| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Mike White |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Mvp: | Keith Jones |
| Captain: | Scott Davis, Sam Ellsworth, Mark Dennis, Shane Lamb |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
The 1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 4–7 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Shane Lamb with 1,414 passing yards, running back Keith Jones with 534 rushing yards, and Stephen Pierce with 602 receiving yards.[2]
See also: 1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team.
See also: 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.