The
NAIA Division II Football National Championship was a post-season playoff system featuring the best NAIA Division II
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
teams in the United States. It was played annually between 1970 and 1996 when NAIA football play was divided into two divisions (similar to the present NCAA division structure); the
NAIA Division I 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 Associa ...
was played separately. It was typically held at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The championship was discontinued in 1997 after the two divisions were consolidated once again. The singular
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 Associa ...
has been held every year since.
was the most successful team at the Division II level, winning the national title six times.
Results
Notes
Championships by school
*Only includes titles won at the Division II level.
See also
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NAIA Football Player of the Year Award
The Rawlings-NAIA Football Player of the Year is an award sponsored by Rawlings. This prize is awarded annually to the best college football player in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercolleg ...
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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 Associa ...
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NCAA Division I Football Championship
The NCAA Division I Football Championship is an annual post-season college football game, played since 2006, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). From 1978 to 2005, the game was kn ...
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NCAA Division I FCS Consensus Mid-Major Football National Championship
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NCAA Division II National Football Championship
The NCAA Division II Football Championship is an American college football tournament played annually to determine a champion at the NCAA Division II level. It was first held in 1973, as a single-elimination tournament with eight teams. The tourna ...
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NCAA Division III National Football Championship
The NCAA Division III Football Championship began in 1973.
The Division III playoffs begin with 32 teams selected to participate in the Division III playoffs. The Division III championship game, known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl ...
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NJCAA National Football Championship
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national football champions:
Champions
Single Division (1956–2021)
For the 2021 season, the NJCAA announced the creation of Division I and Division III, along with implementing a Divisi ...
References
{{National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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