| 1986 Carson–Newman Eagles football | |
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| NAIA Division I national co-champion SAC champion | |
| Champion Bowl, W 17–0 vs. Cameron | |
| Conference | South Atlantic Conference |
| Record | 12–1 (6–1 SAC) |
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| Home stadium | Burke–Tarr Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Carson–Newman $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Elon | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Mars Hill | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catawba | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newberry | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenoir–Rhyne | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Carson–Newman Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Carson–Newman College (renamed Carson–Newman University in 2012) as a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) during the 1986 NAIA Division I football season. In its seventh year under head coach Ken Sparks, the team compiled a 12–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the SAC championship, and defeated Cameron in the Champion Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.
It was the third of five national championships (1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, and 1989) won by Carson–Newman during the 1980s.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | at Wofford* | Spartanburg, SC | W 17–15 | ||||
| September 13 | Georgetown (KY)* | W 38–14 | |||||
| September 27 | vs. Elon | Burlington, NC | L 12–15 | ||||
| October 4 | at Catawba | Salisbury, NC | W 17–6 | ||||
| October 11 | Newberry |
| W 28–0 | ||||
| October 18 | at Mars Hill | Mars Hill, NC | W 10–7 | ||||
| October 25 | Gardner–Webb |
| W 51–24 | ||||
| November 1 | at Lenoir–Rhyne | Hickory, NC | W 24–6 | ||||
| November 8 | Liberty* |
| W 34–20 | 5,483 | |||
| November 15 | Presbyterian |
| W 19–0 | ||||
| December 6 | Shepherd* |
| W 30–10 | 2,649 | |||
| December 13 | at Hillsdale* | Hillsdale, MI (NAIA Division I semifinal) | W 19–16 | 1,500 | |||
| December 20 | vs. Cameron* |
| W 17–0 | 5,233 | |||
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References
- "2010 Carson-Newman Eagles Football Media Guide" (PDF). Carson-Newman College. 2010.
- "Eagles douse Liberty, 32–20". Kingsport Times-News. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Steve Baker (December 21, 1986). "Carson-Newman blanks Cameron for NAIA title". The Herald Sun. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
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