1998 NAIA football season

1998 NAIA football season
1998 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–November 1998
Postseason	November 21–December 19, 1998
National Championship	Jim Carroll Stadium ; Savannah, TN
Champion	Azusa Pacific
Player of the Year	Jack Williams; (RB, Azusa Pacific)
	← 1997 ; NAIA football season ; 1999 → ;

Last updated May 31, 2024

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.

Conference standings

1998 Columbia Football Association standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Central Washington $	4	–	1	7	–	4
Western Washington	3	–	2	5	–	5
Humboldt State	3	–	2	4	–	7
Western Oregon	2	–	3	4	–	5
Southern Oregon	2	–	3	4	–	6
Simon Fraser	1	–	4	3	–	6

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

1998 Frontier Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Rocky Mountain $^	6	–	0	9	–	1
Montana Tech	3	–	3	5	–	5
Western Montana	2	–	4	2	–	7
Carroll (MT)	1	–	5	1	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1998 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Benedictine (KS) $	8	–	1	9	–	2
No. 16 Lindenwood ^	7	–	2	8	–	3
No. 23 Missouri Valley	6	–	3	7	–	3
Evangel	5	–	4	5	–	4
MidAmerica Nazarene	5	–	4	6	–	5
Baker	5	–	4	5	–	5
Graceland	4	–	5	4	–	6
William Jewell	3	–	6	3	–	7
Culver–Stockton	2	–	7	3	–	7
Central Methodist	0	–	9	0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1998 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Southwestern (KS) $^	7	–	1	9	–	2
No. 19 Ottawa	6	–	2	8	–	2
Bethany (KS)	5	–	3	6	–	3
Kansas Wesleyan	4	–	4	5	–	4
Bethel (KS)	4	–	4	5	–	5
McPherson	4	–	4	5	–	5
Sterling	3	–	5	4	–	6
Friends	2	–	6	2	–	8
Tabor	1	–	7	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1998 Mid-South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Georgetown (KY) +^	6	–	1	9	–	3
No. 20 North Greenville +	6	–	1	7	–	3
No. 18 Lambuth	5	–	2	7	–	3
No. 24 Campbellsville	4	–	3	7	–	4
Cumberland (TN)	4	–	3	6	–	5
Belhaven	2	–	5	4	–	6
Cumberland (KY)	1	–	6	3	–	7
Union (KY)	0	–	7	0	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1998 Mid-States Football Association standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mideast League
No. 12 Malone x^	5	–	1	7	–	4
No. 14 Tri-State ^	4	–	2	11	–	3
No. 17 Geneva	4	–	2	8	–	3
Tiffin	3	–	3	6	–	5
Walsh	2	–	4	6	–	5
Urbana	2	–	4	5	–	6
Saint Francis (IN)	1	–	5	2	–	8
Midwest League
No. 7 Taylor x^	6	–	0	8	–	3
No. 11 Olivet Nazarene ^	5	–	1	11	–	3
McKendree	3	–	3	6	–	4
St. Ambrose	2	–	4	5	–	5
Iowa Wesleyan	2	–	4	3	–	8
Trinity International	2	–	4	2	–	8
Saint Xavier	1	–	5	1	–	9

x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1998 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Hastings $^	6	–	0	10	–	1
Doane	4	–	2	5	–	4
No. 22 Northwestern (IA)	3	–	3	7	–	3
Nebraska Wesleyan	3	–	3	6	–	4
Midland	3	–	3	4	–	6
Concordia (NE)	2	–	4	4	–	5
Dana	0	–	6	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1998 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Mary +^	5	–	1	8	–	3
No. 6 Jamestown +^	5	–	1	8	–	2
Dickinson State	4	–	2	6	–	3
Minnesota–Crookston	3	–	3	6	–	4
Minot State	2	–	4	4	–	5
Mayville State	2	–	4	2	–	8
Valley City State	0	–	6	0	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1998 South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Sioux Falls $^	5	–	0	8	–	3
No. 13 Huron ^	4	–	1	10	–	3
Dakota State	3	–	2	7	–	3
Dakota Wesleyan	2	–	3	4	–	6
Black Hills State	1	–	4	1	–	9
South Dakota Tech	0	–	5	0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1998 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Azusa Pacific ^		–		12	–	2
No. 21 NW Oklahoma State		–		7	–	3
No. 25 Eastern Oregon		–		6	–	4
Clinch Valley		–		4	–	5
Peru State		–		4	–	5

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

Conference champions

Conference	Champion	Record
Frontier	Rocky Mountain	6–0
Heart of America	Benedictine	8–1
Kansas	Southwestern (KS)	7–1
Mid-South	Georgetown (KY) North Greenville	6–1
Mid-States	Mideast Division: Malone Midwest Division: Taylor	5–1 6–0
Nebraska-Iowa	Hastings	6–0
North Dakota	Jamestown Mary	5–1
South Dakota-Iowa	Sioux Falls	5–0

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

† demarcates Overtime
‡ Game played at Kankakee, Illinois

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References

↑ "1998 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
↑ "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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[1] "1998 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[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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