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California

PAC · 1986 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
10th
2–7 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 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
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 15–21
5Week 5 · Sep 23Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1W 31–21
6Week 6 · Sep 30San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA10–2L 14–35
7Week 7 · Oct 7Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–3–1L 18–50
8Week 8 · Oct 14Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8L 12–14
9Week 9 · Oct 21UCLAH2HPAC8–3–1L 10–36
10Week 10 · Oct 28Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC9–3L 16–33
11Week 11 · Nov 4Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC5–6L 9–27
12Week 12 · Nov 11Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC10–1–1L 0–49
13Week 13 · Nov 18USCH2HPAC7–5L 3–28
14Week 14 · Nov 25Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–4W 17–11

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
5.696
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-23
-34+11
  • Stanford +8
  • Washington State +3
  • Arizona State -1
  • San José State -2
  • Boston College -3
  • Washington -3
  • UCLA -3
  • Arizona -3
  • USC -5
  • Oregon -6
  • Oregon State -8

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 #87Better than 37%
Win % Place 95thBetter than 31%

0.182 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#88Regular Season Final#88Post-Season W1#88Post-Season W2#88Post-Season W3#87Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+10
-21
-32
-2
-26
-17
-18
-49
-25
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#1091981#331982#621983#901984#771985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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