# 1986 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1986 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the seventh edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament took place concurrently with the 28th Pebble Beach Rugby Classic on Collins Polo Field at Pebble Beach, California. The Cal Bears won their sixth title with a victory over Dartmouth. Kevin Lake of California was the MVP forward with Juta Vanda of Dartmouth MVP back. Air Force took second in the Lookin' Good Award.

## Venue

California :
| Collins Polo Field | Collins Polo Field |
| Pebble Beach, California | Collins Polo Field |
| Capacity: | Collins Polo Field |

## Participants

Dartmouth Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern College Championship in Marietta, GA on April 19–20.
* Dartmouth 4-0 Navy
* Dartmouth 11-6 Virginia Tech
Roster:
President- Ted Conway Coach- Guy Smith Captain- Rich Levitan, Raoul Socher Record- 19-0
Jon Bigelow (Flyhalf), Tim Casey (Center), Teddy Conway (Center), Clay Corbus (Flanker), Peter Gibson (Wing), Jay Henry (Wing), Rob Hunger (Lock), John Jakiemic (Prop), Chris Keating (Hooker), Ken Klemm (Prop), Rich Levitan (Prop/Hooker), Phil McCune (Lock), Jason McGinnis (Wing), Lewis Owens (Wing Forward), Geoff Parker (Fullback), Raoul Socher (Center), Cristian Tahta (Prop), Rob Thomson (Lock), Vic Trautwein (Wing Forward), Don Valentine (#8), Juta Vanda (Scrumhalf).
Bowling Green Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Universities Cup on April 19–20 in Champaigne, IL.
* Bowling Green 17-0 Tennessee
* Bowling Green 26-9 Illinois State
* Bowling Green 26-0 Wisconsin-Platville
* Bowling Green 7-6 University of Wisconsin
Roster:
Coach- Roger Mazzerella Captain- Dave Meyer Record- 29-5-1(13-0) Scott Ault (Center), Jerry Busch (Fullback), Kevin Beecher (Scrumhalf), Steve Carter (Center), Dave Cramer (Prop), Rob Clark (Wing), Ed Cvelbar (Prop), Steuart Fish (Lock), Jeff Guy (Flyhalf), Scott Huff (Flyhalf), Kevin Koch (Flanker), Tony Konczak (Center), Mark Laimbeer (Scrumhalf), John Lonsert (Wing), Bob Laird (Lock), Dan Martello (Prop), Dave Meyer (Hooker), Mark Manning (Lock), Fred Parshall (Fullback), John Pugh (Hooker), Tom Schloemer (Flanker), Gus Saponari (Wing), Jon Sweede (Flanker), Trent Tate (Lock), Chuck Tunnacliffe (Lock), Carl Vella (Flanker), Pat Wood (#8), Jeff Weemhoff (Center).
Air Force Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Collegiate Championship on April 19–20 in Las Cruces, NM.
* Air Force 45-0 South Dakota (Quarterfinal)
* Air Force 10-6 Oklahoma (Semifinal)
* Air Force 24-9 Kansas State (Final)
Roster:
Coach- Vern Francis, Barney Ballinger, Waldo
Captains- Keith McCoy/Bruce Ellis Record- 20-4 Matt Beals (Center), Igor Beaufils (Wing), Paul Bianchi (Lock), Mark Bissell (Fullback), Steve Clapp (#8), Rick Coveno (Hooker), Bruce Ellis (Center), Roger Forsythe (Lock), Steve Hajosy (Flyhalf), Jim Herron (Prop), Bill Leake (Prop), Larry Littrell (Scrumhalf), Dennis Malfer (Flyhalf), Keith McCoy (Prop), Denny McDevitt (Flanker), Rick Metzger (Lock), Dan Miller (#8), Ken Norris (Fullback), Scott Savoie (Wing), Mark Schieve (Lock), Tom Sharpy (Flanker), Scott Stark (Wing), Ivan Thompson (Flanker).
California Qualified from Pacific Coast College Championships on April 25–27 in Tucson, AZ.
* California 17-0 Washington State (Quarterfinal)
* California 22-3 Arizona (Semifinal)
* California 34-9 UC Santa Barbara (Final)
Roster:
Coach- Jack Clark, Ned Anderson, Tim O'Brien, Jerry Figone, Noel Bowden Captain- Kevin Lake, John Riddering Record 11-5(6-0) Pete Burschinger (Prop), Pat Doyle (Hooker), Mike Dumke (Prop), Ben Garrett (Scrumhalf), Marc Geredes (Hooker), Gary Hein (Wing), Kevin Hillesland (Flanker), David Jones (Flanker/#8), Kevin Lake (Flanker), John Lukrich (Prop), John McNamara (Lock/#8), Andrew Marich (Center), Robert Mascheroni (Fullback), Mike Metoyer (Wing), John Morken (Flyhalf), Rich Pearson (Center), John Riddering (Lock), Matt Rubenstein (Fullback), Rob Salaber (Center), Ramon Samaniego (Scrumhalf), David Simonsen (Lock), Ryan Stearns (Flyhalf), Greg Stoehr (Flanker), Brian Walgenbach (Prop), Ivan Weissman (Lock).

