1986 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1986 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Gulf Star champion
ConferenceGulf Star Conference
Record9–3 (3–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Sam Houston State $^ 3 1 0 8 3 0
No. 12 Nicholls State ^ 2 2 0 10 3 0
Northwestern State 2 2 0 5 5 1
Southwest Texas State 2 2 0 4 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 3 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished as champion in the GSC. Sam Houston State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by Arkansas State in the first round.