1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,324)

1986 Big Ten Conference football standings

	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 during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was led by Bill Mallory, who was serving in his third year as head coach of the Hoosiers. The Hoosiers participated in the All-American Bowl against Florida State, losing 13–27.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13		Louisville*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–0	-
September 20		Navy*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 52–29	-
September 27		at Missouri*	Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO		W 41–24	-
October 4		at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 24–7	-
October 11	1:00 pm	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 22–24	51,641
October 18	1:05 pm	at Minnesota	H.H.H. Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 17–19	52,960
October 25	12:30 pm	No. 4 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 14–38	36,964
November 1	12:30 pm	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–7	35,311
November 8	12:00 pm	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)		W 17–14	64,973
November 15		Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 16–21	-
November 22	1:00 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 15–17	69,748
December 31	3:00 pm	vs. Florida State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	TBS	L 13–27	30,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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	Head coach Bill Mallory Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Ohio State

See also: 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Ohio State at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Buckeyes 7 7 10 0 24 Hoosiers 7 7 0 8 22 Date: October 11 Location: Memorial Stadium

Michigan

#4 Michigan at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolverines 14 21 3 0 38 Hoosiers 0 0 0 14 14 Date: October 25 Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN Game attendance: 36,964

See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team

vs. Florida State (All-American Bowl)

Indiana vs. Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total Hoosiers 3 0 7 3 13 • Seminoles 6 7 7 7 27 Date: December 31 Location: Legion Field

Main article: 1986 All-American Bowl

See also: 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team

1987 NFL draftees

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