1986 NAIA Division I football season

The 1986 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1986 college football season in the United States and the 31st season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 17th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

1986 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1986
PostseasonDecember 6–20, 1986
National ChampionshipBurke–Tarr Stadium
Jefferson City, TN
ChampionsCarson–Newman (3)

The season was played from August to November 1986 and culminated in the 1986 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 20, 1986 at Burke–Tarr Stadium in Jefferson City, Tennessee, on the campus of Carson–Newman College.[1]

Carson–Newman defeated Cameron in the Champion Bowl, 17–0, to win their third NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings

1986 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pittsburg State $^ 7 0 0  11 1 0
Emporia State 5 2 0  8 2 0
Washburn ^ 5 2 0  8 3 0
Kearney State 5 2 0  5 4 0
Fort Hays State 2 5 0  4 6 0
Missouri Western 2 5 0  3 8 0
Missouri Southern 2 5 0  2 7 0
Wayne State (NE) 0 7 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1986 Columbia Football League standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern Division
Pacific Lutheran x^ 6 0 0  8 1 0
Central Washington 4 2 0  6 3 0
Puget Sound 4 2 0  6 3 0
Simon Fraser 4 2 0  6 3 0
Whitworth 1 4 1  2 6 1
Western Washington 1 5 0  2 7 0
Eastern Oregon 0 5 1  0 8 1
Southern Division
Linfield x^ 6 0 0  12 0 0
Western Oregon 5 1 0  7 2 0
Oregon Tech 4 2 0  5 4 0
Southern Oregon 2 4 0  4 5 0
Willamette 2 4 0  4 5 0
Pacific (OR) 1 5 0  2 7 0
Lewis & Clark 1 5 0  1 8 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1986 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hillsdale $^ 5 0 0  10 2 0
No. 17 Grand Valley State 4 1 0  9 2 0
Saginaw Valley State 3 2 0  5 4 0
Ferris State 2 3 0  5 5 0
Northwood 1 4 0  1 8 0
Wayne State (MI) 0 5 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1986 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
East Central + 3 1 0  7 3 0
NW Oklahoma State + 3 1 0  7 3 0
SE Oklahoma State 2 2 0  7 3 0
Northeastern State 2 2 0  4 5 0
SW Oklahoma State 0 4 0  4 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1986 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mesa State $^ 6 0 0  7 3 1
New Mexico Highlands 4 2 0  5 5 0
Fort Lewis 4 2 0  4 5 0
Western State 2 3 1  3 5 1
Adams State 2 4 0  2 8 0
Colorado Mines 1 4 1  3 5 1
Western New Mexico 1 5 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1986 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carson–Newman $^ 6 1 0  12 1 0
Elon 5 2 0  8 2 0
Mars Hill 4 3 0  7 3 1
Gardner–Webb 4 3 0  6 5 0
Catawba 3 4 0  5 6 0
Presbyterian 3 4 0  5 6 0
Newberry 2 5 0  4 7 0
Lenoir–Rhyne 1 6 0  4 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 7–0
Central States Pittsburg State 7–0
NIC Minnesota–Morris 5–0–1
Oklahoma East Central State
Northwestern Oklahoma State
3–1
RMAC Mesa (CO) 6–0
South Atlantic Carson–Newman 6–1
WVIAC Shepherd 7–0

Postseason

Quarterfinals
December 6, 1986
Campus sites
Semifinals
December 13, 1986
Campus sites
1986 Champion Bowl
December 20, 1986
Jefferson City, TN
         
Washburn 24
Pittsburg State* 58
Pittsburg State 6
Cameron* 17
Central Arkansas 34
Cameron* (OT) 35
Cameron 0
Carson–Newman* 17
Hillsdale 27
Mesa State* 17
Hillsdale 16
Carson–Newman* (OT) 19
Shepherd 10
Carson–Newman* 30

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. "1985 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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