1986 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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 →
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 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.