1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
GCAC champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 22–24 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	11–2 (5–1 GCAC)
Head coach	Al Molde (4th season);
Home stadium	O'Brien 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 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern 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 Al Molde, the Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Eastern Illinois finished the season with an overall record of 11–2 and won the GCAC title with a mark of 5–1 in conference play. The team was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Murray State in the first round before losing to Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at Illinois State	No. 18	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	L 20–23		^[1]
September 6	Northeast Missouri State*	No. 18	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 41–31		^[2]
September 13	at Northern Michigan*	No. 18	Memorial Field Marquette, MI	W 24–21		^[3]
September 20	No. 20 Southern Illinois		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 52–7	10,100	^[4]
October 4	Liberty*	No. 16	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 40–15	6,850	^[5]
October 11	No. 8 Northern Iowa	No. 11	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 31–30	11,052	^[6]
October 18	at Western Illinois	No. T–9	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 37–3		^[7]
October 25	at Southwest Missouri State	No. T–8	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	W 34–20	6,000	^[8]
November 1	Winona State*	No. 6	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 64–0		^[9]
November 8	at Indiana State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 31–14		^[10]
November 15	Western Kentucky*	No. 4	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 35–18	6,020	^[11]
November 29	No. 18 Murray State*	No. 3	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 28–21	4,500	^[12]
December 6	No. 10 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 3	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 22–24	4,149	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Roy Banks	Sr
QB	`11`	Pat Carroll	Jr
OT	`78`	Chris Geile	Sr
WR	`44`	Dave Lewandowki	Jr
TE	`32`	Shon McCray	Jr
WR	`13`	Mike Milosovic	Jr
QB	`18`	Sean Payton	Sr
OT	`63`	Dave Popp	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SS	`42`	Bob Bronaugh	Sr
LB	`59`	Bill Cochrane	Jr
FS	`12`	Scott Johnson	So
DT	`67`	John Jurkovic	So
DE	`95`	Dave Lewandowki	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`75`	Walter Brzeski	Jr

Head coach

Al Molde

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Illinois State quarterback will miss 4 weeks with broken collarbone". Chicago Tribune. September 1, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern Illinois 41, NE Missouri 31". The Rock Island Argus. September 7, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern wins 24-21". Herald and Review. September 14, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "E. Illinois 52, S. Illinois 7". The Dispatch. September 21, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LU falls to Eastern Illinois despite Johnson's passing". The News & Daily Advance. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late field goal sinks No. 8 UNI". Quad-City Times. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern Illinois bops Western". The Pantagraph. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bears discover unfriendly skies with Eastern". The Springfield News-Leader. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Warriors whipped 64–0". The Winona Daily News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern Illinois tops Sycamores". The South Bend Tribune. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern Illinois wins 10th straight". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Payton, E. Illinois vanquish Murray St". Chicago Tribune. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern Illinois eliminated when 2-point attempt fails". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 7, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.

[1] "Illinois State quarterback will miss 4 weeks with broken collarbone". Chicago Tribune. September 1, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Eastern Illinois 41, NE Missouri 31". The Rock Island Argus. September 7, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Eastern wins 24-21". Herald and Review. September 14, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "E. Illinois 52, S. Illinois 7". The Dispatch. September 21, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "LU falls to Eastern Illinois despite Johnson's passing". The News & Daily Advance. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Late field goal sinks No. 8 UNI". Quad-City Times. 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] "Bears discover unfriendly skies with Eastern". The Springfield News-Leader. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Warriors whipped 64–0". The Winona Daily News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Eastern Illinois tops Sycamores". The South Bend Tribune. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Eastern Illinois wins 10th straight". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Payton, E. Illinois vanquish Murray St". Chicago Tribune. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Eastern Illinois eliminated when 2-point attempt fails". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 7, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.

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Schedule

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