1986 NCAA Division II football season

Regular season

August – November 1986

Postseason

November 29 – December 13, 1986

National Championship

Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL

Champions

North Dakota State (3)

Harlon Hill Trophy

Jeff Bentrim, North Dakota State

Division II football season

«1985

1987»

The 1986 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1986, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 13, 1986 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The championship would remain hosted in Florence for the next twenty-eight seasons through 2013 before moving to Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The North Dakota State Bison defeated the South Dakota Coyotes, 27–7, to win their third Division II national title.^[1]

The first ever Harlon Hill Trophy, given to the best player in Division II, was awarded to Jeff Bentrim, quarterback for North Dakota State.

Conference standings

1986 Lone Star Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Texas State $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Texas A&I	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Abilene Christian	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Angelo State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
East Texas State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Howard Payne	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant

1986 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central Missouri State $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
SE Missouri State	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
NE Missouri State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Missouri-Rolla	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
NW Missouri State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Gulf South Conference – Troy State Lone Star Conference – West Texas State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Central Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Indiana (PA) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State

Postseason

1986 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	8
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	North Dakota State (3rd title)
Runner-Up	South Dakota (1st championship game)
Semifinalists	Central State (OH) Troy State

The 1986 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 14th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the first time.

Playoff bracket

First round Campus sites		Semifinals Campus sites		Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL


North Dakota State	50

Ashland	0
		North Dakota State	35

		Central State (OH)	12
Central State (OH)	31

Towson State	0
				North Dakota State	27

				South Dakota	7
Troy State	31

Virginia Union	7
		Troy State	28

		South Dakota	42
South Dakota	26

UC Davis	23

References

↑ "1986 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.

NCAA Division II football

Seasons

Playoffs

Championship games

Bowl era	East: Tangerine Bowl (1964–1967), Boardwalk Bowl (1968–1972) Mideast: Grantland Rice Bowl (1964–1972) Midwest: Pecan Bowl (1964–1970), Pioneer Bowl (1971–1972) West: Camellia Bowl (1964–1967)

Playoff era	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Records & statistics

Appearances
Individual records
Team records

NCAA football seasons

Pre-regulation	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905

IAAUS/NCAA	1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

NCAA University Division/ Division I	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

NCAA Division I-A/FBS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NCAA Division II	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NCAA Division III	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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