List of NAIA football seasons
This is a list of NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Division I 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] The NAIA added flag football as a women's varsity sport in 2021.[2]
Single division (1956–1969)
Year | National Champions | Coach of the Year[3] |
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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 |
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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) | Dick Strahm |
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) | Dick Strahm (2) |
1996 | Southwestern Oklahoma |
Division II (1970–1996)
Single division (1997–present)
Year | National Champions | Player of the Year | Coach of the Year |
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1997 | Findlay (OH) (4) | Bo Hurley (QB), Findlay (OH) | Dick Strahm (3) |
1998 | Azusa Pacific | Jack Williams (RB), Azusa Pacific | Vic Shealy |
1999 | Northwestern Oklahoma | Eddie Eviston (QB), Georgetown (KY) | Tim Albin |
2000 | Georgetown (KY) (2) | Eddie Eviston (QB), Georgetown (KY) (2) | Bill Cronin |
2001 | Georgetown (KY) (3) | Eddie Eviston (QB), Georgetown (KY) (3) | Bill Cronin (2) |
2002 | Carroll | Nick Kortan (RB), Sioux Falls | Carl Poelker |
2003 | Carroll (2) | Tyler Emmert (QB), Carroll | Mike Van Diest |
2004 | Carroll (3) | Cory Jacquay (RB), Saint Francis (IN) | Kevin Donley (2) |
2005 | Carroll (4) | Tyler Emmert (QB), Carroll (2) | Mike Van Diest (2) |
2006 | Sioux Falls (2) | Brian Kurtz (LB), Saint Francis (IN) | Kalen DeBoer |
2007 | Carroll (5) | Chad Cavender (QB), Sioux Falls | Mike Van Diest (3) |
2008 | Sioux Falls (3) | Owen Koeppen (LB), Carroll | Kalen DeBoer (2) |
2009 | Sioux Falls (4) | Lorenzo Brown (QB), Sioux Falls | Kalen DeBoer (3) |
2010 | Carroll (6) | Jon Ryan (WR), Sioux Falls | Mike Van Diest (4) |
2011 | Saint Xavier | Chance Demarais (RB), Carroll | Mike Feminis |
2012 | Marian | Jimmy Coy (QB), Saint Xavier | Steve Ryan |
2013 | Grand View | Kyle Schuck (WR), Morningside | Mike Woodley |
2014 | Southern Oregon | Austin Dodge (QB), Southern Oregon | Mark Henninger |
2015 | Marian (2) | Ryan Kasdorf (QB), Morningside | Mark Henninger (2) |
2016 | Saint Francis (IN) | Logan Brettell (QB), Baker | Kevin Donley (3) |
2017 | Saint Francis (IN) (2) | Nick Ferrer (QB), Saint Francis (IN) | Kevin Donley (4) |
2018 | Morningside | Trent Solsma (QB), Morningside | |
2019 | Morningside (2) | Charles Salary (RB), Marian (IN) | |
2020 | Lindsey Wilson | Tyson Kooima (QB), Northwestern (IA) | |
2021 | Morningside (3) | Joe Dolincheck (QB), Morningside | |
2022 | Northwestern (IA) | Joe Dolincheck (QB), Morningside (2) | |
2023 | Keiser | Jalyn Gramstad (QB), Northwestern (IA) | |
2024 |
Women's flag football (2021–present)
Year | National Champions |
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2021 | Ottawa (KS) |
2022 | Ottawa (KS) (2) |
2023 | Ottawa (KS) (3) |
2024 | Ottawa (KS) (4) |
See also
- List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons
- List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
- List of NCAA Division II football seasons
- List of NCAA Division III football seasons
References
- ^ "All-Time Conference Champions" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 1–28. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "NAIA to sponsor women's flag football with NFL partnership". ESPN. AP. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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