AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 13, 1986 | Sat | (14) LSU | (7) Texas A&M | SWC | W | 35 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 20, 1986 | Sat | (8) LSU | Miami (OH) | MAC | L | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Oct 4, 1986 | Sat | (18) LSU | @ | Florida | SEC | W | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 11, 1986 | Sat | (16) LSU | Georgia | SEC | W | 23 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 18, 1986 | Sat | (12) LSU | @ | Kentucky | SEC | W | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 6 | Oct 25, 1986 | Sat | (12) LSU | North Carolina | ACC | W | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 7 | Nov 1, 1986 | Sat | (12) LSU | Ole Miss | SEC | L | 19 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Nov 8, 1986 | Sat | (18) LSU | @ | (6) Alabama | SEC | W | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 15, 1986 | Sat | (12) LSU | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 47 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 10 | Nov 22, 1986 | Sat | (8) LSU | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 21 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 11 | Nov 29, 1986 | Sat | (5) LSU | Tulane | Ind | W | 37 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1987 | Thu | (5) LSU | N | (6) Nebraska | Big 8 | L | 15 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
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