1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1986 Indiana Hoosiers football
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)
MVP	Van Waiters
Captains	Leonard Bell; Vince Fisher; Dave Lilja; Bob Riley;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

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. Indiana was invited to the All-American Bowl, where they lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Record6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)

Headcoach

DefensivecoordinatorJoe Novak (3rd season)

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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13		Louisville*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–0	35,126	^[1]
September 20		Navy*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 52–29	32,434	^[2]
September 27		at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 41–24	40,606	^[3]
October 4		at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 24–7	24,873	^[4]
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 22–24	51,641	^[5]
October 18	1:05 p.m.	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 17–19	52,960	^[6]
October 25	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 14–38	36,964	^[7]
November 1	12:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–7	35,111	^[8]
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		W 17–14	64,973	^[9]
November 15		Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 16–21	34,572	^[10]
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 15–17	69,784	^[11]^[12]
December 31	3:00 p.m.	vs. Florida State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	TBS	L 13–27	30,000	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Buckeyes	7	7	10	0	24
Hoosiers	7	7	0	8	22

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wolverines	14	21	3	0	38
Hoosiers	0	0	0	14	14

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