 American League Championship Series, Summary, Boston Red Sox vs. California Angels
The Eastern division champion held home field advantage for the third consecutive year in the ALCS. Between 1969-84, the home field advantage alternated between the West in odd-numbered years and the East in even-numbered years. In 1987, that alternation resumed and continued through 1993..


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Tuesday, October 7, 1986, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Angels left fielder Brian Downing went 2-for-5 with four RBI and Mike Witt pitched a five-hit complete game, allowing just one run in the sixth on Marty Barrett's RBI single after a two-out walk and single. After getting two outs, Red Sox starter Roger Clemens walked two in the second before Ruppert Jones's RBI single, Wally Joyner's RBI double, and Downing's two-run single put the Angels up 4–0. Gary Pettis's RBI single with two on extended their lead to 5–0, the run unearned due to shortstop Spike Owen's throwing error to first on Bob Boone's ground-ball.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
In the eighth, Dick Schofield singled with one out, stole second and scored on Boone's single. After a Pettis single, Joe Sambito relieved Clemens and allowed a two-out walk to load the bases, then Downing's two-run single capped the game's scoring at 8–1 as the Angels took a 1–0 series lead.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Wednesday, October 8, 1986, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
The next day, the tables were turned. The Red Sox struck first in the bottom of the first when Wade Boggs hit a leadoff triple off Kirk McCaskill and scored on Marty Barrett's double. Barrett's bases-loaded RBI single next inning made it 2–0 Red Sox, but Bill Buckner hit into an inning-ending double play to limit the damage. Dick Schofield's bases-loaded single in the fourth cut the Red Sox's lead to 2–1, but Bruce Hurst retired the next two batters to keep them in front.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Next inning, Wally Joyner's home run tied the game, but in the bottom half, Dwight Evans's RBI double with two on put the Red Sox ahead for good, 3–2. Boston padded their lead in the seventh. An error, single and walk loaded the bases with one out before another error on Evans's ground ball allowed one run to score and keep the bases loaded, then a third error on Rich Gedman's force out allowed two more runs to score. Next inning, Buckner's sacrifice fly with runners on first and third off Gary Lucas made it 7–2 Red Sox before Jim Rice's home run off Doug Corbett capped the game's scoring at 9–2. Hurst pitched a complete game as the Red Sox tied the series 1–1 heading to California.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Friday, October 10, 1986, at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
In Game 3, the Red Sox struck first in the second on Rich Gedman's RBI single with two on off John Candelaria, but after pitching five shutout innings, Oil Can Boyd allowed a game-tying RBI single to Reggie Jackson in the sixth. Dick Schofield's two-out home run in the seventh put the Angels up 2–1. After Bob Boone singled, Gary Pettis's two-run home run extended their lead to 4–1.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
The Red Sox scored two runs in the eighth on Donnie Moore's balk with runners on second and third and Gedman's RBI single, but the Angels padded their lead in the bottom half on Ruppert Jones's sacrifice fly off Calvin Schiraldi. Moore pitched a scoreless ninth as the Angels went up 2–1 in the series with a 5–3 win.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Saturday, October 11, 1986, at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Roger Clemens, the Game 1 loser for the Red Sox, started Game 4, and was solid for most of the game. Boston put up a run in the sixth on Bill Buckner's RBI double with two on off Don Sutton. In the eighth, Spike Owen hit a leadoff single off Vern Ruhle, moved to third on a groundout and wild pitch, then scored on Marty Barrett's single. Chuck Finley relieved Ruhle and a passed ball and error on Buckner's ground ball allowed Barrett to score to make it 3–0 Red Sox.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Another error and walk off Doug Corbett loaded the bases, but Rich Gedman hit into a forceout to end the inning. In the bottom of the ninth, Doug DeCinces led off with a home run. After the next batter grounded out, Dick Schofield and Bob Boone singled. After coming within two outs of a complete game, Clemens was removed, and Boone was replaced with a pinch runner. Gary Pettis, batting next, doubled to score Schofield. Ruppert Jones was intentionally walked to load the bases, a fatal mistake, as two batters later, Brian Downing was hit by a pitch, bringing in the tying run.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Angels relief pitcher Doug Corbett pitched a perfect tenth and eleventh innings, and California broke through in the bottom of the 11th.innings Jerry Narron scored on Bobby Grich's one-out single off Calvin Schiraldi, giving California a 4–3 win and a 3–1 series lead.