2015 NAIA football national championship

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2015 Waste Pro NAIA Football National Championship
Logo Representing the NAIA 2015 Football Championship.jpg
1234Total
Southern Oregon0001414
Marian01401731
DateDecember 19, 2015
Season 2015
Stadium Municipal Stadium
Location Daytona Beach, Florida
MVP Krishawn Hogan (Marian) - OOP
Dewayne Beckford (Marian) - ODP
Attendance3,500
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN3
NAIA Football National Championship
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The 2015 NAIA football national championship was a four-round, sixteen team tournament played between November 21 and December 19 of 2015. The tournament concluded on December 19 with a single game played as the 60th Annual NAIA Football National Championship Presented by Waste Pro. Waste Pro became the newest title game sponsor in an announcement made October 31, 1015. [1] The game matched #7 Southern Oregon (11–2) against #6 Marian (11–2) in a rematch between the two teams that met in the 2014 championship game. Marian was making its third appearance in the last four years of the championship event. In a reversal of last year's outcome, Marian prevailed 31-14 to win their second national title in the past four years. [2] [3]

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The championship game was played at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. A total of sixteen teams were selected to participate in the single-elimination tournament from across the country. The field included ten conference champions who received automatic bids. The field was filled with at-large selections that were awarded to the highest ranked teams that were not conference champions. Seeding was based on the final edition of the 2015 NAIA Coaches' Poll, with certain minor modifications given based on geographic considerations. [4]

Quarterfinal pairings were announced by the NAIA on November 22, a day after the first round results were known. [5]

Semifinal pairings were finalized by the NAIA on November 28, after the quarterfinal results were known. [6]

This was the 2nd time the championship game was played at this venue after the prior six games were played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia.

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP Southern Oregon RaidersMarian Knights
24:5513775:59Marian Knights Maurice Woodard 19-yard touchdown run, Matt Plesac kick Good07
21:057442:58Marian Knights Krishawn Hogan 2-yard touchdown run, Matt Plesac kick Good014
414:208694:26Marian Knights Maurice Woodard 18-yard touchdown run, Matt Plesac kick Good021
411:2810842:52Southern Oregon Raiders Matt Retzlaff 32-yard touchdown reception from Jeremy Scottow, Marcus Montano kick Good721
48:026873:26Marian Knights Krishawn Hogan 55-yard touchdown reception from Hayden Northern, Matt Plesac kick Good728
45:364-42:00Marian Knights37-yard field goal by Matt Plesac 731
40:505440:51Southern Oregon Raiders Matt Retzlaff 10-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Trosin, Marcus Montano kick Good1431
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.Southern Oregon RaidersMarian Knights

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Tournament bracket

1st Round
November 21
Quarterfinals
November 28
Semifinals
December 5
Championship
December 19
            
4 Saint Francis (IN) (90) 37
12 Reinhardt (GA) (91) 26
4 Saint Francis (IN) (100) 42
5 Montana Tech (101) 20
5 Montana Tech (91) 44
18 Dickinson State (ND) (82) 10
4 Saint Francis (IN) (110) 14
6 Marian (IN) (102) 45
3 Grand View (IA) (101) 16
13 Lindsey Wilson (KY) (82) 13
3 Grand View (IA) (111) 3
6 Marian (IN) (92) 30
6 Marian (IN) (82) 44
11 Campbellsville (KY) (82) 7
6 Marian (IN) (112) 31
7 Southern Oregon (112) 14
1 Morningside (IA) (101) 75*
16 Saint Xavier (IL) (73) 69
1 Morningside (IA) (111) 51
8 Tabor (KS) (111) 6
8 Tabor (KS) (101) 16
9 Doane (NE) (91) 14
1 Morningside (IA) (121) 27
7 Southern Oregon (102) 30
2 Baker (KS) (101) 68
17 Point (GA) (82) 21
2 Baker (KS) (111) 19
7 Southern Oregon (92) 24
7 Southern Oregon (82) 52
10 Kansas Wesleyan (101) 8
* denotes OT

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