1986 San Diego State
8–4 (7–1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dennis Stolz. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hawai’i 35–5Nov 22
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vsLong Beach State | W 27–24 | 63% |
| Sep 13 | at Utah | W 37–30 | 37% |
| Sep 20 | vs 19UCLA | L 14–45 | 45% |
| Sep 27 | at New Mexico | W 38–34 | 59% |
| Oct 4 | at Stanford | L 10–17 | 39% |
| Oct 18 | at UTEP | W 15–10 | 64% |
| Oct 25 | vs Air Force | L 10–22 | 40% |
| Nov 1 | at Colorado State | W 27–26 | 34% |
| Nov 15 | vs Wyoming | W 31–24 | 59% |
| Nov 22 | vs Hawai’i | W 35–5 | 53% |
| Nov 29 | vs BYU | W 10–3 | 43% |
| Dec 30Bowls & playoff | vs 19IowaHoliday Bowl | L 38–39 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa 39–38 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.
In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).
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.
Western Athletic Conference champions7–1 in the conference
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- 7–1 first in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 292–279
- Coach
- Dennis Stolz
- Elo
- 1563 +73 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.1 No. 38 of 101; offense No. 31, defense No. 51
- SRS
- 1.9 No. 45 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dana Bible
- Defensive coordinator
- Tim McConnell
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1987
The 1987 draft| Rd 3 | Robert Awalt TE | St. Louis Cardinals |
1986 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego State | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
| BYU | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Air Force | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| Hawai’i | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Colorado State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Wyoming | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| New Mexico | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| UTEP | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Utah | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.