1986 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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1986 Southern Illinois Salukis football team - Wikipedia

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1986 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach	Ray Dorr (3rd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at No. 7 Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 7–22	16,321	^[2]
September 6	Austin Peay*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 24–17	13,800	^[3]
September 13	at No. 20 Murray State*	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 31–0	8,500	^[4]
September 20	Eastern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–52	10,100	^[5]
September 27	Youngstown State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 24–17	15,100	^[6]
October 4	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 23–35	22,500	^[7]
October 11	Indiana State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 16–14	10,000	^[8]
October 18	No. 16 Northern Iowa	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 27–24	14,200	^[9]
October 25	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 20–3	10,346	^[10]
November 1	at Southwest Missouri State	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	W 35–14	3,000	^[11]
November 8	Western Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 21–24	12,500	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "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.
^ "Govs' rally comes up short". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – 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.
^ "Second-half rally sparks Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hawks survive scare by Southern Illinois". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "S. Illinois 16, Indiana State 14". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNI playoff hopes injured by 27–24 loss". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Salukis run past Illinois State 20–3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SIU: Move over Eastern Illinois". Southern Illinoisan. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.

v t e Southern Illinois Salukis football
Venues	McAndrew Stadium (1938–2009) Saluki Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Southeast Missouri State
Culture & lore	"Go Southern Go!" Saluki Sports Network
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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