American college football season
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
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 State* | No. 18 | | W 41–31 | | [2] |
September 13 | at Northern Michigan* | No. 18 | | W 24–21 | | [3] |
September 20 | No. 20 Southern Illinois | | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| W 52–7 | 10,100 | [4] |
October 4 | Liberty* | No. 16 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| W 40–15 | 6,850 | [5] |
October 11 | No. 8 Northern Iowa | No. 11 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| W 31–30 | 11,052 | [6] |
October 18 | at Western Illinois | No. T–9 | | W 37–3 | | [7] |
October 25 | at Southwest Missouri State | No. T–8 | | W 34–20 | 6,000 | [8] |
November 1 | Winona State* | No. 6 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| W 64–0 | | [9] |
November 8 | at Indiana State | No. 4 | | W 31–14 | | [10] |
November 15 | Western Kentucky* | No. 4 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| W 35–18 | 6,020 | [11] |
November 29 | No. 18 Murray State* | No. 3 | | W 28–21 | 4,500 | [12] |
December 6 | No. 10 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 3 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
| L 22–24 | 4,149 | [13] |
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Roster
1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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SS
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42
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Bob Bronaugh
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Sr
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LB
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59
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Bill Cochrane
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Jr
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FS
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12
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Scott Johnson
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So
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DT
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67
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John Jurkovic
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So
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DE
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95
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Dave Lewandowki
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Jr
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LS
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75
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Walter Brzeski
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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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.
- ^ "LU falls to Eastern Illinois despite Johnson's passing". The News & Daily Advance. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late field goal sinks No. 8 UNI". Quad-City Times. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois bops Western". The Pantagraph. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears discover unfriendly skies with Eastern". The Springfield News-Leader. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Warriors whipped 64–0". The Winona Daily News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois tops Sycamores". The South Bend Tribune. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois wins 10th straight". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Payton, E. Illinois vanquish Murray St". Chicago Tribune. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois eliminated when 2-point attempt fails". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 7, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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