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1986 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBriggs Stadium
Seasons← 19851987 →
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

The 1986 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jesse Branch, the Bears compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the GCAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Illinois StateW 17–166,458
September 13at Indiana StateL 10–14
September 20Western IllinoisL 10–27
September 27at Northern IowaL 3–4513,000
October 4No. 12 Nicholls State*
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 0–31
October 11at Jackson State*W 10–620,000
October 18Middle Tennessee*
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 19–423,000
October 25No. T–8 Eastern Illinois
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 20–346,000
November 1Southern Illinois
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 14–353,000
November 8at Central Missouri State*W 24–13

References

  1. "SW Missouri State rallies by Redbirds". The Pantagraph. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Indiana State wins". The Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Western Illinois wins". The Pantagraph. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bears no match for rugged UNI". The Daily Nonpareil. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nicholls State blanks Southwest Mo. State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southwest Missouri halts JSU 10–6". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Raider eruption sinks SMSU". The Daily News-Journal. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bears discover unfriendly skies with Eastern". The Springfield News-Leader. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "SIU: Move over Eastern Illinois". Southern Illinoisan. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bears bag win over CMS". The Springfield News-Leader. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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