1986 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1986 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–3–1 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharles Maniscalco (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorEddie Garfinkle (1st season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Troy State $^ 8 0 0 10 2 0
No. 13 Valdosta State 7 1 0 9 2 0
Mississippi College 5 3 0 7 4 0
Delta State 4 3 1 6 4 1
Jacksonville State 4 3 1 5 4 1
West Georgia 2 6 0 4 7 0
Livingston 2 6 0 3 8 0
Tennessee–Martin 2 6 0 3 8 0
North Alabama 1 7 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Burgess, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 4–3–1 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the GSC.