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]
Year | NAIA Division I Champion | Coach of the Year |
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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 |
Year | National Champions |
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2021 | Ottawa (KS) |
2022 | Ottawa (KS) (2) |
2023 | Ottawa (KS) (3) |
2024 | Ottawa (KS) (4) |
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