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Arizona State

PAC · 1986 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
10–1–1
0.875 Win %
Conference
1st
5–1 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
613–390–18
0.609 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1963, 1986
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arizona State head-to-head · History & Eras

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB106–5W 20–17
5Week 5 · Sep 23SMUH2HIND SWC6–5W 30–0
6Week 6 · Sep 30Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1T 21–21
7Week 7 · Oct 7UCLAH2HPAC8–3–1W 16–9
8Week 8 · Oct 14Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC5–6W 37–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21USCH2HPAC7–5W 29–20
10Week 10 · Oct 28Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC2–9W 52–7
11Week 11 · Nov 4Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–3–1W 34–21
12Week 12 · Nov 11California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC2–9W 49–0
13Week 13 · Nov 18WICHITA STATEUnranked—W 52–6
14Week 14 · Nov 25Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC9–3L 17–34
19Final · Jan 6Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1011–2W 22–15

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.999
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+52
-3+55
  • Michigan +11
  • UCLA +8
  • Washington +8
  • USC +7
  • Michigan State +6
  • SMU +6
  • Oregon +5
  • Utah +2
  • California +2
  • Washington State 0
  • Arizona -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #4Better than 98%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.875 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#6Regular Season Final#6Post-Season W1#6Post-Season W2#5Post-Season W3#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+30
0
+7
+20
+9
+45
+13
+49
+46
-17
+7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#91981#111982#471983#551984#261985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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