Le Championnat NAIA de football américain réunit des équipes universitaires américaines de football américain depuis 1956. De 1970 à 1996, il existe deux divisions.
Division I SaisonChampionScoreFinalisteLieu 1956 Montana State Saint Joseph's (IN) 0–0* Little Rock, Arkansas 1957Pittsburg State 27–26Hillsdale Saint Petersburg, Floride 1958Northeastern State 19–13Arizona State-FlagstaffSaint Petersburg, Floride 1959Texas A&I 20–7Lenoir-RhyneSaint Petersburg, Floride 1960Lenoir-Rhyne 15–14Humboldt StateSaint Petersburg, Floride 1961Pittsburg State 12–7Linfield Sacramento, Californie 1962Central State 28–13Lenoir-Rhyne Sacramento, Californie 1963Saint John’s 33–27Prairie View A&M Sacramento, Californie 1964Concordia-Moorhead Sam Houston State 7–7* Augusta, Georgie 1965Saint John’s33–0LinfieldAugusta, Georgie 1966Waynesburg 42–21Wisconsin–WhitewaterTulsa, Oklahoma 1967Fairmont State 28–21Eastern Washington Morgantown, Virginie Occidentale 1968 Troy State 43–35Texas A&I Montgomery, Alabama 1969Texas A&I 32–7Concordia-Moorhead Kingsville, Texas 1970Texas A&I 48–7WoffordGreenville, Caroline du sud 1971Livingston 14–12Arkansas TechBirmingham, Alabama 1972 East Texas State 21–18Carson-NewmanCommerce, Texas 1973Abilene Christian 42–14Elon Shreveport, Louisiane 1974Texas A&I 34–23Henderson State Kingsville, Texas 1975Texas A&I 37–0SalemKingsville, Texas 1976Texas A&I 26–0Central Arkansas Kingsville, Texas 1977 Abilene Christian 24–7Southwestern Oklahoma Seattle, Washington 1978 Angelo State 34–14ElonMcAllen, Texas 1979 Texas A&I 20–14Central State (OK) McAllen, Texas 1980 Elon 17–10Northeastern StateBurlington, Caroline du nord 1981 Elon 3–0 Pittsburg StateBurlington, Caroline du nord 1982 Central State (OK) 14–11Mesa StateEdmond, Oklahoma 1983 Carson-Newman 36–28Mesa StateGrand Junction, Colorado 1984 Carson-Newman Central Arkansas 19–19* Conway, Arkansas 1985 Hillsdale Central Arkansas 10–10* Conway, Arkansas 1986 Carson-Newman 17–0 Cameron University Jefferson City, Tennessee 1987 Cameron 30–2 Carson-Newman Lawton, Oklahoma 1988 Carson-Newman 56–21 Adams State Jefferson City, Tennessee 1989 Carson-Newman 34–20 Emporia State Jefferson City, Tennessee 1990 Central State (OH) 38–16 Mesa State Grand Junction, Colorado 1991 Central Arkansas 19–16Central State (OH) Wilberforce, Ohio 1992 Central State (OH) 19–16Gardner-WebbBoiling Springs, Caroline du nord 1993 East Central 49–35 Glenville State Ada, Oklahoma 1994 Northeastern State 13–12Arkansas-Pine BluffPine Bluff, Arkansas 1995 Central State (OH) 37–7 Northeastern State Tahlequah, Oklahoma 1996 Southwestern Oklahoma 33–31 Montana Tech Weatherford, Oklahoma 1997Findlay 14–7WillametteSavannah, Tennessee 1998Azusa Pacific 17–14Olivet NazareneSavannah, Tennessee 1999Northwestern Oklahoma State 34–26Georgetown (KY)Savannah, Tennessee 2000Georgetown (KY) 20–0 Northwestern Oklahoma State Savannah, Tennessee 2001Georgetown (KY) 49–27Sioux Falls Savannah, Tennessee 2002Carroll 28–7Georgetown (KY) Savannah, Tennessee 2003Carroll 41–28Northwestern Oklahoma StateSavannah, Tennessee 2004Carroll 15–13Saint Francis (IN)Savannah, Tennessee 2005Carroll 27–10Saint Francis (IN)Savannah, Tennessee 2006Sioux Falls 23–19Saint Francis (IN)Savannah, Tennessee 2007Carroll 17–9 Sioux Falls Savannah, Tennessee 2008Sioux Falls 23–7 Carroll Rome, Georgie 2009Sioux Falls 25–22 Lindenwood Lions Rome, Georgia 2010Carroll 10–7Sioux Falls Rome, Georgie 2011Saint Xavier 24–20Carroll Rome, Georgie 2012Marian 30–27 (AP)Morningside Rome, Georgie 2013Grand View35–23 University of the Cumberlands Rome, Georgie 2014Southern Oregon55–31Marian Daytona Beach, Floride 2015Marian31–14Southern Oregon Daytona Beach, Floride 2016Saint Francis (IN)38–17BakerDaytona Beach, Floride * match nul ; les deux équipes sont sacrées championnes.
Division II 1970 : Westminster (PA) 21-16 Anderson (IN) 1971 : California Lutheran 30-14 Westminster (PA) 1972 : Missouri Southern 21-14 Northwestern (IA) 1973 : Northwestern (IA) 10-3 Glenville State (WV) 1974 : Texas Lutheran 42-0 Missouri Valley 1975 : Texas Lutheran 34-8 California Lutheran 1976 : Westminster (PA) 20-13 Redlands (CA) 1977 : Westminster (PA) 17-9 California Lutheran 1978 : Concordia College, Moorhead 7-0 University of Findlay (OH) 1979 : University of Findlay (OH) 51-6 Northwestern (IA) 1980 : Pacific Lutheran (WA) 38-10 Wilmington (OH) 1981 : Austin College (TX) 24-24 Concordia College, MoorheadMatch nul ; les deux équipes sont sacrées championnes. 1982 : Linfield (OR) 33-15 William Jewell (MO) 1983 : Northwestern (IA) 25-21 Pacific Lutheran University (WA) 1984 : Linfield (OR) 33-22 Northwestern (IA) 1985 : University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 24-7 Pacific Lutheran University (WA) 1986 : Linfield (OR) 17-0 Baker University (KS) 1987 : Pacific Lutheran University (WA)Pacific Lutheran (WA) et University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point jouèrent la finale qui s'acheva sur un score d'égalité 16-16. Toutefois, Wisconsin-Stevens fut disqualifié pour avoir aligné un joueur non éligible. 1988 : Westminster (PA) 21-14 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 1989 : Westminster (PA) 51-30 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 1990 : Peru State College (NE) 17-7 Westminster (PA) 1991 : Georgetown College (KY) 28-20 Pacific Lutheran University (WA) 1992 : University of Findlay (OH) 26-13 Linfield (OR) 1993 : Pacific Lutheran University(WA) 50-20 Westminster (PA) 1994 : Westminster (PA) 27-7 Pacific Lutheran University(WA) 1995 : Central Washington 21-21 University of Findlay (OH) 1996 : University of Sioux Falls (SD) 47-25 Western Washington
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