| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | New Hampshire Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Bowes |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Stadium: | Cowell Stadium |
The 1986 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 15th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]