1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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.

1986 Indiana Hoosiers football
All-American Bowl, L 13–27 vs. Florida State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Novak (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (capacity: 52,324)
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13		Louisville*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–0	35,126
September 20		Navy*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 52–29
September 27		at Missouri*	Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO		W 41–24
October 4		at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 24–7
October 11	1:00 pm	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 22–24	51,641
October 18	1:05 pm	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 17–19	52,960
October 25	12:30 pm	No. 4 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 14–38	36,964
November 1	12:30 pm	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–7	35,311
November 8	12:00 pm	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		W 17–14	64,973
November 15		Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 16–21	34,572
November 22	1:00 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 15–17	69,748
December 31	3:00 pm	vs. Florida State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	TBS	L 13–27	30,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Kenny Allen RB Dan Boggan RB Gene Boyd WR Tony Buford WR Stacy Dawsey OL Joe Dedic QB Brian Dewitz OL Brian Finney WR Ernie Jones TE Tim Jordan OL Dave Kinniry QB Dave Kramme TE Dave Lilja TE Carlos Marte OL Eric Moore RB Tom Polce RB Andre Powell OL Tim Radtke OL Bob Riley QB Dave Schnell OL Don Shrader RB Damon Sweazy RB Anthony Thompson RB Spud Washington RB Barry Way	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Willie Bates DL Dan Bauer DB Leonard Bell DB Erick Coleman DB Alex Green DL Walt Harris DB Eric Hickerson LB Joe Huff DL Larry Luther LB Brad Mitchell DL Doug Schlereth LB Van Walters	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Pete Stoyanovich P Dan Stryzinski K Jay Tuttle	Head coach Bill Mallory Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Season summary

Ohio State

See also: 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Ohio State at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Buckeyes 7 7 10 0 24 Hoosiers 7 7 0 8 22 Date: October 11 Location: Memorial Stadium

Michigan

#4 Michigan at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolverines 14 21 3 0 38 Hoosiers 0 0 0 14 14 Date: October 25 Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN Game attendance: 36,964

See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team

At Purdue

Vs. Florida State (All-American Bowl)

Indiana vs. Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total Hoosiers 3 0 7 3 13 • Seminoles 6 7 7 7 27 Date: December 31 Location: Legion Field

Main article: 1986 All-American Bowl

See also: 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team

1987 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Leonard Bell	3	76	Defensive back	Cincinnati Bengals

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References

1. "1986 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
2. . Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
3. "1987 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2015.