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.[1] The NAIA added flag football as a women's varsity sport in 2021.[2]
Single division (1956–1969)
editDivision I (1970–1996)
edit| 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)
editSingle division (1997–present)
editWomen's flag football (2021–present)
edit| Year | National Champions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Ottawa (KS) |
| 2022 | Ottawa (KS) (2) |
| 2023 | Ottawa (KS) (3) |
| 2024 | Ottawa (KS) (4) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.