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Sunday, October 12, 1986, at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Heading into Game 5, California looked set to earn their first trip to a World Series. Rich Gedman's two-run home run in the second put the Red Sox up 2–0, but Bob Boone's home run off Bruce Hurst in the third cut the lead to 2–1. Bobby Grich, the previous night's hero, hit a two-run home run to give the Halos a 3–2 lead in the sixth inning; Red Sox center fielder Dave Henderson had tried to leap at the wall to catch Grich's long fly ball, but ended up deflecting it over the fence. The Angels added to their lead in the seventh innings off Bob Stanley on Rob Wilfong's RBI double with two on and Brian Downing's bases-loaded sacrifice fly.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
In the ninth, Mike Witt allowed a leadoff single to Bill Buckner but struck out Jim Rice, putting him two outs away from his second complete game victory of the series. The next batter, Don Baylor, hit a two-strike, two-run home run to pull the Red Sox within one run. After retiring the next batter, Witt was replaced. Gary Lucas was brought in to face catcher Rich Gedman who had been 3 for 3 in the game against Witt, including a double and a home run. Lucas, on the other hand, had a history of striking Gedman out.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
But with his very first pitch, Lucas hit Gedman, and was replaced by Donnie Moore. The Angels closer brought his team within one strike of its first AL pennant, but Henderson caught hold of a Moore forkball and launched a home run into the left field stands, stunning the hometown crowd and greatly redeeming himself for his earlier miscue. Boston had taken a 6–5 lead.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
The lead would not last, however, as in the bottom of the ninth, Bob Boone singled off Stanley, and Ruppert Jones pinch-ran for him. Gary Pettis sacrificed Jones to second, and Wilfong singled him home off Joe Sambito, tying the game. Dick Schofield then singled, sending Wilfong to third, and Downing was intentionally walked to load the bases with only one out. All of Boston's top-half heroics would have been washed away with a mere sacrifice fly at this point. But instead, Doug DeCinces only managed to hit a short fly ball to right field. Grich's subsequent line-out to pitcher Steve Crawford ended the inning.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
The teams settled down and the tenth inning was again scoreless, but the Red Sox loaded the bases in the top of the 11th off Donnie Moore on a hit-by-pitch and two singles for Henderson. He hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Baylor with the go-ahead run. Calvin Schiraldi then retired the Halos in order in the bottom of the 11th, completing a shocking comeback and sending the series back to Boston.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Tuesday, October 14, 1986, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Still reeling from their Game 5 loss, the Angels struck first in the top of the first off Oil Can Boyd on back-to-back two-out RBI doubles by Reggie Jackson and Doug DeCinces after a one-out walk, but the Red Sox tied the game in the bottom of the inning off Kirk McCaskill without a hit. With runners on second and third and one out via two walks and a groundout, a passed ball and Jim Rice's groundout scored both runners.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
In the third, after back-to-back leadoff singles, Marty Barrett's RBI double put the Red Sox up 3–2, then Bill Buckner's RBI single extended their lead to 4–2. After a forceout at home, Don Baylor's two-run single (aided by first baseman Bobby Grich's throwing error) and Dwight Evans's RBI single made it 7–2 Red Sox. Dave Henderson's bases-loaded groundout off Doug Corbett in the fifth made it 8–2 Red Sox.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Brian Downing hit a home run in the top of the seventh off Boyd, but in the bottom of the inning, Spike Owen's two-run triple off Corbett after a single and walk made it 10–3 Red Sox. The Angels got a run in the eighth off Bob Stanley on shortstop Owen's throwing error on Rob Wilfong with Dick Schofield at second, but could not score again as the Red Sox's 10–4 win forced a deciding Game 7.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 7
Wednesday, October 15, 1986, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 7
In Game 7, the Red Sox loaded the bases in the second off John Candelaria with no outs on an error, single and walk. Rich Gedman's groundout scored a run and after an intentional walk reloaded the bases, Wade Boggs's two-run single made it 3–0 Red Sox. In the fourth Dave Henderson reached third on an error, then scored on Spike Owen's single. After a two-out walk, Jim Rice's three-run home run made it 7–0 Red Sox, all runs unearned. Dwight Evans's home run in the seventh off Don Sutton made it 8–0 Red Sox.


