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1986 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bob Otolski, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and placed fourth in the GCAC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Eastern Illinois
W 23–206,965[1]
September 6Southwest Missouri State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 16–176,458[2]
September 20Wayne State (MI)*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 13–17[3]
September 27at Oklahoma State*
L 7–2338,600[4]
October 4at Western Illinois
W 17–712,136[5]
October 18Indiana State
W 38–28[6]
October 25Southern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 3–2010,346[7]
November 8at Wichita State*
W 17–104,233[8]
November 15Northwest Missouri State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 35–145,714[9]
November 22at Northern Iowa
L 13–227,452[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Peeler comes to rescue". Herald and Review. August 31, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SW Missouri State rallies by Redbirds". The Pantagraph. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wayne State shocks Illinois State". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pokes dine on Redbirds". Tulsa World. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Illinois State wins". Herald and Review. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Illinois State holds off Indiana State". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Salukis run past Illinois State 20–3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "ISU tops Shockers for another road win". The Pantagraph. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Illinois State defeats Bearcaats, 35–14". St. Joseph News-Press. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Northern Iowa finishes season with 22–13 victory". The Des Moines Register. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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