1986 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1986 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
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 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 18th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon.