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1986 Southeastern Conference Year Summary
Record: 70-45-2, .607 W-L% (1st of 10) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 6.26 (2nd of 10) ▪ SOS: 2.46 (3rd of 10)
Conference Champion: Louisiana State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 6 (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana State and Tennessee)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Alabama, Auburn and Louisiana State)
Standings
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Louisiana State | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 25.5 | 15.4 | 14.24 | 6.08 | |
| Auburn | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 32.9 | 10.2 | 15.70 | -0.05 | |
| Alabama | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 27.0 | 12.5 | 17.24 | 5.93 | |
| Mississippi | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 20.0 | 13.9 | 5.23 | -1.77 | |
| Georgia | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 25.8 | 19.4 | 9.62 | 3.29 | |
| Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 24.4 | 20.8 | 2.48 | -0.19 | |
| Florida | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 20.3 | 15.7 | 9.37 | 5.83 | |
| Mississippi State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 17.7 | 25.0 | -2.06 | 1.58 | |
| Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 20.7 | 18.8 | 2.04 | 1.40 | |
| Vanderbilt | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 17.5 | 31.5 | -11.26 | 2.47 | |
AP Poll Summary
| School | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| Alabama | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
| Louisiana State | 15 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Florida | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Georgia | 16 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | ||||||||
| Mississippi | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 19 | 13 | 13 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Tennessee | 10 | 8 |
6 Bowl Games
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-01-01 | Citrus Bowl | Auburn | 16 | Southern California | 7 | Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 1987-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Nebraska | 30 | Louisiana State | 15 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1986-12-29 | Liberty Bowl | Tennessee | 21 | Minnesota | 14 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
| 1986-12-25 | Sun Bowl | Alabama | 28 | Washington | 6 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
| 1986-12-23 | Hall of Fame Bowl | Boston College | 27 | Georgia | 24 | Hall of Fame Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
| 1986-12-20 | Independence Bowl | Mississippi | 20 | Texas Tech | 17 | Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) |
Award Winners
| SEC Player of the Year: | Cornelius Bennett (Alabama) |
| SEC Coach of the Year: | Bill Arnsparger (Louisiana State) |
Conference Leaders
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