1986 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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1986 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Briggs 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 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Illinois State
W 17–166,458 [1]
September 13at Indiana State
L 10–14 [2]
September 20 Western Illinois
L 10–27 [3]
September 27at Northern Iowa
L 3–4513,000 [4]
October 4No. 12 Nicholls State *
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 0–31 [5]
October 11at Jackson State *
W 10–620,000 [6]
October 18 Middle Tennessee *
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 19–423,000 [7]
October 25No. T–8 Eastern Illinois
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 20–346,000 [8]
November 1 Southern Illinois
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 14–353,000 [9]
November 8at Central Missouri State *
W 24–13 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "SW Missouri State rallies by Redbirds". The Pantagraph. 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. ↑ "Western Illinois wins". The Pantagraph. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bears no match for rugged UNI". The Daily Nonpareil. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Nicholls State blanks Southwest Mo. State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southwest Missouri halts JSU 10–6". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Raider eruption sinks SMSU". The Daily News-Journal. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bears discover unfriendly skies with Eastern". The Springfield News-Leader. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "SIU: Move over Eastern Illinois". Southern Illinoisan. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bears bag win over CMS". The Springfield News-Leader. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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