1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1986 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Duration August – November 1986
Playoff
Duration November 29 – December 20, 1986
Championship date December 20, 1986
Championship site Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
Champion Georgia Southern Eagles
Division I-AA football season

The 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began in August 1986, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on December 20, 1986, at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their second consecutive I-AA championship, defeating the Arkansas State Indians (now Red Wolves) by a final score of 48−21.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School1985 Conference1986 Conference
BucknellI-AA IndependentColonial
ColgateI-AA IndependentColonial
DelawareI-AA IndependentYankee
Eastern IllinoisAMCUGateway
Florida A&MI-AA IndependentMEAC
Holy CrossI-AA IndependentColonial
Illinois StateMissouri ValleyGateway
Indiana StateI-AA IndependentGateway
LafayetteI-AA IndependentColonial
LehighI-AA IndependentColonial
Northern IowaAMCUGateway
RichmondI-AA IndependentYankee
Southern IllinoisMissouri ValleyGateway
Southwest Missouri StateAMCUGateway
Texas–ArlingtonSouthlandDropped Program
Western IllinoisAMCUGateway

Conference standings

1986 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#1 Nevada $^ 7 –0 –0  13 –1 –0
#16 Idaho ^ 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Northern Arizona 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Montana 4 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Boise State 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Weber State 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Montana State 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Idaho State 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Nevada earned automatic berth and
    Idaho earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs.
    Montana and Idaho State played twice.
1986 Colonial League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#5 Holy Cross $ 4 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Lafayette 2 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Lehigh 2 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Colgate 1 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Bucknell 1 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
Davidson 0 –0 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from poll=The Sports Network poll
1986 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#3 Eastern Illinois $^ 5 –1 –0  11 –2 –0
#17 Southern Illinois 4 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Northern Iowa 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –1
Illinois State 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Western Illinois 2 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Indiana State 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
SW Missouri State 1 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Eastern Illinois earned automatic berth in the I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Gulf Star football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#11 Sam Houston State $^ 3 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
#12 Nicholls State ^ 2 –2 –0  10 –3 –0
Northwestern State 2 –2 –0  5 –5 –1
Southwest Texas State 2 –2 –0  4 –7 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#7 Penn $ 7 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Cornell 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Brown 4 –2 –1  5 –4 –1
Dartmouth 3 –3 –1  3 –6 –1
Harvard 3 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Yale 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Princeton 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Columbia 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1986 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#20 North Carolina A&T $^ 4 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Howard 3 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Delaware State 3 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
South Carolina State 3 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Bethune–Cookman 2 –3 –0  3 –8 –0
Morgan State 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Ohio Valley football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 6 –1 –0  10 –3 –1
#18 Murray State $^ 6 –1 –0  7 –4 –1
Akron 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee State 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Morehead State 3 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Austin Peay 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Youngstown State 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Tennessee Tech 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#6 Appalachian State $^ 6 –0 –1  9 –2 –1
Western Carolina 5 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
#15 Furman ^ 4 –2 –1  7 –3 –2
East Tennessee State 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Marshall 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –1
Chattanooga 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
VMI 1 –5 –0  1 –10 –0
The Citadel 0 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Davidson 0 –6 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
1986 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#2 Arkansas State $^ 5 –0 –0  12 –2 –1
North Texas State 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –1
Northeast Louisiana 3 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
McNeese State 1 –4 –0  2 –9 –0
Lamar 0 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
1986 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#9 Jackson State $^ 7 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
Alcorn State 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Grambling State 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Southern 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –1
Mississippi Valley State 3 –3 –1  4 –4 –1
Alabama State 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Texas Southern 1 –5 –1  2 –8 –1
Prairie View A&M 1 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#13 Delaware +^  5 –2     9 –4  
UMass +  5 –2     8 –3  
#19 Connecticut +  5 –2     8 –3  
New Hampshire  4 –3     7 –4  
Maine  3 –4     7 –4  
Richmond  3 –4     4 –7  
Boston University  3 –4     4 –7  
Rhode Island  0 –7     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll
1986 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#14 Tennessee State ^ 0 –0 –0  9 –1 –1
#4 Georgia Southern ^ 0 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
#8 William & Mary ^ 0 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Eastern Washington 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –0
James Madison 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –1
Florida A&M 0 –0 –0  4 –6 –0
Northeastern 0 –0 –0  4 –6 –0
Western Kentucky 0 –0 –0  4 –6 –1
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

Conference champions

Conference Champions

Big Sky Conference – Nevada
Colonial League – Holy Cross
Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Eastern Illinois
Ivy League – Penn
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T
Ohio Valley Conference – Murray State
Southern Conference – Appalachian State
Southland Conference – Arkansas State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State
Yankee Conference – Connecticut, Delaware, and Massachusetts

Postseason

The playoffs expanded from twelve to sixteen teams this season, eliminating the bye for the top four seeds.

NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket

First Round
November 29
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
December 6
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
December 13
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
December 20
Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA
        
Idaho 7
Nevada* 27
Nevada* 33
Tennessee State 6
Tennessee State 32
Jackson State* 23
Nevada* 38
Georgia Southern 48
North Carolina A&T 21
Georgia Southern* 52
Georgia Southern* 55
Nicholls State 31
Nicholls State 28
Appalachian State* 26
Georgia Southern 48
Arkansas State 21
Sam Houston State 7
Arkansas State* 48
Arkansas State 55
Delaware* 14
Delaware 51
William & Mary* 21
Arkansas State* 24
Eastern Kentucky 10
Murray State 21
Eastern Illinois* 28
Eastern Illinois* 22
Eastern Kentucky 24
Eastern Kentucky 23
Furman* 10

* Denotes host institution

References

  1. ↑ "1986 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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