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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) 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 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the championship game has been played annually since 1956. In 1970, NAIA football was divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II, with a championship game played in each division. In 1997, NAIA football was again consolidated into one division. The 2019 game was played at the Eddie G. Robinson Stadium in

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. Texas A&I (now known as Texas A&M–Kingsville) is still the most prolific program with seven NAIA championships, despite having been in

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since 1980. Carroll (MT) are the most successful team still playing at the NAIA level, with 6 national titles. Morningside University is the current champion, having defeated the

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in the 2021 championship, 38-28.

Game name

Over the years, the NAIA championship games were played under a variety of names: * Aluminum Bowl (1956) *Holiday Bowl (1957–1960) * Camellia Bowl (1961–1963) *Champion Bowl (1964–1976 and 1980–1996, Division I games only) *Apple Bowl (1977, Division I game only) *

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(1978–1979, Division I games only) A separate

NAIA Division II Football National Championship The NAIA Division II Football National Championship was a post-season playoff system featuring the best NAIA Division II college football teams in the United States. It was played annually between 1970 and 1996 when NAIA football play was divided ...

was played between 1970 and 1996, when there were two divisions at the NAIA level.

Results

Championships by school

* NAIA Division II titles are not included in this list. *Programs that no longer compete in NAIA are indicated in ''italics'' with a pink background.

References

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Game name

Results

Championships by school

See also

References