| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Carmody |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Keith Daniels |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
The 1986 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Carmody, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1]