NAIA Football National Championship

NAIA Football National Championship
In operation 1956–present
Preceded by Small college polls &
NAIA Division II Championship
Number of playoff teams 16
Television partner(s) ESPN3
Most playoff championships Texas A&I (7)
Current champion Saint Francis (IN) (2)
Website NAIA Football

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Football National Championship is decided by a post-season playoff system featuring the best NAIA college football teams in the United States. Under sponsorship of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the championship game has been played annually since 1956.[1] In 1970, NAIA football was divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II, with a championship game played in each division. In 1997, NAIA football was again consolidated into one division. The game is currently played at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.[2]

Texas A&I (now known as Texas A&M–Kingsville) have been the most prolific program with seven NAIA championships. Carroll (MT) are the most successful team still playing at the NAIA level, with 6 national titles.

Saint Francis (IN) are the current champions, having defeated Reinhardt in the 2017 championship, 24-13.

Game name

Over the years, the NAIA championship games were played under a variety of names:

A separate NAIA Division II Football National Championship was played between 1970 and 1996, when there were two divisions at the NAIA level.

Results

YearChampionScoreRunner-upSite
1956Montana State
Saint Joseph's (IN)		0–0[lower-alpha 3]Little Rock, Arkansas
1957Pittsburg State27–26HillsdaleSaint Petersburg, Florida
1958Northeastern State19–13Arizona State-FlagstaffSaint Petersburg, Florida
1959Texas A&I20–7Lenoir-RhyneSaint Petersburg, Florida
1960Lenoir-Rhyne15–14Humboldt StateSaint Petersburg, Florida
1961Pittsburg State12–7LinfieldSacramento, California
1962Central State (OK)28–13Lenoir-RhyneSacramento, California
1963Saint John's33–27Prairie View A&MSacramento, California
1964Concordia-Moorhead
Sam Houston State		7–7[lower-alpha 3]Augusta, Georgia
1965Saint John's33–0LinfieldAugusta, Georgia
1966Waynesburg42–21Wisconsin–WhitewaterTulsa, Oklahoma
1967Fairmont State28–21Eastern WashingtonMorgantown, West Virginia
1968Troy State43–35Texas A&IMontgomery, Alabama
1969Texas A&I32–7Concordia-MoorheadKingsville, Texas
1970Texas A&I48–7WoffordGreenville, South Carolina
1971Livingston14–12Arkansas TechBirmingham, Alabama
1972East Texas State21–18Carson-NewmanCommerce, Texas
1973Abilene Christian42–14ElonShreveport, Louisiana
1974Texas A&I34–23Henderson StateKingsville, Texas
1975Texas A&I37–0SalemKingsville, Texas
1976Texas A&I26–0Central ArkansasKingsville, Texas
1977Abilene Christian24–7Southwestern OklahomaSeattle, Washington
1978Angelo State34–14ElonMcAllen, Texas
1979Texas A&I20–14Central State (OK)McAllen, Texas
1980Elon17–10Northeastern StateBurlington, North Carolina
1981Elon3–0Pittsburg StateBurlington, North Carolina
1982Central State (OK)14–11Mesa StateEdmond, Oklahoma
1983Carson-Newman36–28Mesa StateGrand Junction, Colorado
1984Carson-Newman
Central Arkansas		19–19[lower-alpha 3]Conway, Arkansas
1985Hillsdale
Central Arkansas		10–10[lower-alpha 3]Conway, Arkansas
1986Carson-Newman17–0CameronJefferson City, Tennessee
1987Cameron30–2Carson-NewmanLawton, Oklahoma
1988Carson-Newman56–21Adams StateJefferson City, Tennessee
1989Carson-Newman34–20Emporia StateJefferson City, Tennessee
1990Central State (OH)38–16Mesa StateGrand Junction, Colorado
1991Central Arkansas19–16Central State (OH)Wilberforce, Ohio
1992Central State (OH)19–16Gardner–WebbBoiling Springs, North Carolina
1993East Central49–35Glenville StateAda, Oklahoma
1994Northeastern State13–12Arkansas-Pine BluffPine Bluff, Arkansas
1995Central State (OH)37–7Northeastern StateTahlequah, Oklahoma
1996Southwestern Oklahoma33–31Montana TechWeatherford, Oklahoma
1997Findlay14–7WillametteSavannah, Tennessee
1998Azusa Pacific17–14Olivet NazareneSavannah, Tennessee
1999Northwestern Oklahoma State34–26Georgetown (KY)Savannah, Tennessee
2000Georgetown (KY)20–0Northwestern Oklahoma StateSavannah, Tennessee
2001Georgetown (KY)49–27Sioux FallsSavannah, Tennessee
2002Carroll28–7Georgetown (KY)Savannah, Tennessee
2003Carroll41–28Northwestern Oklahoma StateSavannah, Tennessee
2004Carroll15–13 (2 OT)Saint Francis (IN)Savannah, Tennessee
2005Carroll27–10Saint Francis (IN)Savannah, Tennessee
2006Sioux Falls23–19Saint Francis (IN)Savannah, Tennessee
2007Carroll17–9Sioux FallsSavannah, Tennessee
2008Sioux Falls23–7CarrollRome, Georgia
2009Sioux Falls25–22LindenwoodRome, Georgia
2010Carroll10–7Sioux FallsRome, Georgia
2011Saint Xavier24–20CarrollRome, Georgia
2012Marian30–27 (OT)MorningsideRome, Georgia
2013Grand View35–23University of the CumberlandsRome, Georgia
2014Southern Oregon55–31MarianDaytona Beach, Florida
2015Marian31–14Southern OregonDaytona Beach, Florida
2016Saint Francis (IN)38–17BakerDaytona Beach, Florida
2017Saint Francis (IN)24–13ReinhardtDaytona Beach, Florida
  1. ↑ Not to be confused with the NCAA Division I bowl of the same name.
  2. ↑ Not to be confused with the NCAA Division I bowl of the same name.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Game ended in a tie, and both teams are co-champions.

Championships by school

TeamChampionshipsWinning years
Texas A&I (Texas A&M–Kingsville)71959, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979
Carroll62002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010
Carson-Newman51983, 1984[lower-alpha 1], 1986, 1988, 1989
Central Arkansas31984[lower-alpha 1], 1985[lower-alpha 1], 1991
Central State (OH)31990, 1992, 1995
Sioux Falls32006, 2008, 2009
Pittsburg State21957, 1961
Saint John's (MN)21963, 1965
Abilene Christian21973, 1977
Elon21980, 1981
Central State (OK) (Central Oklahoma)21962, 1982
Northeastern State21958, 1994
Georgetown (KY)22000, 2001
Marian22012, 2015
Saint Francis (IN)22016, 2017
Montana State11956[lower-alpha 1]
Saint Joseph's (IN)11956[lower-alpha 1]
Lenoir-Rhyne11960
Concordia–Moorhead11964[lower-alpha 1]
Sam Houston State11964[lower-alpha 1]
Waynesburg11966
Fairmont State11967
Troy State11968
Livingston11971
East Texas State (Texas A&M–Commerce)11972
Angelo State11978
Hillsdale11985[lower-alpha 1]
Cameron11987
East Central (OK)11993
Southwestern Oklahoma11996
Findlay (OH)11997
Azusa Pacific11998
Northwestern Oklahoma11999
Saint Xavier12011
Grand View12013
Southern Oregon12014
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shared title

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Football Championship History". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  2. ↑ http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205337130
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