1986 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1986 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1985
1987  
1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Eastern Illinois $^ 5 1 011 2 0
No. 17 Southern Illinois 4 2 07 4 0
Northern Iowa 4 2 07 3 1
Illinois State 3 3 05 5 0
Western Illinois 2 4 06 5 0
SW Missouri State 1 5 03 7 0
Indiana State 1 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Sycamores were led by seventh-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Indiana State finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–4 in GCAC play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 St. Cloud State *W 27–18 [1]
September 13 Southwest Missouri State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 14–10 [2]
September 20at Iowa State *L 9–6436,650 [3]
September 27at Kansas *L 6–2032,400 [4]
October 4vs. Ball State *L 3–168,325 [5]
October 11at Southern Illinois L 14–1610,000 [6]
October 18 Illinois State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 28–38 [7]
October 25 Buffalo State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 27–01,800 [8]
November 1at Cincinnati *L 14–4619,369 [9]
November 8No. 4 Eastern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 14–31 [10]
November 13at Northern Iowa L 10–457,102 [11]

References

  1. "Indiana State's rushing game too much for St. Cloud to handle". The Austin Daily Herald. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Indiana State wins". The Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cyclone romp eases troubles". Quad-City Times. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Snell's speed adds punch to Jayhawks' ground offense". The Kansas City Star. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Defense keys Ball State win over Sycamores". The Indianapolis Star. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "S. Illinois 16, Indiana State 14". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Illinois State holds off Indiana State". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sycamores total 504 yards in 27–0 win over Bengals". The Buffalo News. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bearcats win a laugher, 46–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Eastern Illinois tops Sycamores". The South Bend Tribune. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Smith's passing sparks Panthers". The Sioux City Journal. November 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.