1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorLouis Campbell (2nd season)
Home stadiumLewis Field
1986 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 011 1 0
Colorado 6 1 06 6 0
No. 5 Nebraska 5 2 010 2 0
Oklahoma State 4 3 06 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 06 5 0
Missouri 2 5 03 8 0
Kansas State 1 6 02 9 0
Kansas 0 7 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Pat Jones, the Cowboys compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 191 to 181.

The team's statistical leaders included Thurman Thomas with 741 rushing yards, Mike Gundy with 1,525 passing yards, and Hart Lee Dykes with 814 receiving yards and 42 points scored.

The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.