American college football season
1986 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1986 Playoffs November – December 1986 Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL Champion Augustana (IL)
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The 1986 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1986, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl , in December 1986 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama . The Augustana (IL) Vikings won the fourth of their four consecutive Division III championships by defeating the Salisbury State Sea Gulls by a final score of 31−3.[1]
Conference standings [ ]
1986 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Franklin & Marshall +
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Muhlenberg +
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Gettysburg
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Swarthmore
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Johns Hopkins
2
–
4
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Ursinus
2
–
4
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Dickinson
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Western Maryland
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1986 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Rose–Hulman $
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Centre
3
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Rhodes
2
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Sewanee
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Earlham
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1986 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Augustana (IL) $^
7
–
0
–
1
12
–
0
–
1
Millikin
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Illinois Wesleyan
4
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
North Central (IL)
4
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Carthage
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Elmhurst
2
–
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Carroll (WI)
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
North Park
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1986 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ithaca $^
3
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Alfred
2
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Hobart
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
St. Lawrence
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
RPI
0
–
2
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1986 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
8
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Buena Vista ^
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Luther
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Loras
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Wartburg
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
William Penn
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Dubuque
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Simpson
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Upper Iowa
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1986 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hope $^
4
–
0
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Adrian
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Albion
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Alma
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Kalamazoo
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Olivet
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1986 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Susquehanna $^
9
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Juniata
7
–
2
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Lycoming
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Wilkes
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Widener
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Moravian
3
–
5
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Delaware Valley
3
–
5
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Albright
2
–
7
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Lebanon Valley
1
–
8
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Upsala
0
–
9
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1986 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Concordia–Moorhead $^
9
–
0
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
Macalester
6
–
2
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Carleton
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Saint John's (MN)
4
–
4
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
St. Olaf
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Hamline
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Augsburg
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Bethel (MN)
0
–
9
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1986 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Plymouth State $
8
–
0
–
1
9
–
1
–
1
Curry
8
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Bridgewater State
6
–
1
–
2
6
–
1
–
2
Framingham State
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Westfield State
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Massachusetts Maritime
5
–
4
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Worcester State
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Nichols
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Western New England
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Maine Maritime
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Fitchburg State
0
–
9
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1986 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Montclair State $^
6
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Glassboro State
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
William Paterson
3
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Jersey City State
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Trenton State
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Kean
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Ramapo
0
–
5
–
1
0
–
9
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1986 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Denison $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Case Western Reserve
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
1
Allegheny
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wooster
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Kenyon
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Oberlin
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
1986 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Mount Union $^
8
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Muskingum
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Wittenberg
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Marietta
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Heidelberg
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Capital
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Otterbein
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Ohio Northern
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1986 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Emory & Henry $^
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Hampden–Sydney
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Randolph–Macon
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Maryville (TN)
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Bridgewater
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
1
Washington and Lee
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1986 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Claremont-Mudd $
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
La Verne
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
3
–
0
Occidental
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Whittier
2
–
2
–
1
5
–
5
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
1
–
3
–
1
3
–
6
–
0
Redlands
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion Each team played one other conference member twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.
1986 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Salisbury State ^
–
13
–
1
–
0
Dayton ^
–
10
–
1
–
0
Union (NY) ^
–
9
–
1
–
0
Villanova
–
8
–
1
–
0
Buffalo
–
9
–
2
–
0
Hofstra ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
Wagner
–
9
–
2
–
0
MacMurray
–
6
–
3
–
0
Wabash
–
6
–
3
–
0
Duquesne
–
5
–
3
–
1
DePauw
–
6
–
4
–
0
Mercyhurst
–
6
–
4
–
0
Canisius
–
5
–
4
–
0
Colorado College
–
5
–
4
–
0
Georgetown
–
4
–
4
–
0
Menlo
–
4
–
4
–
1
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
–
4
–
5
–
0
Saint Francis (PA)
–
4
–
5
–
0
UC Santa Barbara
–
4
–
5
–
0
Albany
–
4
–
6
–
0
Brockport
–
4
–
6
–
0
Brooklyn
–
4
–
6
–
0
San Diego
–
4
–
6
–
0
Marist
–
3
–
5
–
0
Frostburg State
–
3
–
7
–
0
Ferrum
–
3
–
8
–
0
Catholic University
–
2
–
8
–
1
Aurora
–
1
–
4
–
0
Norwich
–
2
–
8
–
0
Rochester (NY)
–
1
–
7
–
1
Buffalo State
–
1
–
8
–
0
Cortland
–
1
–
8
–
0
Saint Peter's
–
0
–
8
–
0
Wesley
–
0
–
8
–
0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
Centennial Conference – Franklin & Marshall and Muhlenberg
College Athletic Conference – Rose–Hulman
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
Independent College Athletic Conference – Ithaca
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
Middle Atlantic Conference – Susquehanna
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Lawrence
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concordia–Moorhead
New England Football Conference – Plymouth State
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Montclair State
North Coast Athletic Conference – Denison
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Tarleton State
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse , Wisconsin–River Falls , and Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Postseason [ ]
The 1986 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 14th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the twelfth time and for the second consecutive year. Like the previous tournament, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
First Round Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, Alabama
Ithaca (OT)
24
Union (NY)
17
Ithaca
29
Montclair State
15
Montclair State
24
Hofstra
21
Ithaca
40
Salisbury State
44
Susquehanna
35
Washington & Jefferson
22
Susquehanna
17
Salisbury State
31
Salisbury State
35
Emory and Henry
20
Salisbury State
3
Augustana (IL)
31
Mount Union
42
Dayton
36
Mount Union
7
Augustana (IL)
16
Augustana (IL)
35
Hope
3
Augustana (IL)
41
Concordia–Moorhead
7
Central (IA)
27
Buena Vista
7
Central (IA)
14
Concordia–Moorhead
17
Concordia–Moorhead
28
Wisconsin–Stevens Point
10
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