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1986 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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The 1986 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Lionel Taylor, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Record2–8–1 (1–5–1 SWAC)
Headcoach
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1986 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Astrodome
Rice Stadium
Seasons
 1985
1987 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^700930
Alcorn State520550
Grambling State430740
Southern430551
Mississippi Valley State331441
Alabama State250470
Texas Southern151281
Prairie View A&M160380
  • $ 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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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Prairie View A&MW 38–35[1]
September 6at Texas A&I*L 27–48[2]
September 13at Angelo State*L 27–31[3]
September 20SouthernL 29–4335,162[4]
September 27vs. Alabama State
L 31–35[5]
October 4Sam Houston State*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–38[6]
October 11at Alcorn StateL 33–35[7]
October 25Mississippi Valley State
T 34–34[8][9]
November 1Grambling State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–4912,000[10]
November 8at No. T–12 Jackson StateL 7–37[11]
November 15at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 38–20[12]
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