USC
PAC · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 5× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare USC head-to-head · History & Eras
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 4–7 | W 31–16 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | W 17–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 8–3–1 | W 20–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H | PAC | 5–6 | W 35–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 3–7–1 | L 14–34 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 10–1–1 | L 20–29 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 8–4 | W 10–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 9–3 | W 20–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 2–9 | W 28–3 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 8–3–1 | L 25–45 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 37–38 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 7–16 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Baylor +9
- Arizona +9
- Washington +8
- Stanford +8
- Oregon +5
- Illinois +4
- California +2
- Arizona State -1
- Auburn -2
- UCLA -3
- Notre Dame -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.
0.583 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.