1986 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 7
The Angels scored their only run of the game on Doug DeCinces's RBI single off Calvin Schiraldi, the run charged to starter Roger Clemens. Schiraldi pitched two innings to close as the Red Sox advanced to the World Series with an 8–1 win after trailing the series three games to one. It was their first pennant in 11 years.


1986 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
By virtue of winning the ALCS, the Red Sox advanced to the 1986 World Series, where they faced the New York Mets, with memorable results. Like the Angels in the ALCS, the Red Sox found themselves one strike away from winning the World Series, yet could not hold the lead. Taking a 5–3 lead into the bottom of the tenth inning of Game 6, the Red Sox gave up three runs, culminating in an infamous ground ball through the legs of Bill Buckner to hand the Mets a 6–5 victory. The Mets would go on to win Game 7 and the Series.


1986 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
As for the Angels, Donnie Moore was regarded the goat of the series for giving up Henderson's home run in Game 5, and then his game-winning sacrifice fly two innings later. Moore was blasted by the sports media, as well as the fans. He sank into depression and alcoholism over the next two years, and committed suicide on July 18, 1989.


1986 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
The 1986 ALCS was Reggie Jackson’s last playoff series. He retired the following season in 1987, playing for the team that originally drafted him, the Oakland Athletics. Nicknamed Mr. October, Jackson always seemed to up his game during the biggest stage. He finished his career hitting .278/.358/.527 with 18 home runs in 77 career games in the postseason, which was highlighted by two World Series MVPs in 1973 and 1977.


1986 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
1986 was also Gene Mauch's last chance at winning a pennant. In his 26 years as manager, his name became linked with coming up just short. In 1964, his Philadelphia Phillies suffered a dramatic collapse during the final two weeks of the season. The "Phold of '64", as it became known, was one of the most infamous collapses in baseball history. Mauch only won two division titles in his managerial career -- with the California Angels in 1982 and 1986 -- but even those teams had a reputation of melting down in key moments. Despite this, many players considered him their most insightful manager. Mauch retired in 1987 with 3,942 games managed and 1,902 games won.


1986 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
In retrospect, most people consider the 1986 postseason to be one of the best (if not the best) postseasons of all time, as it not only was exciting but also made up for a lackluster regular season, in which the Red Sox, Angels, Mets, and Houston Astros all won their divisions handily.


1986 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
In 2002, the Angels would finally have their moment(s) of glory. They would win the American League Wild Card, as well as their Division Series (dethroning the four-time defending A.L. champion N.Y. Yankees in four games), their first pennant (over Minnesota in five games), and their first World Series title (over San Francisco in seven games).


1986 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
In 2004, the Angels and Red Sox met in the American League Division Series with the Red Sox sweeping the series. The Red Sox would eventually go on to defeat the New York Yankees for their first pennant since 1986 and also win their first World Series title since 1918 against the St. Louis Cardinals.


1986 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
In 2007, the Angels and Red Sox met again in the ALDS. The Red Sox again swept the series, continuing their domination of the Halos in the postseason. The Red Sox would go on to win another world championship that year.


1986 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
From Game 4 of the 1986 ALCS until Game 3 of the 2008 ALDS, the Angels lost 11 straight playoff games against the Red Sox, who won all four playoff meetings against them in that span. The Red Sox would win the 2008 ALDS three games to one despite losing eight of nine regular season games against the Angels.


