2024 NAIA football season

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Total No. of teams97
Regular seasonAugust 24 – November 16, 2024
PostseasonNovember 23 – December 21, 2024
National ChampionshipDurham County Memorial Stadium
Durham, NC
December 21, 2024
2024 NAIA football season
Total No. of teams97
Regular seasonAugust 24 – November 16, 2024
PostseasonNovember 23 – December 21, 2024
National ChampionshipDurham County Memorial Stadium
Durham, NC
December 21, 2024
ChampionGrand View
Player of the YearJackson Waring, QB, Grand View

The 2024 NAIA football season was the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States.

The regular season began on August 24 and ended on November 16.[1]

The playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, began on November 23. They ended with the championship game on December 21 at Durham County Memorial Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, where No. 2 Grand View defeated No. 1 Keiser to win the national championship.

TeamFormer conferenceNew conferenceRef
Defiance Yellow JacketsHCAC (NCAA D-III)Mid-States[2]
Jamestown JimmiesGreat PlainsNorth Star[3][4]
Roosevelt LakersMid-StatesGLIAC (NCAA D-II)[5][6]
Simpson Red HawksNew programIndependent[7]
St. Ambrose Fighting BeesMid-StatesHeart of America[8]
Waldorf WarriorsNorth StarGreat Plains[9]
William Woods OwlsNew programHeart of America[10][8]

Headlines

  • March 1 – Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) announced that they would change their name to Nelson University, effective on August 1.[11]

Milestones and records

  • November 16 – Pikeville quarterback Lee Kirkland threw for 646 yards and 11 touchdowns in the Bears' 90–14 win over St. Andrews, setting a new NAIA single-game record for yardage and tying the overall college football record for single-game TD passes held by David Klingler of Houston since 1991.[12]

Conference standings

2024 Appalachian Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Reinhardt + 5–1  7–4 
No. 22 Pikeville +^ 5–1  6–6 
Bluefield 4–2  5–6 
Point 4–2  4–7 
Union Commonwealth 2–4  3–7 
Kentucky Christian 1–5  2–9 
St. Andrews 0–6  0–9 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Montana Western $^ 7–1  10–2 
No. 10 Montana Tech ^ 6–2  9–3 
Carroll (MT) 6–2  7–3 
No. 24 Southern Oregon 5–3  8–3 
College of Idaho 5–3  7–4 
Eastern Oregon 4–4  5–6 
Arizona Christian 1–7  2–8 
Rocky Mountain 1–7  2–8 
Montana State–Northern 1–7  1–9 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3т Morningside $^ 10–0  12–2 
No. 7 Northwestern (IA) ^ 8–2  9–3 
No. 18т Concordia (NE) 8–2  8–2 
No. 20 Dordt 8–2  8–2 
Midland 5–5  6–5 
Mount Marty 5–5  6–5 
Dakota Wesleyan 4–6  4–7 
Doane 3–7  3–8 
Briar Cliff 2–8  2–9 
Hastings 2–8  2–9 
Waldorf 0–10  0–11 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North
No. 1 Grand View x^ 6–0  14–0 
Graceland 5–1  7–4 
Peru State 5–2  7–3 
Culver–Stockton 3–3  3–8 
William Penn 2–4  4–6 
St. Ambrose 1–5  3–8 
Clarke 0–6  1–10 
South
No. 3т Benedictine (KS) x^ 5–1  11–3 
No. 17 Baker x^ 5–1  9–2 
No. 15 MidAmerica Nazarene x^ 5–1  9–2 
Missouri Baptist 3–3  6–4 
Missouri Valley 2–4  4–6 
Central Methodist 1–5  1–10 
William Woods 0–7  1–10 
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Bissell Division
Kansas Wesleyan x^ 5–0  7–4 
Tabor 4–1  6–5 
Avila 3–2  4–7 
Sterling 2–3  2–9 
Ottawa 1–4  1–10 
Saint Mary (KS) 0–5  1–9 
Kessinger Division
No. 12 Friends x^ 4–1  11–2 
No. 13 Southwestern (KS) x^ 4–1  11–2 
McPherson 3–2  8–3 
Evangel 3–2  8–2 
Bethel (KS) 1–4  5–6 
Bethany (KS) 0–5  3–8 
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Georgetown (KY) $^ 6–0  9–2 
No. 21 Campbellsville 4–2  9–2 
Bethel (TN) 3–3  7–3 
Cumberland (TN) 3–3  7–3 
Lindsey Wilson 3–3  5–4 
Cumberlands (KY) 2–4  5–5 
Faulkner 0–6  2–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan x^ 5–0  11–2 
No. 25 Taylor 4–1  9–2 
Concordia (MI) 3–2  5–6 
Siena Heights 2–3  3–7 
Lawrence Tech 1–4  2–8 
Madonna 0–5  0–11 
Defiance 0–0  4–7 
Midwest League
Marian (IN) x 4–1  8–2 
No. 23 Saint Francis (IN) x^ 4–1  8–4 
St. Francis (IL) 3–2  7–3 
Olivet Nazarene 3–2  6–4 
Saint Xavier 1–4  5–6 
Judson 0–5  1–9 
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Dickinson State $^ 8–0  10–1 
Dakota State 4–4  6–4 
Mayville State 3–5  4–6 
Jamestown 3–5  3–7 
Valley City State 2–6  3–7 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Sooner Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Texas Wesleyan $^ 8–0  10–1 
No. 16 OUAZ ^ 7–1  8–2 
Texas College 5–3  7–3 
Langston 5–3  6–4 
OK Panhandle State* 4–4  5–5 
Wayland Baptist 3–5  4–6 
Louisiana Christian 3–5  4–7 
North American 1–6  2–9 
Nelson* 1–7  3–7 
Arkansas Baptist 0–8  1–10 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    * – Nelson forfeit against Oklahoma Panhandle State after the season
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Sun Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Keiser $^6–0–012–1–0
No. 9 St. Thomas (FL) ^6–1–09–2–0
No. 18т Southeastern5–2–08–2–0
Florida Memorial4–3–06–4–1
Webber International2–4–04–5–0
Ave Maria2–4–03–7–0
Thomas1–5–01–8–0
Warner0–6–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    Florida Memorial's game against Clark Atlanta was delayed at halftime due to weather, but was never rescheduled and resulted in a tie
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 NAIA independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Simpson (CA) –  0–9 
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason

Teams

Bracket

First Round
November 23
Campus sites		Second Round
November 30
Campus sites		Quarterfinals
December 7
Campus sites		Semifinals
December 14
Campus sites		Championship
December 21
Durham County Memorial Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
5St. Thomas (FL)21
10Georgetown (KY)27
10Georgetown (KY)22
1Keiser38
1Keiser56
13Baker3520Pikeville21
1Keiser42
20Pikeville42
9Benedictine (KS)38
8Texas Wesleyan33
9Benedictine (KS)42
9Benedictine (KS)20
3Indiana Wesleyan9
3Indiana Wesleyan24
15Southwestern (KS)3115Southwestern (KS)13
1Keiser7
18Saint Francis (IN)24
2Grand View35
6Morningside35
12MidAmerica Nazarene0
6Morningside31
4Montana Western24
4Montana Western41
14Dickinson State2714Dickinson State14
6Morningside13
19Kansas Wesleyan20
2Grand View36
7Montana Tech29
11Northwestern (IA)32
11Northwestern (IA)0
2Grand View17
2Grand View21
16Friends4716Friends17
17OUAZ35

Rankings

Coaching changes

See also

References

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