2013 NAIA football national championship

2013 Russell Athletic NAIA Football National Championship
Grand View Vikings Cumberlands Patriots (13–0) (13–0) 35 23 Head coach:  Mike Woodley Head coach:  John Bland Coaches 2 Coaches 1
1 2 3 4 Total Grand View 14 7 0 14 35 Cumberlands 3 14 0 6 23
Date	December 21, 2013
Season	2013
Stadium	Barron Stadium
Location	Rome, Georgia
MVP	Derek Fulton, Grand View (Offense) Jason Gladfelder, Grand View (Defense)
Attendance	5,295
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The 2013 NAIA football national championship was a four-round sixteen team tournament played between November 23 through December 21 of 2013. The tournament concluded on December 21 with a single game played as the 58th Annual Russell Athletic NAIA Football National Championship. The game matched two undefeated teams: #1 Cumberlands Patriots (13-0) against #2 Grand View Vikings. ^[1]

The championship game was played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. A total of sixteen teams participated in the single-elimination tournament from across the country. Placement in the tournament was based on the final edition of the 2013 NAIA Coaches' Poll. This year's field included the top 16 teams from the final poll. ^[2]

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Grand View Vikings Cumberlands Patriots 1 11:49 8 60 1:03 Grand View Vikings Keonte White 59-yard touchdown reception from Derek Fulton, Kody Wilkie kick Good 7 0 1 6:37 9 54 5:12 Cumberlands Patriots 22-yard field goal by Al Merrick 7 3 1 3:08 9 75 3:29 Grand View Vikings Taylor Goebel 7-yard touchdown reception from Derek Fulton, Kody Wilkie kick Good 14 3 2 14:26 6 61 1:31 Grand View Vikings Davion Hurst 2-yard touchdown reception from Derek Fulton, Kody Wilkie kick Good 21 3 2 11:32 8 77 2:54 Cumberlands Patriots D'Angelo Jordan 45-yard touchdown run, Al Merrick kick Good 21 10 2 6:34 11 69 4:33 Cumberlands Patriots Adam Craig 1-yard touchdown run, Al Merrick kick Good 21 17 4 12:44 3 27 1:17 Grand View Vikings Brady Roland 4-yard touchdown reception from Derek Fulton, Kody Wilkie kick Good 28 17 4 7:28 10 63 5:16 Cumberlands Patriots Adam Craig 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point Jonathan Morrell Rush Failed 28 23 4 4:53 5 56 2:35 Grand View Vikings Derek Fulton 1-yard touchdown run, Kody Wilkie kick Good 35 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. Grand View Vikings Cumberlands Patriots

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Tournament bracket

	1st Round November 23					Quarterfinals November 30					Semifinals December 7					Championship December 21
	1	Cumberlands (KY) (10–0)	56
	16	St. Ambrose (IA) (7–3)	28
						1	Cumberlands (KY) (11–0)	28
						6	Saint Francis (IN) (9–2)	14
	6	Saint Francis (IN) (8–2)	20
	9	Faulkner (AL) (9–2)	13
											1	Cumberlands (KY) (12–0)	34*
											3	Carroll (MT) (12–1)	27
	3	Carroll (MT) (10–1)	38
	13(T)	Georgetown (KY) (7–3)	28
						3	Carroll (MT) (11–1)	27
						7	Missouri Valley (MO) (9–2)	3
	7	Missouri Valley (MO) (8–2)	38
	12	Northwestern (IA) (8–2)	13
																1	Cumberlands (KY) (13–0)	23
																2	Grand View (IA) (13–0)	35
	2	Grand View (IA) (10–0)	38
	15	Ottawa (KS) (8–3)	13
						2	Grand View (IA) (11–0)	44
						11	11 Tabor (KS) (10–2)	24
	8	Benedictine (KS) (10–1)	13
	11	Tabor (KS) (9–2)	14
											2	Grand View (IA) (12–0)	35
											5	Morningside (IA) (11–1)	0
	4	Baker (KS) (10–1)	10
	13(T)	Sterling (KS) (9–2)	7
						4	Baker (KS) (11–1)	28
						5	Morningside (IA) (10–1)	36
	5	Morningside (IA) (9–1)	40
	10	Rocky Mountain (MT) (8–3)	21

•  * denotes OT.

References

1. "Cumberlands (KY) vs Grand View (IA)". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 21, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
2. "NAIA Football National Championships results". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics . Retrieved December 22, 2013.
3. "Grand View vs Cumberlands". NAIA.