1986 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1986 Southern Illinois Salukis football
1986 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach	Ray Dorr (3rd season);
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under third-year head coach Ray Dorr, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents).^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30		at No. 7 Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 7–22	16,321	^[2]
September 6		Austin Peay*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 24–17	13,800
September 13		at No. 20 Murray State*	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 31–0	8,500	^[3]
September 20		Eastern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–52	10,100	^[4]
September 27		Youngstown State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 24–17	15,100
October 4		at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 23–35	22,500
October 11		Indiana State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 16–14	10,000
October 18	1:30 p.m.	No. 16 Northern Iowa	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 27–24	14,200
October 25		at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 20–3	10,346
November 7		at Southwest Missouri State	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	W 35–14	3,000
November 14		Western Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 21–24	12,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^ "Arkansas State swamps Salukis". Evansville Press. August 31, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SIU soars in routing Racers, 31–0". Southern Illinoisan. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "E. Illinois 52, S. Illinois 7". The Dispatch. September 21, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Southern Illinois Salukis football
Venues	McAndrew Stadium (1938–2009) Saluki Stadium (2010–present)
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