1986 Washington State Cougars football team

1986 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1986 record	3–7–1 (2–6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Walden
Home stadium	Martin Stadium

1986 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Arizona State $	5	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
#14 UCLA	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#18 Washington	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#11 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
USC	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 6		UNLV*		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 34–14
September 13		San Jose State*		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		L 13–20
September 20		at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		L 21–31
September 27		at #11 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ		T 21–21
October 4		Oregon State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 24–14
October 11		#9 USC		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 34–14
October 25		at #17 UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA		L 16–54
November 1		at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		L 12–42
November 8		#17 Arizona		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		L 6–31
November 15		at Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		L 17–27
November 22		#12 Washington		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)		L 23–44
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.