1986 USC Trojans football team

1986 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
CaptainJeff Bregel
Tim McDonald
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Ted Tollner, the Trojans compiled a 7–5 record (5–3 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 264 to 239.[1]

Quarterback Rodney Peete led the team in passing, completing 160 of 305 passes for 2,138 yards with 10 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Ryan Knight led the team in rushing with 148 carries for 536 yards and seven touchdowns. Ken Henry led the team in receiving yards with 43 catches for 807 yards and seven touchdowns.[2]

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1986 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.