1986 LSU Tigers football team

1986 LSU Tigers football

SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 15–30 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#10
1986 record	9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Arnsparger (3rd year)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 77,542)

1986 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 LSU $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#6 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Bill Arnsparger in his third season and finished with an overall record of nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall, 5–1 in the SEC), as Southeastern Conference (SEC) champions and with a loss against Nebraska in the Sugar Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	7:00 PM	#7 Texas A&M*	#14	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 35–17	79,713
September 20	7:00 PM	Miami (OH)*	#8	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 12–21	75,777
October 4	12:30 PM	at Florida	#18	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	PPV	W 28–17	74,221
October 11	7:00 PM	Georgia	#16	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 23–14	78,252
October 18	6:30 PM	at Kentucky	#12	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	PPV	W 25–16	57,201
October 25	7:00 PM	North Carolina*	#12	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 30–3	78,301
November 1	2:30 PM	Ole Miss	#12	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	ABC	L 19–21	77,758
November 8	7:00 PM	at #6 Alabama	#18	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 14–10	75,808
November 15	7:30 PM	at Mississippi State	#12	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	ESPN	W 47–0	47,000
November 22	7:00 PM	Notre Dame*	#8	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 21–19	78,197
November 29	7:00 PM	Tulane*	#5	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	PPV	W 37–17	78,131
January 1, 1987	3:00 PM	vs. #6 Nebraska*	#5	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 15–30	76,234
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Source: LSUSports.net: 1986 LSU football schedule^[1]

References

↑ "1986 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

LSU Tigers football

Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore	Championships History Traditions Mike the Tiger Marching band Songs of LSU Golden Girls & Colorguard LSU Cheerleaders Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween Run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Southeastern Conference football champions

Alabama (1933) Alabama (1934) LSU (1935) LSU (1936) Alabama (1937) Tennessee (1938) Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & Tulane (1939) Tennessee (1940) Mississippi State (1941) Georgia (1942) Georgia Tech (1943) Georgia Tech (1944) Alabama (1945) Georgia & Tennessee (1946) Ole Miss (1947) Georgia (1948) Tulane (1949) Kentucky (1950) Georgia Tech & Tennessee (1951) Georgia Tech (1952) Alabama (1953) Ole Miss (1954) Ole Miss (1955) Tennessee (1956) Auburn (1957) LSU (1958) Georgia (1959) Ole Miss (1960) Alabama & LSU (1961) Ole Miss (1962) Ole Miss (1963) Alabama (1964) Alabama (1965) Alabama & Georgia (1966) Tennessee (1967) Georgia (1968) Tennessee (1969) LSU (1970) Alabama (1971) Alabama (1972) Alabama (1973) Alabama (1974) Alabama (1975) Georgia (1976) Alabama (1977) Alabama (1978) Alabama (1979) Georgia (1980) Alabama & Georgia (1981) Georgia (1982) Auburn (1983) Florida (1984) vacated Tennessee (1985) LSU (1986) Auburn (1987) Auburn & LSU (1988) Alabama, Auburn, & Tennessee (1989) Tennessee (1990) Florida (1991) Alabama (1992) Florida (1993) Florida (1994) Florida (1995) Florida (1996) Tennessee (1997) Tennessee (1998) Alabama (1999) Florida (2000) LSU (2001) Georgia (2002) LSU (2003) Auburn (2004) Georgia (2005) Florida (2006) LSU (2007) Florida (2008) Alabama (2009) Auburn (2010) LSU (2011) Alabama (2012) Auburn (2013) Alabama (2014) Alabama (2015)

National championships in bold

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