| Number: | 22 |
| Type: | Vanier Cup |
| Date: | November 22, 1986 |
| Stadium: | Varsity Stadium |
| City: | Toronto |
| Visitor Name: | UBC Thunderbirds |
| Home Name: | Western Mustangs |
| Visitor Coach: | Frank Smith |
| Home Coach: | Larry Haylor |
| Visitor Record: | 8–0 |
| Home Record: | 6–0–1 |
| Visitor1: | 0 |
| Visitor2: | 0 |
| Visitor3: | 0 |
| Visitor4: | 25 |
| Home1: | 0 |
| Home2: | 0 |
| Home3: | 0 |
| Home4: | 23 |
| Mvp: | Eric Putoto, UBC |
| Attendance: | 17,847 |
The 22nd Vanier Cup was played on November 22, 1986, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1986 season. The UBC Thunderbirds won their second championship by defeating the Western Mustangs by a score of 25-23.[1]