1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1986 Mid-American Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1986 record	6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Harkema (4th season);
Captain	By game
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Hurons compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 228 to 222.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Ron Adams with 1,995 passing yards, Gary Patton with 1,058 rushing yards, and Don Vesling with 653 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 6	Western Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 21–14
September 13	at Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 18–17
September 20	Akron*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 24–21
September 27	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 16–20
October 4	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 18–23
October 11	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 10–24
October 18	Ohio	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 33–31
October 25	Central Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	W 34–16
November 1	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 14–7
November 8	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 14–21
November 15	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 20–34
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "1986 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 166, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
^ "1986 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

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[1] "1986 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

[2] "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 166, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.

[3] "1986 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

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1986 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Miami $	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Toledo	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Ohio	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion