| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Lehigh Engineers |
| Conference: | Colonial League |
| Conference Link: | Patriot League |
| Short Conf: | Colonial |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 2–2 |
| Head Coach: | Hank Small |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Mike Kosko |
| Captain2: | Joe Uliana |
| Stadium: | Taylor Stadium |
The 1986 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In the first year of play for the Colonial League, Lehigh tied for second place.
In their first year under head coach Hank Small, the Engineers compiled a 5–6 record.[1] Mike Kosko and Joe Uliana were the team captains.[2]
Lehigh's 2–2 conference record tied for second in the five-team Colonial League standings. Against all opponents, the Engineers were outscored 300 to 258.[3]
Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university's main campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.