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American college football season
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.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Texas A&M* | No. 14 | | ESPN | W 35–17 | 79,713 | [2] |
September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | No. 8 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| TigerVision | L 12–21 | 75,777 | [3] |
October 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at Florida | No. 18 | | TigerVision | W 28–17 | 74,211 | [4] |
October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia | No. 16 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| TigerVision | W 23–14 | 78,252 | [5] |
October 18 | 6:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 12 | | TigerVision | W 25–16 | 57,201 | [6] |
October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina* | No. 12 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| TigerVision | W 30–3 | 78,301 | [7] |
November 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 12 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivlary)
| ABC | L 19–21 | 77,758 | [8] |
November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Alabama | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 14–10 | 75,808 | [9] |
November 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 12 | | TigerVision | W 47–0 | 48,000 | [10] |
November 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Notre Dame* | No. 8 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| ESPN | W 21–19 | 78,197 | [11] |
November 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane* | No. 5 | | TigerVision | W 37–17 | 78,131 | [12] |
January 1, 1987 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Nebraska* | No. 5 | | ABC | L 15–30 | 76,234 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1986 LSU Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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K
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4
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David Browndyke
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Fr
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P
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3
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Matt DeFrank
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Jr
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K
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8
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Ron Lewis
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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AP | 15 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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Coaches | 19 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
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- ^ "1986 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "No. 7 A&M off target, falls to LSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami muzzles meowing Tigers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators lose more than just another game". The Palm Beach Post. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Williams helps LSU grind up Georgia". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU survives Kentucky, 25–16". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State crushes North Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late field goal misses cost LSU, USL". Abbeville Meridional. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers capitalize on low Tide to gig floundering Alabama". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU clinches conference tie with 47–0 pasting of Miss. St". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Believe it: Louisiana State holds off Notre Dame". Chicago Tribune. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers get a taste of Sugar after 37–17 win over Tulane". Enterprise-Journal. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskers take all the growl out of Tigers". Lincoln Journal Star. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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