The 1986 LSU Tigers football team represented

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during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by

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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

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in the Sugar Bowl.

Schedule

Personnel

Rankings

Season summary

No. 7 Texas A&M

Ole Miss

at No. 6 Alabama

Notre Dame

vs. No. 6 Nebraska (Sugar Bowl)

References

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LSU Tigers football seasons Southeastern Conference football champion seasons

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