The 1986 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
| 1986 Northern Iowa Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3–1 (4–2 GCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dennis Remmert (16th season) |
| Home stadium | UNI-Dome |
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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 | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | 7:30 p.m. | at Mankato State* | T 16–16 | 4,000 | |||
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kansas State* | W 17–0 | 28,820 | |||
| September 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Southwest Missouri State | W 45–3 | 13,000 | |||
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State* |
| W 36–7 | 14,852 | ||
| October 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Eastern Illinois | No. 8 | L 30–31 | 11,052 | ||
| October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | No. 16 | L 24–27 | 14,200 | ||
| October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Illinois |
| W 32–30 | 13,152 | ||
| November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Montana State* | L 25–46 | 5,227 | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | McNeese State* |
| W 55–38 | 7,575 | [1] | |
| November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Indiana State |
| W 45–10 | 7,102 | ||
| November 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Illinois State |
| W 22–13 | 7,452 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Panthers win a 55–38 shootout". The Courier. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1986 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
- ^ "1986 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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