The 1986 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^{[note 1]}

The team was led by head coach Bob Cope, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium^{[note 2]} in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–5 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 174–252 over the season.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Sacramento State*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 31–7	21,000	[1]
September 13	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 23–20
September 20	New Mexico State*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 41–14
September 27	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	W 24–20	50,270	[2]
October 4	No. 4 UC Davis*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 45–41	15,000	[3]
October 11	UNLV	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 21–15	11,500	[4][5]
October 18	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 10–9	34,551	[6]
October 25	San Jose State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 44–15	22,355	[7]
November 8	Utah State*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 14–10	7,000	[8][9]
November 15	Cal State Fullerton*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 39–38	2,200	[10]
November 29	Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 38–31	4,200	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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The following UOP players were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.^[14][15][16]