1986 Washington State Cougars football team

1986 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1986 record 371 (261 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 StadiumPullman, WA W 3414  
September 13 San Jose State* Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 1320  
September 20 at California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA L 2131  
September 27 at No. 11 Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ T 2121  
October 4 Oregon State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA W 2414  
October 11 No. 9 USC Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA W 3414  
October 25 at No. 17 UCLA Rose BowlPasadena, CA L 1654  
November 1 at Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA L 1242  
November 8 No. 17 Arizona Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 631  
November 15 at Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR L 1727  
November 22 No. 12 Washington Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) L 2344  
*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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