| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Texas A&M Aggies |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Aprank: | 13 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Dc Year: | 7th |
| Champion: | Southwest Conference champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion |
| Bowl Result: | L 12–28 vs. Ohio State |
The 1986 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC).[1]
See also: 1986 LSU Tigers football team.
See also: North Texas State Mean Green football.
See also: Southern Miss Golden Eagles football.
See also: 1986 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.
See also: 1986 Houston Cougars football team.
See also: 1986 Baylor Bears football team and Battle of the Brazos.
See also: Rice Owls football.
See also: 1986 SMU Mustangs football team.
See also: 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.
See also: 1986 TCU Horned Frogs football team.
See also: 1986 Texas Longhorns football team.
See main article: 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic.
See also: 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
See main article: 1987 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Running back | 1 | 21 | New York Jets | |
| Running back | 1 | 24 | San Diego Chargers | |
| Linebacker | 2 | 41 | Green Bay Packers | |
| Todd Howard | Linebacker | 3 | 73 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Defensive tackle | 4 | 90 | St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Linebacker | 4 | 108 | Los Angeles Rams | |
| Steve Bullitt | Linebacker | 8 | 220 | Cleveland Browns |
| Ira Valentine | Running back | 12 | 314 | Houston Oilers |