The 2021 NAIA football season is the component of the 2021 college football season organized by the

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to its st ...

(NAIA) in the United States. The regular season began on August 28 and culminated on November 13. The season's playoffs, known as the

NAIA Football National Championship The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Football National Championship is decided by a post-season playoff system featuring the best NAIA college football teams in the United States. Under sponsorship of the National Associ ...

, began on November 20 and culminated with the championship game on December 18 at

Durham County Memorial Stadium Durham County Memorial Stadium is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose stadium located in Durham, North Carolina. Originally built in 1958, the stadium underwent significant renovations in 2010 that updated the facility to include an artificial turf line ...

in Durham, North Carolina. The defeated the in the title game, winning the program's third NAIA title in four seasons under head coach Steve Ryan.

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

Conference standings

Postseason

Bracket

Rankings

See also

References