The1986 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team representedNorthern Arizona University as a member of theBig Sky Conference during the1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coachLarry Kentera, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Big Sky.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Southern Utah*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 17–27		[1]
September 6	Angelo State*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 24–13	8,000	[2]
September 13	No. 8Eastern Washington*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 6–28	6,954	[3]
September 20	Weber State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 45–24	7,422	[4]
September 27	atMontana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 34–28	6,333	[5]
October 11	Southwest Texas State*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 39–0	13,331	[6]
October 18	atMontana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 19–27	10,497	[7]
October 25	at No. 15Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	W 24–0	10,600	[8]
November 1	Boise State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 17–14	9,488	[9]
November 8	Idaho State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 31–17	6,686	[10]
November 15	at No. 1Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 17–27	15,425	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromNCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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