| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Tulane Green Wave |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Head Coach: | Mack Brown |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Darrell Moody |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Louisiana Superdome |
The 1986 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Mack Brown, the team compiled a 4–7 record.