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title="Northwestern Red Raiders football">Northwestern Red Raiders</a></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Keiser_Seahawks_football" title="Keiser Seahawks football">Keiser Seahawks</a></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(14–0)</td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(11–2)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Great_Plains_Athletic_Conference" title="Great Plains Athletic Conference">GPAC</a></i></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Sun_Conference" title="Sun Conference">TSC</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">21</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">31</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Matt_McCarty_(American_football)" title="Matt McCarty (American football)">Matt McCarty</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Doug_Socha" title="Doug Socha">Doug Socha</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seed_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seed (sports)">Seed</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>1</i></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seed_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seed (sports)">Seed</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>3</i></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table align="center" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom"><style 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bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Northwestern</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">21</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Keiser</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">10</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">31</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">December 18, 2023</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_NAIA_football_season" title="2023 NAIA football season">2023</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Memorial_Stadium" title="Durham County Memorial Stadium">Durham County Memorial Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham, North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">MVP</th><td class="infobox-data">Jaden Meizinger (RB, Keiser)<small> (Offensive)</small><br />Maddox Aprile (DL, Keiser) <small>(Defensive)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Brad Bunting</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">1,183</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NAIA Football National Championship"> NAIA Football National Championship </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/2022_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 NAIA Football National Championship"> 2022</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=2024_NAIA_Football_National_Championship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2024 NAIA Football National Championship (page does not exist)"> 2024</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2023 NAIA football national championship</b> was a five-round, twenty team tournament played between November 18 and December 18, 2023. The tournament concluded with a single game, played as the 68th Annual NAIA Football National Championship. </p><p>The championship game was played at <a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Memorial_Stadium" title="Durham County Memorial Stadium">Durham County Memorial Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham, North Carolina</a>, between the undefeated 14–0 No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2023_Northwestern_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2023 Northwestern Red Raiders football team">Northwestern Red Raiders</a>, representing <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_College_(Iowa)" title="Northwestern College (Iowa)">Northwestern College</a> from <a href="/wiki/Orange_City,_Iowa" title="Orange City, Iowa">Orange City, Iowa</a>, and the 11–2 No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2023_Keiser_Seahawks_football_team" title="2023 Keiser Seahawks football team">Keiser Seahawks</a>, representing <a href="/wiki/Keiser_University" title="Keiser University">Keiser University</a> from <a href="/wiki/West_Palm_Beach,_Florida" title="West Palm Beach, Florida">West Palm Beach, Florida</a>. The game was played on December 18, 2023, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a> (11:00 a.m. local <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CST</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_NAIA_football_national_championship&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northwestern_(IA)"><span id="Northwestern_.28IA.29"></span>Northwestern (IA)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_NAIA_football_national_championship&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Northwestern (IA)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2023_Northwestern_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2023 Northwestern Red Raiders football team">2023 Northwestern Red Raiders football team</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Northwestern_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2023 Northwestern Red Raiders football team">Northwestern Red Raiders</a>, led by 8th-year head coach <a href="/wiki/Matt_McCarty_(American_football)" title="Matt McCarty (American football)">Matt McCarty</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/1973_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1973</a>, <a href="/wiki/1983_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1983</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2022_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 NAIA Football National Championship">2022</a>. They entered the game 14–0, 10–0 in <a href="/wiki/Great_Plains_Athletic_Conference" title="Great Plains Athletic Conference">GPAC</a> play. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#a80000;color:white;box-shadow:" colspan="3">2020 Northwestern (IA) Football </th></tr> <tr> <td>Sep. 2</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Concordia_Bulldogs_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Concordia Bulldogs football">Concordia (NE)</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 48–35 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sep. 9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Drake_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2023 Drake Bulldogs football team">Drake</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 27–24 <small>(OT)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sep. 16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doane_Tigers_football" title="Doane Tigers football">Doane</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 51–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sep. 23</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Mount_Marty_Lancers_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Marty Lancers football">Mount Marty</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 42–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sep. 30</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Midland_Warriors_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Midland Warriors football">Midland</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 42–21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oct. 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hastings_Broncos_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Hastings Broncos football">Hastings</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 45–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oct. 14</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Briar_Cliff_Chargers_football" title="Briar Cliff Chargers football">Briar Cliff</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 37–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oct. 21</td> <td>No. 22 <a href="/wiki/Dordt_Defenders_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Dordt Defenders football">Dordt</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 35–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oct. 28</td> <td>No. 3 <a href="/wiki/Morningside_Mustangs_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Morningside Mustangs football">Morningside</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 34–20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nov. 4</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Dakota_Wesleyan_Tigers_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Dakota Wesleyan Tigers football">Dakota Wesleyan</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 49–28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nov. 11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamestown_Jimmies_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamestown Jimmies football">Jamestown</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 40–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#aaaaaa; color:white"><b>NAIA Playoffs</b> (No. 1 seed) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nov. 25</td> <td>No. 14 Dordt</td> <td><b>W</b> 7–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dec. 2</td> <td>No. 12 <a href="/wiki/Saint_Xavier_Cougars_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Xavier Cougars football">Saint Xavier (IL)</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 34–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dec. 9</td> <td>No. 4 <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Tigers_football" title="Georgetown Tigers football">Georgetown (KY)</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 35–10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Keiser">Keiser</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_NAIA_football_national_championship&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Keiser"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2023_Keiser_Seahawks_football_team" title="2023 Keiser Seahawks football team">2023 Keiser Seahawks football team</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2023_Keiser_Seahawks_football_team" title="2023 Keiser Seahawks football team">Keiser Seahawks</a>, led by 6th-year head coach <a href="/wiki/Doug_Socha" title="Doug Socha">Doug Socha</a>, entered the national championship game as the No. 3 seed and were looking to win the program's first-ever NAIA National Championship. They entered the game 11–2, 7–0 in <a href="/wiki/Sun_Conference" title="Sun Conference">Sun Conference</a> play. