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1986 Cal State Fullerton

3–⁠9 (2–⁠5 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Gene Murphy.

Schedule and results

Cal State Fullerton in 1986, game by game: lost at Nevada 3–49; lost at New Mexico State 21–24; won vs. Idaho State 35–25; lost at Idaho 17–25; lost at UNLV 23–40; lost at Tulsa 10–20; lost vs. Long Beach State 20–30; won vs. Utah State 33–0; lost at Hawai’i 15–26; lost at Fresno State 20–30; lost vs. San José State 24–48; won at Pacific 39–38+33−46Lost 3–49 at Nevada-46NevadaLost 21–24 at New Mexico State-3New Mexico StateWon 35–25 vs. Idaho State+10Idaho StateLost 17–25 at Idaho-8IdahoLost 23–40 at UNLV-17UNLVLost 10–20 at Tulsa-10TulsaLost 20–30 vs. Long Beach State-10Long Beach StateWon 33–0 vs. Utah State+33Utah StateLost 15–26 at Hawai’i-11Hawai’iLost 20–30 at Fresno State-10Fresno StateLost 24–48 vs. San José State-24San José StateWon 39–38 at Pacific+1Pacific
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atNevadaL 3–⁠4960%
Sep 6atNew Mexico StateL 21–⁠2467%
Sep 13vsIdaho StateW 35–⁠2573%
Sep 20atIdahoL 17–⁠2563%
Sep 27atUNLVL 23–⁠4032%
Oct 2atTulsaL 10–⁠2026%
Oct 11vsLong Beach StateL 20–⁠3050%
Oct 18vsUtah StateW 33–⁠058%
Oct 25atHawai’iL 15–⁠2629%
Nov 1atFresno StateL 20–⁠3015%
Nov 8vsSan José StateL 24–⁠4833%
Nov 15atPacificW 39–⁠3838%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pacific 39–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
260–⁠355
Coach
Gene Murphy
Elo
1360 −139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.2 No. 82 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San José State7–⁠010–⁠2
Fresno State6–⁠19–⁠2
Long Beach State4–⁠36–⁠5
UNLV3–⁠46–⁠5
Utah State3–⁠43–⁠8
Pacific2–⁠54–⁠7
Cal State Fullerton2–⁠53–⁠9
New Mexico State1–⁠61–⁠10

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