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San José State

PCAA · 1986 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
10–2
0.833 Win %
Conference
1st
7–0 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
77
1950–2026
All-Time Record
376–461–14
0.450 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 6
  • 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
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 6 seasons

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC5–6L 14–21
4Week 4 · Sep 16Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1W 20–13
5Week 5 · Sep 23Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–4L 10–28
6Week 6 · Sep 30California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC2–9W 35–14
7Week 7 · Oct 7Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA9–2W 45–41
8Week 8 · Oct 14Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 38–28
9Week 9 · Oct 21UNLVH2HIND PCAA6–5W 23–20
10Week 10 · Oct 28Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 44–15
11Week 11 · Nov 4New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND PCAA1–10W 45–7
12Week 12 · Nov 11CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA3–9W 48–24
13Week 13 · Nov 18Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 38–14
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 16Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC8–4W 37–7

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
1.607
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
-10+45
  • Fresno State +9
  • Miami (OH) +8
  • UNLV +6
  • Long Beach State +6
  • Pacific +4
  • Washington State +3
  • Utah State +3
  • CAL State Fullerton +3
  • California +2
  • New Mexico State +1
  • Stanford -4
  • Oregon -6

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 #16Better than 89%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.833 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#17Regular Season Final#14Post-Season W1#14Post-Season W2#15Post-Season W3#16Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+7
-18
+21
+4
+10
+3
+29
+38
+24
+24
+30

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

Final Rank by Season
#331981#341982#631983#561984#971985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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