1986 Memphis State Tigers football team

1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1986 Memphis State Tigers football
1986 Memphis State Tigers football
Conference	Independent
1986 record	1–10
Head coach	Charlie Bailey (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Buddy Geis (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Kuharchek (1st season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,380)
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Memphis Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Charlie Bailey. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 6–28	43,600
September 13	Arkansas State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	L 10–30	36,510
September 20	Southwestern Louisiana	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 10–26	22,944
September 27	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville,KY (rivalry)	L 8–34	30,801
October 4	Mississippi State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 17–34	35,148
October 11	at No. 2 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–37	60,210	^[1]
October 18	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	L 9–14	25,352	^[2]
November 1	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 22–21	35,672
November 8	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–33	89,815
November 15	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 6–15	23,614
November 22	New Mexico	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 13–20	16,330
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

v t Memphis Tigers football
Venues	Red Elm Park (alternate) (1912–1915) Russwood Park (alternate) (1915–1928) Hodges Field (alternate) (1929–1935) The Fairgrounds Stadium (alternate) (1936–1937) Crump Stadium (1934–64) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Cincinnati Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl UAB: Battle for the Bones
Culture & lore	TOM (mascot) "" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll