1886 Boston Tech football team

The 1886 Boston Tech football team represented Boston Tech—now known as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)—as a member of the Northern Intercollegiate Football Association during the 1886 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the Northern league. Boston Tech played home games at Union Grounds in Boston.

1886 Boston Tech football
Conference	Northern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record	2–7–1 (2–2–1 Northern)
Head coach	None
Home stadium	Union Grounds

1886 Northern Intercollegiate Football Association standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams $	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Amherst	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Boston Tech	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Tufts	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9		Harvard*	Union Grounds Boston, MA	L 0–54
October 16		at Yale*	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–96
October 20	4:05 p.m.	at Harvard*	Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA	L 0–59
October 23	3:05 p.m.	at Amherst	Amherst, MA	L 0–18
October 29	3:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth*	Union Grounds Boston, MA	L 6–11
November 3	2:32 p.m.	Williams	Union Grounds Boston, MA	T 14–14
November 5	2:30 p.m.	Amherst	Union Grounds Boston, MA	W 22–0
November 13	1:45 p.m.	at Williams	Weston Field Williamstown, MA	L 0–21	200
November 17	2:55 p.m.	Harvard*	Union Grounds Boston, MA	L 0–62
November 19	2:33 p.m.	at Tufts	College Hill Medford, MA	W 26–8	300
*Non-conference game