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Colorado State

WAC · 1986 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
4th
4–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B86–6W 23–7
4Week 4 · Sep 16Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC9–3L 10–37
5Week 5 · Sep 23NORTHERN COLORADOUnranked—W 46–14
6Week 6 · Sep 30Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC6–5L 7–24
7Week 7 · Oct 7BYUH2HIND WAC8–5W 24–20
9Week 9 · Oct 21Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC7–5W 31–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC6–6W 20–15
11Week 11 · Nov 4San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–4L 26–27
12Week 12 · Nov 11Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC2–9L 28–38
13Week 13 · Nov 18New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–8W 32–27
14Week 14 · Nov 25UTEPH2HIND WAC4–8L 19–21

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
3.154
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-29+31
  • BYU +8
  • Hawai'i +7
  • Colorado +6
  • Wyoming +6
  • New Mexico +4
  • Arizona -3
  • San Diego State -4
  • Air Force -5
  • UTEP -8
  • Utah -9

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 #47Better than 66%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W1#48Post-Season W2#47Post-Season W3#47Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+16
-27
+32
-17
+4
+24
+5
-1
-10
+5
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#1311981#801982#731983#861984#561985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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