1986 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1986 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Eastern Illinois $^ 5 –1 –011 –2 –0
No. 17 Southern Illinois 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Northern Iowa 4 –2 –07 –3 –1
Illinois State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Western Illinois 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
SW Missouri State 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Indiana State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Craddock, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the GCAC. The Leathernecks were led by senior All-American center Frank Winters, senior All- American defensive lineman Todd Auer, and sophomore quarterback Paul Singer, who was 6 -2 as the starter and led the Leathernecks in passing for the second consecutive season. All - conference receiver Albert Brown led the Leathernecks in receiving yards.

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