1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1986 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 LSU $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Schedule

September 6at No. 5 Alabama

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL

L 10–42 September 13at Maryland*

• Byrd Stadium
• College Park, MD

L 21–35 September 20Tulane*

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN

L 17–35 October 4Duke*

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN

W 24–18 October 11No. 7 Auburn

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN

L 9–31 October 18at Georgia

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA (Rivalry)

L 16–38 October 25Ole Miss

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN (Rivalry)

L 12–28 November 1Memphis State*

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN

L 21–22 November 8at Kentucky

• Commonwealth Stadium
• Lexington, KY (Rivalry)

L 22–34 November 15at Virginia Tech*

• Lane Stadium
• Blacksburg, VA

L 21–29 November 29Tennessee

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN (Rivalry)

L 20–35

• Source: 1986 Vanderbilt football schedule