1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1986
| team = Indiana Hoosiers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 6–6
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Bill Mallory
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Joe Novak
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| mvp = Van Waiters
| captain = Leonard Bell
| captain2 = Vince Fisher
| captain3 = Dave Lilja
| captain4 = Bob Riley
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
| bowl = All-American Bowl
| bowl_result = L 13–27 vs. Florida State
}}
{{1986 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
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.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1990
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 21–0
| attend = 35,126
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-hoosiers-dont-pa/170674468/|work=The South Bend Tribune|title=Hoosiers don't panic and survive opener nicely|date=September 14, 1986|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 52–29
| attend = 32,434
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic-kramme-anchors-ius-rout-of/170673231/|work=The Republic|title=Kramme anchors IU's rout of Navy|date=September 21, 1986|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 41–24
| attend = 40,606
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic-hoosiers-make-missouri-see/170799621/|work=The Republic|title=Hoosiers make Missouri see double|date=September 28, 1986|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 24–7
| attend = 24,873
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-hoosiers-deck-no/170892842/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Hoosiers deck Northwestern|date=October 5, 1986|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 22–24
| attend = 51,641
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-1986-10-11-ohiost/165380221/|work=The Indianapolis Star|title=Ohio State escapes I.U. 'hornet's nest|date=October 12, 1986|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 1:05 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 17–19
| attend = 52,960
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-daily-bulletin-lohmillers-chip/170896780/|work=Anderson Daily Bulletin|title=Lohmiller's chip shot sinks Indiana|date=October 20, 1986|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 14–38
| attend = 36,964
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-michigan-passes-indiana/170896879/|work=Sunday News|title=Michigan passes Indiana|date=October 26, 1986|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 21–7
| attend = 35,111
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-schnell-thompson/170891328/|work=The South Bend Tribune|title=Schnell, Thompson give Indiana a lift|date=November 2, 1986|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 17–14
| attend = 64,973
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-rare-road-win-sends-iu-bowling/170896970/|work=The Times|title=Rare road win sends IU bowling|date=November 9, 1986|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 16–21
| attend = 34,572
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-spoilsport-illinois-bowl/170896414/|work=Chicago Tribune|title=Spoilsport Illinois bowls over Indiana|date=November 16, 1986|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Old Oaken Bucket
| score = 15–17
| attend = 69,784
| source = {{cite news |last=Koerner |first=Dave |title=Looking as good as gold, the Boilers are spoilers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/137578318/ |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=November 23, 1986 |page=C1 |access-date=December 28, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Koerner |first=Dave |title=A bowl, no Bucket for the Hoosiers (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/137578442/ |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=November 23, 1986 |page=C6 |access-date=December 28, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 31
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Florida State
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = All-American Bowl
| tv = TBS
| score = 13–27
| attend = 30,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-smith-alias-mvp-sp/170681355/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Smith, alias MVP, sparks Seminole win|date=January 1, 1987|accessdate=April 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1986 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1986-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1986 Football Schedule |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1986 |publisher=Indiana University |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Indiana Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf |publisher=Indiana University |page=15 |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web|title=1986 Homecoming|publisher=Indiana Arbutus (yearboook)|access-date=October 14, 2015|url=http://www.static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1987/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814232947/http://static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1987/|archive-date=August 14, 2017}}
Game summaries
=Ohio State=
{{See also|1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team}}
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|Visitor=Buckeyes
|V1= 7|V2=7 |V3=10 |V4=0
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|Location=Memorial Stadium
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=Michigan=
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|Title=#4 Michigan at Indiana
|Visitor=Wolverines
|V1=14 |V2=21 |V3=3 |V4=0
|Host=Hoosiers
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=14
|Date=October 25
|Location=Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
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{{See also|1986 Michigan Wolverines football team}}
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=At Purdue=
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=Vs. Florida State (All-American Bowl)=
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|Title=Indiana vs. Florida State
|Visitor=Hoosiers
|V1=3 |V2=0 |V3=7 |V4=3
|Host=Seminoles
|H1=6 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=7
|Date=December 31
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{{main|1986 All-American Bowl}}
{{See also|1986 Florida State Seminoles football team}}
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Personnel
{{American football roster/Header|year=1986|team=Indiana Hoosiers|teamcolors=y
|offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Kenny|last=Allen|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Dan|last=Boggan|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Gene|last=Boyd|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Tony|last=Buford|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Stacy|last=Dawsey|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Joe|last=Dedic|pos=OL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Brian|last=Dewitz|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Brian|last=Finney|pos=OL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Ernie|last=Jones|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Tim|last=Jordan|pos=TE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Dave|last=Kinniry|pos=OL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Dave|last=Kramme|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Dave|last=Lilja|pos=TE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Carlos|last=Marte|pos=TE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Eric|last=Moore|pos=OL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Tom|last=Polce|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Andre|last=Powell|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Tim|last=Radtke|pos=OL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Bob|last=Riley|pos=OL|link=y|dab=Bob Riley (offensive lineman)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Dave|last=Schnell|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Don|last=Shrader|pos=OL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Damon|last=Sweazy|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Anthony|last=Thompson|pos=RB|link=y|dab=Anthony Thompson (American football)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Spud|last=Washington|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Barry|last=Way|pos=RB}}
|defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Willie|last=Bates|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Dan|last=Bauer|pos=DL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Leonard|last=Bell|pos=DB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Erick|last=Coleman|pos=DB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Alex|last=Green|pos=DB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Walt|last=Harris|pos=DL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Eric|last=Hickerson|pos=DB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Joe|last=Huff|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Larry|last=Luther|pos=DL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Brad|last=Mitchell|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Doug|last=Schlereth|pos=DL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Van|last=Walters|pos=LB}}
|special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Pete|last=Stoyanovich|pos=K|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Dan|last=Stryzinski|pos=P}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Jay|last=Tuttle|pos=K}}
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1987 NFL draftees
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! Player !! Round !! Pick !! Position !! NFL Club | ||||
Leonard Bell | 3 | 76 | Defensive back | Cincinnati Bengals |
References
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