The 2024 NAIA football season was the component of the 2024

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(NAIA) in the United States. The regular season began on August 24 and ended on November 16. The playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, began on November 23. They ended with the championship game on December 21 at

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, where No. 2 Grand View defeated No. 1 Keiser to win the national championship.

Membership changes

Headlines

* March 1 – Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) announced that they would change their name to

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, effective on August 1.

Milestones and records

* November 16 – Pikeville quarterback Lee Kirkland threw for 646 yards and 11 touchdowns in the Bears' 90–14 win over St. Andrews, setting a new NAIA single-game record for yardage and tying the overall college football record for single-game TD passes held by

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since 1991.

Conference standings

Postseason

Teams

Automatic bids (13)

At-large bids (7)

Bracket

Rankings

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2024, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games.

End of season

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

References

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