| 1986Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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GCAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 22–24 vs.Eastern Kentucky | |
| Conference | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 11–2 (5–1 GCAC) |
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| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
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| No. 3Eastern Illinois $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17Southern 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team representedEastern Illinois University as a member of theGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coachAl Molde, the Panthers played their home games atO'Brien Stadium inCharleston, 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 theNCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beatMurray State in the first round before losing toEastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | atIllinois State | No. 18 | L 20–23 | [1] | ||
| September 6 | Northeast Missouri State* | No. 18 | W 41–31 | [2] | ||
| September 13 | atNorthern Michigan* | No. 18 |
| W 24–21 | [3] | |
| September 20 | No. 20Southern Illinois |
| W 52–7 | 10,100 | [4] | |
| October 4 | Liberty* | No. 16 |
| W 40–15 | 6,850 | [5] |
| October 11 | No. 8Northern Iowa | No. 11 |
| W 31–30 | 11,052 | [6] |
| October 18 | atWestern Illinois | No. T–9 | W 37–3 | [7] | ||
| October 25 | atSouthwest Missouri State | No. T–8 | W 34–20 | 6,000 | [8] | |
| November 1 | Winona State* | No. 6 |
| W 64–0 | [9] | |
| November 8 | atIndiana State | No. 4 | W 31–14 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | Western Kentucky* | No. 4 |
| W 35–18 | 6,020 | [11] |
| November 29 | No. 18Murray State* | No. 3 |
| W 28–21 | 4,500 | [12] |
| December 6 | No. 10Eastern Kentucky* | No. 3 |
| L 22–24 | 4,149 | [13] |
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