| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500) |
The 1986 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 94th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall).