The 1986 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Led by Jimmye Laycock in his seventh year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 9–3 and ranked No.
8 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll.
The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Delaware in the first round.
This college football 1980s season article is a stub.