1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
1986 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Toledo 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Hurons compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 228 to 222.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Ron Adams with 1,995 passing yards, Gary Patton with 1,058 rushing yards, and Don Vesling with 653 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Western Michigan
W 21–14[4]
September 13at Youngstown State*
W 18–178,507[5]
September 20Akron*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 24–2114,716[6]
September 27Kent State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 16–2018,764[7]
October 4at Toledo
L 18–2317,638[8]
October 11at Bowling Green
L 10–2417,212[9]
October 18Ohio
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 33–31[10]
October 25Central Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
W 34–16[11]
November 1Ball State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 14–7[12]
November 8at Northern Illinois*
L 14–218,556[13]
November 15at Miami (OH)
L 20–3414,792[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1986 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 166, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "1986 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Eastern tops Western". The Muskegon Chronicle. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "EMU's last-gasp rally wins, 18–17". Detroit Free Press. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Surprising EMU tips Akron, 24–21". Lansing State Journal. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kent halts Eastern's streak". Detroit Free Press. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jinxed, Eastern Michigan falls in Toledo again". The Ann Arbor News. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dackin hits 19 of 31 in BG win". The Lima News. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eastern runs past winless Bobcats 33–31". The Times Recorder. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Eastern scalps Central, 34–16". Lansing State Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Eastern Michigan snaps Ball State's 6-game win streak". The Times Herald. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Reserve QB thwarts EMU". The Ann Arbor News. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Dave Long (November 16, 1986). "Miami ends day as champ: 'Skins take down E. Michigan, 34–20". Dayton Daily News. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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