Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Texas A&M* | No. 14 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | ESPN | W 14–10 | 75,808 | [9] |
November 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 12 | | 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 | | TigerVision | W 37–17 | 78,131 | [12] |
January 1, 1987 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Nebraska* | No. 5 | | 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
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1986 LSU Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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4
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David Browndyke
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Fr
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P
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3
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Matt DeFrank
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Jr
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K
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8
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Ron Lewis
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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AP | 15 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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Coaches | 19 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
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- ^ "1986 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "No. 7 A&M off target, falls to LSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami muzzles meowing Tigers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators lose more than just another game". The Palm Beach Post. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Williams helps LSU grind up Georgia". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU survives Kentucky, 25–16". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State crushes North Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late field goal misses cost LSU, USL". Abbeville Meridional. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers capitalize on low Tide to gig floundering Alabama". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU clinches conference tie with 47–0 pasting of Miss. St". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Believe it: Louisiana State holds off Notre Dame". Chicago Tribune. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers get a taste of Sugar after 37–17 win over Tulane". Enterprise-Journal. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskers take all the growl out of Tigers". Lincoln Journal Star. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.