1991_NAIA_Division_I_football_season

1991 NAIA Division I football season

1991 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season

The 1991 NAIA Division I football season was the 36th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 22nd season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

Quick Facts Regular season, Postseason ...

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]

The Central Arkansas Bears defeated the Central State Marauders, 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 changes

Conference standings

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Rankings

Final NAIA Division I poll rankings:

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Conference champions

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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* 47
Moorhead State 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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "1991 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. p. 22. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "NAIA Division I Poll". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. Associated Press. November 18, 1991. p. 2B. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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