| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–5 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Sloan |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Tommy Bowden |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Richard Bell |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Mvp: | Mike Junkin |
| Captain: | Paul Constantino, Mike Junkin |
| Stadium: | Wallace Wade Stadium |
The 1986 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and tied for sixth place in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | |
| Linebacker | 1 | 5 | Cleveland Browns |