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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.

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

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1986 Columbia Football League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 5 Pacific Lutheran x^6–0–08–1–0
No. 19 Central Washington4–2–06–3–0
Puget Sound4–2–06–3–0
No. 18 Simon Fraser4–2–06–3–0
Whitworth1–4–12–6–1
Western Washington1–5–02–7–0
Eastern Oregon0–5–10–8–1
Southern Division
No. 1 Linfield x^6–0–012–0–0
No. 13 Western Oregon5–1–07–2–0
Oregon Tech4–2–05–4–0
Southern Oregon2–4–04–5–0
Willamette2–4–04–5–0
Pacific (OR)1–5–02–7–0
Lewis & Clark1–5–01–8–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Central Washington, Simon Fraser, and Western Oregon and NAIA Division II poll for Pacific Lutheran and Linfield
1986 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Carroll (MT) $^6–0–09–1–0
Western Montana3–3–04–4–0
Rocky Mountain3–3–04–5–0
Montana Tech0–6–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1986 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Baker $^7–0–09–2–0
Culver–Stockton4–3–04–5–1
Missouri Valley4–3–04–6–0
William Jewell4–3–04–6–0
Central Methodist3–4–04–6–0
Tarkio2–5–05–5–0
MidAmerica Nazarene2–5–04–5–0
Graceland2–5–04–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1986 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Lakeland $5–0–09–1–0
Concordia (WI)3–2–05–4–0
Eureka3–2–03–5–1
Concordia (IL)2–3–03–6–0
Northeastern Illinois1–4–03–7–0
Principia1–4–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1986 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Bethany (KS) $8–1–08–1–0
No. 15 Bethel (KS)7–2–07–2–0
No. 19 Southwestern (KS)7–2–07–3–0
Kansas Wesleyan6–3–06–4–0
Sterling6–3–06–4–0
St. Mary of the Plains4–5–04–6–0
Tabor3–6–03–6–0
Friends2–7–02–7–0
Ottawa2–7–02–8–0
McPherson0–9–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1986 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Nebraska Wesleyan $5–0–07–3–0
Hastings3–2–06–4–0
Dana3–2–06–4–0
Doane3–2–05–5–0
Concordia (NE)1–4–04–6–0
Midland0–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1986 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Dickinson State $^5–0–09–1–0
Valley City State4–1–06–3–0
Minot State3–2–05–4–0
Jamestown2–3–05–4–0
Mayville State1–4–02–7–0
NDSCS–Wahpeton0–5–01–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1986 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Huron $^5–0–09–1–1
South Dakota Tech3–2–03–6–0
Dakota Wesleyan2–3–04–6–0
Black Hills State2–3–03–6–0
Sioux Falls2–3–03–7–0
Dakota State1–4–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1986 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Tarleton State $6–0–09–1–1
Austin2–4–06–4–0
McMurry2–4–04–6–0
Sul Ross2–4–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1986 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Wisconsin–La Crosse +*7–1–010–2–0
Wisconsin–River Falls +7–1–08–2–0
No. T–15 Wisconsin–Stevens Point +^7–1–08–4–0
Wisconsin–Whitewater4–3–16–3–1
Wisconsin–Platteville3–5–06–5–0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire3–5–04–6–0
Wisconsin–Stout2–5–12–8–1
Wisconsin–Oshkosh2–6–04–6–0
Wisconsin–Superior0–8–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll for Wisconsin–La Crosse and NCAA Division III poll for Wisconsin–Stevens Point
1986 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Hanover – 8–1–0
No. 16 Northwestern (IA) – 8–2–0
No. 19 Oklahoma Panhandle State – 7–2–0
No. 11 Benedictine (KS) – 7–3–0
No. 18 Union (KY) – 7–3–0
Bluffton – 6–3–0
No. 17 Westminster (PA) – 6–3–0
No. 20 Wilmington (OH) – 6–3–0
Westmar – 6–3–1
Evangel – 6–4–0
St. Ambrose – 6–4–0
St. Francis (IL) – 6–4–0
Findlay – 5–4–0
Geneva – 4–6–0
Waynesburg – 4–6–0
Chadron State – 3–6–0
Cumberland (KY) – 3–7–0
Iowa Wesleyan – 3–7–0
Peru State – 3–7–0
Tiffin – 2–8–0
Azusa Pacific – 0–7–2
Texas Lutheran – 1–9–0
  • Azusa Pacific forfeited 5 wins
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Conference champions

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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
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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

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