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]

Schedule

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

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  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  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 LB 98 Verge Ausberry Fr DL 77 Roland Barbay Sr S 35 Jamie Bice So LB 94 Michael Brooks Sr DB Willie Bryant Jr S 11 Chris Carrier Jr LB 69 Toby Caston Sr DB Kevin Guidry LB 48 Nicky Hazard Jr LB 58 Eric Hill So DB 35 Greg Jackson So DB 12 Norman Jefferson Sr LB Oliver Lawrence LB Darren Marlbrough NG 62 Darrell Phillips So DB James Pierson DB 7 Steve Rehage Sr LB 52 Ron Sancho So DL 97 Henry Thomas Sr DL 77 Karl Wilson	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 4 David Browndyke Fr P 3 Matt DeFrank Jr K 8 Ron Lewis Jr	Head coach Bill Arnsparger Coordinators/assistant coaches Ed Zaunbrecher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Jesse Daigle – Running backs Jerry Sullivan – Wide receivers Terry Lewis – Tight ends Pete Mangurian – Offensive line Mike Archer – Defensive coordinator/defensive backs Pete Jenkins – Defensive line Mike Nolan – Linebackers John Symank – Linebackers/recruiting coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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