1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
American college football season
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The 1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Mike White, the Fighting Illini compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in conference game), tied for sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 299 to 189.[1]
| 1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Keith Jones |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Shane Lamb (1,414 passing yards, 50.7% completion percentage), running back Keith Jones (534 rushing yards, 4.0 yards per carry), wide receiver Stephen Pierce (43 receptions for 602 yards), and kicker Chris Siambekos (61 points, 19 of 20 extra points, 14 of 19 field goals).[2]
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Louisville* | W 23–0 | 72,822 | [3] | |
| September 13 | at USC* | L 16–31 | 51,496 | [4] | |
| September 20 | No. 6 Nebraska* |
| L 14–59 | 75,869 | [5] |
| October 4 | at Ohio State | L 0–14 | 90,030 | [6] | |
| October 11 | Purdue |
| W 34–27 | 73,720 | [7] |
| October 18 | Michigan State |
| L 21–29 | 75,083 | [8] |
| October 25 | at Wisconsin | L 9–15 | 76,983 | [9] | |
| November 1 | at No. 3 Michigan | L 13–69 | 104,122 | [10] | |
| November 8 | No. 16 Iowa |
| W 20–16 | 75,190 | [11] |
| November 15 | at Indiana | W 21–16 | 34,572 | [12] | |
| November 22 | Northwestern |
| L 18–23 | 70,568 | [13] |
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Games summaries
No. 6 Nebraska
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 6 Cornhuskers | 28 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
| Fighting Illini | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
- Date: September 20, 1986
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Game attendance: 75,865
- TV announcers (Turner Sports): Skip Caray (play-by-play), Paul Hornung (analyst)
At Ohio State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Buckeyes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
- Date: October 4
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Game attendance: 90,030
At No. 3 Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Fighting Illini | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| • No. 3 Wolverines | 7 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 69 |
- Date: November 1
- Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Game attendance: 104,122
| 1 | 12:03 | ILL | Chris Siambekos 47-yard field goal | ILL 3–0 |
| 5:24 | MICH | Jim Harbaugh 13-yard run (Mike Gillette kick) | MICH 7–3 | |
| 0:11 | ILL | Brian Menkhausen 3-yard run (Siambekos kick) | ILL 10–7 | |
| 2 | 9:38 | MICH | Gillette 20-yard field goal | TIE 10–10 |
| 4:13 | MICH | Bob Perryman 1-yard run (Gillette kick) | MICH 17–10 | |
| 2:15 | MICH | Paul Jokisch 41-yard pass from Harbaugh (Gillette kick) | MICH 24–10 | |
| 0:26 | MICH | Gillette 52-yard field goal | MICH 27–10 | |
| 0:00 | ILL | Siambekos 44-yard field goal | MICH 27–13 | |
| 3 | 10:55 | MICH | Harbaugh 1-yard run (Gillette kick) | MICH 34–13 |
| 8:12 | MICH | Perryman 25-yard run (Gillette kick) | MICH 41–13 | |
| 4:27 | MICH | Thomas Wilcher 8-yard run (Gillette kick) | MICH 48–13 | |
| 4 | 13:03 | MICH | Chris Zurbrugg 1-yard run (Gillette kick) | MICH 55–13 |
| 10:10 | MICH | Zurbrugg 1-yard run (Gillette kick) | MICH 62–13 | |
| 2:26 | MICH | Taylor 6-yard run (Gillette kick) | MICH 69–13 | |
No. 16 Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 16 Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| • Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
- Date: November 8
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Game attendance: 75,190
| 1 | IOWA | Houghtlin 36-yard field goal | IOWA 3–0 | |
| 2 | IOWA | Hudson 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) | IOWA 10–0 | |
| 3 | Illinois | Pierce 54-yard pass from Menkhausen (Siambekos kick) | IOWA 10–7 | |
| 4 | Illinois | Menkhausen 1-yard run (Siambekos kick) | Illinois 14–10 | |
| Illinois | Siambekos 29-yard field goal | Illinois 17–10 | ||
| Illinois | Siambekos 42-yard field goal | Illinois 20–10 | ||
| IOWA | Harmon 3-yard run (pass failed) | Illinois 20–16 | ||
