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1986 Washington

8–⁠3–⁠1 (5–⁠2–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Don James, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1986, game by game: won vs. No. 10 Ohio State 40–7; won vs. No. 11 BYU 52–21; lost at No. 12 USC 10–20; won vs. California 50–18; won at No. 18 Stanford 24–14; won vs. Bowling Green 48–0; won vs. Oregon 38–3; lost at No. 7 Arizona State 21–34; won at Oregon State 28–12; tied vs. No. 19 UCLA 17–17; won at Washington State 44–23; lost vs. No. 13 Alabama 6–28+48−22Won 40–7 vs. No. 10 Ohio State+33No. 10 Ohio StateWon 52–21 vs. No. 11 BYU+31No. 11 BYULost 10–20 at No. 12 USC-10No. 12 USCWon 50–18 vs. California+32CaliforniaWon 24–14 at No. 18 Stanford+10No. 18 StanfordWon 48–0 vs. Bowling Green+48Bowling GreenWon 38–3 vs. Oregon+35OregonLost 21–34 at No. 7 Arizona State-13No. 7 Arizona StateWon 28–12 at Oregon State+16Oregon StateTied 17–17 vs. No. 19 UCLA0No. 19 UCLAWon 44–23 at Washington State+21Washington StateLost 6–28 vs. No. 13 Alabama-22No. 13 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vs10Ohio StateW 40–⁠757%
Sep 20vs11BYUW 52–⁠2150%
Sep 27at12USCL 10–⁠2054%
Oct 4vsCaliforniaW 50–⁠1882%
Oct 11at18StanfordW 24–⁠1455%
Oct 18vsBowling GreenW 48–⁠072%
Oct 25vsOregonW 38–⁠387%
Nov 1at7Arizona StateL 21–⁠3442%
Nov 8atOregon StateW 28–⁠1282%
Nov 15vs19UCLAT 17–⁠1760%
Nov 22atWashington StateW 44–⁠2375%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvs13AlabamaSun BowlL 6–⁠2849%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 28–⁠6 in the Sun Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

2 consensus All-AmericansReggie Rogers, DE; Jeff Jaeger, K

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 6
Points
378–⁠197
Coach
Don James
Elo
1658 +69 this season
SP+ rating
23.5 No. 7 of 101; offense No. 5, defense No. 16
SRS
21.6 No. 4 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Pinkel
Defensive coordinator
Jim Lambright
Captains
Kevin Gogan, Rod Jones, Rick Fenney, Steve Alvord, Reggie Rogers and Tim Peoples
Most valuable player
Reggie Rogers

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 1Reggie Rogers DEDetroit Lions
Rd 2Lonzell Hill WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Jeff Jaeger KCleveland Browns
Rd 7Tim Peoples DBSt. Louis Cardinals

All-Pac-10

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Kevin GoganOTCoaches-2
  • David RillLBCoaches-2

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.