1986 NCAA Division II football season

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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 North Alabama University. 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 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

  1. "1986 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket". NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014. 
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