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#0d295e;color:white;box-shadow:" colspan="3">2023 Keiser Football </th></tr> <tr> <td>Aug. 31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_College_Choctaws_football" title="Mississippi College Choctaws football">Mississippi College</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 14–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sep. 9</td> <td>at No. 9 <a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Wilson_Blue_Raiders_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders football">Lindsey Wilson</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 30–26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sep. 16</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Valdosta_State_Blazers_football" title="Valdosta State Blazers football">Valdosta State</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 25–49 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sep. 30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Night_Hawks_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Night Hawks football">Thomas</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 44–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oct. 7</td> <td>No. 16 <a href="/wiki/St._Thomas_Bobcats_football" title="St. Thomas Bobcats football">St. Thomas (FL)</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 21–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oct. 14</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Warner_Royals_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Royals football">Warner</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 69–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oct. 21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Fire_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern Fire football">Southeastern</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 51–21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oct. 28</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Ave_Maria_Gyrenes_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Ave Maria Gyrenes football">Ave Maria</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 54–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nov. 4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Webber_International_Warriors_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Webber International Warriors football">Webber International</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 59–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nov. 11</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Florida_Memorial_Lions_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Memorial Lions football">Florida Memorial</a>*</td> <td><b>W</b> 44–13 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#aaaaaa; color:white"><b>NAIA Playoffs</b> (No. 3 seed) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nov. 25</td> <td>No. 13 St. Thomas (FL)</td> <td><b>W</b> 45–21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dec. 2</td> <td>No. 7 <a href="/wiki/Bethel_Wildcats_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethel Wildcats football">Bethel (TN)</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 56–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dec. 9</td> <td>No. 11 <a href="/wiki/College_of_Idaho_Coyotes_football" class="mw-redirect" title="College of Idaho Coyotes football">College of Idaho</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 28–21 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Series_history">Series history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_NAIA_football_national_championship&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Series history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Location </th> <th colspan="2">Winning team </th> <th colspan="2">Losing team </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>December 17, 2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham, NC</a> </td> <td>No. 3 Northwestern (IA) </td> <td>35 </td> <td>No. 12 Keiser </td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7">Northwestern (IA) leads 1–0 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_NAIA_football_national_championship&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto; background-color: #fff"> <div style="width: 100%; color:#000; background-color: #fff"> <div style="background-color:#004990;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D52130, inset -2px -2px 0 #D52130;; text-align:center;"><b>2023 NAIA Football National Championship Game</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>No. 3 Keiser</b></th> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">No. 1 Northwestern (IA)</th> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>14</td><td><b>21</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Memorial_Stadium" title="Durham County Memorial Stadium">Durham County Memorial Stadium</a> • <a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham, North Carolina</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: Monday, December 18, 2023</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a> (11:00 a.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CST</a>)</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: • <b>Temperature</b>: 56 °F (13 °C) • <b>Wind</b>: Sunny</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 1,183</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Brad Bunting</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"> <dl><dt>First Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(14:49) UK – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaden_Meizinger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jaden Meizinger (page does not exist)">Jaden Meizinger</a> 75-yard run, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nico_Cavanillas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nico Cavanillas (page does not exist)">Nico Cavanillas</a> kick (<i>Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11; <b>Keiser 7–0</b></i>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Second Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(7:00) UK – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nico_Cavanillas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nico Cavanillas (page does not exist)">Nico Cavanillas</a> 31-yard field goal (<i>Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 6:23; <b>Keiser 10–0</b></i>)</li> <li>(4:55) UK – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Burnette&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andrew Burnette (page does not exist)">Andrew Burnette</a> 1-yard run, Nico Cavanillas kick (<i>Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:14; <b>Keiser 17–0</b></i>)</li> <li>(0:29) NWC – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Austyn_Gerard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Austyn Gerard (page does not exist)">Austyn Gerard</a> 6-yard pass from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jalyn_Gramstad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jalyn Gramstad (page does not exist)">Jalyn Gramstad</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eli_Stader&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eli Stader (page does not exist)">Eli Stader</a> kick (<i>Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:14; <b>Keiser 17–7</b></i>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Third Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(5:17) UK – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Maurico_Porcha&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maurico Porcha (page does not exist)">Maurico Porcha</a> 30-yard pass from Justin Wake, Nico Cavanillas kick (<i>Drive: 5 plays, 99 yards, 2:29; <b>Keiser 24–7</b></i>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(10:54) NWC – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Konner_McQuillan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Konner McQuillan (page does not