1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPKeith Jones
CaptainScott Davis, Sam Ellsworth, Mark Dennis, Shane Lamb
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 –1 –011 –2 –0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 –1 –010 –3 –0
No. 16 Iowa 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
Minnesota 5 –3 –06 –6 –0
Michigan State 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –5 –06 –6 –0
Illinois 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Purdue 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Wisconsin 2 –6 –03 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 4–7 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Shane Lamb with 1,414 passing yards, running back Keith Jones with 534 rushing yards, and Stephen Pierce with 602 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6Louisville*
W 23–072,822
September 13at USC*
L 16–3151,496
September 20No. 6 Nebraska*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 14–5975,869
October 4at Ohio State
L 0–1490,030
October 11Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 34–2773,720
October 18Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 21–2975,083
October 25at Wisconsin
L 9–1576,983
November 1at No. 3 Michigan
L 13–69104,122
November 8No. 16 Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 20–1675,190
November 15at Indiana
W 21–1634,572
November 22Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 18–2370,568
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Games summaries

No. 6 Nebraska

Nebraska at Illinois [box score]
1 234Total
• No. 6 Cornhuskers 28 10147 59
Fighting Illini 0 707 14

At Ohio State

Illinois at Ohio State
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 0 000 0
• Buckeyes 0 1400 14

At No. 3 Michigan

Illinois at Michigan
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 10 300 13
• No. 3 Wolverines 7 202121 69
          
Scoring summary
112:03ILLChris Siambekos 47-yard field goalILL 3–0
5:24MICHJim Harbaugh 13-yard run (Mike Gillette kick)MICH 7–3
0:11ILLBrian Menkhausen 3-yard run (Siambekos kick)ILL 10–7
29:38MICHGillette 20-yard field goalTIE 10–10
4:13MICHBob Perryman 1-yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 17–10
2:15MICHPaul Jokisch 41-yard pass from Harbaugh (Gillette kick)MICH 24–10
0:26MICHGillette 52-yard field goalMICH 27–10
0:00ILLSiambekos 44-yard field goalMICH 27–13
310:55MICHHarbaugh 1-yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 34–13
8:12MICHPerryman 25-yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 41–13
4:27MICHThomas Wilcher 8-yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 48–13
413:03MICHChris Zurbrugg 1-yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 55–13
10:10MICHZurbrugg 1-yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 62–13
2:26MICHTaylor 6-yard run (Gillette kick)MICH 69–13

[3]

No. 16 Iowa

Iowa at Illinois
1 234Total
No. 16 Hawkeyes 3 706 16
• Fighting Illini 0 0713 20
   
Scoring summary
1IOWAHoughtlin 36-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
2IOWAHudson 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 10–0
3IllinoisPierce 54-yard pass from Menkhausen (Siambekos kick)IOWA 10–7
4IllinoisMenkhausen 1-yard run (Siambekos kick)Illinois 14–10
IllinoisSiambekos 29-yard field goalIllinois 17–10
IllinoisSiambekos 42-yard field goalIllinois 20–10
IOWAHarmon 3-yard run (pass failed)Illinois 20–16

[4]

References

  1. ↑ "1986 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1986 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ Tommy George (November 2, 1986). "MSU rocks and U-M rolls: Michigan nails Illini – 69-13". The Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 12D. Retrieved July 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Illinois Remembers To Pay Back Iowa". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1986. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
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