1986 Weber State Wildcats football team

The 1986 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State College (now known as Weber State University) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mike Price, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the Big Sky.

1986 Weber State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Price (6th season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium

1986 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nevada $^	7	–	0	–	0			13	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Idaho ^	8	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Montana *	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Boise State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State *	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Montana and Idaho State played twice. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Adams State*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 55–21	10,384
September 20	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 24–45	7,422
September 27	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 22–27	3,234
October 4	No. 1 Nevada	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 24–38	9,037
October 11	Montana State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 24–3	8,102
October 18	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 13–23	15,169
October 25	Idaho State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 63–33	6,241
November 1	at Eastern Washington*	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 31–41	3,825
November 8	Montana	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 29–55	2,190
November 15	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 17–31	5,917
November 22	at No. 16 Nicholls State*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 30–34	6,102
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game