1986 NAIA Division II football season

The 1986 NAIA Division II 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 lower division for football.

1986 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1986
PostseasonNovember–December 1986
National ChampionshipMaxwell Field
McMinnville, OR
ChampionsLinfield (3)

The season was played from August to November 1986 and culminated in the 1986 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Maxwell Field on the campus of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon.[1]

Linfield defeated Baker in the championship game, 17–0, to win their third NAIA national title.

Conference standings
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 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carroll (MT) $^ 6 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Western Montana 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Rocky Mountain 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Montana Tech 0 –6 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1986 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Baker $^ 7 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Culver–Stockton 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –1
Missouri Valley 4 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
William Jewell 4 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Central Methodist 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Tarkio 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
MidAmerica Nazarene 2 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Graceland 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1986 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Nebraska Wesleyan $ 5 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Hastings 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Dana 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Doane 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Concordia (NE) 1 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Midland 0 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1986 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Dickinson State $^ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Valley City State 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Minot State 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Jamestown 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Mayville State 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
NDSCS–Wahpeton 0 –5 –0  1 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1986 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Huron $^ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –1
South Dakota Tech 3 –2 –0  3 –6 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Black Hills State 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Sioux Falls 2 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
Dakota State 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1986 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tarleton State $ 6 –0 –0  9 –1 –1
Austin 2 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
McMurry 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Sul Ross 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Conference champions
Conference Champion Record
Columbia Northern Division: Pacific Lutheran
Southern Division: Linfield		 6–0
6–0
Frontier Carroll (MT) 6–0
Heart of America Baker 6–0
Illini-Badger Lakeland 5–0
Kansas Bethany 8–1
Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan 5–0
North Dakota Dickinson State 5–0
South Dakota Huron (SD) 5–0
Texas Tarleton State 6–0
WSUC Wisconsin–La Crosse
Wisconsin–River Falls
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		 7–1

Postseason
Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
McMinnville, OR
         
  Wisconsin–La Crosse 35
  Hanover* 33
  Wisconsin–La Crosse* 14
  Baker 16
  Huron (SD) 20
  Baker* 49
  Baker 0
  Linfield* 17
  Carroll (MT) 21
  Dickinson State* 16
  Carroll (MT) 7
  Linfield* 53
  Linfield (OT) 27
  Pacific Lutheran* 21

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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