1986 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
In 2009, the Angels finally broke through and defeated the Red Sox in a sweep of the ALDS.


1986 American Racing Series season
The 1986 American Racing Series Championship consisted of 10 races and was the inaugural season for the series. Fabrizio Barbazza won five races on his way to the championship.


1986 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Phoenix race 1
Held April 6 at Phoenix International Raceway. Kim Campbell won the pole. This was the first race for the series.


1986 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Milwaukee race
Held June 8 at The Milwaukee Mile. Jeff Andretti won the pole.


1986 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Meadowlands race
Held June 29 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Fabrizio Barbazza won the pole.


1986 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Toronto race
Held July 20 at Exhibition Place. Fabrizio Barbazza won the pole.


1986 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Pocono race
Held August 16 at Pocono Raceway. Jeff Andretti won the pole.


1986 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Mid-Ohio race
Held August 31 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Steve Millen won the pole.


1986 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Elkhart Lake race
Held September 20 at Road America. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.


1986 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Laguna Seca race
Held October 12 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Tommy Byrne won the pole.


1986 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Phoenix race
Held October 19 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff Andretti won the pole.


1986 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Miami race
Held November 9 at Tamiami Park. Fabrizio Barbazza won the pole.


1986 American Racing Series season, Final points standings, Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).


1986 American Racing Series season, Final points standings, Driver
Race 4 and 7 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).


1986 American Samoan constitutional referendum
A referendum on a new constitution was held in American Samoa on 4 November 1986. Voters were asked to approve a proposed constitution developed by a Constitutional Council. The measure failed and the 1960 constitution remained in force.


1986 Amstel Gold Race
The 1986 Amstel Gold Race was the 21st edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 26, 1986, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race covered 242 kilometres, from Heerlen to Meerssen. There were 154 competitors, and 51 cyclists finished the race.


1986 Amílcar Cabral Cup
The 1986 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Dakar, Senegal.


1986 Andalusian regional election
The 1986 Andalusian regional election was held on Sunday, 22 June 1986, to elect the 2nd Parliament of the autonomous community of Andalusia. All 109 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with the 1986 Spanish general election.


1986 Andalusian regional election
The governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) renewed its mandate with a slightly reduced majority.


1986 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Parliament of Andalusia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Andalusia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


1986 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Andalusia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 109 members of the Parliament of Andalusia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency.


1986 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville, with each being allocated an initial minimum of eight seats and the remaining 45 being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that the number of seats in each province did not exceed two times that of any other).


1986 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.


1986 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


1986 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Parliament of Andalusia expired four years after the date of its previous election. Election day was to take place between the thirtieth and the sixtieth day from the date of expiry of parliament. The previous election was held on 23 May 1982, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 23 May 1986. The election was required to take place no later than the sixtieth day from the date of expiry of parliament, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Tuesday, 22 July 1986.


1986 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The Parliament of Andalusia could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected.


1986 Andalusian regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 55 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Andalusia.


1986 Angolan legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Angola on 9 December 1986. They had been scheduled for 1983, but were postponed due to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola's (UNITA) military gains in the civil war. The elections were the second elections conducted in the nation after in got independence from Portugal in 1975 and after the 1980 elections. During the period of 1975 to 1980, a civil war was fought between three parties, namely, People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA),  and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and the disturbance continued to the 90s.


1986 Angolan legislative election
At the time, the country was a one-party state, with the MPLA as the sole legal party. As a result, most candidates were members of the party, and two-thirds were re-nominated from 1980 elections. The MPLA won 173 out of the 289 seats, while there were 116 non-party members and one seat remained vacant. The elected assemblies took the oath on 30 January 1987 and José Eduardo dos Santos took the oath as the second elected President of Angola.


