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Washington

PAC · 1986 Season · Final

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

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
110
1916–2026
All-Time Record
687–449–32
0.602 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1991
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–3W 40–7
5Week 5 · Sep 23BYUH2HIND WAC8–5W 52–21
6Week 6 · Sep 30USCH2HPAC7–5L 10–20
7Week 7 · Oct 7California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC2–9W 50–18
8Week 8 · Oct 14Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–4W 24–14
9Week 9 · Oct 21Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–6W 48–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC5–6W 38–3
11Week 11 · Nov 4Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC10–1–1L 21–34
12Week 12 · Nov 11Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 28–12
13Week 13 · Nov 18UCLAH2HPAC8–3–1T 17–17
14Week 14 · Nov 25Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1W 44–23
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–3L 6–28

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
1.586
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
-9+44
  • Ohio State +10
  • BYU +8
  • Stanford +8
  • Bowling Green +5
  • Oregon +5
  • Oregon State +3
  • Washington State +3
  • California +2
  • UCLA 0
  • Arizona State -1
  • Alabama -3
  • USC -5

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 #15Better than 90%
Win % Place 21stBetter than 85%

0.708 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#9Regular Season Final#8Post-Season W1#8Post-Season W2#14Post-Season W3#15Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+33
+31
-10
+32
+10
+48
+35
-13
+16
0
+21
-22

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

Final Rank by Season
#161981#121982#351983#31984#381985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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