| Year: | 1986 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 2–5 |
| Head Coach: | George Welsh |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | Kevin Gould, Antonio Rice & Sean Scott[1] |
| Stadium: | Scott Stadium |
The 1986 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for sixth.