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Utah State

PCAA · 1986 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
6th
3–4 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9BYUH2HIND WAC8–5L 0–52
4Week 4 · Sep 16Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B83–8L 10–24
5Week 5 · Sep 23Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B83–8L 13–16
7Week 7 · Oct 7New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND PCAA1–10W 42–9
8Week 8 · Oct 14San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA10–2L 28–38
9Week 9 · Oct 21CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA3–9L 0–33
10Week 10 · Oct 28UNLVH2HIND PCAA6–5W 7–6
11Week 11 · Nov 4Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5L 3–14
12Week 12 · Nov 11Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 14–10
13Week 13 · Nov 18Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC2–9L 10–27
14Week 14 · Nov 25Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA9–2L 7–14

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
6.304
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-37
-48+11
  • UNLV +6
  • Pacific +4
  • New Mexico State +1
  • San José State -2
  • Fresno State -2
  • BYU -5
  • Long Beach State -5
  • Missouri -8
  • Kansas -8
  • CAL State Fullerton -9
  • Utah -9

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 #91Better than 34%
Win % Place 83rdBetter than 40%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#92Regular Season Final#92Post-Season W1#92Post-Season W2#91Post-Season W3#91Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-52
-14
-3
+33
-10
-33
+1
-11
+4
-17
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#801981#771982#581983#951984#861985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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