American college football season
The 1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten. Indian was invited to the All-American Bowl, where they lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | | Louisville* | | | W 21–0 | 35,126 | |
September 20 | | Navy* | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | W 52–29 | 32,434 | |
September 27 | | at Missouri* | | | W 41–24 | 40,606 | |
October 4 | | at Northwestern | | | W 24–7 | 24,873 | |
October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Ohio State![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | L 22–24 | 51,641 | |
October 18 | 1:05 p.m. | at Minnesota | | | L 17–19 | 52,960 | |
October 25 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 4 Michigan | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | L 14–38 | 36,964 | |
November 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | W 21–7 | 35,311 | |
November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | | | W 17–14 | 64,973 | |
November 15 | | Illinois | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
| | L 16–21 | 34,572 | |
November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Purdue | | | L 15–17 | 69,784 | [1][2] |
December 31 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Florida State | | TBS | L 13–27 | 30,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Ohio State
Ohio State at Indiana
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Buckeyes |
7 |
7 | 10 | 0 |
24 |
Hoosiers |
7 |
7 | 0 | 8 |
22 |
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Michigan
#4 Michigan at Indiana
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Wolverines |
14 |
21 | 3 | 0 |
38 |
Hoosiers |
0 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
14 |
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At Purdue
Vs. Florida State (All-American Bowl)
Indiana vs. Florida State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hoosiers |
3 |
0 | 7 | 3 |
13 |
• Seminoles |
6 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
27 |
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Personnel
1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
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Kenny Allen
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RB
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Dan Boggan
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RB
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Gene Boyd
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WR
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Tony Buford
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WR
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Stacy Dawsey
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OL
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Joe Dedic
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QB
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Brian Dewitz
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OL
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Brian Finney
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WR
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Ernie Jones
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TE
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Tim Jordan
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OL
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Dave Kinniry
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QB
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Dave Kramme
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TE
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Dave Lilja
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TE
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Carlos Marte
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OL
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Eric Moore
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RB
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Tom Polce
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RB
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Andre Powell
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OL
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Tim Radtke
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OL
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Bob Riley
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QB
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Dave Schnell
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OL
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Don Shrader
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RB
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Damon Sweazy
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RB
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Anthony Thompson
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RB
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Spud Washington
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RB
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Barry Way
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
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Willie Bates
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DL
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Dan Bauer
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DB
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Leonard Bell
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DB
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Erick Coleman
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DB
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Alex Green
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DL
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Walt Harris
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DB
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Eric Hickerson
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LB
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Joe Huff
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DL
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Larry Luther
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LB
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Brad Mitchell
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DL
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Doug Schlereth
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LB
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Van Walters
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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1987 NFL draftees
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References
- ^ Koerner, Dave (November 23, 1986). "Looking as good as gold, the Boilers are spoilers". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. C1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Koerner, Dave (November 23, 1986). "A bowl, no Bucket for the Hoosiers (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. C6. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "1986 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "1986 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "1986 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
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