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American college football season
The 1986 NAIA Division I football season was the 31st season of college football sponsored by the NAIA , was the 17th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1986 and culminated in the 1986 NAIA Carson–Newman College.
[1]
Cameron in the Champion Bowl, 17–0, to win their third NAIA national title.
[2]
Conference standings
1986 Columbia Football League standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Pacific Lutheran
x^
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
No. 19 Central Washington
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Puget Sound
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
No. 18 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
No. 1 Linfield x^
6
–
0
–
0
12
–
0
–
0
No. 13 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 Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Central Washington, Simon Fraser, and Western Oregon and NAIA Division II poll for Pacific Lutheran and Linfield
1986 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 11 Minnesota Morris $
5
–
0
–
1
7
–
1
–
2
No. 17 Northern State
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Bemidji State
3
–
2
–
1
6
–
4
–
1
Winona State
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
7
–
1
Moorhead State
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Southwest State (MN)
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Minnesota Duluth
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
$ – Conference champion Minnesota Duluth forfeited 8 wins and 2 ties including 4 conference wins—over Northern State, Winona State; Moorhead State, and Southwest State—and 2 conference ties—with Minnesota Morris and Bemidji State. Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1986 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 10 Mesa
$^
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 (CO)
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 Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1986 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 7 Shepherd
$^
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Fairmont State
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
West Virginia Tech
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Salem
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Concord
2
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
West Liberty State
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Glenville State
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
West Virginia State
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
Conference champions
Postseason
Quarterfinals December 6, 1986Campus sites
Semifinals December 13, 1986Campus sites
1986 Champion Bowl December 20, 1986Jefferson 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
*
17
Hillsdale
16
Carson–Newman * (OT)
19
Shepherd
10
Carson–Newman *
30
See also
References
Seasons
Championships
Division I
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
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Division II
1970
1971
1972
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1975
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1977
1978
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1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
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Records & statistics