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1986 Arizona State

10–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by John Cooper, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1986, game by game: won vs. No. 20 Michigan State 20–17; won vs. SMU 30–0; tied vs. Washington State 21–21; won at No. 15 UCLA 16–9; won at Oregon 37–17; won at No. 15 USC 29–20; won vs. Utah 52–7; won vs. No. 6 Washington 34–21; won vs. California 49–0; won vs. Wichita State 52–6; lost at No. 14 Arizona 17–34; won vs. No. 4 Michigan 22–15+49−17Won 20–17 vs. No. 20 Michigan State+3No. 20 Michigan StateWon 30–0 vs. SMU+30SMUTied 21–21 vs. Washington State0Washington StateWon 16–9 at No. 15 UCLA+7No. 15 UCLAWon 37–17 at Oregon+20OregonWon 29–20 at No. 15 USC+9No. 15 USCWon 52–7 vs. Utah+45UtahWon 34–21 vs. No. 6 Washington+13No. 6 WashingtonWon 49–0 vs. California+49CaliforniaWon 52–6 vs. Wichita State+46Wichita StateLost 17–34 at No. 14 Arizona-17No. 14 ArizonaWon 22–15 vs. No. 4 Michigan+7No. 4 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vs20Michigan StateW 20–⁠1764%
Sep 20vsSMUW 30–⁠056%
Sep 27vsWashington StateT 21–⁠2177%
Oct 4at15UCLAW 16–⁠937%
Oct 11atOregonW 37–⁠1768%
Oct 18at15USCW 29–⁠2055%
Oct 25vsUtahW 52–⁠786%
Nov 1vs6WashingtonW 34–⁠2158%
Nov 8vsCaliforniaW 49–⁠092%
Nov 15vsWichita StateW 52–⁠695%
Nov 22at14ArizonaL 17–⁠3454%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4MichiganRose BowlW 22–⁠1541%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 22–⁠15 in the Rose Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 18
  2. Wk 4: 11
  3. Wk 5: 16
  4. Wk 6: 15
  5. Wk 7: 10
  6. Wk 8: 9
  7. Wk 9: 7
  8. Wk 10: 5
  9. Wk 11: 5
  10. Wk 12: 4
  11. Wk 13: 8
  12. Wk 14: 7
  13. Final: 4

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1986.

Pac-10 champions5–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanDanny Villa, OT

Record
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
379–⁠167
Coach
John Cooper
Elo
1717 +133 this season
SP+ rating
22.4 No. 10 of 101; offense No. 7, defense No. 12
SRS
20.9 No. 6 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Colletto
Defensive coordinator
Larry Marmie

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 3Scott Stephen LBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 3Skip McClendon DECincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Bruce Hill WRTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Danny Villa OTNew England Patriots
Rd 7Dan Saleaumua DTDetroit Lions

All-Pac-10

5 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Darryl HarrisRBCoaches-2
  • Channing WilliamsRBCoaches-2
  • Jeff GallimoreTECoaches-2
  • Darren WillisDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1986 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1986 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State5–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠14
Washington5–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠118
UCLA5–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠114
Arizona5–⁠39–⁠311
Stanford5–⁠38–⁠4
USC5–⁠37–⁠5
Oregon3–⁠55–⁠6
Washington State2–⁠6–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
California2–⁠72–⁠9
Oregon State1–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.