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1986 BYU

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1986, game by game: won vs. Utah State 52–0; won vs. New Mexico 31–30; lost at No. 7 Washington 21–52; won vs. Temple 27–17; lost vs. Colorado State 20–24; won at Wyoming 34–22; won vs. UTEP 37–13; won at Hawai’i 10–3; lost vs. Oregon State 7–10; won at Utah 35–21; lost at San Diego State 3–10; won at Air Force 23–3; lost vs. No. 15 UCLA 10–31+52−31Won 52–0 vs. Utah State+52Utah StateWon 31–30 vs. New Mexico+1New MexicoLost 21–52 at No. 7 Washington-31No. 7 WashingtonWon 27–17 vs. Temple+10TempleLost 20–24 vs. Colorado State-4Colorado StateWon 34–22 at Wyoming+12WyomingWon 37–13 vs. UTEP+24UTEPWon 10–3 at Hawai’i+7Hawai’iLost 7–10 vs. Oregon State-3Oregon StateWon 35–21 at Utah+14UtahLost 3–10 at San Diego State-7San Diego StateWon 23–3 at Air Force+20Air ForceLost 10–31 vs. No. 15 UCLA-21No. 15 UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsUtah StateW 52–⁠087%
Sep 13vsNew MexicoW 31–⁠3087%
Sep 20at7WashingtonL 21–⁠5250%
Sep 27vsTempleW 27–⁠1774%
Oct 3vsColorado StateL 20–⁠2479%
Oct 18atWyomingW 34–⁠2261%
Oct 25vsUTEPW 37–⁠1389%
Nov 8atHawai’iW 10–⁠359%
Nov 15vsOregon StateL 7–⁠1090%
Nov 22atUtahW 35–⁠2168%
Nov 29atSan Diego StateL 3–⁠1057%
Dec 6atAir ForceW 23–⁠348%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs15UCLAFreedom BowlL 10–⁠3146%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCLA 31–⁠10 in the Freedom Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 11

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.

Outland TrophyJason Buck, DT

Consensus All-AmericanJason Buck, DT

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
310–⁠236
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1629 −33 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 36 of 101; offense No. 52, defense No. 31
SRS
4.6 No. 39 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Dick Felt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 1Shawn Knight DENew Orleans Saints
Rd 1Jason Buck DECincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Mark Bellini WRIndianapolis Colts

1986 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State7–⁠18–⁠4
BYU6–⁠28–⁠5
Air Force5–⁠26–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠47–⁠5
Colorado State4–⁠46–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠6
New Mexico2–⁠54–⁠8
UTEP2–⁠64–⁠8
Utah1–⁠72–⁠9

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