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1986 Grambling State Tigers football team

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The 1986 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 44th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Record7–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Headcoach
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1986 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
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1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^7–0–09–3–0
Alcorn State5–2–05–5–0
Grambling State4–3–07–4–0
Southern4–3–05–5–1
Mississippi Valley State3–3–14–4–1
Alabama State2–5–04–7–0
Texas Southern1–5–12–8–1
Prairie View A&M1–6–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13vs. Alcorn StateW 19–1721,016[1]
September 20vs. North Carolina Central*No. 14
W 32–2431,968[2]
September 27vs. Bethune–Cookman*No. 16W 30–2422,000[3]
October 4vs. Prairie View A&MNo. 13L 19–2433,480[4]
October 11No. 7 Tennessee State*No. 20L 10–21[5]
October 18vs. Mississippi Valley StateL 10–1316,454[6]
October 25Jackson State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 14–2522,000[7]
November 1at Texas SouthernW 49–2112,000[8]
November 8Alabama State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 16–74,798[9]
November 15at South Carolina State*W 20–167,413[10]
November 29vs. SouthernW 30–358,960[11]
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