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American college football season
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 |
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September 6 | at
Ole Miss | | L 6–28 | 43,600 |
[1] |
September 13 |
Arkansas State | | L 10–30 | 36,510 |
[2] |
September 20 |
Southwestern Louisiana | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| L 10–26 | 22,944 | |
September 27 | at
Louisville | | L 8–34 | 30,801 | |
October 4 |
Mississippi State![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| L 17–34 | 35,148 |
[3] |
October 11 | at No. 2
Alabama | | L 0–37 | 60,210 |
[4] |
October 18 | at
Southern Miss | | L 9–14 | 25,352 |
[5] |
November 1 | at
Vanderbilt | | W 22–21 | 35,672 |
[6] |
November 8 | at
Tennessee | | L 3–33 | 89,815 |
[7] |
November 15 | at
Tulane | | L 6–15 | 23,614 |
[8] |
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
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[9]
[10]
[11]
References
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"Ole Miss breezes to easy victory". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"ASU takes MSU Tigers downtown". The Commercial Appeal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Mississippi State rips winless Memphis State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bama overwhelms downtrodden Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 12, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers' gambles fail to pay as Southern Mississippi wins". The Jackson Sun. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Memphis State gamble sinks Vandy". The Tennessean. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols pocket 33–3 win". The Herald. November 9, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Jones leads Wave win". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1987 Memphis State Football Media Guide".
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"2020 Football Media Guide" (PDF).
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"1986 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results".
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