1986 Angolan legislative election, Electoral system
The Unicameral Parliament of Angola was scheduled to be constituted with the 289 elected members (up from 229 in 1980 elections) for a three year term. All Angolan citizens with 18 years of age were eligible to cast their vote. Citizens who were members of factional groups, had criminal record and who had not rehabilitated were barred from exercising their voting rights. The representatives of the provincial assemblies formed a college and they elected the representatives of the House of Parliament.


1986 Angolan legislative election, Electoral system
The candidates were expected to be answerable to the citizens in public meetings, with their candidature approved by a majority in the province where they were getting nominated. A constitutional amendment on 19 August 1980 indicated that the Council would be replaced by a national people's assembly and there would be 18 elected assemblies.


1986 Angolan legislative election, Results
Elections were held on 9 December for all 18 assemblies and members of the electoral college for the legislature. Most candidates were members of the MPLA, and those that were not were vetted to ensure that they were not elected to the colleges. The party invited more number of candidates from various sections of the society and nominated several women. The party re-nominated close to two-thirds of sitting members from the 1980 elections. The President opened the first session on 30 January 1987 and José Eduardo dos Santos took the oath as the elected President of Angola for a second term.


1986 Arab Club Champions Cup
The 1986 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in the African half of the Arab world for the first time, in Tunis, Tunisia. Al-Rasheed won the championship for the 2nd time, defending their championship and becoming the first side to win the title outside of their homeland in the process.


1986 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The 1986 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the second edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place in Cairo, Egypt. A total of 38 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 16 for women. Algeria, a regional power in the sport, did not send a team.


1986 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
Tunisia topped the medal table with twelve gold medals, most of them from the women's section. Morocco and Saudi Arabia each won seven gold medals and were closely followed by Egypt, which took six. Four top world-level athletes emerged at this competition, all of them Moroccan. In the men's 5000 metres, Brahim Boutayeb beat his compatriot Khalid Skah to the title – both went on to win gold medals in the 10,000 metres at the Olympics.


1986 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
In the women's 3000 metres, Zahra Ouaziz was only third in Cairo but as a senior she won two medals at the World Championships in Athletics. Nezha Bidouane was the Arab junior women's champion in the 100 metres hurdles and the runner-up in the 400 metres hurdles and later was a two-time world champion in the latter event.


1986 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The most successful athlete was Tunisia's Selma Khardani, who won the women's 800, 1500 and 3000 m titles. She won senior honours at national level, but not internationally. Hanan Ahmed Khaled was the second most successful athlete at the competition, winning the shot put and discus throw events, and also a javelin throw bronze medal; she became one of Egypt's most successful sportswomen, with four gold medals at the African Championships in Athletics to her name.


1986 Araluen by-election
A by-election for the seat of Araluen in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 19 April 1986. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Jim Robertson, a former Cabinet Minister. The seat and its predecessor Gillen had been held by Robertson since its creation in 1974.


1986 Araluen by-election
The CLP selected Eric Poole, Chairman of the Northern Territory Tourism Commission. The Labor candidate was Di Shanahan.


1986 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia
The 1986 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia was a series of seven matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in June and July 1986.


1986 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia, Matches
N.S.W. Country Grant; Bailey, Vignes, Parkes, Callow; Tonkin, McTaggart; Quilter, Cartes, Wansfora; Melrose, McKenzie; Torque, Hill, Tanner. Argentina: B. Miguens (R. Madero); R. Annichini, D. Cuesta Silva, F. Turnes, P. Lanza; H. Porta (Capt. ), F.Gómez; A. Schiavio, E. Ure, J. Allen; G. Milano, E. Branca; S. Dengra, J. Angelillo, D. Sanés.


1986 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia, Matches
South Australian XV': Fidock; McAuliffe, Burke, Cook, Damu; G.Ella, Doughty; Dyjksman, Cochrane, Ball; Mc Dall, Harris; Mayhew, Palmer, Abraham (Fauster). Argentina: R.Madero (Capt. ); J.Lanza, G.Patrono, D.Cuesta Silva, R.Annichini; G.Gotummo, J, Miguens; T.Petérsen, E.Ure, P.Dinisio; E.Branca, J.Uriarte; I.Valessani, D.Flash, F.Morel.


