1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 22–15 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record10–1–1 (5–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Marmie (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 $ 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 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach John Cooper, the Sun Devils compiled an overall record of 10–1–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, winning the Pac-10 title.

Season summary

Arizona State quarterback Jeff Van Raaphorst looked uncomfortable in the first two games of the season, wins over Michigan State and SMU. He threw five interceptions in the third game of year against Washington State, which ended in a 21–21 tie.[1] A 16–9 win for Arizona State over UCLA in Pasadena on October 4 later proved to be the deciding game in the race for the Pac-10 Conference title. The Sun Devils then defeated Oregon in Eugene and returned to Southern California to defeat USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, becoming the first Pac-10 team to beat both Los Angeles area conference members on their home turf.

With three straight wins at home over former Western Athletic Conference (WAC) nemesis Utah, Washington, and Cal, combined with a UCLA loss to Stanford, Arizona State clinched the Pac-10 title and a Rose Bowl berth on November 8.[1] The Sun Devils dropped their final game of the regular season to in-state rival Arizona, 34–17, in the annual Territorial Cup. The Sun Devils then defeated Michigan, 22–15, on January 1, 1987, in their first Rose Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 137:30 pmNo. 20 Michigan State*
WTBSW 20–1770,689[2]
September 207:30 pmSMU*No. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 30–070,511[3]
September 277:30 pmWashington StateNo. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
T 21–2170,543[4]
October 411:30 amat No. 15 UCLANo. 16
CBSW 16–951,533[5]
October 111:00 pmat OregonNo. 15
W 37–1728,522[6]
October 181:30 pmat No. 15 USCNo. 10
W 29–2065,874[7]
October 257:30 pmUtah*No. 9
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 52–767,130[8]
November 17:30 pmNo. 6 WashingtonNo. 7
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
KTVKW 34–2171,589[9]
November 85:00 pmCaliforniaNo. 5
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
WTBSW 49–070,239[10]
November 157:30 pmWichita State*No. 5
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 52–665,333[11]
November 221:30 pmat No. 14 ArizonaNo. 4
CBSL 17–3458,267[12]
January 13:00 pmvs. No. 4 Michigan*No. 7
NBCW 22–15103,168[13]

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Rankings

Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP——18111615109755 (1)4 (1)874
Coaches——171114131097554885

Game summaries

At Arizona

See also: 1986 Arizona Wildcats football team and Territorial Cup
#4 Arizona State Sun Devils (9–0–1) at #14 Arizona Wildcats (7–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Arizona St 0 10 0717
Arizona 7 7 71334

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

Game information

Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

#4 Michigan vs. #7 Arizona State
Team 1 234Total
Wolverines 8 700 15
• Sun Devils 0 1363 22
Main article: 1987 Rose Bowl
See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Personnel

1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Robert Arcoraci
WR 84 Aaron Cox Jr
RB Paul Day
QB 7 Daniel Ford So
TE Jeff Gallimore
WR 85 Chris Garrett So
RB 12 Darryl Harris Jr
WR Bruce Hill
WR Tony Johnson
OL 65 Todd Kalis Jr
OL Scott Kirby
TE Stein Koss
G 62 Randall McDaniel Jr
RB Mike Skala
OL Kevin Thomas
RB Darin Tupper
QB 10 Jeff Van Raaphorst Sr
OL Danny Villa
OL Jim Warne  Sr
RB Kent Wendorf
FB Channing Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 25 Eric Allen Jr
DL 93 Trace Armstrong Jr
DB 26 Robby Boyd So
LB 36 Greg Clark Jr
LB Stacy Harvey
DB Jeff Joseph
DL Skip McClendon
DL Larry McGlothen
DB Anthony Parker
DL 97 Shawn Patterson Jr
DL Jim Reynosa
DL Frank Rudolph
DL Dan Saleaumua
LB Scott Stephen
DB Darren Willis
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Kent Bostrom
P 6 Mike Schuh So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tim Salem
    (Graduate assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ a b Reilly, Rick (November 17, 1986). "Coming Out Of The Desert Darkness With The Sun Devils". Sports Illustrated.
  2. ^ "Sun Devils avert loss". Statesman Journal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arizona State blanks SMU, 30–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cougars, Arizona State play to hard-fought 21–21 tie". The Olympian. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sun Devils trip UCLA". The Billings Gazette. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Van Raaphorst leads Sun Devils past Ducks". The Columbian. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arizona State makes a move". Anchorage Daily News. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arizona State turns it on, overwhelms Utah, 52–7". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ASU defeats Washington, keeps Pac-10 lead". Statesman Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arizona State romps over Cal for Rose Bowl berth". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Devils stay intense, pound Shockers". Arizona Republic. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Arizona rips Arizona State". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Arizona State runs to the Rose". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1987. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ 1986 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results
  15. ^ "Arizona claims state supremacy." Eugene Register-Guard. 1986 Nov 23. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08.
  16. ^ "The Rose Bowl: Arizona State 22, Michigan 15". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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