1986 LSU Tigers football team

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 and final 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]

CoachesNo. 11

APNo. 10

Record9–3 (5–1 SEC)

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1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 LSU $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 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
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Following the season, Arnsparger resigned to become athletic director at the University of Florida, and was replaced by defensive coordinator Mike Archer.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Texas A&M*	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	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	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	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	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	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	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 14–10	75,808	^[9]
November 15	7:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 12	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	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	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	TigerVision	W 37–17	78,131	^[12]
January 1, 1987	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Nebraska*	No. 5	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	7	3	0	17
LSU	7	7	14	7	35

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	7	14	0	0	21
LSU	6	3	7	3	19

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 18 Tigers	0	14	0	0	14
No. 6 Crimson Tide	7	0	3	0	10

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