The 1986 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach[note 1] during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
[note 2] The team was led by third-year head coach Mike Sheppard, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California.
They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–3 PCAA).
[9] The following finished their Cal State Long Beach career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.