Head Coach: Bob McCarthy Record: 17-25 (2-4 Metro)
| Date | Site | Opponent | W/L | UL | Opp | Overall | Conf | City | Event | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/02/1986 | H | Western Kentucky | W | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 09/05/1986 | N | San Francisco | W | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | Davis, Calif. | ||
| 09/06/1986 | N | Portland State | L | 0 | 2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 09/12/1986 | N | Mississippi State | W | 3 | 2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | Bowling Green, Ky. | ||
| 09/12/1986 | N | Alabama-Birmingham | W | 3 | 1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | Bowling Green, Ky. | ||
| 09/13/1986 | N | Morehead State | W | 3 | 1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | Bowling Green, Ky. | ||
| 09/13/1986 | N | Memphis | L | 0 | 3 | 5-2 | 0-0 | Bowling Green, Ky. | ||
| 09/16/1986 | H | Morehead State | L | 2 | 3 | 5-3 | 0-0 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 09/19/1986 | H | Evansville | W | 3 | 0 | 6-3 | 0-0 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 09/20/1986 | H | Indiana State | L | 2 | 3 | 6-4 | 0-0 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 09/20/1986 | H | Michigan | L | 0 | 3 | 6-5 | 0-0 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 09/23/1986 | A | Xavier | W | 3 | 1 | 7-5 | 0-0 | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
| 09/26/1986 | A | South Carolina | L | 0 | 3 | 7-6 | 0-1 | Columbia, S.C. | Conf | |
| 09/27/1986 | A | Virginia Tech | L | 1 | 3 | 7-7 | 0-2 | Blacksburg, Va. | Conf | |
| 10/03/1986 | N | Kansas | L | 0 | 3 | 7-8 | 0-2 | Springfield, Mo. | ||
| 10/04/1986 | A | Southwest Missouri State | L | 0 | 3 | 7-9 | 0-2 | Springfield, Mo. | ||
| 10/04/1986 | N | Kansas State | L | 0 | 3 | 7-10 | 0-2 | Springfield, Mo. | ||
| 10/05/1986 | N | Saint Louis | W | 3 | 1 | 8-10 | 0-2 | Springfield, Mo. | ||
| 10/10/1986 | H | Southern Mississippi | W | 3 | 2 | 9-10 | 1-2 | Louisville, Ky. | Conf | |
| 10/11/1986 | H | Notre Dame | L | 0 | 3 | 9-11 | 1-2 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 10/15/1986 | H | Cincinnati | L | 1 | 3 | 9-12 | 1-3 | Louisville, Ky. | Conf | |
| 10/17/1986 | H | Bellarmine | W | 3 | 1 | 10-12 | 1-3 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 10/18/1986 | H | Ohio | W | 3 | 0 | 11-12 | 1-3 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 10/22/1986 | A | Tennessee | L | 1 | 3 | 11-13 | 1-3 | Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
| 10/24/1986 | H | Memphis | W | 3 | 2 | 12-13 | 2-3 | Louisville, Ky. | Conf | |
| 10/25/1986 | H | Illinois-Chicago | L | 1 | 3 | 12-14 | 2-3 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 10/26/1986 | H | Loyola-Chicago | L | 1 | 3 | 12-15 | 2-3 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 10/26/1986 | H | Bowling Green | L | 0 | 3 | 12-16 | 2-3 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 10/30/1986 | H | Texas A&M | L | 1 | 3 | 12-17 | 2-3 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 11/01/1986 | A | Florida State | L | 0 | 3 | 12-18 | 2-4 | Tallahassee, Fla. | Conf | |
| 11/04/1986 | H | Midway | W | 3 | 0 | 13-18 | 2-4 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 11/05/1986 | H | Eastern Kentucky | L | 0 | 3 | 13-19 | 2-4 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 11/07/1986 | H | Murray State | W | 3 | 0 | 14-19 | 2-4 | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| 11/11/1986 | A | Kentucky | L | 0 | 3 | 14-20 | 2-4 | Lexington, Ky. | ||
| 11/14/1986 | N | Syracuse | W | 3 | 1 | 15-20 | 2-4 | State College, Pa. | ||
| 11/15/1986 | N | Villanova | W | 3 | 1 | 16-20 | 2-4 | State College, Pa. | ||
| 11/15/1986 | A | Penn State | L | 0 | 3 | 16-21 | 2-4 | University Park, Pa. | ||
| 11/16/1986 | N | Maryland | W | 3 | 2 | 17-21 | 2-4 | State College, Pa. | ||
| 11/21/1986 | A | Virginia Tech | L | 2 | 3 | 17-22 | 2-4 | Blacksburg, Va. | Metro Conference Tournament | CT |
| 11/28/1986 | N | Houston | L | 0 | 3 | 17-23 | 2-4 | Richmond, Ky. | ||
| 11/29/1986 | A | Eastern Kentucky | L | 0 | 3 | 17-24 | 2-4 | Richmond, Ky. | ||
| 11/29/1986 | N | Louisiana State | L | 0 | 3 | 17-25 | 2-4 | Richmond, Ky. |