List of NAIA football seasons
This is a list of NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Division II football seasons from when the NAIA split its football championship into two divisions in 1970 until it consolidated back into a single championship in 1996.[1]
Single division (1956–1969)
| Year | National Champions | Coach of the Year[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Montana State & Saint Joseph's (IN) | |
| 1957 | Pittsburg State | |
| 1958 | Northwestern State (OK) | |
| 1959 | Texas A&I | |
| 1960 | Lenoir–Rhyne | |
| 1961 | Pittsburg State (2) | |
| 1962 | Central State (OK) | |
| 1963 | Saint John's (MN) | |
| 1964 | Concordia–Moorhead & Sam Houston State | |
| 1965 | Saint John's (MN) (2) | |
| 1966 | Waynesburg | |
| 1967 | Fairmont State | |
| 1968 | Troy State | |
| 1969 | Texas A&I (2) |
Division I (1970–1996)
| Year | NAIA Division I Champion | Coach of the Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Texas A&I (3) | |
| 1971 | Livingston | |
| 1972 | East Texas State | |
| 1973 | Abilene Christian | |
| 1974 | Texas A&I (4) | |
| 1975 | Texas A&I (5) | |
| 1976 | Texas A&I (6) | |
| 1977 | Abilene Christian (2) | |
| 1978 | Angelo State | |
| 1979 | Texas A&I (7) | |
| 1980 | Elon | |
| 1981 | Elon (2) | |
| 1982 | Central State (OK) (2) | |
| 1983 | Carson–Newman | |
| 1984 | Carson–Newman (2) & Central Arkansas | |
| 1985 | Central Arkansas (2) & Hillsdale | |
| 1986 | Carson–Newman (3) | |
| 1987 | Cameron | |
| 1988 | Carson–Newman (4) | |
| 1989 | Carson–Newman (5) | |
| 1990 | Central State (OH) | |
| 1991 | Central Arkansas (3) | |
| 1992 | Findlay (OH) (2) | |
| 1993 | East Central (OK) | |
| 1994 | Northeastern State (OK) (2) | |
| 1995 | Central State (OH) (3) | |
| 1996 | Southwestern Oklahoma |
Single division (1997–present)
| Year | National Champions | Player of the Year | Coach of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Findlay (OH) (4) | Bo Hurley (QB), Findlay (OH) | |
| 1998 | Azusa Pacific | Jack Williams (RB), Azusa Pacific | |
| 1999 | Northwestern Oklahoma | Eddie Eviston (QB), Georgetown (KY) | |
| 2000 | Georgetown (KY) (2) | Eddie Eviston (QB), Georgetown (KY) (2) | |
| 2001 | Georgetown (KY) (3) | Eddie Eviston (QB), Georgetown (KY) (3) | |
| 2002 | Carroll | Nick Kortan (RB), Sioux Falls | |
| 2003 | Carroll (2) | Tyler Emmert (QB), Carroll | |
| 2004 | Carroll (3) | Kevin Donley (2) | |
| 2005 | Carroll (4) | ||
| 2006 | Sioux Falls (2) | ||
| 2007 | Carroll (5) | ||
| 2008 | Sioux Falls (3) | ||
| 2009 | Sioux Falls (4) | ||
| 2010 | Carroll (6) | ||
| 2011 | Saint Xavier | ||
| 2012 | Marian | ||
| 2013 | Grand View | ||
| 2014 | Southern Oregon | Mark Henninger | |
| 2015 | Marian (2) | Mark Henninger (2) | |
| 2016 | Saint Francis (IN) | Kevin Donley (3) | |
| 2017 | Saint Francis (IN) (2) | Kevin Donley (4) |
See also
References
- "All-Time Conference Champions" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 1–28. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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