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1986 Wyoming

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dennis Erickson.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1986, game by game: lost vs. No. 12 Baylor 28–31; won vs. Pacific 23–20; won at Air Force 23–17; won at Wisconsin 21–12; lost at Iowa State 10–21; won vs. Utah 38–14; lost vs. BYU 22–34; lost at Colorado State 15–20; won vs. New Mexico 35–25; won vs. UTEP 41–12; lost at San Diego State 24–31; lost at Hawai’i 19–35+29−16Lost 28–31 vs. No. 12 Baylor-3No. 12 BaylorWon 23–20 vs. Pacific+3PacificWon 23–17 at Air Force+6Air ForceWon 21–12 at Wisconsin+9WisconsinLost 10–21 at Iowa State-11Iowa StateWon 38–14 vs. Utah+24UtahLost 22–34 vs. BYU-12BYULost 15–20 at Colorado State-5Colorado StateWon 35–25 vs. New Mexico+10New MexicoWon 41–12 vs. UTEP+29UTEPLost 24–31 at San Diego State-7San Diego StateLost 19–35 at Hawai’i-16Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vs12BaylorL 28–⁠3132%
Sep 13vsPacificW 23–⁠2056%
Sep 20atAir ForceW 23–⁠1715%
Sep 27atWisconsinW 21–⁠1239%
Oct 4atIowa StateL 10–⁠2146%
Oct 11vsUtahW 38–⁠1458%
Oct 18vsBYUL 22–⁠3439%
Oct 25atColorado StateL 15–⁠2034%
Nov 1vsNew MexicoW 35–⁠2567%
Nov 8vsUTEPW 41–⁠1277%
Nov 15atSan Diego StateL 24–⁠3141%
Nov 29atHawai’iL 19–⁠3536%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 35–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
299–⁠272
Coach
Dennis Erickson
Elo
1453 +37 this season
SP+ rating
1.4 No. 54 of 101; offense No. 46, defense No. 66
SRS
−0.5 No. 55 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bob Bratkowski
Defensive coordinator
John L. Smith
Offense
Single-back spread
Defense
4–⁠3

1986 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State7–⁠18–⁠4
BYU6–⁠28–⁠5
Air Force5–⁠26–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠47–⁠5
Colorado State4–⁠46–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠6
New Mexico2–⁠54–⁠8
UTEP2–⁠64–⁠8
Utah1–⁠72–⁠9

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