1986 Edmonton Eskimos
Hugh Campbell returns to Edmonton as their general manager and a rookie from Memphis, Tenn., Henry “Gizmo’ Williams would start his illustrious career in Edmonton. The club would finish first in the West with a record of 13-4-1 and clinch their 10th appearance in the Grey Cup in 14 seasons but would lose to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39-15 at BC Place. In the regular season quarterback Matt Dunigan threw 25 touchdown passes and Stewart Hill led the defence with 17 sacks.
Kicker Dave Cutler is added to the Wall of Honour.
| 1986 (38th season) |
| Record: 13-4-1 (1st West) |
| Home: 8-1-0 | Away: 5-3-1 |
| Playoffs: 2-1 | Lost Grey Cup |
| Head coach: Jackie Parker (4th season) |
| CFL All-Stars: Danny Bass, Leo Blanchard, Rudy Phillips |
| West All-Stars: Danny Bass, Leo Blanchard, Tom Dixon., Stewart Hill, Rudy Phillips |
| Hall of Fame: |
| Major award winners: |
| Wall of Honour: Dave Cutler |
| Date | Opponent | Result (record) |
| June 24 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 21-20 (1-0) |
| July 3 | vs. BC Lions | W 13-36 (2-0) |
| July 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 31-19 (3-0) |
| July 17 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 39-49 (4-0) |
| August 1 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 35-34 (4-1) |
| August 7 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 6-17 (4-2) |
| August 15 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 5-33 (5-2) |
| August 23 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 20-26 (5-3) |
| September 1 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 42-19 (6-3) |
| September 7 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 22-37 (7-3) |
| September 19 | at BC Lions | W 32-3 (8-3) |
| September 26 | vs. BC Lions | W 13-31 (9-3) |
| October 4 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 24-23 (10-3) |
| October 10 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 9-28 (11-3) |
| October 19 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 30-38(12-3) |
| October 25 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 20-42 (12-4) |
| November 1 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | T 16-16 (12-4-1) |
| November 9 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 14-42 (13-4-1) |
| November 16 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 18-27 Division Semifinal |
| November 23 | at BC Lions | W 5-41 Division Final |
| November 30 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 39-15 Grey Cup |