1986 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

1986 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Conference| Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 6–5 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach|

* Bruce Craddock (4th season)

Home stadium| Hanson Field

Seasons

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1987 ->

1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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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

* $ - 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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 30| at Kansas State*|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| L 7–35| 26,320| [1]
September 13| Mankato State*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 17–13| 11,231| [2]
September 20| at Southwest Missouri State|

* Briggs Stadium
* Springfield, MO

| W 27–10| | [3]
September 27| at Northern Illinois*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| W 10–0| 26,364| [4]
October 4| Illinois State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 7–17| 12,136| [5]
October 11| at Northern Michigan*|

* Memorial Field
* Marquette, MI

| W 28–22| | [6]
October 18| No. T–9 Eastern Illinois|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 3–37| | [7]
October 25| at Northern Iowa|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| L 30–32| 13,152| [8]
November 1| Northwest Missouri State*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 26–9| | [9]
November 8| at Southern Illinois|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 24–21| 12,500| [10]
November 15| No. 15 Sam Houston State*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 13–16| 4,628| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## 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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Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Venues|

* Hanson Field (1950–present)

Culture & lore|

* Colonel Rock
* Rocky
* "We're Marching On"
* WIU Marching Leathernecks

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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