1986 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at No. 7 Arkansas State*L 7–2216,321[2]
September 6Austin Peay*W 24–1713,800
September 13at No. 20 Murray State*W 31–08,500[3]
September 20Eastern Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 7–5210,100[4]
September 27Youngstown State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 24–1715,100
October 4at KansasL 23–3522,500
October 11Indiana State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 16–1410,000
October 181:30 p.m. No. 16 Northern Iowa
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 27–2414,200
October 25at Illinois StateW 20–310,346
November 7at Southwest Missouri StateW 35–143,000
November 14Western Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 21–2412,500

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Arkansas State swamps Salukis". Evansville Press. August 31, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SIU soars in routing Racers, 31–0". Southern Illinoisan. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "E. Illinois 52, S. Illinois 7". The Dispatch. September 21, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.