1986 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
DurationAugust–November
Playoff
DurationNovember 29–December 19
Championship dateDecember 19, 1986
Championship siteTacoma Dome
Tacoma, Washington
ChampionGeorgia Southern
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

The 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1986, and concluded with the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 19, 1986,[1][2] at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their second consecutive I-AA championship, defeating the Arkansas State Indians by a score of 48–21.[3]

Conference changes and new programs

School1985 Conference1986 Conference
BucknellI-AA IndependentColonial
ColgateI-AA IndependentColonial
DelawareI-AA IndependentYankee
DrakeMissouri ValleyDropped Program
Eastern IllinoisAMCUGateway
Florida A&MI-AA IndependentMEAC
Holy CrossI-AA IndependentColonial
Illinois StateMissouri ValleyGateway
Indiana StateI-AA IndependentGateway
LafayetteI-AA IndependentColonial
LehighI-AA IndependentColonial
Northern IowaAMCUGateway
RichmondI-AA IndependentYankee
Southern IllinoisMissouri ValleyGateway
Southwest Missouri StateAMCUGateway
Texas–ArlingtonSouthlandDropped Program
Western IllinoisAMCUGateway
West Texas StateMissouri ValleyDivision II

Conference standings

1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Nevada $^ 7 –0 –013 –1 –0
No. 16 Idaho ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Northern Arizona 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Montana* 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Boise State 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Weber State 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Montana State 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Idaho State* 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Montana and Idaho State played twice.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll
1986 Colonial League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Holy Cross $ 4 –0 –010 –1 –0
Lafayette 2 –2 –06 –5 –0
Lehigh 2 –2 –05 –6 –0
Colgate 1 –3 –04 –7 –0
Bucknell 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Davidson (0–9) was a Colonial League member but did not participate in league play. It competed in the Southern Conference, though it did play non-league games against Bucknell and Lafayette.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Eastern Illinois $^ 5 –1 –011 –2 –0
No. 17 Southern Illinois 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Northern Iowa 4 –2 –07 –3 –1
Illinois State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Western Illinois 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
SW Missouri State 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Indiana State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Gulf Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Sam Houston State $^ 3 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 12 Nicholls State ^ 2 –2 –010 –3 –0
Northwestern State 2 –2 –05 –5 –1
Southwest Texas State 2 –2 –04 –7 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –3 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Penn $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Cornell 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Brown 4 –2 –15 –4 –1
Dartmouth 3 –3 –13 –6 –1
Harvard 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Yale 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Princeton 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Columbia 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 North Carolina A&T $^ 4 –1 –09 –3 –0
Howard 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Delaware State 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
South Carolina State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Bethune–Cookman 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Morgan State 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 6 –1 –010 –3 –1
No. 18 Murray State $^ 6 –1 –07 –4 –1
Akron 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Morehead State 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Austin Peay 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Youngstown State 2 –5 –02 –9 –0
Tennessee Tech 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Appalachian State $^ 6 –0 –19 –2 –1
Western Carolina 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. 15 Furman ^ 4 –2 –17 –3 –2
East Tennessee State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Marshall 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Chattanooga 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
VMI 1 –5 –01 –10 –0
The Citadel 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
Davidson 0 –6 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Arkansas State $^ 5 –0 –012 –2 –1
North Texas State 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –06 –4 –1
Northeast Louisiana 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
McNeese State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Lamar 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 –0 –09 –3 –0
Alcorn State 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
Grambling State 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Southern 4 –3 –05 –5 –1
Mississippi Valley State 3 –3 –14 –4 –1
Alabama State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Texas Southern 1 –5 –12 –8 –1
Prairie View A&M 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Delaware +^ 5 –2 –09 –4 –0
No. 19 Connecticut + 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
UMass + 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
New Hampshire 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Maine 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Richmond 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Boston University 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Rhode Island 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Georgia Southern ^   –  13 –2 –0
No. 14 Tennessee State ^   –  10 –2 –1
No. 8 William & Mary ^   –  9 –3 –0
Eastern Washington   –  5 –5 –0
James Madison   –  5 –5 –1
Florida A&M   –  4 –6 –0
Northeastern   –  4 –6 –0
Western Kentucky   –  4 –6 –1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Conference champions

Conference Champions

Big Sky Conference – Nevada
Colonial League – Holy Cross
Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Eastern Illinois
Ivy League – Penn
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T
Ohio Valley Conference – Murray State
Southern Conference – Appalachian State
Southland Conference – Arkansas State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State
Yankee Conference – Connecticut, Delaware, and Massachusetts

Postseason

The playoffs expanded from twelve to sixteen teams this season, eliminating the bye for the top four seeds.

The I-AA playoff field remained at sixteen through the 2009 season, expanding to twenty in 2010 and 24 in 2013.

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

The top four teams were seeded,[4] with remaining teams placed in the bracket based on geographical considerations.

First Round
November 29
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
December 6
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 13
Campus sites 		National Championship Game
December 19 [1][2]
Tacoma Dome
Tacoma, Washington
            
Idaho 7
1 Nevada* 27
1 Nevada* 33
Tennessee State 6
Tennessee State 32
Jackson State* 23
1 Nevada* 38
4 Georgia Southern 48
North Carolina A&T 21
4 Georgia Southern* 52
4 Georgia Southern* 55
Nicholls State 31
Nicholls State 28
Appalachian State* 26
4 Georgia Southern 48
2 Arkansas State 21
Sam Houston State 7
2 Arkansas State* 48
2 Arkansas State 55
Delaware* 14
Delaware 51
William & Mary* 21
2 Arkansas State* 24
Eastern Kentucky 10
Murray State 21
3 Eastern Illinois* 28
3 Eastern Illinois* 22
Eastern Kentucky 24
Eastern Kentucky 23
Furman* 10

* Denotes host institution

References

  1. 1 2 "Georgia Southern goes for 2nd-straight title". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. AP. December 19, 1986. p. 5C. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Georgia Southern wins I-AA football crown". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. December 20, 1986. p. 1B. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1986 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ "I-AA playoffs". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 24, 1986. p. C5. Retrieved February 6, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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