1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
GCAC champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 22–24 vs. Eastern Kentucky
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
1986 record11–2 (5–1 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Illinois StateNo. 18
L 20–23[1]
September 6Northeast Missouri*No. 18
W 41–31[2]
September 13at Northern Michigan*No. 18Marquette, MIW 24–21[3]
September 20No. 20 Southern Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 52–710,100[4]
October 4Liberty*No. 16
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 40–15
October 11No. 8 Northern IowaNo. 11
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 31–30
October 18at Western IllinoisNo. T–9
W 37–3
October 25at Southwest Missouri StateNo. T–8
W 34–20
November 1Winona State*No. 6
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 64–0
November 8at Indiana StateNo. 4
W 31–14
November 15Western Kentucky*No. 4
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 35–186,020
November 29No. 18 Murray State*No. 3
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 28–21
December 6No. 10 Eastern Kentucky*No. 3
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 28–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Illinois State quarterback will miss 4 weeks with broken collarbone". Chicago Tribune. September 1, 1986 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "Eastern Illinois 41, NE Missouri 31". The Rock Island Argus. September 7, 1986 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "Eastern wins 24-21". Herald and Review. September 14, 1986 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "E. Illinois 52, S. Illinois 7". The Dispatch. September 21, 1986 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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