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.
The season was played from August to November 1986 and culminated in the 1986 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played at 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
Team W
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 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
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 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Lakeland $
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Concordia (WI)
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Eureka
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Concordia (IL)
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Northeastern Illinois
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Principia
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
1986 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
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 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Northwestern (IA)
–
8
–
2
–
0
Oklahoma Panhandle State
–
7
–
2
–
0
Benedictine (KS)
–
7
–
3
–
0
Westminster (PA)
–
6
–
3
–
0
Wilmington (OH)
–
6
–
3
–
0
Evangel
–
6
–
4
–
0
St. Ambrose
–
6
–
4
–
0
Findlay
–
5
–
4
–
0
Cumberland (KY)
–
3
–
7
–
0
Peru State
–
3
–
7
–
0
Tiffin
–
2
–
8
–
0
Texas Lutheran
–
1
–
9
–
0
Conference champions [ ] Postseason [ ] See also [ ] References [ ]
Seasons
Championships
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