| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Colorado State Rams |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Leon Fuller |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Dave Lay |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Phil Bounds |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Hughes Stadium |
The 1986 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Int their fifth season under head coach Leon Fuller, the Rams compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the WAC. Colorado State played home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Colorado State's senior quarterback, Kelly Stouffer, passed for 2,604 yards and 7 touchdowns. Other statistical leaders included Steve Bartalo with 1,419 rushing yards and J. D. Brookhart with 581 receiving yards.[1]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | |
| Quarterback | 1 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals[4] [5] | ||
| Running back | 6 | 143 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Kicker | 7 | 189 | San Francisco 49ers |