1986 Long Beach State 49ers football team

The 1986 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by third-year head coach Mike Sheppard, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–3 PCAA).

Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft. The following finished their Cal State Long Beach career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.