1998_NAIA_football_season

1998 NAIA football season

1998 NAIA football season

College football season

The 1998 NAIA football season, as part of the 1998 college football season in the United States, was the 43rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

Quick Facts Regular season, Postseason ...

The season was played from August to November 1998, culminating in the 1998 NAIA Football National Championship, played this year on December 19, 1998 at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee.[1]

Azusa Pacific defeated Olivet Nazarene in the championship game, 17–14, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Jack Williams, running back from Azusa Pacific, was named the 1998 NAIA Football Player of the Year.

Conference standings

More information Conf, Overall ...

Conference champions

More information Conference, Champion ...

Postseason

First Round
November 21, 1998
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
November 21, 1998
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 5, 1998
Campus sites 		Championship
December 19, 1998
Savannah, TN
            
5 Benedictine (KS)* 28
14 Tri-State 33
14 Tri-State 37
9 Georgetown (KY)* 23
9 Georgetown (KY)* 46
12 Malone 41
14 Tri-State 28
11 Olivet Nazarene ‡ 33
1 Hastings* 26
11 Olivet Nazarene 32
11 Olivet Nazarene 37
4 Sioux Falls* 34
4 Sioux Falls* 29
10 Mary 25
11 Olivet Nazarene 14
8 Azusa Pacific 17
3 Southwestern (KS)* 12
16 Lindenwood 10
3 Southwestern (KS) 6
13 Huron* 52
6 Jamestown* 19
13 Huron 61
13 Huron 24
8 Azusa Pacific* 26
2 Rocky Mountain* 38
15 Central Washington 41†
15 Central Washington 28
8 Azusa Pacific* 35
8 Azusa Pacific* 31
7 Taylor 28

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "1998 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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