1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1986 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1986 record	1–10 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Watson Brown (1st year)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium

1986 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 LSU $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#6 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#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
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
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

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 6	at #5 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 10–42
September 13	at Maryland*		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 21–35
September 20	Tulane*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	L 17–35
October 4	Duke*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	W 24–18
October 11	#7 Auburn		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	L 9–31
October 18	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	L 16–38
October 25	Ole Miss		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 12–28
November 1	Memphis State*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	L 21–22
November 8	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	L 22–34
November 15	at Virginia Tech*		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 21–29
November 29	Tennessee		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 20–35
*Non-conference game.

• Source: 1986 Vanderbilt football schedule