1986 Washington State Cougars football team

1986 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1986 record 3–7–1 (2–6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach Jim Walden (9th year)
Home stadium Martin Stadium
1986 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Arizona State $ 5 – 1 – 1     10 – 1 – 1
#14 UCLA 5 – 2 – 1     8 – 3 – 1
#18 Washington 5 – 2 – 1     8 – 3 – 1
#11 Arizona 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Stanford 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
USC 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Oregon 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 1     3 – 7 – 1
California 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–6–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 312 to 221.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ed Blount with 1,882 passing yards, Kerry Porter with 921 rushing yards, and Kitrick Taylor with 523 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 6 UNLV* Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA W 34–14  
September 13 San Jose State* Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 13–20  
September 20 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 21–31  
September 27 at No. 11 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ T 21–21  
October 4 Oregon State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA W 24–14  
October 11 No. 9 USC Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA W 34–14  
October 25 at No. 17 UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA L 16–54  
November 1 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA L 12–42  
November 8 No. 17 Arizona Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 6–31  
November 15 at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR L 17–27  
November 22 No. 12 Washington Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) L 23–44  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. ↑ "1986 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1986 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
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