Columbia Football League

The Columbia Football League was a short-lived NAIA intercollegiate athletic football conference that existed during the 1985 through 1987 seasons and was composed of member schools from the states of Oregon and Washington. The league's teams were divided into two divisions based on geography, the Northern and Southern Divisions.[1]

Champions

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Standings

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1985 Columbia Football League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 3 Pacific Lutheran x^6001011
No. 15 Puget Sound420720
Central Washington330540
Simon Fraser330450
Whitworth330360
Western Washington141261
Eastern Oregon051082
Southern Division
No. 5 Linfield x^600820
No. 8 Western Oregon *510820
Willamette420621
Southern Oregon230261
Oregon Tech140170
Lewis & Clark150360
Pacific (OR)150270
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Puget Sound and Western Oregon and NAIA Division II poll for Pacific Lutheran and Linfield
1986 Columbia Football League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 5 Pacific Lutheran x^600810
No. 19 Central Washington420630
Puget Sound420630
No. 18 Simon Fraser420630
Whitworth141261
Western Washington150270
Eastern Oregon051081
Southern Division
No. 1 Linfield x^6001200
No. 13 Western Oregon510720
Oregon Tech420540
Southern Oregon240450
Willamette240450
Pacific (OR)150270
Lewis & Clark150180
  • 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
1987 Columbia Football League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 8 Central Washington * x510730
No. 6 Pacific Lutheran ^4111111
No. 17 Puget Sound420630
Simon Fraser420460
Western Washington231432
Whitworth150360
Lewis & Clark060090
Southern Division
Oregon Tech x510540
No. 15 Southern Oregon *420740
Linfield420540
Pacific (OR)321432
Western Oregon330540
Willamette141351
Eastern Oregon060180
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Central Washington, Puget Sound, and Southern Oregon and NAIA Division II poll for Pacific Lutheran

See also

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References

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  1. Columbia Football League Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22, 2015.