2018 Morningside Mustangs football
NAIA national champion
GPAC champion
ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Record15–0 (9–0 GPAC)
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorCasey Jacobsen (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorNathan Turner (8th season)
Home stadiumElwood Olsen Stadium
2018 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Morningside $^  9 –0   15 –0  
No. 12 Northwestern (IA) ^  8 –1   9 –2  
No. 23 Dordt  6 –3   7 –3  
Midland  5 –4   7 –4  
Doane  5 –4   6 –4  
Briar Cliff  4 –5   6 –5  
Hastings  3 –6   5 –6  
Concordia (NE)  2 –7   3 –7  
Jamestown  2 –7   3 –8  
Dakota Wesleyan  1 –8   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2018 Morningside Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Morningside University as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) during the 2018 NAIA football season. In their 17th season under head coach Steve Ryan, the Mustangs compiled a perfect 15–0 record (9–0 against GPAC opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating the Benedictine Ravens, 35–28, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 25William Penn*No. 3
W 49–211,100
September 8at Truman State*No. 3
W 35–171,543
September 22at Dakota WesleyanNo. 2
W 66–13
September 29at HastingsNo. 2Hastings, NEW 65–0
October 6at MidlandNo. 1
W 77–211,200
October 13DoaneNo. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA
W 69–17
October 20at No. 3 Northwestern (IA)No. 1Orange City, IAW 42–34
October 27Concordia (NE)No. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA
W 49–0
November 3DordtNo. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA
W 63–21600
November 10at JamestownNo. 1Jamestown, NDW 49–13[2]
November 17 No. 16 Rocky Mountain*No. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA (NAIA first round)
W 49–20750[3]
November 24 No. 17 Saint Xavier*No. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA (NAIA quarterfinal)
W 51–14800[4]
December 1 No. 8 Saint Francis*No. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA (NAIA semifinal)
W 34–28 OT2,000[5]
December 15 No. 7 Benedictine (KS)*No. 1
W 35–28[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "2018-19 Football Schedule". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Morningside captures 8th straight GPAC title". Sioux City Journal. November 11, 2018. p. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "On to the NAIA quarterfinals". Sioux City Journal. November 18, 2018. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Barry Poe (November 25, 2018). "Steaming to the semis". Sioux City Journal. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Barry Poe (December 2, 2018). "Dramatic victory sends Mustangs to title game". Sioux City Journal. pp. D1, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Jeff Bryan (December 16, 2018). "As Close As It Could Be". St. Joseph News-Press. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
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