1986 Morgan State Bears football team

The 1986 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jesse Thomas, the Bears compiled an overall record of 1–9, with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the MEAC.

1986 Morgan State Bears football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	1–9 (0–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Jesse Thomas (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

1986 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 20 North Carolina A&T $^	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Howard	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Virginia Union*	Hovey Field Richmond, VA	L 10–26	5,700
September 13	at Bethune–Cookman	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	L 9–52	2,150
September 20	No. 10 Delaware State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 12–40
September 27	North Carolina A&T	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 23–40	4,500
October 4	Norfolk State*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 21–23	9,000
October 11	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 0–35	14,185
October 18	Towson State*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 0–21	1,100
October 25	No. 7 Tennessee State*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 10–52	2,800
November 1	at District of Columbia*	Cardozo High School Stadium Washington, DC	W 21–16	1,500
November 15	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	L 6–60	8,114
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game