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Fresno State

PCAA · 1986 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–2
0.818 Win %
Conference
2nd
6–1 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
403–285–4
0.585 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
2018
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9MONTANA STATEUnranked—W 55–2
4Week 4 · Sep 16Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 27–0
6Week 6 · Sep 30LOUISIANA TECHUnranked—W 34–10
7Week 7 · Oct 7San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA10–2L 41–45
8Week 8 · Oct 14New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND PCAA1–10W 17–14
9Week 9 · Oct 21Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 10–9
10Week 10 · Oct 28Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 25–12
11Week 11 · Nov 4CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA3–9W 30–20
12Week 12 · Nov 11UNLVH2HIND PCAA6–5W 36–7
13Week 13 · Nov 18Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC7–5L 13–24
14Week 14 · Nov 25Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 14–7

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
1.922
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-7+26
  • Long Beach State +6
  • UNLV +6
  • Pacific +4
  • Oregon State +3
  • CAL State Fullerton +3
  • Utah State +3
  • New Mexico State +1
  • San José State -2
  • Hawai'i -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 #23Better than 84%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.818 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#20Regular Season Final#21Post-Season W1#21Post-Season W2#20Post-Season W3#23Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+53
+27
+24
-4
+3
+1
+13
+10
+29
-11
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#971981#191982#591983#651984#91985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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