1986 NAIA Division I football season
| 1986 NAIA Division I football season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | August–November 1986 |
| Postseason | December 6–20, 1986 |
| National Championship | Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN |
| Champions | Carson–Newman (3) |
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.
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 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
- 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1986 NCAA Division II football season
- 1986 NCAA Division III football season
References
- ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "1985 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.