| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Howard Bison |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | MEAC |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2 |
| Head Coach: | Willie Jeffries |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | William H. Greene Stadium |
The 1986 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bison compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MEAC.