1986 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season August 2023 1986 August–November 1986 December 6–20, 1986 Burke–Tarr StadiumJefferson City, TN Carson–Newman (3) The 1986 NAIA Division I football season was 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.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 23, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead Carson–Newman defeated 1986 Cameron Aggies Cameron in the Champion Bowl, 17–0, to win their third NAIA national title.1985 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1985_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 23, 2015 Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion Record Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 7–0Central StatesPittsburg State7–0NICMinnesota–Morris5–0–1OklahomaEast Central StateNorthwestern Oklahoma State3–1RMACMesa6–0South AtlanticCarson–Newman6–1WVIACShepherd7–0 Postseason QuarterfinalsDecember 6, 1986Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 13, 1986Campus sites 1986 Champion BowlDecember 20, 1986Jefferson City, TN 145 1986 Washburn Ichabods Washburn 24 1986 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State* 58 1986 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas 34 1986 Cameron Aggies Cameron* (OT) 35 1986 Hillsdale Chargers Hillsdale 27 1986 Mesa Mavericks Mesa* 17 1986 Shepherd Rams Shepherd 10 Carson–Newman* 30 Pittsburg State 6 Cameron* 17 Hillsdale 16 Carson–Newman* (OT) 19 Cameron 0 Carson–Newman* 17 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 Category:NAIA football national championship