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Oklahoma State

B8 · 1986 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
5th
4–3 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
610–556–41
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1944, 2011
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 21–20
4Week 4 · Sep 16Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 23–27
5Week 5 · Sep 23Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC1–10L 12–28
6Week 6 · Sep 30ILLINOIS STATEUnranked—W 23–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B810–2L 10–30
9Week 9 · Oct 21Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–1L 0–19
10Week 10 · Oct 28Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B83–8W 24–6
11Week 11 · Nov 4Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B86–6L 14–31
12Week 12 · Nov 11Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B82–9W 23–3
14Week 14 · Nov 25Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B86–5W 21–14
15Regular Season Final · Dec 9Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B83–8W 10–6

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
3.307
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-23+20
  • Louisiana +6
  • Iowa State +6
  • Kansas +3
  • Missouri +3
  • Kansas State +2
  • Oklahoma -1
  • Nebraska -2
  • Tulsa -4
  • Colorado -6
  • Houston -10

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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.545 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#51Regular Season Final#51Post-Season W1#51Post-Season W2#50Post-Season W3#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
-4
-16
+16
-20
-19
+18
-17
+20
+7
+4

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

Final Rank by Season
#521981#621982#331983#61984#281985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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