1986 Southwest Missouri State Bears football | |
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Conference | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–7 (1–5 GCAC) |
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Home stadium | Briggs Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jesse Branch, the Bears compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the GCAC.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at Illinois State | W 17–16 | 6,458 | [1] | |
September 13 | at Indiana State | L 10–14 | [2] | ||
September 20 | Western Illinois | L 10–27 | [3] | ||
September 27 | at Northern Iowa | L 3–45 | 13,000 | [4] | |
October 4 | No. 12 Nicholls State * |
| L 0–31 | [5] | |
October 11 | at Jackson State * | W 10–6 | 20,000 | [6] | |
October 18 | Middle Tennessee * |
| L 19–42 | 3,000 | [7] |
October 25 | No. T–8 Eastern Illinois |
| L 20–34 | 6,000 | [8] |
November 1 | Southern Illinois |
| L 14–35 | 3,000 | [9] |
November 8 | at Central Missouri State * | W 24–13 | [10] | ||
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