1986 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia, Matches
New South Wales: Leeds; Williams, Burke, Owen, Vignes; James, Farr-Jones; Poidevin, Tuynman (Reynolds), Calcraft; Hall, Fitzsimons; Rodriguez, Palmer BuIlrrows. Argentina : R.Madero; P.Lanza, F.Turnes, D.Cuesta Silva, J.Lanza; H.Porta (capt.) (G.Gotusso), F.Gómez; A.Schiavio, E.Ure, J.Allen; G.Milano, E.Branca; E.Valessani, D.Cash, S.Dengra.


1986 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia, Matches
Queensland: Martin; Grigg, Slack, Lane, Moon; Lynagh, Slattery; Nasall, Gadner, Miller; Campbell, Frawley; McIntyre, Lawton, Lilligan. Argentina : B.Miguens; R.Annichini, D.Cuesta Silva.R.Madero (Capt.) P.Lanza; F.Turnés, J.Miguens; T.Pétersen, E.Ure, P.Dinisio; J.Uriarte, G.Milano; F.Morel, J.Angelillo, D.Sanés.


1986 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia, Matches
Queensland Country: King; Caswell, Bruce, Mannix, Cooper; Randall, Hayes; Needham, Bickley, McKay Becker, McGowan; O'Mara (Karia), Gordon, Fielding Argentina : B.Miguens; J.Lanza, D.Cuesta Silva, G.Patrono, P.Lanza; R.Madero (Capt. ), J.Miguens; A.Schiavio, G.Milano, J.Allen (P.Dinisio); J.Uriarte, E.Branca; E.Valessani, D.Cash, S.Dengra.


1986 Argentinian Open
The 1986 WTA Argentine Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was part of the Category 1 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 1 December until 8 December 1986. First-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title.


1986 Argentinian Open, Leaders, Doubles
Lori McNeil /  Mercedes Paz defeated  Manon Bollegraf /  Nicole Jagerman 6–1, 2–6, 6–1


1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The 1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Season summary
Arizona State quarterback Jeff Van Raaphorst looked uncomfortable in the first two games of the season, wins over Michigan State and SMU. He threw five interceptions in the third game of year against Washington State, which ended in a 21–21 tie. A 16–9 win for Arizona State over UCLA in Pasadena on October 4 later proved to be the deciding game in the race for the Pac-10 Conference title. The Sun Devils then defeated Oregon in Eugene and returned to Southern California to defeat USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, becoming the first Pac-10 team to beat both Los Angeles area conference members on their home turf.


1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Season summary
With three straight wins at home over former WAC nemesis, Utah, Washington, and Cal, combined with a UCLA loss to Stanford, Arizona State clinched the Pac-10 title and a Rose Bowl berth on November 8. The Sun Devils dropped their final game of the regular season to in-state rival Arizona, 34–17, in the annual battle for the Territorial Cup. The Sun Devils then defeated Michigan 22–15 on January 1, 1987, for their first Rose Bowl Game.


1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The 1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 14th season at Arizona.


1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The Wildcats won the College World Series, defeating the Florida State Seminoles in the championship game.


1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team, Wildcats in the 1986 MLB Draft
The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft.


1986 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 1986 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Larry Smith in his seventh and final season. The Wildcats ended the season with a 9–3 record (5–3 in Pac-10) and won the Aloha Bowl against North Carolina for their first bowl win ever.


1986 Arizona Wildcats football team
A major highlight of the season was a 34–17 upset victory over rival Arizona State, that denied ASU an unbeaten season and chance at a potential national championship. The game also was known for Arizona returning an interception for touchdown that broke the game open.


1986 Arizona Wildcats football team
After the season, Smith was hired by Pac-10 foe USC as the head coach (see below). He would be replaced by Hawaii coach Dick Tomey, who would ultimately have a successful tenure with the Wildcats.