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.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	12:20 p.m.	South Carolina*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 30–20	34,700	[2]
September 13	2:00 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 10–20	30,057	[3]
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 14–28	34,800	[4]
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 13–20	20,500	[5]
October 4	12:20 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	W 30–28	25,300	[6]
October 11	7:00 p.m.	No. 20 Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 17–31	44,300	[7]
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		L 10–42	51,400	[8]
November 1	12:15 p.m.	William & Mary*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 37–41	35,100	[9]
November 8	12:15 p.m.	No. 15 NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 20–16	30,500	[10]
November 15	12:15 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	L 7–27	28,000	[11]
November 28	2:30 p.m.	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	CBS	L 10–42	27,800	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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