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1986 UCLA

8–⁠3–⁠1 (5–⁠2–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Terry Donahue, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1986, game by game: lost at No. 1 Oklahoma 3–38; won at San Diego State 45–14; won vs. Long Beach State 41–23; lost vs. No. 16 Arizona State 9–16; won vs. No. 11 Arizona 32–25; won at California 36–10; won vs. Washington State 54–16; won vs. Oregon State 49–0; lost vs. Stanford 23–28; tied at No. 10 Washington 17–17; won vs. No. 10 USC 45–25; won vs. BYU 31–10+49−35Lost 3–38 at No. 1 Oklahoma-35No. 1 OklahomaWon 45–14 at San Diego State+31San Diego StateWon 41–23 vs. Long Beach State+18Long Beach StateLost 9–16 vs. No. 16 Arizona State-7No. 16 Arizona StateWon 32–25 vs. No. 11 Arizona+7No. 11 ArizonaWon 36–10 at California+26CaliforniaWon 54–16 vs. Washington State+38Washington StateWon 49–0 vs. Oregon State+49Oregon StateLost 23–28 vs. Stanford-5StanfordTied 17–17 at No. 10 Washington0No. 10 WashingtonWon 45–25 vs. No. 10 USC+20No. 10 USCWon 31–10 vs. BYU+21BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6at1OklahomaL 3–⁠3835%
Sep 20atSan Diego StateW 45–⁠1455%
Sep 27vsLong Beach StateW 41–⁠2381%
Oct 4vs16Arizona StateL 9–⁠1663%
Oct 11vs11ArizonaW 32–⁠2554%
Oct 18atCaliforniaW 36–⁠1076%
Oct 25vsWashington StateW 54–⁠1676%
Nov 1vsOregon StateW 49–⁠087%
Nov 8vsStanfordL 23–⁠2875%
Nov 15at10WashingtonT 17–⁠1740%
Nov 22vs10USCW 45–⁠2564%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsBYUFreedom BowlW 31–⁠1054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat BYU 31–⁠10 in the Freedom Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 19
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 7: 19
  7. Wk 8: 17
  8. Wk 9: 15
  9. Wk 10: 12
  10. Wk 11: 19
  11. Wk 12: 18
  12. Wk 13: 15
  13. Wk 14: 15
  14. Final: 14

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
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 4
Points
385–⁠222
Coach
Terry Donahue
Elo
1711 +70 this season
SP+ rating
24.9 No. 5 of 101; offense No. 3, defense No. 18
SRS
20.8 No. 8 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Homer Smith
Defensive coordinators
Bob Field and Tom Hayes

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 7Derek Tennell TESeattle Seahawks

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Gaston GreenRBCoaches-1
  • Terry TumeyDLCoaches-1
  • Craig RutledgeDBCoaches-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1986 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1986 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State5–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠14
Washington5–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠118
UCLA5–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠114
Arizona5–⁠39–⁠311
Stanford5–⁠38–⁠4
USC5–⁠37–⁠5
Oregon3–⁠55–⁠6
Washington State2–⁠6–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
California2–⁠72–⁠9
Oregon State1–⁠63–⁠8

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