1986 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1986 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHaney Catchings (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRonald Beard (3rd season)
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 0 09 3 0
Alcorn State 5 2 05 5 0
Grambling State 4 3 07 4 0
Southern 4 3 05 5 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 14 4 1
Alabama State 2 5 04 7 0
Texas Southern 1 5 12 8 1
Prairie View A&M 1 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Conway Hayman, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWAC.