1998 NAIA football season

1998 NAIA football season
Regular season August–November 1998
Postseason November 21–December 19, 1998
National Championship Jim Carroll Stadium
Savannah, TN
Champions Azusa Pacific
NAIA football season
«1997 1999»

The 1998 NAIA football season, as part of the 1998 college football season in the United States, was the 43rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

The season was played from August to November 1998, culminating in the 1998 NAIA Football National Championship, played this year on December 19, 1998 at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee.[1]

Azusa Pacific defeated Olivet Nazarene in the championship game, 17–14, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Jack Williams, running back from Azusa Pacific, was named the 1998 NAIA Football Player of the Year.

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Frontier Rocky Mountain 6–0
Heart of America Benedictine 8–1
Kansas Southwestern (KS) 7–1
Mid-South Georgetown (KY)
North Greenville		 6–1
Mid-States Mideast Division: Malone
Midwest Division: Taylor		 5–1
6–0
Nebraska-Iowa Hastings 6–0
North Dakota Jamestown
Mary		 5–1
South Dakota-Iowa Sioux Falls 5–0

Postseason

First Round
November 21, 1998
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
November 21, 1998
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 5, 1998
Campus sites 		Championship
December 19, 1998
Savannah, TN
            
  Benedictine (KS)* 28
  Tri-State 33
  Tri-State 37
  Georgetown (KY)* 23
  Georgetown (KY)* 46
  Malone 41
  Tri-State 28
  Olivet Nazarene ‡ 33
  Hastings* 26
  Olivet Nazarene 32
  Olivet Nazarene 37
  Sioux Falls* 34
  Sioux Falls* 29
  Mary 25
  Olivet Nazarene 14
  Azusa Pacific 17
  Southwestern (KS)* 12
  Lindenwood 10
  Southwestern (KS) 6
  Huron* 52
  Jamestown* 19
  Huron 61
  Huron 24
  Azusa Pacific* 26
  Rocky Mountain* 38
  Central Washington 41†
  Central Washington 28
  Azusa Pacific* 35
  Azusa Pacific* 31
  Taylor 28

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1998 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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