1986 Utah State Aggies football team

1986 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	3–8 (3–4 PCAA)
Head coach	Chuck Shelton (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Billick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Fred Bleil (1st season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium

1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Long Beach State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1986 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The Aggies were led by first-year head coach Chuck Shelton and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 3–4 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at No. 18 BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry, Beehive Boot)	L 0–52	64,213
September 13	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 10–24	35,548
September 20	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 13–16	36,300
October 4	New Mexico State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 42–9	10,143
October 11	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 28–38	11,028
October 18	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 0–33	4,007
October 25	UNLV	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 7–6	11,270
November 1	Long Beach State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 3–14	7,084
November 8	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 14–10	7,000
November 15	Utah*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot)	L 10–27	13,034
November 22	at Fresno State	Spartan Stadium Fresno, CA	L 7–14	34,381
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game