1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Harkema (4th season)
Captain	By game
Home stadium	Rynearson 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
Eastern Michigan	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. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Western Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 21–14
September 13	at Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 18–17	8,507
September 20	Akron*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 24–21	14,716
September 27	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 16–20
October 4	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 18–23
October 11	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 10–24
October 18	Ohio	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 33–31
October 25	Central Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	W 34–16
November 1	Ball State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 14–7
November 8	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 14–21	8,556
November 15	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 20–34
*Non-conference game