exist)">Konner McQuillan</a> 53-yard pass from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jalyn_Gramstad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jalyn Gramstad (page does not exist)">Jalyn Gramstad</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eli_Stader&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eli Stader (page does not exist)">Eli Stader</a> kick (<i>Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 2:30; <b>Keiser 24–14</b></i>)</li> <li>(7:17) NWC – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Konner_McQuillan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Konner McQuillan (page does not exist)">Konner McQuillan</a> 2-yard run, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eli_Stader&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eli Stader (page does not exist)">Eli Stader</a> kick (<i>Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:37; <b>Keiser 24–21</b></i>)</li> <li>(7:06) UK – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Lubin_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis Lubin III (page does not exist)">Louis Lubin III</a> 77-yard kickoff return, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nico_Cavanillas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nico Cavanillas (page does not exist)">Nico Cavanillas</a> kick (<i><b>Keiser 31–21</b></i>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Statistics">Statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_NAIA_football_national_championship&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#0d295e;color:white;box-shadow:">KU</th> <th style="background-color:#a80000;color:white;box-shadow:">NWC </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>23</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total yards</td> <td>490</td> <td>338 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes–yards</td> <td>45–373</td> <td>30–51 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>117</td> <td>287 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: Comp–Att–Int</td> <td>10–15–2</td> <td>15–34–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>28:58</td> <td>31:02 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#0d295e;color:white;box-shadow:"><b>Keiser</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td>Justin Wake</td> <td>10/15, 117 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Jaden Meizinger</td> <td>22 carries, 261 yards, 1 TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Maurico Porcha</td> <td>2 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#a80000;color:white;box-shadow:"><b>Northwestern (IA)</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td>Jalyn Gramstad</td> <td>15/34, 287 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Jalyn Gramstad</td> <td>18 carries, 47 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Michael Storey</td> <td>6 receptions, 121 yards </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason_playoffs">Postseason playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_NAIA_football_national_championship&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Postseason playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A total of twenty teams were selected to participate in the <a href="/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament" title="Single-elimination tournament">single-elimination</a> <a href="/wiki/Tournament" title="Tournament">tournament</a> from across the country, with invitations that were revealed on Sunday, November 12, 2023. The field included thirteen conference champions who received automatic bids. The field was then filled with at-large selections that were awarded to the highest ranked teams that were not conference champions. First-round seedings were based on the <a href="/wiki/2020_NAIA_football_rankings" title="2020 NAIA football rankings">final regular-season edition</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2023_NAIA_football_rankings" title="2023 NAIA football rankings">2023</a> <a href="/wiki/NAIA_Coaches%27_Poll" title="NAIA Coaches' Poll">NAIA Coaches' Poll</a>, with certain minor modifications given based on travel and geographic considerations. Each subsequent round also saw minor modifications based on travel and the geography of the remaining teams.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Second round pairings were announced by the NAIA on November 18, after the first round results were known.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Quarterfinal pairings were announced by the NAIA on November 25, after the second round results were known. </p><p>Semifinal pairings were announced by the NAIA on December 2, soon after completion of the day's quarterfinal games.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="overflow:auto"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;margin:1em 2em 0em 1em;white-space:nowrap"><tbody><tr style="visibility:collapse"></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>First Round</b><br />November 18<br /><i>Campus Sites</i></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>Second Round</b><br />November 25<br /><i>Campus Sites</i></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>Quarterfinals</b><br />December 2nd<br /><i>Campus Sites</i></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>Semifinals</b><br />December 9<br /><i>Campus Sites</i></td><td rowspan="14"></td><td rowspan="14"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>Championship</b><br />December 18<br /><a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Memorial_Stadium" title="Durham County Memorial Stadium">Durham, North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="6" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="9" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="21" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">5</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Marian_Knights_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Marian Knights football">Marian (IN)</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">21</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">12</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Xavier_Cougars_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Xavier Cougars football">Saint Xavier</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">31</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">12</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Saint Xavier</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">17</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="8" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">1</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">Northwestern <span style="font-weight:normal">(IA)</span></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">34</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">1</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/2023_Northwestern_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2023 Northwestern Red Raiders football team">Northwestern (IA)</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">7</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/Dordt_Defenders_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Dordt Defenders football">Dordt</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">35</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">16</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Dordt</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">0</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">1</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">Northwestern <span style="font-weight:normal">(IA)</span></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">35</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Braves_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Ottawa Braves football">Ottawa</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">7</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="8" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">4</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Georgetown <span style="font-weight:normal">(KY)</span></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">10</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">6</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Wesleyan_Wildcats_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats football">Indiana Wesleyan</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">24</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="4" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="10" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="10"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="9" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">10</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Morningside_Mustangs_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Morningside Mustangs football">Morningside</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">21</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">6</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Indiana Wesleyan</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">21</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="8" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">4</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">Georgetown <span style="font-weight:normal">(KY)</span></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">31</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">4</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Tigers_football" title="Georgetown Tigers football">Georgetown (KY)</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">42</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/Baker_Wildcats_football" title="Baker Wildcats football">Baker</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">55</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">15</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Baker</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">21</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">1</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Northwestern <span style="font-weight:normal">(IA)</span></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">21</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Christian_Wildcats_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Christian Wildcats football">Louisiana Christian</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">28</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="13" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">3</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">Keiser</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">31</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">8</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Western_Bulldogs_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Montana Western Bulldogs football">Montana Western</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">42</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="7" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="10" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="10"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="23" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">11</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/College_of_Idaho_Coyotes_football" class="mw-redirect" title="College of Idaho Coyotes football">College of Idaho</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">49</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">11</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">College of Idaho</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">31</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="8" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 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rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">2</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/Grand_View_Vikings_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand View Vikings football">Grand View</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">28</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="4" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Tech_Orediggers_football" title="Montana Tech Orediggers football">Montana Tech</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">28</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">14</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Dickinson State</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">3</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">11</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">College of Idaho</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">21</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/Dickinson_State_Blue_Hawks_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Dickinson State Blue Hawks football">Dickinson State</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">35</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="8" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">3</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">Keiser</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">28</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">7</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/Bethel_Wildcats_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethel Wildcats football">Bethel (TN)</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">40</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="4" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="11"></td><td rowspan="11"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="11" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">9</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Evangel_Valor_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangel Valor football">Evangel</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">13</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">7</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Bethel <span style="font-weight:normal">(TN)</span></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">14</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="8" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">3</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">Keiser</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">56</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold">3</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em;font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/2023_Keiser_Seahawks_football_team" title="2023 Keiser Seahawks 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season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NAIA_football_season" title="1998 NAIA football season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NAIA_football_season" title="1999 NAIA football season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NAIA_football_season" title="2000 NAIA football season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NAIA_football_season" title="2001 NAIA football season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NAIA_football_season" title="2002 NAIA football season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NAIA_football_season" title="2003 NAIA football season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NAIA_football_season" title="2004 NAIA football season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NAIA_football_season" title="2005 NAIA football season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NAIA_football_season" title="2006 NAIA football season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NAIA_football_season" title="2007 NAIA football season">2007</a></li> <li><a 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football season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NAIA_football_season" title="2019 NAIA football season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NAIA_football_season" title="2020–21 NAIA football season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NAIA_football_season" title="2021 NAIA football season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NAIA_football_season" title="2022 NAIA football season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NAIA_football_season" title="2023 NAIA football season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NAIA_football_season" title="2024 NAIA football season">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_NAIA_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2025 NAIA football season (page does not exist)">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#004990;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D52130, inset -2px -2px 0 #D52130;"><a 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NAIA Division I football season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1976 NAIA Division I football season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1977 NAIA Division I football season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1978 NAIA Division I football season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1979 NAIA Division I football season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1980 NAIA Division I football season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1981 NAIA Division I football season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1982 NAIA Division I football season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1983 NAIA Division I football season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1984 NAIA Division I football season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1985 NAIA Division I football season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1986 NAIA Division I football season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1987 NAIA Division I football season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1988 NAIA Division I football season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1989 NAIA Division I football season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1990 NAIA Division I football season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1991 NAIA Division I football season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NAIA_Division_I_football_season" title="1992 NAIA 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1970 NAIA Division II football season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1971 NAIA Division II football