1986 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1986 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense3–4
MVPMichael Reid
Captains
  • Joe Armentrout
  • Craig Raddatz
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 1 0 11 2 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 1 0 10 3 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 3 0 9 3 0
Minnesota 5 3 0 6 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Indiana 3 5 0 6 6 0
Illinois 3 5 0 4 7 0
Northwestern 2 6 0 4 7 0
Purdue 2 6 0 3 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 0 3 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Hilles in his first and only season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.