1986 Northeastern Huskies football team

1986 Northeastern Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Paul Pawlak (6th season)
Home stadium	Parsons Field

1986 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Georgia Southern ^			–					13	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Tennessee State ^			–					10	–	2	–	1
No. 8 William & Mary ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
Eastern Washington			–					5	–	5	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	5	–	1
Florida A&M			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					4	–	6	–	1
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 4–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 14–24	14,583
September 20	Youngstown State	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 23–21	1,200
September 27	at UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 28–31	13,753
October 4	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 34–20	7,000
October 11	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 21–38
October 18	Connecticut	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 20–26	4,200
October 25	New Hampshire	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 21–24	5,600
November 1	James Madison	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 2–15	4,010
November 15	at No. 19 Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 37–24	2,300
November 22	Rhode Island	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 36–9	3,100
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game