The Washington State Cougars were 3-7-1 in 1986.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
2-6-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
1-6 | 3-8 | ||
2-7 | 2-9 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 221 | 3,997 | 750 | 5.3 | 1,663 | 461 | 3.6 | 2,334 | 289 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 72nd | 49th | 86th | 31st | 66th | 72nd | 63rd | 33rd | 62nd | 15th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 312 | 4,658 | 5.7 | 2,163 | 492 | 4.4 | 2,495 | 332 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 85th | 97th | 92nd | 76th | 54th | 87th | 94th | 82nd | 85th | ||||||||||
Net | -91 | -661 | +750 | -0.3 | -500 | -31 | -0.8 | -161 | -43 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 81st | 80th | 86th | 69th | 74th | 62nd | 81st | 63rd | 71st | 41st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |