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)

YearNational ChampionsCoach of the Year[3]
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)

YearNAIA Division I ChampionCoach 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)

YearNational ChampionsPlayer of the YearCoach 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)

Women's flag football (2021–Present)

YearNational Champions
2021 Ottawa (KS)
2022 Ottawa (KS) (2)
2023 Ottawa (KS) (3)
2024

See also

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Conference Champions" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 1–28. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NAIA to sponsor women's flag football with NFL partnership". ESPN. AP. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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