| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Berndt |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Rice Stadium |
The 1986 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jerry Berndt, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1] [2]