1986 LSU Tigers football team

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)
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (1st season)
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
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.[1]

  1. ^ "1986 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.