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UCLA

PAC · 1986 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–3–1
0.708 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
99
1928–2026
All-Time Record
626–425–31
0.593 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1965
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 18 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–1L 3–38
5Week 5 · Sep 23San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–4W 45–14
6Week 6 · Sep 30Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 41–23
7Week 7 · Oct 7Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC10–1–1L 9–16
8Week 8 · Oct 14Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC9–3W 32–25
9Week 9 · Oct 21California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC2–9W 36–10
10Week 10 · Oct 28Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1W 54–16
11Week 11 · Nov 4Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 49–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–4L 23–28
13Week 13 · Nov 18Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–3–1T 17–17
14Week 14 · Nov 25USCH2HPAC7–5W 45–25
19Final · Jan 6BYUH2HIND WAC8–5W 31–10

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
1.384
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+40
-6+46
  • Arizona +9
  • San Diego State +8
  • BYU +8
  • USC +7
  • Long Beach State +6
  • Washington State +3
  • Oregon State +3
  • California +2
  • Washington 0
  • Oklahoma -1
  • Arizona State -1
  • Stanford -4

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 #9Better than 94%
Win % Place 21stBetter than 85%

0.708 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#13Regular Season Final#12Post-Season W1#13Post-Season W2#12Post-Season W3#9Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-35
+31
+18
-7
+7
+26
+38
+49
-5
0
+20
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#301981#41982#201983#261984#121985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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