1986 Stanford Cardinal football team

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 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 13	at Texas*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 31–20
September 20	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)		W 28–10
September 27	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		W 17–7
October 4	San Diego State*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 17–10
October 11	No. 12 Washington	No. 18	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	TBS	L 24–14
October 18	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		W 41–7
October 25	USC	No. 19	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)	CBS	L 0–10
November 1	Washington State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 42–12
November 8	at No. 12 UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	CBS	W 28–23
November 22	at California	No. 16	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (89th Big Game)		L 11–17
November 30	vs. Arizona		National Olympic Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)	ESPN	W 29–24
December 27	vs. No. 21 Clemson*	No. 20	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	CBS	L 21–27
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Stanford Cardinal football

Venues	Stanford Field (1905–1921) Stanford Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game USC Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" "All Right Now" Stanford Band The Play Stanford Axe T formation 1906–17 Stanford rugby teams 1894 Chicago game 2007 USC game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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