1986 Wichita State

3–⁠8.

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1986, game by game: won vs. San Francisco State 69–6; lost at Toledo 13–30; lost vs. Morehead State 35–36; lost at Iowa State 14–36; won at Tulane 21–20; won vs. UCF 9–6; lost at Florida State 3–59; lost vs. Cincinnati 19–24; lost at Tulsa 10–38; lost vs. Illinois State 10–17; lost at No. 5 Arizona State 6–52+63−56Won 69–6 vs. San Francisco State+63San Francisco S…Lost 13–30 at Toledo-17ToledoLost 35–36 vs. Morehead State-1Morehead StateLost 14–36 at Iowa State-22Iowa StateWon 21–20 at Tulane+1TulaneWon 9–6 vs. UCF+3UCFLost 3–59 at Florida State-56Florida StateLost 19–24 vs. Cincinnati-5CincinnatiLost 10–38 at Tulsa-28TulsaLost 10–17 vs. Illinois State-7Illinois StateLost 6–52 at No. 5 Arizona State-46No. 5 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 52–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
209–⁠324
Coach
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Elo
1262 −67 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−18.4 No. 97 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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