The 1993 NAIA Division I football season was the 38th season of

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sponsored by the NAIA, was the 24th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1993 and culminated in the 1993 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1993 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 11, 1993, at Norris Field in

Ada, Oklahoma Ada is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 16,481 at the 2020 United States Census. The city was named for Ada Reed, the daughter of an early settler, and was incorporated in 1901. Ada is ...

, on the campus of

East Central University East Central University (ECU or East Central) is a public university in Ada, Oklahoma. It is part of Oklahoma's Regional University System. Beyond its flagship campus in Ada, the university has courses available in McAlester, Shawnee, and Duran ...

. defeated in the Champion Bowl, 49–35, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference and membership changes

Conference changes

* This is the final season that the NAIA official recognizes a conference champion in football from the

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, and

West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) was a collegiate athletic conference which historically operated exclusively in the state of West Virginia, but briefly had one Kentucky member in its early years, and expanded into Pe ...

. The Northern Sun and WVIAC would transition to the

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Division II level, while the AIC's membership would eventually be lost to two existing Division II leagues.

Conference and membership changes

Conference changes

Membership changes

Conference standings

Conference champions

Postseason

See also

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