1986 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

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1986 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference Southland Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 SLC)
Head coach
Home stadium Malone Stadium
Seasons
  1985
1987  
1986 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Arkansas State $^ 5 0 012 2 1
North Texas State 3 2 06 4 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 06 4 1
Northeast Louisiana 3 2 05 6 0
McNeese State 1 4 02 9 0
Lamar 0 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as part of the Southland Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Pat Collins, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Southern Miss *L 19–2821,364 [1]
September 13at Southwestern Louisiana *L 20–24 [2]
September 20 Southwest Texas State *W 17–14 [3]
September 27at Nicholls State *L 13–17 [4]
October 4 Northwestern State *
L 14–17 [5]
October 11 Lamar
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 22–21 [6]
October 18at McNeese State W 37–1714,000 [7]
November 1 Stephen F. Austin *
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 28–715,238 [8]
November 8 Louisiana Tech
W 20–620,381 [9]
November 15at North Texas State L 20–286,420 [10]
November 22at Arkansas State L 21–2610,086 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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