The 1986 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under third-year head coach Ray Dorr, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents).[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
| 1986 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–2 GCAC) |
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| Home stadium | McAndrew 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 30 | at No. 7 Arkansas State* | L 7–22 | 16,321 | [2] | ||||
| September 6 | Austin Peay* | W 24–17 | 13,800 | |||||
| September 13 | at No. 20 Murray State* | W 31–0 | 8,500 | [3] | ||||
| September 20 | Eastern Illinois |
| L 7–52 | 10,100 | [4] | |||
| September 27 | Youngstown State* |
| W 24–17 | 15,100 | ||||
| October 4 | at Kansas | L 23–35 | 22,500 | |||||
| October 11 | Indiana State |
| W 16–14 | 10,000 | ||||
| October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 16 Northern Iowa |
| W 27–24 | 14,200 | |||
| October 25 | at Illinois State | W 20–3 | 10,346 | |||||
| November 7 | at Southwest Missouri State | W 35–14 | 3,000 | |||||
| November 14 | Western Illinois |
| L 21–24 | 12,500 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Arkansas State swamps Salukis". Evansville Press. August 31, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SIU soars in routing Racers, 31–0". Southern Illinoisan. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. Illinois 52, S. Illinois 7". The Dispatch. September 21, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.
