1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team explained

Year:	1986
Team:	Indiana Hoosiers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	6–6
Conf Record:	3–5
Head Coach:	Bill Mallory
Hc Year:	3rd
Def Coach:	Joe Novak
Dc Year:	3rd
Mvp:	Van Waiters
Captain:	Leonard Bell, Vince Fisher, Dave Lilja, Bob Riley
Stadium:	Memorial Stadium
Bowl:	All-American Bowl
Bowl Result:	L 13–27 vs. Florida State

The 1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten. Indian was invited to the All-American Bowl, where they lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Ohio State

See also: 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

Michigan

See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team.

Vs. Florida State (All-American Bowl)

See main article: 1986 All-American Bowl.

See also: 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team.

1987 NFL draftees

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Notes and References

1. Web site: . 1986 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . December 28, 2023 .
2. Web site: . 1986 Football Schedule . . December 28, 2023 .
3. Web site: . Indiana Football 2023 Record Book . . 15 . December 28, 2023 .
4. Web site: 1986 Homecoming. Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). October 14, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170814232947/http://static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1987/. August 14, 2017.
5. Web site: 1987 NFL Draft. Sports Reference LLC. September 16, 2015.