The 2021 NAIA football season is the component of the 2021 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (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, began on November 20 and culminated with the championship game on December 18 at Durham County Memorial Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Morningside Mustangs defeated the Grand View Vikings 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

  • 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season
  • 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season
  • 2021 NCAA Division II football season
  • 2021 NCAA Division III football season
  • 2021 U Sports football season

References


Naia Football Rankings 2024 Traci Benedicta

The 2021 NAIA Football Championship Series Bracket! (via NAIAFBALL/tw

Concordia earns first trip to NAIA playoffs

NAIA postpones football championship to spring of 2021 College sports

Naia Playoffs 2025 Emma Bell