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The NAIA football national championship is decided by a post-season playoff system featuring the best National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) college football teams in the United States. Under sponsorship of the NAIA, the championship game has been played annually since 1956.
A separate NAIA Division II football national championship was also held between 1970 and 1996, with the same number of teams competing in its annual playoffs. [1] Many of the teams who participated in past editions of the playoffs have subsequently joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or disbanded their programs.
The Northwestern Red Raiders, led by 8th-year head coach Matt McCarty, entered the national championship game as the No. 1 seed and defending national champions. They were seeking to win their fourth national championship overall, having won in 1973, 1983, and 2022. They entered the game 14–0, 10–0 in GPAC play.
Idaho got one last chance, taking possession at the Keiser 41 with 2:11 remaining after a short punt. Peters ran for 9 yards and threw a 25-yard pass to Kreps to give the Yotes a first down at the 7.
In their sixth season under head coach Joe Woodley, the Vikings have compiled a 14–0 record (6–0 against HAAC opponents) and won the HAAC and NAIA national championships. In the NAIA playoffs, they defeated Friends, Northwestern (IA) in the quarterfinals, and Keiser in the NAIA championship game.
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]
2019 NAIA football national championship; 2020–21 NAIA football national championship; ... This page was last edited on 25 November 2024, at 04:30 (UTC).
The 2024 NAIA football season was the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The regular season began on August 24 and ended on November 16. [1] The playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, began on November 23