2019 NAIA football season

2019 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NAIA playoff participant; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2019 Frontier Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NAIA playoff participant; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2019 NAIA football season
Regular season	August 24 – November 16, 2019
Postseason	November 23 – December 21, 2019
National Championship	Eddie Robinson Stadium; Grambing, LA; December 21, 2019
Champion	Morningside

The 2019 NAIA football season was the component of the 2019 college football season organized by the NAIA in the United States. The regular season began on August 24 and culminated on November 16.

The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 21 at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana.

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference
Benedictine Ravens	HAAC North	HAAC South
Cincinnati Christian Eagles	Mid-South Bluegrass	Mid-South Appalachian
Clarke Pride	New program	HAAC North
Cumberlands Patriots	Mid-South Appalachian	Mid-South Bluegrass
Edward Waters Tigers	Mid-South Sun	Independent
Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats	Independent	MSFA Mideast
Kentucky Christian Knights	Mid-South Bluegrass	Mid-South Appalachian
Lawrence Tech Blue Devils	Independent	MSFA Mideast
Lindenwood (IL) Lynx	MSFA Mideast	Dropped football
Missouri Baptist Spartans	MSFA Mideast	MSFA Midwest
Pikeville Bears	Mid-South Appalachian	Mid-South Bluegrass
St. Thomas Bobcats	New program	Mid-South Sun
Thomas More Saints	Independent (NCAA D-III)	Mid-South Bluegrass

Ottawa (AZ) became eligible for the postseason. Thomas More, which had been an NAIA member from 1947 until leaving for the NCAA in 1990, was immediately eligible for NAIA postseason play as a returning member. Cincinnati Christian ceased to exist during the season.

Conference standings

2019 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
No. 3 Grand View x^		5	–	0		13	–	1
Culver–Stockton		4	–	1		6	–	5
William Penn		2	–	3	4	–	6	–	1
Clarke		2	–	3		2	–	9
Peru State		2	–	3		2	–	9
Graceland		0	–	5		0	–	11
South
No. 14 Baker x^		5	–	0		9	–	3
No. 18 Benedictine (KS)		3	–	2		8	–	3
No. 20 Evangel		3	–	2		8	–	3
MidAmerica Nazarene		2	–	3		7	–	4
Central Methodist		2	–	3	5	–	5	–	1
Missouri Valley		0	–	5		3	–	8

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2019 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 6 Kansas Wesleyan $^		10	–	0		12	–	1
No. 24 Bethel (KS)		7	–	3		8	–	3
Avila		7	–	3		7	–	3
Sterling		7	–	3		7	–	3
Tabor		5	–	5		6	–	5
McPherson		5	–	5		5	–	6
Southwestern (KS)		5	–	5		5	–	6
Bethany (KS)		4	–	6		4	–	6
Friends		3	–	7		3	–	7
Ottawa (KS)		2	–	8		2	–	8
Saint Mary (KS)		0	–	10		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2019 Mid-South Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Appalachian Division
No. 13 Reinhardt x^		6	–	0		9	–	3
St. Andrews		5	–	1		5	–	5
Point		4	–	2		5	–	7
Bluefield		3	–	3		4	–	8
Kentucky Christian		2	–	4		4	–	8
Cincinnati Christian *		1	–	5		2	–	9
Union (KY)		0	–	6		0	–	11
Bluegrass Division
No. 4 Lindsey Wilson x^		7	–	0		12	–	1
No. 7 Cumberlands (KY) ^		6	–	1		10	–	2
Pikeville		4	–	3		6	–	5
Georgetown (KY)		4	–	3		5	–	5
Cumberland (TN)		3	–	4		5	–	5
Bethel (TN)		2	–	5		5	–	6
Thomas More		2	–	5		4	–	7
Campbellsville		0	–	7		1	–	9
Sun Division
No. 9 Keiser x^		6	–	0		9	–	1
No. 15 Southeastern		5	–	1		8	–	1
Ave Maria		3	–	3		5	–	5
St. Thomas (FL)		2	–	4		4	–	6
Webber International		2	–	4		3	–	6
Warner		2	–	4		3	–	7
Faulkner		1	–	5		3	–	6

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Cincinnati Christian announced its closure mid-season and forfeited its three remaining games. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2019 Mid-States Football Association standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mideast League
No. 2 Marian (IN) x^		6	–	0		12	–	1
No. 12 Concordia (MI) ^		4	–	2		8	–	3
No. 11 Saint Francis (IN) ^		4	–	2		7	–	3
No. 20 Siena Heights		3	–	3		7	–	3
Indiana Wesleyan		3	–	3		6	–	4
Taylor		1	–	5		3	–	7
Lawrence Tech		0	–	6		1	–	9
Midwest League
No. 8 Saint Xavier x^		6	–	0		9	–	3
Olivet Nazarene		4	–	2		6	–	5
Robert Morris (IL)		4	–	2		5	–	5
St. Ambrose		4	–	2		4	–	5
St. Francis (IL)		2	–	4		3	–	8
Missouri Baptist		1	–	5		2	–	9
Trinity International		0	–	6		1	–	10

x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2019 North Star Athletic Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 17 Dickinson State $^		6	–	1		8	–	3
Valley City State		5	–	2		7	–	3
Waldorf		5	–	2		7	–	3
Dakota State		3	–	4		5	–	5
Mayville State		1	–	6		2	–	8
Presentation		1	–	6		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2019 Sooner Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 16 Ottawa (AZ) +^		7	–	1		9	–	2
No. 19 Langston +		7	–	1		8	–	2
Lyon		6	–	2		7	–	3
Arizona Christian		6	–	2		6	–	4
Wayland Baptist		3	–	5		4	–	6
OK Panhandle State		3	–	5		3	–	7
Texas Wesleyan		3	–	5		3	–	7
Texas College		1	–	7		1	–	9
SAGU		0	–	8		0	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2019 NAIA independents football records
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Allen			–			3	–	6
Edward Waters			–			1	–	10

Postseason

Rankings

References

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