season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1972 NAIA Division II football season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1973 NAIA Division II football season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1974 NAIA Division II football season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1975 NAIA Division II football season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1976 NAIA Division II football season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1977 NAIA Division II football season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1978 NAIA Division II football season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1979 NAIA Division II football season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1980 NAIA Division II football season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1981 NAIA Division II football season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1982 NAIA Division II football season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1983 NAIA Division II football season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1984 NAIA Division II football season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1985 NAIA Division II football season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1986 NAIA Division II football season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1987 NAIA Division II football season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1988 NAIA Division II football season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1989 NAIA Division II football season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1990 NAIA Division II football season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1991 NAIA Division II football season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1992 NAIA Division II football season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1993 NAIA Division II football season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1994 NAIA Division II football season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1995 NAIA Division II football season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NAIA_Division_II_football_season" title="1996 NAIA Division II football season">1996</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#004990;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D52130, inset -2px -2px 0 #D52130;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_NAIA_flag_football_seasons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of NAIA flag football seasons (page does not exist)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Women's flag</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_NAIA_flag_football_season" title="2021 NAIA flag football season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NAIA_flag_football_season" title="2022 NAIA flag football season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NAIA_flag_football_season" title="2023 NAIA flag football season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NAIA_flag_football_season" title="2024 NAIA flag football season">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_NAIA_flag_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2025 NAIA flag football season (page does not exist)">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#004990;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D52130, inset -2px -2px 0 #D52130;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NAIA_football_national_championship" title="NAIA football national championship"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Championships</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks 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class="mw-redirect" title="1964 Champion Bowl">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 Champion Bowl">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 Champion Bowl">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1967 Champion Bowl">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 Champion Bowl">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 Champion Bowl">1969</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">1970–1996</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 NAIA Football National Championship">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 NAIA Football National Championship">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 NAIA Football National Championship">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 NAIA Football National Championship">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NAIA Football National Championship">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 NAIA Football National Championship">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 NAIA Football National Championship">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 NAIA Football National Championship">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 NAIA Football National Championship">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NAIA Football National Championship">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 NAIA Football National Championship">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 NAIA Football National Championship">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NAIA Football National Championship">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 NAIA Football National Championship">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 NAIA Football National Championship">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NAIA Football National Championship">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 NAIA Football National Championship">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 NAIA Football National Championship">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 NAIA Football National Championship">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 NAIA Football National Championship">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 NAIA Football National Championship">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 NAIA Football National Championship">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 NAIA Football National Championship">2019</a></li> 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#004990;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D52130, inset -2px -2px 0 #D52130;"><a href="/wiki/NAIA_Division_I_football_national_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NAIA Division I football national championship"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Division I</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 Champion Bowl">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Champion Bowl">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 Champion Bowl">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Champion Bowl">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 Champion Bowl">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1975 Champion Bowl">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 Champion Bowl">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Apple_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Apple Bowl">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Palm_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 Palm Bowl">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Palm_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 Palm Bowl">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 Champion Bowl">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Champion Bowl">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 Champion Bowl">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 Champion Bowl">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 Champion Bowl">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Champion Bowl">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 Champion Bowl">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 Champion Bowl">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 Champion Bowl">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Champion Bowl">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 Champion Bowl">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Champion Bowl">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 Champion Bowl">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Champion Bowl">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 Champion Bowl">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1995 Champion Bowl">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Champion_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 Champion Bowl">1996</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#004990;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D52130, inset -2px -2px 0 #D52130;"><a href="/wiki/NAIA_Division_II_football_national_championship" title="NAIA Division II football national championship"><span style="color: #FFF;">Division II</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1975 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 NAIA Division II Football National Championship">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NAIA_Division_II_Football_National_Championship" 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