Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

1986 SEC Champions

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 24, 2016

1. 1986 SEC Champions Marker

Inscription.
Overall Record: 9-3 | SEC Record: 5-1
Head Coach Bill Arnsparger

The 1986 season got off to a flying start for LSU with an upset of Texas A&M before a shocking loss to Miami of Ohio. After that temporary setback, LSU began to roll behind freshman QB Tommy Hodson, defeating Florida, Georgia and Kentucky in consecutive weeks. Ole Miss knocked the Tigers out of first place in the SEC, but LSU rebounded to edge Alabama at Tuscaloosa, leaving the Tigers on the doorstep of its first league crown since 1970. The Tigers mauled Mississippi State to win at least a share of the league title then defeated Notre Dame and Tulane to close the season. When Auburn beat Alabama in the Iron Bowl, LSU claimed the outright SEC championship.

Erected by The Acadiana Tigers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1986.

Location. 30° 24.684′ N, 91° 11.128′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It is on West Stadium Road north of South Stadium Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: 2001 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 1961 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 1970 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 1958 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 1988 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 2007 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 1936 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 1935 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 24, 2016

2. 1986 SEC Champions Marker

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 24, 2016

3. 1986 SEC Champions Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2016. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2016.