1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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.

1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 22–15 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
Record	10–1–1 (5–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Cooper (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Colletto (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Marmie (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium

1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	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

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. 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. 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	7:30 pm	No. 20 Michigan State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	WTBS	W 20–17	70,689
September 20	7:30 pm	SMU*	No. 18	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 30–0	70,511
September 27	7:30 pm	Washington State	No. 11	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		T 21–21	70,543
October 4	11:30 am	at No. 15 UCLA	No. 16	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	CBS	W 16–9	51,533
October 11	1:00 pm	at Oregon	No. 15	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 37–17	28,552
October 18	1:30 pm	at No. 15 USC	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 29–20	65,874
October 25	7:30 pm	Utah*	No. 9	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 52–7	67,130
November 1	7:30 pm	No. 6 Washington	No. 7	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	KTVK	W 34–21	71,589
November 8	5:00 pm	California	No. 5	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	WTBS	W 49–0	70,239
November 15	7:30 pm	Wichita State*	No. 5	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 52–6	65,333
November 22	1:30 pm	at No. 14 Arizona	No. 4	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	CBS	L 17–34	58,267
January 1	3:00 pm	vs. No. 4 Michigan*	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	W 22–15	103,168
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	—	—	18	11	16	15	10	9	7	5	5 (1)	4 (1)	8	7	4
Coaches	—	—	17	11	14	13	10	9	7	5	5	4	8	8	5

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	3	4	Total
Arizona St	0	10	0	7	17
Arizona	7	7	7	13	34

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

• Date: November 22
• Game attendance: 58,267
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist

Game information
Arizona St Jeff Van Raaphorst 38/55, 437 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Darryl Harris 16 Rush, 55 Yds Aaron Cox 10 Rec, 191 Yds, TD Arizona Alfred Jenkins 11/17, 165 Yds, TD David Adams 18 Rush, 91 Yds Derek Hill 2 Rec, 67 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ASU ARI 1 7:14 6 97 Arizona Adams 18-yard touchdown reception from Jenkins, Coston kick good 0 7 2 13:31 Arizona Greathouse 5-yard touchdown run, Coston kick good 0 14 2 7:59 Arizona St Garrett 7-yard touchdown reception from Van Raaphorst, Bostrom kick good 7 14 2 0:00 Arizona St 21-yard field goal by Bostrom 10 14 3 11:55 Arizona McLemore 6-yard touchdown run, Coston kick good 10 21 4 12:56 Arizona 28-yard field goal by Coston 10 24 4 8:56 Arizona Interception returned 100 yards for touchdown by Cecil, Coston kick good 10 31 4 6:47 Arizona St Cox 20-yard touchdown reception from Van Raaphorst, Bostrom kick good 17 31 4 2:14 Arizona 27-yard field goal by Coston 17 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 34

Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

#4 Michigan vs. #7 Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolverines 8 7 0 0 15 • Sun Devils 0 13 6 3 22 Date: January 1 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA Game attendance: 103,168

Main article: 1987 Rose Bowl

See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team

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 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 John Cooper Coordinators/assistant coaches Tim Salem (Graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt