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 | - 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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- ^ "ASU takes MSU Tigers downtown". The Commercial Appeal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State rips winless Memphis State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bama overwhelms downtrodden Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 12, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers' gambles fail to pay as Southern Mississippi wins". The Jackson Sun. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State gamble sinks Vandy". The Tennessean. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols pocket 33–3 win". The Herald. November 9, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jones leads Wave win". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1987 Memphis State Football Media Guide".
- ^ "2020 Football Media Guide" (PDF).
- ^ "1986 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results".