1986 Pacific

4–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Bob Cope.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1986, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 31–7; lost at Wyoming 20–23; won vs. New Mexico State 41–14; won at Minnesota 24–20; lost vs. UC Davis 41–45; won vs. UNLV 21–15; lost at Fresno State 9–10; lost vs. San José State 15–44; lost vs. Utah State 10–14; lost vs. Cal State Fullerton 38–39; lost at Long Beach State 21–38+27−29Won 31–7 vs. Sacramento State+24Sacramento StateLost 20–23 at Wyoming-3WyomingWon 41–14 vs. New Mexico State+27New Mexico StateWon 24–20 at Minnesota+4MinnesotaLost 41–45 vs. UC Davis-4UC DavisWon 21–15 vs. UNLV+6UNLVLost 9–10 at Fresno State-1Fresno StateLost 15–44 vs. San José State-29San José StateLost 10–14 vs. Utah State-4Utah StateLost 38–39 vs. Cal State Fullerton-1Cal State Fulle…Lost 21–38 at Long Beach State-17Long Beach State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Long Beach State 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The tied 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
271–⁠269
Coach
Bob Cope
Elo
1351 −63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.0 No. 77 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 6Tim Richardson RBNew York Giants

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.