1986 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season March 2026 December 2024 1986 Illinois State Redbirds football Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference GCAC 5–5 3–3 Bob Otolski 6th Hancock Stadium The 1986 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bob Otolski, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and placed fourth in the GCAC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. Schedule 1986 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee August 30 w Eastern Illinois Hancock Stadium Normal, IL rivalry 23–20 6,965 https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-review-peeler-comes-to-rescue/160434725/ Herald and Review Peeler comes to rescue August 31, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com December 7, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241207070325/https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-review-peeler-comes-to-rescue/160434725/ live September 6 l Southwest Missouri State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 16–17 6,458 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-sw-missouri-state-rallies/160434937/ The Pantagraph SW Missouri State rallies by Redbirds September 7, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com September 20 l y 1986 Wayne State Tartars Wayne State (MI) Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 13–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-wayne-state-shocks/160435162/ Battle Creek Enquirer Wayne State shocks Illinois State September 21, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com September 27 l y y Oklahoma State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 7–23 38,600 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-pokes-dine-on-redbirds/160435376/ Tulsa World Pokes dine on Redbirds September 28, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com October 4 w y Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL 17–7 12,136 https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-review-illinois-state-wins/160435602/ Herald and Review Illinois State wins October 5, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com October 18 w Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 38–28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vincennes-sun-commercial-illinois-st/160435759/ The Vincennes Sun-Commercial Illinois State holds off Indiana State October 19, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com October 25 l Southern Illinois Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 3–20 10,346 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-salukis-run-past/160432283/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Salukis run past Illinois State 20–3 October 26, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com December 7, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241207065204/https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-salukis-run-past/160432283/ live November 8 w y y Wichita State Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS 17–10 4,233 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72133128/isu-tops-shockers-for-another-road-win/ The Pantagraph ISU tops Shockers for another road win November 9, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com November 15 w y 1986 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 35–14 5,714 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-joseph-news-press-illinois-state-def/160436143/ St. Joseph News-Press Illinois State defeats Bearcaats, 35–14 November 16, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com November 22 l y Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 13–22 7,452 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-northern-iowa-fi/160434131/ The Des Moines Register Northern Iowa finishes season with 22–13 victory November 23, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com December 7, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241207065338/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-northern-iowa-fi/160434131/ live References Illinois State Category:Illinois State Redbirds football seasons Illinois State Redbirds football