1986 Jackson State Tigers football team

1986 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 0 0 9 3 0
Alcorn State 5 2 0 5 5 0
Grambling State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Southern 4 3 0 5 5 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 1 4 4 1
Alabama State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Texas Southern 1 5 1 2 8 1
Prairie View A&M 1 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a conference record of 7–0, and finished as SWAC champion. Jackson State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, but lost to Tennessee State in the first round.