| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 5–4–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2–1 |
| Head Coach: | John Rosenberg |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | R. Collett |
| Captain2: | Jeff Garrison |
| Captain3: | Brian Murphy |
| Stadium: | Brown Stadium |
The 1986 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished fourth in the Ivy League.
In their third season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 181. R. Collett, Jeff Garrison and Brian Murphy were the team captains.[1]
The Bears' 4–2–1 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 152 to 125.[2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.