| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 1–10 |
| Conf Record: | 0–6 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Dick Hopkins |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Vanderbilt Stadium |
The 1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his first season and finished with a record of one win and ten losses (1–10 overall, 0–6 in the SEC).