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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* | No. 18 | | W 41–31 | |
[2] |
September 13 | at
Northern Michigan* | No. 18 |
Marquette, MI | 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 | |
October 18 | at
Western Illinois | No. T–9 | | W 37–3 | | |
October 25 | at
Southwest Missouri State | No. T–8 | | W 34–20 | | |
November 1 |
Winona State* | No. 6 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| W 64–0 | | |
November 8 | at
Indiana State | No. 4 | | W 31–14 | | |
November 15 |
Western Kentucky* | No. 4 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| W 35–18 | 6,020 | |
November 29 | No. 18
Murray State* | No. 3 | | W 28–21 | 4,500 |
[6] |
December 6 | No. 10
Eastern Kentucky* | No. 3 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
| L 22–24 | 4,149 |
[7] |
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[8]
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
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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"Illinois State quarterback will miss 4 weeks with broken collarbone".
Chicago Tribune. September 1, 1986 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Eastern Illinois 41, NE Missouri 31".
The Rock Island Argus. September 7, 1986 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Eastern wins 24-21".
Herald and Review. September 14, 1986 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"E. Illinois 52, S. Illinois 7".
The Dispatch. September 21, 1986 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LU falls to Eastern Illinois despite Johnson's passing". The News & Daily Advance. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Payton, E. Illinois vanquish Murray St". Chicago Tribune. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Eastern Illinois eliminated when 2-point attempt fails". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 7, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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National championships in bold |
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Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles |