# 1986 Washington Huskies football team

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. 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.

## Schedule

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

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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
### Ohio State

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

### BYU

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

### California

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

### Washington State

| Quarter | 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)

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

## NFL draft

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 |