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Washington State

PAC · 1986 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–7–1
0.318 Win %
Conference
8th
2–6 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
107
1917–2026
All-Time Record
515–562–38
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1917, 1930
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 16
  • 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 · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9UNLVH2HIND PCAA6–5W 34–14
4Week 4 · Sep 16San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA10–2L 13–20
5Week 5 · Sep 23California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC2–9L 21–31
6Week 6 · Sep 30Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC10–1–1T 21–21
7Week 7 · Oct 7Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 24–14
8Week 8 · Oct 14USCH2HPAC7–5W 34–14
10Week 10 · Oct 28UCLAH2HPAC8–3–1L 16–54
11Week 11 · Nov 4Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–4L 12–42
12Week 12 · Nov 11Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC9–3L 6–31
13Week 13 · Nov 18Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC5–6L 17–27
14Week 14 · Nov 25Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–3–1L 23–44

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
4.821
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-14
-30+16
  • USC +7
  • UNLV +6
  • Oregon State +3
  • Arizona State 0
  • San José State -2
  • UCLA -3
  • Arizona -3
  • Washington -3
  • Stanford -4
  • Oregon -6
  • California -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 #75Better than 46%
Win % Place 82ndBetter than 41%

0.318 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#75Regular Season Final#75Post-Season W1#75Post-Season W2#75Post-Season W3#75Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
-7
-10
0
+10
+20
-38
-30
-25
-10
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#281981#871982#371983#461984#601985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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