1986 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1986 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Astrodome
Rice Stadium
1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 0 09 3 0
Alcorn State 5 2 05 5 0
Grambling State 4 3 07 4 0
Southern 4 3 05 5 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 14 4 1
Alabama State 2 5 04 7 0
Texas Southern 1 5 12 8 1
Prairie View A&M 1 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Lionel Taylor, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.