1986 staff
| Coach | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach1 | ||
| Bill Curry | Head Coach | 1980 |
| Coordinators4 | ||
| Dwain Painter | Offensive Coordinator | 1982 |
| Don Lindsey | Defensive Coordinator | 1984 |
| Mac McWhorter | Assistant Head Coach | 1985 |
| Rip Scherer | Assistant Head Coach | 1986 |
| Position coaches7 | ||
| Jack Fligg | Offensive Tackles · Tight Ends | 1984 |
| Chip Wisdom | Running Backs | 1985 |
| Mark Hendrickson | Wide Receivers | 1983 |
| A. J. Christoff | Defensive Backs | 1986 |
| John Guy | Defensive Ends | 1985 |
| Larry New | Defensive Line | 1982 |
| Keith Colson | Outside Linebackers | 1986 |
| Analysts1 | ||
| David Dean | Graduate Assistant | 1986 |
| Administration1 | ||
| Homer Rice | Athletic Director | 1980 |
A stint appears in a season when it overlaps it, so a coach hired in 1986 and a coach in their ninth year both show here, each with the full range of their stint.