List of NAIA football seasons

(Redirected from List of NAIA Division I 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. The NAIA added flag football as a women's varsity sport in 2021.

Single division (1956–1969)

Year	National Champions	Coach of the Year
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)	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
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
2021	Ottawa (KS)
2022	Ottawa (KS) (2)
2023	Ottawa (KS) (3)
2024	Ottawa (KS) (4)

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.

NAIA football

Seasons

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970–1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Division I	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Division II	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Women's flag	2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Championships

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970–1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Division I	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Division II	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Records & statistics

College football

NCAA

Competitions

Division I

FBS	National championship Playoff Playoff National Championship BCS National Championship Game Bowl games List Bids Coalition Alliance Championship Series Records Independent schools Rivalries Most-played
FCS	Championship Playoff appearances Independent schools