1986 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

The 1986 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1986 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDennis Remmert (16th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Eastern Illinois $^ 5 1 0 11 2 0
No. 17 Southern 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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 67:30 p.m.at Mankato State*T 16–164,000
September 137:00 p.m.at Kansas State*W 17–028,820
September 271:30 p.m.Southwest Missouri State W 45–313,000
October 47:00 p.m.Delaware State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 36–714,852
October 111:30 p.m.at No. 11 Eastern IllinoisNo. 8L 30–3111,052
October 181:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisNo. 16L 24–2714,200
October 257:00 p.m.Western Illinois
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 32–3013,152
November 11:00 p.m.at Montana State*L 25–465,227
November 87:00 p.m.McNeese State*
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 55–387,575[1]
November 137:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 45–107,102
November 227:00 p.m.Illinois State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 22–137,452

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References

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  1. ^ "Panthers win a 55–38 shootout". The Courier. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1986 Football Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics.
  3. ^ "1986 Northern Iowa Football". Retrieved February 13, 2024.