1986 Oregon State Beavers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1986
| team = Oregon State Beavers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Pacific-10 Conference
| short_conf = Pac-10
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Dave Kragthorpe
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Garth Hall
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Tim Hundley
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Parker Stadium
}}
{{1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings}}
The 1986 Oregon State Beavers football team was an American football team from the U.S. state of Oregon. They represented Oregon State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1986
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Bulldog Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 0–27
| attend = 34,557
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-fresno-state-blanks-os/170752627/|work=Statesman Journal|title=Fresno State blanks OSU|date=September 14, 1986|accessdate=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| score = 12–31
| attend = 104,748
| source = {{cite news|title=Michigan beats Beavers, but it was a struggle|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy George|date=September 21, 1986|pages=1D, 13D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43483638/michigan_beats_beavers_but_it_was_a/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| opponent = Stanford
| site_stadium = Parker Stadium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| score = 7–17
| attend = 21,125
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-peninsula-times-tribune-stanford-def/170825483/|work=The Peninsula Times Tribune|title=Stanford defense beats OSU|date=September 28, 1986|accessdate=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Martin Stadium
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| score = 14–24
| attend = 25,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-blount-passes-washin/170825598/|work=The Idaho Statesman|title=Blount passes Washington St. past Oregon St.|date=October 5, 1986|accessdate=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| score = 14–12
| attend = 33,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbian-osu-beats-cal-to-snap-eigh/170825711/|work=The Columbian|title=OSU beats Cal to snap eight-game losing streak|date=October 12, 1986|accessdate=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| score = 12–23
| attend = 52,669
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-osu-comeback-bid-fa/170825808/|work=The Sunday Oregonian|title=OSU comeback bid falls short as Arizona wins|date=October 19, 1986|accessdate=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Boise State
| site_stadium = Parker Stadium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| score = 34–3
| attend = 21,264
| source = {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q9wzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6828%2C6566508|work=Eugene Register-Guard|last=Cawood|first=Neil|title=Beavers supposed to beat Boise, and do|date=October 26, 1986|page=3B|accessdate=April 21, 2025|via=Google News Archive}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Civic Stadium
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| score = 0–49
| attend = 23,703
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-osu-hangs-itself-in/170825916/|work=The Sunday Oregonian|title=OSU hangs itself in 49–0 UCLA romp|date=November 2, 1986|accessdate=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = l
| opponent = Washington
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Parker Stadium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| score = 12–28
| attend = 29,541
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-osu-falters-near-goal/170826021/|work=Statesman Journal|title=OSU falters near goal|date=November 9, 1986|accessdate=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| score = 10–7
| attend = 63,321
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bulletin-oregon-state-shocks-no-19/170728018/|work=The Bulletin|title=Oregon State shocks No. 19 BYU|date=November 16, 1986|accessdate=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Parker Stadium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename = Civil War
| score = 28–49
| attend = 36,204
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corvallis-gazette-times-ducks-rush-past/170826115/|work=Corvallis Gazette-Times|title=Ducks rush past the Beavers|date=November 23, 1986|accessdate=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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