1986 Stanford Cardinal football team

1986 Stanford Cardinal football
Gator Bowl, L 21–27 vs. Clemson
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Mannini (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Arizona State $ 5 1 1 10 1 1
No. 14 UCLA 5 2 1 8 3 1
No. 18 Washington 5 2 1 8 3 1
No. 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 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Jack Elway's third season at Stanford, the Cardinal had its first winning season since 1980 and received its first post-season bowl invitation since 1978.[1][2]

The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.

  1. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1986–1990". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "1986 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved September 12, 2012.