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Oregon State

PAC · 1986 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
9th
1–6 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
500–609–36
0.452 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1962
#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 · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA9–2L 0–27
5Week 5 · Sep 23Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1011–2L 12–31
6Week 6 · Sep 30Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–4L 7–17
7Week 7 · Oct 7Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1L 14–24
8Week 8 · Oct 14California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC2–9W 14–12
9Week 9 · Oct 21Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC9–3L 12–23
10Week 10 · Oct 28BOISE STATEUnranked—W 34–3
11Week 11 · Nov 4UCLAH2HPAC8–3–1L 0–49
12Week 12 · Nov 11Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–3–1L 12–28
13Week 13 · Nov 18BYUH2HIND WAC8–5W 10–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC5–6L 28–49

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
5.256
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-20
-30+10
  • BYU +8
  • California +2
  • Fresno State -2
  • Michigan -2
  • Arizona -3
  • UCLA -3
  • Washington -3
  • Stanford -4
  • Oregon -6
  • Washington State -7

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 #80Better than 42%
Win % Place 83rdBetter than 40%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#81Regular Season Final#81Post-Season W1#81Post-Season W2#80Post-Season W3#80Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-27
-19
-10
-10
+2
-11
+31
-49
-16
+3
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#1341981#971982#961983#931984#921985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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