1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

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
Captain	Leonard Bell, Vince Fisher, Dave Lilja, Bob Riley
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1985 1987 →

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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13		Louisville*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–0	35,126
September 20		Navy*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 52–29	32,434
September 27		at Missouri*	Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO		W 41–24	40,606
October 4		at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 24–7	24,873
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 22–24	51,641
October 18	1:05 p.m.	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 17–19	52,960
October 25	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 14–38	36,964
November 1	12:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–7	35,311
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		W 17–14	64,973
November 15		Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 16–21	34,572
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 15–17	69,784
December 31	3:00 p.m.	vs. Florida State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	TBS	L 13–27	30,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Ohio State at Indiana

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

#4 Michigan at Indiana

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

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Indiana vs. Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	3	0	7	3	13
• Seminoles	6	7	7	7	27

1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Kenny Allen
RB		Dan Boggan
RB		Gene Boyd
WR		Tony Buford
WR		Stacy Dawsey
OL		Joe Dedic
QB		Brian Dewitz
OL		Brian Finney
WR		Ernie Jones
TE		Tim Jordan
OL		Dave Kinniry
QB		Dave Kramme
TE		Dave Lilja
TE		Carlos Marte
OL		Eric Moore
RB		Tom Polce
RB		Andre Powell
OL		Tim Radtke
OL		Bob Riley
QB		Dave Schnell
OL		Don Shrader
RB		Damon Sweazy
RB		Anthony Thompson
RB		Spud Washington
RB		Barry Way

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Willie Bates
DL		Dan Bauer
DB		Leonard Bell
DB		Erick Coleman
DB		Alex Green
DL		Walt Harris
DB		Eric Hickerson
LB		Joe Huff
DL		Larry Luther
LB		Brad Mitchell
DL		Doug Schlereth
LB		Van Walters

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Pete Stoyanovich
P		Dan Stryzinski
K		Jay Tuttle

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Leonard Bell	3	76	Defensive back	Cincinnati Bengals

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Venues	Athletic Field (1887–1897) Jordan Field (1898–1924) Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959) Memorial Stadium (1960–present) John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice; 1996–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Kentucky: Battle of the Barrel Michigan State: Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket
Culture & lore	"Indiana, Our Indiana" Marching Hundred
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