1986 LSU Tigers football team

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]

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

Schedule

edit
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 137:00 p.m.No. 7 Texas A&M*No. 14ESPNW 35–1779,713[2]
September 207:00 p.m.Miami (OH)*No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
TigerVisionL 12–2175,777[3]
October 412:30 p.m.at FloridaNo. 18TigerVisionW 28–1774,211[4]
October 117:00 p.m.GeorgiaNo. 16
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
TigerVisionW 23–1478,252[5]
October 186:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 12TigerVisionW 25–1657,201[6]
October 257:00 p.m.North Carolina* No. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
TigerVisionW 30–378,301[7]
November 12:30 p.m.Ole MissNo. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivlary)
ABCL 19–2177,758[8]
November 87:00 p.m.at No. 6 AlabamaNo. 18ESPNW 14–1075,808[9]
November 157:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 12TigerVisionW 47–048,000[10]
November 227:00 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 8
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNW 21–1978,197[11]
November 297:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 5
TigerVisionW 37–1778,131[12]
January 1, 19873:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Nebraska*No. 5ABCL 15–3076,234[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time


Personnel

edit
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Rankings

edit
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP15148181816121212181285510
Coaches19178121111181186611

References

edit
  1. ^ "1986 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "No. 7 A&M off target, falls to LSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami muzzles meowing Tigers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gators lose more than just another game". The Palm Beach Post. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Williams helps LSU grind up Georgia". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU survives Kentucky, 25–16". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana State crushes North Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Late field goal misses cost LSU, USL". Abbeville Meridional. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers capitalize on low Tide to gig floundering Alabama". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU clinches conference tie with 47–0 pasting of Miss. St". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Believe it: Louisiana State holds off Notre Dame". Chicago Tribune. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tigers get a taste of Sugar after 37–17 win over Tulane". Enterprise-Journal. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Huskers take all the growl out of Tigers". Lincoln Journal Star. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.