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1986 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1986 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
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

The 1986 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Craddock, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the GCAC. The Leathernecks were led by senior All-American center Frank Winters, senior All- American defensive lineman Todd Auer, and sophomore quarterback Paul Singer, who was 6 -2 as the starter and led the Leathernecks in passing for the second consecutive season. All - conference receiver Albert Brown led the Leathernecks in receiving yards.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Kansas State*
L 7–3526,320[1]
September 13Mankato State*
W 17–1311,231[2]
September 20at Southwest Missouri State
W 27–10[3]
September 27at Northern Illinois*
W 10–026,364[4]
October 4Illinois State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 7–1712,136[5]
October 11at Northern Michigan*
W 28–22[6]
October 18No. T–9 Eastern Illinois
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 3–37[7]
October 25at Northern Iowa
L 30–3213,152[8]
November 1Northwest Missouri State*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 26–9[9]
November 8at Southern Illinois
W 24–2112,500[10]
November 15No. 15 Sam Houston State*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 13–164,628[11]

References

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  1. ^ "K-State opens season with 35–7 victory". The Olathe Daily News. August 31, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "WIU manages to get past Mankato State". The Rock Island Argus. 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. ^ "Western edges Huskies". The Daily Chronicle. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Illinois State wins". Herald and Review. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "W. Illinois 28, N. Michigan 22". The Flint Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern Illinois bops Western". The Pantagraph. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Northern Iowa nips Western". Quad-City Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Western 26, Northwest Missouri 9". The Rock Island Argus. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eastern Illinois wins conference as Western knocks off SIU 24–21". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sam Houston St.16, W. Illinois 13". The Rock Island Argus. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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