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1986 Washington Huskies football
1986 Washington Huskies football
Sun Bowl, L 6–28 vs. Alabama
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 18
Record	8–3–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Gary Pinkel (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright (10th season)
MVP	Reggie Rogers
Captains	Kevin Gogan; Rod Jones; Rick Fenney, Steve Alvord; Reggie Rogers,; Tim Peoples;
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 12th season under head coach Don James, the team compiled an 8–3–1 record, finished in a tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 378 to 197.^[1]Reggie Rogers was selected as the team's most valuable player. Rogers, Kevin Gogan, Rod Jones, Rick Fenney, Steve Alvord, and Tim Peoples were the team captains.

1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	No. 10 Ohio State*	No. 17	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 40–7	61,071
September 20	No. 11 BYU*	No. 7	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 52–21	61,197
September 27	at No. 12 USC	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 10–20	58,023
October 4	California	No. 12	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 50–18	58,911
October 11	at No. 18 Stanford	No. 12	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 24–14	52,000
October 18	Bowling Green*	No. 9	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 48–0	57,075
October 25	Oregon	No. 8	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 38–3	58,466
November 1	at No. 7 Arizona State	No. 6	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 21–34	71,589
November 8	at Oregon State	No. 13	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 28–12	29,541
November 15	No. 19 UCLA	No. 10	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	T 17–17	59,916
November 22	at Washington State	No. 12	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	W 44–23	40,000
December 25	vs. No. 13 Alabama*	No. 12	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 6–28	48,722	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

1986 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Bern Brostek
QB	`17`	Chris Chandler	Jr
WR		David Cole
QB		Cary Conklin
RB	`39`	Tony Covington	So
FB	`30`	Rick Fenney	Sr
WR	`7`	Darryl Franklin	Jr
OT	`72`	Kevin Gogan	Sr
OL		Clay Griffith
WR	`1`	Lonzell Hill	Sr
RB		Aaron Jenkins
TE	`84`	Rod Jones	Sr
TE	`82`	Scott Jones	Jr
RB		Steve Jones
TE		Mike Matz
OL		Rick McLeod
RB		Andre Riley
WR		Brian Slater
OL		Garth Thomas
OL		Mike Zandofsky

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`93`	Steve Alvord	Sr
LB	`55`	Ricky Andrews	Jr
LB	`46`	Tom Erlandson	Jr
DT	`91`	Brian Habib	Jr
DB		Allen James
DB		Art Malone
DB		Tim Peoples
LB		David Rill
LB		Steve Roberts
DL	`51`	Reggie Rogers	Sr
LB	`3`	Bo Yates	Jr
DB	`31`	Tony Zackery	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`9`	Thane Cleland	Sr
K	`18`	Jeff Jaeger	Sr

Head coach

Don James

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	16 т	17	7 (1)	6 (1)	12	12	9	8	6	13	10	12	13	12	18
Coaches	16 т	13	7	7	13	12	9	8	6	13	10	12	12	11	17

Game summaries edit

At No. 12 USC edit

Ohio State edit

Ohio State at Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	0	0	7	0	7
• Huskies	0	24	9	7	40

Date: September 13
Location: Husky Stadium
Game attendance: 61,071

BYU edit

BYU at Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	0	14	21
• Huskies	15	27	3	7	52

Date: September 20
Location: Husky Stadium
Game attendance: 61,197

California edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	0	10	0	8	18
• Washington	20	6	17	7	50

Date: Saturday, October 4
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game attendance: 58,911

Source:^[3]

Washington State edit

#12 Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	14	10	13	44
Washington St	0	10	7	6	23

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

Date: November 22, 1986
Game attendance: 40,000
Gainesville Sun. November 23, 1986 Page 4F

Game information

First quarter

WASH – Rod Jones 3-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

WSU – Ed Tingstad 3-yard run (Kevin Adams kick). Tie 7–7. Drive:
WSU – Kevin Adams 51-yard field goal. Washington St 10–7. Drive:
WASH – Tony Covington 2-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 14–10. Drive:
WASH – Matt Slater 25-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 21–10. Drive:

Third quarter

WASH – Matt Slater 38-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 28–10. Drive:
WASH – Jeff Jaeger 43-yard field goal. Washington 31–10. Drive:
WASH – Jeff Jaeger 26-yard field goal. Washington 34–10. Drive:
WSU – Kerry Porter 2-yard run (Kevin Adams kick). Washington 34–17. Drive:

Fourth quarter

WASH – Matt Slater 25-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jeff Jaeger kick). Washington 41–17. Drive:
WSU – Kerry Porter 9-yard run (pass failed). Washington 41–23. Drive:
WASH – Jeff Jaeger 27-yard field goal, 3:16. Washington 44–23. Drive:

Top passers

WASH – Chris Chandler – 15/20, 204 yards, 4 TD
WSU – Ed Blount – 16/30, 240 yards, 2 int

Top rushers

WASH – Vince Weathersby – 25 rushes, 177 yards
WSU – Kerry Porter – 25 rushes, 90 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

WASH – Matt Slater – 4 receptions, 106 yards, 3 TD
WSU – Rodd Olson – 6 receptions, 94 yards

Jeff Jaeger set NCAA career record for field goals made.

Vs. Alabama (Sun Bowl) edit

Washington vs. Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Huskies	0	6	0	0	6
• No. 13 Crimson Tide	0	7	14	7	28

Date: December 25
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX
Game attendance: 48,722
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Sunny, Wind NNE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, John Dockery

NFL draft edit

Nine Huskies were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Reggie Rogers	DT	1	7	Detroit Lions
Lonzell Hill	WR	2	40	New Orleans Saints
Jeff Jaeger	PK	3	82	Cleveland Browns
Tim Peoples	S	7	174	St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Alvord	DL	8	201	St. Louis Cardinals
Kevin Gogan	T	8	206	Dallas Cowboys
Rick Fenney	FB	8	211	Minnesota Vikings
Rod Jones	TE	8	223	New York Giants
Steve Roberts	DE	11	299	Denver Broncos

References edit

^ "Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
^ "'Bama defense shines in Sun". El Paso Times. December 26, 1986. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gainesville Sun October 5, 1986

[1] "Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

[2] "'Bama defense shines in Sun". El Paso Times. December 26, 1986. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Gainesville Sun October 5, 1986

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Summary