1986 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1986 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
1986 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Appalachian State $^ 6 0 1 9 2 1
Western Carolina 5 2 0 6 5 0
No. 15 Furman ^ 4 2 1 7 3 2
East Tennessee State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Marshall 3 3 0 6 4 1
Chattanooga 2 4 0 4 7 0
VMI 1 5 0 1 10 0
The Citadel 0 6 0 3 8 0
Davidson 0 4 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Ayers, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SoCon.