1986 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

The 1986 Eastern Washington Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Washington University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Dick Zornes, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

1986 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Dick Zornes (8th season)
Home stadium	Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Georgia Southern ^			–					13	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Tennessee State ^			–					10	–	2	–	1
No. 8 William & Mary ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
Eastern Washington			–					5	–	5	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	5	–	1
Florida A&M			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					4	–	6	–	1
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The September 20 game against the University of British Columbia (UBC) was an exhibition game and not included in the Eagles' overall record for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	No. 15 Boise State	No. 8	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 21–19	5,530	[1]
September 13	at Northern Arizona	No. 8	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 28–6	6,954	[2]
September 20	UBC	No. 8	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 37–0	2,895	[3][4]
September 27	Idaho	No. 6	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 10–27	7,835	[5]
October 4	at Montana		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 37–42	7,389	[6]
October 11	at Idaho State		ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 34–7	6,008	[7]
October 18	Central State (OK)		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 33–39	2,448	[8]
October 25	at No. 1 Nevada		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 22–56	14,420	[9]
November 1	Weber State		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 41–31	3,825	[10]
November 8	at Long Beach State		Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 34–35	8,803	[11]
November 15	Montana State		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 27–14	1,838	[12]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game