Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | Eastern Illinois | | W 23–20 | 6,965 | [1] |
September 6 | Southwest Missouri State | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| L 16–17 | 6,458 | [2] |
September 20 | Wayne State (MI)* | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| L 13–17 | | [3] |
September 27 | at Oklahoma State* | | L 7–23 | 38,600 | [4] |
October 4 | at Western Illinois | | W 17–7 | 12,136 | [5] |
October 18 | Indiana State | | W 38–28 | | [6] |
October 25 | Southern Illinois | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| L 3–20 | 10,346 | [7] |
November 8 | at Wichita State* | | W 17–10 | 4,233 | [8] |
November 15 | Northwest Missouri State* | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| W 35–14 | 5,714 | [9] |
November 22 | at Northern Iowa | | L 13–22 | 7,452 | [10] |
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- ^ "Peeler comes to rescue". Herald and Review. August 31, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SW Missouri State rallies by Redbirds". The Pantagraph. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wayne State shocks Illinois State". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes dine on Redbirds". Tulsa World. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illinois State wins". Herald and Review. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illinois State holds off Indiana State". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salukis run past Illinois State 20–3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ISU tops Shockers for another road win". The Pantagraph. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illinois State defeats Bearcaats, 35–14". St. Joseph News-Press. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Iowa finishes season with 22–13 victory". The Des Moines Register. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.