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Arizona

PAC · 1986 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
521–469–23
0.526 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1961, 1998
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 14
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 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 head-to-head · History & Eras

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC1–10W 37–3
4Week 4 · Sep 16Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5W 37–10
5Week 5 · Sep 23Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC5–6W 41–17
6Week 6 · Sep 30Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B86–6W 24–21
8Week 8 · Oct 14UCLAH2HPAC8–3–1L 25–32
9Week 9 · Oct 21Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 23–12
10Week 10 · Oct 28California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC2–9W 33–16
11Week 11 · Nov 4USCH2HPAC7–5L 13–20
12Week 12 · Nov 11Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1W 31–6
14Week 14 · Nov 25Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC10–1–1W 34–17
15Week 15 · Dec 2Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–4L 24–29
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–4–1W 30–21

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
1.712
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+31
-12+43
  • Arizona State +10
  • North Carolina +7
  • Colorado State +6
  • Colorado +6
  • Oregon +5
  • Oregon State +3
  • Washington State +3
  • California +2
  • Houston +1
  • UCLA -3
  • Stanford -4
  • USC -5

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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.750 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#18Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#19Post-Season W2#17Post-Season W3#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
+27
+24
+3
-7
+11
+17
-7
+25
+17
-5
+9

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

Final Rank by Season
#691981#391982#291983#401984#271985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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