1986 LSU Tigers football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 15–30 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (3rd season)
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
(Capacity: 77,542)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 137:00 p.m.No. 7 Texas A&M*No. 14
ESPNW 35–1779,713
September 207:00 p.m.Miami (OH)*No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVL 12–2175,777
October 412:30 p.m.at FloridaNo. 18
PPVW 28–1774,221
October 117:00 p.m.GeorgiaNo. 16
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 23–1478,252
October 186:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 12
PPVW 25–1657,201
October 257:00 p.m.North Carolina*daggerNo. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 30–378,301
November 12:30 p.m.Ole MissNo. 12
ABCL 19–2177,758
November 87:00 p.m.at No. 6 AlabamaNo. 18
ESPNW 14–1075,808
November 157:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 12
PPVW 47–047,000
November 227:00 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNW 21–1978,197
November 297:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 5
PPVW 37–1778,131
January 1, 19873:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Nebraska*No. 5
ABCL 15–3076,234
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time


Personnel

1986 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 56 Nacho Albergamo Jr
G 76 Eric Andolsek Jr
TE Kenny Davidson
WR 82 Wendell Davis Jr
TE 89 Karl Dunbar
Redshirt.svg
 Fr
RB Tommy Edick
RB Jay Egloff
RB Eddie Fuller
QB 10 Mickey Guidry
TE Ronnie Haliburton
RB Mickey Harris
OL John Hazard
QB 13 Tommy Hodson
Redshirt.svg
 Fr
RB Garland Jean-Baptiste
RB Victor Jones
RB Randy Keiser
TE 49 Brian Kinchen Jr
RB Alvin Lee
WR 80 Rogie Magee Jr
RB 23 Sammy Martin Jr
OL Keith Melancon
WR 6 Tony Moss Fr
OL Ralph Norwood
QB Doug Powell
WR Derrick Saulsberry
RB 22 Harvey Williams Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Roland Barbay
S Jamie Bice So
LB 94 Michael Brooks Sr
DB Willie Bryant Jr
S 11 Chris Carrier Jr
LB Toby Caston
DB Kevin Guidry
LB 48 Nicky Hazard Jr
LB Eric Hill
LB Greg Jackson
DB Norman Jefferson
LB Oliver Lawrence
LB Darren Marlbrough
NG 62 Darrell Phillips So
DB James Pierson
DB Steve Rehage
LB Ron Sancho
DL Henry Thomas
DL Karl Wilson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K David Browndyke
P 3 Matt DeFrank Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
    Injured
  • Redshirt
    Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP15148181816121212181285510
Coaches19178———121111181186611

Season summary

No. 7 Texas A&M

See also: 1986 Texas A&M Aggies football team and LSU–Texas A&M football rivalry


Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Texas A&M 7 7 3017
LSU 7 7 14735

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: September 13
  • Game attendance: 79,713
  • TV: ESPN
  • Reference: Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 14.
Game information

[1]

Ole Miss

See also: 1986 Ole Miss Rebels football team and LSU–Ole Miss football rivalry
Ole Miss Rebels at #12 LSU Tigers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ole Miss 7 14 0021
LSU 6 3 7319

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: November 1, 1986
  • Game attendance: 77,758
  • Gainesville Sun, 1986 Nov 02.
Game information

at No. 6 Alabama

1 234Total
• No. 18 Tigers 0 1400 14
No. 6 Crimson Tide 7 030 10

See also: 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Alabama–LSU football rivalry

[2]

Notre Dame

See also: 1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team


[3]

vs. No. 6 Nebraska (Sugar Bowl)

Nebraska vs LSU
1 234Total
• No. 6 Cornhuskers 0 10713 30
No. 5 Tigers 7 008 15

Main article: 1987 Sugar Bowl

See also: 1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team


[4]

References

  1. ^ "LSU Takes 35-17 Win in Stride: Interceptions Help Defeat Texas A&M". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "LSU Turns Back Tide, 14-10, and Shares SEC Lead". Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Hodson's 3 Touchdown Passes Give LSU a 21-19 Win Over Notre Dame". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Huskers Back Up Taunting". The New York Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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