## Bracket

| Regional Semifinal | Regional Semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final | | National Semifinal | National Semifinal | | National Final | National Final |
| April 19 - Las Cruces, NM | April 19 - Las Cruces, NM | | | | | | |
| Air Force | 10 | | | | | | |
| Air Force | 10 | April 20 - Las Cruces, NM | April 20 - Las Cruces, NM | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | 6 | April 20 - Las Cruces, NM | April 20 - Las Cruces, NM | | | | |
| Oklahoma | 6 | Air Force | 24 | | | | |
| April 19 - Las Cruces, NM | April 19 - Las Cruces, NM | | Air Force | 24 | | | | |
| April 19 - Las Cruces, NM | April 19 - Las Cruces, NM | Kansas State | 9 | | | | |
| Kansas State | 15 | Kansas State | 9 | | | | |
| Kansas State | 15 | | | | May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | | |
| Colorado University | 6 | | | | May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | |
| Colorado University | 6 | | | | Air Force (West) | 4 | |
| April 19 - Marietta, GA | April 19 - Marietta, GA | | | | | Air Force (West) | 4 | |
| April 19 - Marietta, GA | April 19 - Marietta, GA | | | | Dartmouth (East) | 18 | |
| Dartmouth | 4 | | | | Dartmouth (East) | 18 | |
| Dartmouth | 4 | April 20 - Marietta, GA | April 20 - Marietta, GA | | | | | |
| Navy | 0 | April 20 - Marietta, GA | April 20 - Marietta, GA | | | | |
| Navy | 0 | Dartmouth | 11 | | | | |
| April 19 - Marietta, GA | April 19 - Marietta, GA | | Dartmouth | 11 | | | | |
| April 19 - Marietta, GA | April 19 - Marietta, GA | Virginia Tech | 6 | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | 9 | Virginia Tech | 6 | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | 9 | | | | | | | May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| Georgia Tech | 3 | | | | | | | May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| Georgia Tech | 3 | | | | | | | Dartmouth | 4 |
| April 20 - Champaigne, IL | April 20 - Champaigne, IL | | | | | | | | Dartmouth | 4 |
| April 20 - Champaigne, IL | April 20 - Champaigne, IL | | | | | | | California | 6 |
| Bowling Green | 26 | | | | | | | California | 6 |
| Bowling Green | 26 | April 20 - Champaigne, IL | April 20 - Champaigne, IL | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Platteville | 0 | April 20 - Champaigne, IL | April 20 - Champaigne, IL | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Platteville | 0 | Bowling Green | 7 | | | | | | |
| April 20 - Champaigne, IL | April 20 - Champaigne, IL | | Bowling Green | 7 | | | | | | |
| April 20 - Champaigne, IL | April 20 - Champaigne, IL | Wisconsin | 6 | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | 17 | Wisconsin | 6 | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | 17 | | | | May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | | | | |
| Kent State | 3 | | | | May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 3 – Pebble Beach, CA | | | |
| Kent State | 3 | | | | Bowling Green (Midwest) | 14 | | | |
| April 26 - Tucson, AZ | April 26 - Tucson, AZ | | | | | Bowling Green (Midwest) | 14 | | | |
| April 26 - Tucson, AZ | April 26 - Tucson, AZ | | | | California (Pacific) | 31 | | Third place | Third place |
| California | 22 | | | | California (Pacific) | 31 | | Third place | Third place |
| California | 22 | April 27 - Tucson, AZ | April 27 - Tucson, AZ | | | | | May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| Arizona | 3 | April 27 - Tucson, AZ | April 27 - Tucson, AZ | | | | | May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA | May 4 – Pebble Beach, CA |
| Arizona | 3 | California | 34 | | | | | Air Force | 13 |
| April 26 - Tucson, AZ | April 26 - Tucson, AZ | | California | 34 | | | | | Air Force | 13 |
| April 26 - Tucson, AZ | April 26 - Tucson, AZ | UCSB | 9 | | | | | Bowling Green | 9 |
| Santa Barbara | 13 | UCSB | 9 | | | | | Bowling Green | 9 |
| San Diego State | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Semifinals

* 3 May 1986 12:10 PM
| Air Force | 4–18 | Dartmouth |
| Try: Larry Littrell 52' | | Try: Peter Gibson 10' Jason McGinnis 19' Jason McGinnis 69' Pen: Geoff Parker 55', 74' |
* Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Don Reordan
* 3 May 1986 1:45 PM
| Bowling Green | 14–31 | California |
| Try: Gus Saponari 40+' Scott Huff Pen: Mark Laimbeer 14', 22' | | Try: Kevin Lake 55' Greg Stoeher 58' c Gary Hein 70' c Con: Rob Mascheroni (2/3) Pen: Rob Mascheroni 24', 34', 41', 52', 76' |
* Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Don Morrison

## Third place

* 4 May 1986 9:40 AM
| Air Force | 13–9 | Bowling Green |
| Try: Bruce Ellis 20' Scott Stark 76' c Con: Ken Norris Pen: Ken Norris 30' | | Try: 78' c Con: Mark Laimbeer Pen: Mark Laimbeer 43', |
* Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Referee: Don Morrison

## Final

* 4 May 1986 12:30 PM
| Dartmouth | 4–6 | California |
| Try: Jason McGinnis 62' | | Pen: Rob Mascheroni 22', 38' |
* Collins Field, Pebble Beach, CA Attendance: 3000 Referee: Don Reordan