1991 NAIA Division I football season
The 1991 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1991 college football season in the United States and the 36th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 22nd season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
| 1991 NAIA Division I football season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | August–November 1991 |
| Postseason | November 23–December 14, 1991 |
| National Championship | McPherson Stadium Wilberforce, OH |
| Champions | Central Arkansas |
The season was played from August to November 1991 and culminated in the 1991 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1991 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 14, 1991 at McPherson Stadium in Wilberforce, Ohio, on the campus of Central State University.[1]
Central Arkansas defeated Central State (OH), the defending national champions, in the Champion Bowl, 19–16, to win their third NAIA national title.[2] It was the Bears' first non-shared national title.
Conference standings
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Conference champions
| Conference | Champion | Record |
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| Arkansas | Central Arkansas | 5–0–1 |
| NIC | Minnesota–Duluth | 4–1 |
| Oklahoma | Northeastern State | 5–0 |
| South Atlantic | Carson–Newman | — |
| WVIAC | Shepherd | 7–0 |
Postseason
| Quarterfinals November 23, 1991 Campus sites | Semifinals December 7, 1991 Campus sites | 1991 Champion Bowl December 14, 1991 Wilberforce, OH | ||||||||||||
| Iowa Wesleyan | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Moorhead State (MN)* | 47 | |||||||||||||
| Moorhead State (MN) | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas* | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Northeastern State* | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Central State (OH)* | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Western State (CO)* | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Western State (CO) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Central State (OH)* | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Shepherd | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Central State (OH)* | 34 | |||||||||||||
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See also
References
- "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- "1991 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
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