2024 NAIA football season

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2024 NAIA football season
Total No. of teams97
Regular seasonAugust 24 – November 16, 2024
PostseasonNovember 23 – December 21, 2024
National ChampionshipDurham County Memorial Stadium
Durham, NC
December 21, 2024

The 2024 NAIA football season is the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States.

The regular season will begin on August 24 and will culminate on November 16.[1]

The playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, will begin on November 23 and culminate with the championship game on December 21 at Durham County Memorial Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Membership changes[edit]

School Former conference New conference Ref
Defiance Yellow Jackets HCAC (NCAA D-III) Mid-States [2]
Jamestown Jimmies Great Plains North Star [3][4]
Roosevelt Lakers Mid-States GLIAC (NCAA D-II) [5][6]
Simpson Red Hawks New program Independent [7]
St. Ambrose Fighting Bees Mid-States Heart of America [8]
Waldorf Warriors North Star Great Plains [9]
William Woods Owls New program Heart of America [10][8]


Conference standings[edit]

2024 Appalachian Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Bluefield   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kentucky Christian   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Pikeville   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Point   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Reinhardt   0 – 0     0 – 0  
St. Andrews   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Union (KY)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arizona Christian   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Carroll (MT)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
College of Idaho   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Eastern Oregon   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Montana State–Northern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Montana Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Montana Western   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Rocky Mountain   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southern Oregon   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Briar Cliff   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Concordia (NE)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Dakota Wesleyan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Doane   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Dordt   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Hastings   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Midland   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Morningside   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Mount Marty   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northwestern (IA)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Waldorf   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North
Clarke   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Culver–Stockton   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Graceland   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Grand View   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Peru State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
St. Ambrose   0 – 0     0 – 0  
William Penn   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South
Baker   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Benedictine (KS)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Central Methodist   0 – 0     0 – 0  
MidAmerica Nazarene   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Missouri Baptist   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Missouri Valley   0 – 0     0 – 0  
William Woods   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Bissell Division
Avila   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas Wesleyan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ottawa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Saint Mary (KS)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Sterling   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tabor   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kessinger Division
Bethany (KS)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Bethel (KS)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Evangel   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Friends   0 – 0     0 – 0  
McPherson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southwestern (KS)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Bethel (TN)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Campbellsville   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Cumberland (TN)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Cumberlands (KY)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Faulkner   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgetown (KY)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Lindsey Wilson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
Concordia (MI)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Defiance   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Indiana Wesleyan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Lawrence Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Madonna   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Siena Heights   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Taylor   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Midwest League
Judson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Marian (IN)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Olivet Nazarene   0 – 0     0 – 0  
St. Francis (IL)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Saint Francis (IN)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Saint Xavier   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • x – League champion
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dakota State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Dickinson State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Jamestown   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Mayville State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Valley City State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Sooner Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas Baptist   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Langston   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Louisiana Christian   0 – 0     0 – 0  
SAGU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North American   0 – 0     0 – 0  
OK Panhandle State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
OUAZ   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas College   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas Wesleyan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wayland Baptist   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 Sun Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Ave Maria   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida Memorial   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Keiser   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southeastern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
St. Thomas (FL)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Thomas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Warner   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Webber International   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2024 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Simpson (CA)   –     0 – 0  
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

First Round
November 23		Second Round
November 30		Quarterfinals
December 7		Semifinals
December 14		Championship
December 21

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2024 NAIA football rankings

Coaching changes[edit]

Preseason and in-season[edit]

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.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NAIA Football Scoreboard". NAIA.com. NAIA. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Defiance College Board of Trustees approve athletic program's return to NAIA". defianceathletics.com. October 6, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Membership Statement from the Great Plains Athletic Conference". Great Plains Athletic Conference. October 11, 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ^ "University of Jamestown (N.D.) returns to North Star Athletic Association". North Star Athletic Association. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "ROOSEVELT JOINS NCAA DIVISION II". roosevelt.edu. Roosevelt University. July 13, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lakers Litter All-MSFA Teams For Final NAIA Season". rooseveltlakers.com. Roosevelt University. November 20, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Simpson University Announces Addition of Football". Simpson University Athletics. October 26, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "St. Ambrose and William Woods Football to Join the Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2024". Heart of America Athletic Conference. July 24, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Waldorf University Joins Great Plains Athletic Conference". Waldorf University Athletics. September 18, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "William Woods University announces the historic addition of intercollegiate football". William Woods University. May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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