Year: | 2019 |
Championship: | Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambing, LA December 21, 2019 |
Champions: | Morningside |
Naia Poty: | Charles Salary (running back,) |
The 2019 NAIA football season was the component of the 2019 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 21 at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana. The Morningside Mustangs defeated the, 40–38, in the title game to win the program's second consecutive NAIA championship.[1]
School | Former conference | New conference | |
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HAAC North | HAAC South | ||
Mid-South Bluegrass | Mid-South Appalachian | ||
New program | HAAC North | ||
Mid-South Appalachian | Mid-South Bluegrass | ||
Mid-South Sun | Independent | ||
Independent | MSFA Mideast | ||
Mid-South Bluegrass | Mid-South Appalachian | ||
Independent | MSFA Mideast | ||
MSFA Mideast | Dropped football | ||
MSFA Mideast | MSFA Midwest | ||
Mid-South Appalachian | Mid-South Bluegrass | ||
New program | Mid-South Sun | ||
Independent (NCAA D-III) | Mid-South Bluegrass |
Ottawa (AZ) became eligible for the postseason. Thomas More, which had been an NAIA member from 1947 until leaving for the NCAA in 1990, was immediately eligible for NAIA postseason play as a returning member. Cincinnati Christian ceased to exist during the season.
See main article: 2019 NAIA Football National Championship.
See main article: 2019 NAIA football rankings.