1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Al Molde, the Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Eastern Illinois finished the season with an overall record of 11–2 and won the GCAC title with a mark of 5–1 in conference play. The team was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Murray State in the first round before losing to Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals.
| 1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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GCAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 22–24 vs. Eastern Kentucky | |
| Conference | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 11–2 (5–1 GCAC) |
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| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
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| No. 3 Eastern Illinois $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | at Illinois State | No. 18 | L 20–23 | [1] | ||
| September 6 | Northeast Missouri* | No. 18 | W 41–31 | [2] | ||
| September 13 | at Northern Michigan* | No. 18 | Marquette, MI | W 24–21 | [3] | |
| September 20 | No. 20 Southern Illinois |
| W 52–7 | 10,100 | [4] | |
| October 4 | Liberty* | No. 16 |
| W 40–15 | ||
| October 11 | No. 8 Northern Iowa | No. 11 |
| W 31–30 | ||
| October 18 | at Western Illinois | No. T–9 | W 37–3 | |||
| October 25 | at Southwest Missouri State | No. T–8 | W 34–20 | |||
| November 1 | Winona State* | No. 6 |
| W 64–0 | ||
| November 8 | at Indiana State | No. 4 | W 31–14 | |||
| November 15 | Western Kentucky* | No. 4 |
| W 35–18 | 6,020 | |
| November 29 | No. 18 Murray State* | No. 3 |
| W 28–21 | ||
| December 6 | No. 10 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 3 |
| L 28–21 | ||
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References
- "Illinois State quarterback will miss 4 weeks with broken collarbone". Chicago Tribune. September 1, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eastern Illinois 41, NE Missouri 31". The Rock Island Argus. September 7, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eastern wins 24-21". Herald and Review. September 14, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.
- "E. Illinois 52, S. Illinois 7". The Dispatch. September 21, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.
- "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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