2013 NAIA football season

2013 NAIA football season
National ChampionshipBarron Stadium
Rome, GA
December 21, 2013
ChampionGrand View
Player of the YearKyle Schuck (wide receiver, Morningside)

The 2013 NAIA football season was the component of the 2013 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 21, at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The Grand View Vikings defeated the Cumberlands Patriots, 35–23, in the title game to win the program's first NAIA championship.[1]

Conference standings

2013 Central States Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Langston $*   5 0     6 4  
SAGU   4 1     6 4  
Bacone   3 2     7 4  
Oklahoma Baptist   2 3     3 8  
Texas College   1 4     1 9  
Wayland Baptist   0 5     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Langston later forfeited three wins.
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2013 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Carroll (MT) $^   9 1     12 2  
No. 11 Rocky Mountain ^   7 3     8 4  
Southern Oregon   7 3     7 4  
No. 25 Eastern Oregon   6 4     6 5  
Montana Western   4 6     4 6  
Montana State–Northern   4 6     4 6  
Montana Tech   3 7     3 7  
Dickinson State   0 10     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2013 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Morningside $^   8 1     11 2  
No. 20 Dakota Wesleyan   7 2     8 3  
No. 13 Northwestern (IA) ^   7 2     8 3  
Nebraska Wesleyan   6 3     6 4  
Concordia (NE)   5 4     7 4  
Doane   5 4     5 5  
Midland   3 6     4 6  
Briar Cliff   3 6     4 7  
Hastings   1 8     2 8  
Dordt   0 9     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2013 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Baker +^   8 1     11 2  
No. 11 Benedictine (KS) +^   8 1     10 2  
No. 7 Missouri Valley +^   8 1     9 3  
No. 23 Peru State   5 4     7 4  
MidAmerica Nazarene   5 4     5 5  
Evangel   4 5     4 6  
Central Methodist   3 6     4 7  
Avila   2 7     4 7  
Culver–Stockton   2 7     2 9  
Graceland   0 9     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Sterling $^   8 1     9 3  
No. 8 Tabor ^   7 2     10 3  
No. 17 Friends   7 2     8 3  
No. 15 Ottawa ^   7 2     8 4  
McPherson   4 5     5 6  
Southwestern (KS)   4 5     5 6  
Kansas Wesleyan   3 6     4 7  
Saint Mary (KS)   3 6     4 7  
Bethany (KS)   1 8     2 9  
Bethel (KS)   1 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2013 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Cumberlands (KY) x^   6 0     13 1  
No. 12 Georgetown (KY) ^   5 1     7 4  
No. 19 Lindsey Wilson   3 3     8 3  
Pikeville   3 3     7 4  
Kentucky Christian   2 4     3 8  
Union (KY)   2 4     3 8  
Bluefield   0 6     0 11  
West Division
No. 10 Faulkner x^   4 1     9 3  
Reinhardt x   4 1     6 4  
No. 23 Cumberland (TN)   3 2     7 4  
Campbellsville   3 2     4 6  
Belhaven   1 4     3 8  
Bethel (TN)   0 5     2 9  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2013 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
No. 6 St. Francis (IN) x^   5 1     9 3  
No. 21 St. Francis (IL)   4 2     7 4  
Marian (IN)   4 2     6 5  
Robert Morris (IL)   3 3     7 4  
Taylor   3 3     5 5  
Siena Heights   2 4     5 5  
Concordia (MI)   0 6     1 9  
Midwest League
No. 1 Grand View x^   6 0     14 0  
No. 16 St. Ambrose ^   5 1     7 4  
No. 18 Saint Xavier   4 2     7 4  
William Penn   3 3     5 6  
Trinity International   2 4     5 5  
Olivet Nazarene   1 5     3 8  
Waldorf   0 6     1 10  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2013 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Valley City State +   3 1     5 5  
Jamestown +   3 1     3 7  
Mayville State   2 2     7 4  
Dakota State   2 2     3 8  
Presentation   0 4     5 5  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2013 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Ave Maria       8 2  
Menlo       5 5  
Webber International       5 5  
Lindenwood–Belleville       4 7  
Point       3 7  
Edward Waters       2 9  
Haskell       1 7  
Warner       1 10  

Postseason

Rankings

References

  1. ^ "Early deficit too much for Patriots". Lexington Herald-Leader. December 22, 2013. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.