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1986 Fresno State

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Jim Sweeney.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1986, game by game: won vs. Montana State 55–2; won vs. Oregon State 27–0; won vs. Louisiana Tech 34–10; lost at San José State 41–45; won vs. New Mexico State 17–14; won vs. Pacific 10–9; won vs. Long Beach State 25–12; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 30–20; won at UNLV 36–7; lost at Hawai’i 13–24; won vs. Utah State 14–7+53−11Won 55–2 vs. Montana State+53Montana StateWon 27–0 vs. Oregon State+27Oregon StateWon 34–10 vs. Louisiana Tech+24Louisiana TechLost 41–45 at San José State-4San José StateWon 17–14 vs. New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateWon 10–9 vs. Pacific+1PacificWon 25–12 vs. Long Beach State+13Long Beach StateWon 30–20 vs. Cal State Fullerton+10Cal State Fulle…Won 36–7 at UNLV+29UNLVLost 13–24 at Hawai’i-11Hawai’iWon 14–7 vs. Utah State+7Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsMontana StateW 55–⁠290%
Sep 13vsOregon StateW 27–⁠086%
Sep 27vsLouisiana TechW 34–⁠1087%
Oct 4atSan José StateL 41–⁠4567%
Oct 11vsNew Mexico StateW 17–⁠1493%
Oct 18vsPacificW 10–⁠979%
Oct 25vsLong Beach StateW 25–⁠1275%
Nov 1vsCal State FullertonW 30–⁠2085%
Nov 8atUNLVW 36–⁠766%
Nov 15atHawai’iL 13–⁠2462%
Nov 22vsUtah StateW 14–⁠789%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 19

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.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
302–⁠150
Coach
Jim Sweeney
Elo
1629 +16 this season
SP+ rating
2.5 No. 51 of 101; offense No. 68, defense No. 34
SRS
0.2 No. 52 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 3Stephen Baker WRNew York Giants
Rd 6Gene Taylor WRNew England Patriots
Rd 7Kevin Sweeney QBDallas Cowboys

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.