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San Diego State

WAC · 1986 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
1st
7–1 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 27–24
4Week 4 · Sep 16Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC2–9W 37–30
5Week 5 · Sep 23UCLAH2HPAC8–3–1L 14–45
6Week 6 · Sep 30New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–8W 38–34
7Week 7 · Oct 7Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–4L 10–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21UTEPH2HIND WAC4–8W 15–10
10Week 10 · Oct 28Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC6–5L 10–22
11Week 11 · Nov 4Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5W 27–26
13Week 13 · Nov 18Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC6–6W 31–24
14Week 14 · Nov 25Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC7–5W 35–5
15Week 15 · Dec 2BYUH2HIND WAC8–5W 10–3
19Final · Jan 6Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–3L 38–39

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
2.077
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-15+43
  • BYU +8
  • Hawai'i +7
  • Long Beach State +6
  • Colorado State +6
  • Wyoming +6
  • New Mexico +4
  • UTEP +4
  • Utah +2
  • UCLA -3
  • Iowa -3
  • Stanford -4
  • Air Force -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 #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change -6

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21Regular Season Final#20Post-Season W1#22Post-Season W2#21Post-Season W3#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+7
-31
+4
-7
+5
-12
+1
+7
+30
+7
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#541981#401982#921983#641984#531985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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