This is a list of NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Division I football seasons from when the NAIA split its football championship into two divisions in 1970 until it consolidated back into a single championship in 1996. The NAIA added flag football as a women's varsity sport in 2021.
Single division (1956–1969) Year National Champions Coach of the Year 1956 Montana State & Saint Joseph's (IN) 1957 Pittsburg State 1958 Northwestern State (OK) 1959 Texas A&I 1960 Lenoir–Rhyne 1961 Pittsburg State (2) 1962 Central State (OK) 1963 Saint John's (MN) 1964 Concordia–Moorhead & Sam Houston State 1965 Saint John's (MN) (2) 1966 Waynesburg 1967 Fairmont State 1968 Troy State 1969 Texas A&I (2)
Division I (1970–1996) Year NAIA Division I Champion Coach of the Year 1970 Texas A&I (3) 1971 Livingston 1972 East Texas State 1973 Abilene Christian 1974 Texas A&I (4) 1975 Texas A&I (5) 1976 Texas A&I (6) 1977 Abilene Christian (2) 1978 Angelo State 1979 Texas A&I (7) Dick Strahm 1980 Elon 1981 Elon (2) 1982 Central State (OK) (2) 1983 Carson–Newman 1984 Carson–Newman (2) & Central Arkansas 1985 Central Arkansas (2) & Hillsdale 1986 Carson–Newman (3) 1987 Cameron 1988 Carson–Newman (4) 1989 Carson–Newman (5) 1990 Central State (OH) 1991 Central Arkansas (3) 1992 Findlay (OH) (2) 1993 East Central (OK) 1994 Northeastern State (OK) (2) 1995 Central State (OH) (3) Dick Strahm (2) 1996 Southwestern Oklahoma
Division II (1970–1996)
Single division (1997–present) Year National Champions Player of the Year Coach of the Year 1997 Findlay (OH) (4) Bo Hurley (QB), Findlay (OH) Dick Strahm (3) 1998 Azusa Pacific Jack Williams (RB), Azusa Pacific Vic Shealy 1999 Northwestern Oklahoma Eddie Eviston (QB), Georgetown (KY) Tim Albin 2000 Georgetown (KY) (2) Eddie Eviston (QB), Georgetown (KY) (2) Bill Cronin 2001 Georgetown (KY) (3) Eddie Eviston (QB), Georgetown (KY) (3) Bill Cronin (2) 2002 Carroll Nick Kortan (RB), Sioux Falls Carl Poelker 2003 Carroll (2) Tyler Emmert (QB), Carroll Mike Van Diest 2004 Carroll (3) Cory Jacquay (RB), Saint Francis (IN) Kevin Donley (2) 2005 Carroll (4) Tyler Emmert (QB), Carroll (2) Mike Van Diest (2) 2006 Sioux Falls (2) Brian Kurtz (LB), Saint Francis (IN) Kalen DeBoer 2007 Carroll (5) Chad Cavender (QB), Sioux Falls Mike Van Diest (3) 2008 Sioux Falls (3) Owen Koeppen (LB), Carroll Kalen DeBoer (2) 2009 Sioux Falls (4) Lorenzo Brown (QB), Sioux Falls Kalen DeBoer (3) 2010 Carroll (6) Jon Ryan (WR), Sioux Falls Mike Van Diest (4) 2011 Saint Xavier Chance Demarais (RB), Carroll Mike Feminis 2012 Marian Jimmy Coy (QB), Saint Xavier Steve Ryan 2013 Grand View Kyle Schuck (WR), Morningside Mike Woodley 2014 Southern Oregon Austin Dodge (QB), Southern Oregon Mark Henninger 2015 Marian (2) Ryan Kasdorf (QB), Morningside Mark Henninger (2) 2016 Saint Francis (IN) Logan Brettell (QB), Baker Kevin Donley (3) 2017 Saint Francis (IN) (2) Nick Ferrer (QB), Saint Francis (IN) Kevin Donley (4) 2018 Morningside Trent Solsma (QB), Morningside Steve Ryan (2) 2019 Morningside (2) Charles Salary (RB), Marian (IN) Steve Ryan (3) 2020 Lindsey Wilson Tyson Kooima (QB), Northwestern (IA) Chris Oliver 2021 Morningside (3) Joe Dolincheck (QB), Morningside Steve Ryan (4) 2022 Northwestern (IA) Joe Dolincheck (QB), Morningside (2) Matt McCarty 2023 Keiser Jalyn Gramstad (QB), Northwestern (IA) Doug Socha 2024 Grand View (2) Jackson Waring (QB), Grand View Myles Russ 2025 Grand View (3) Jackson Waring (QB), Grand View Joel Osborn 2026
Women's flag football (2021–present) Year National Champions 2021 Ottawa (KS) 2022 Ottawa (KS) (2) 2023 Ottawa (KS) (3) 2024 Ottawa (KS) (4) 2025 Ottawa (KS) (5) 2026 Warner
See also List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons List of NCAA Division II football seasons List of NCAA Division III football seasons
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