2015 NAIA football season

2015 NAIA football season
National Championship	Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL December 19, 2015
Champion	Marian (IN)
Player of the Year	Ryan Kasdorf (quarterback, Morningside)
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The 2015 NAIA football season was the component of the 2015 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 19, at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Marian Knights defeated the Southern Oregon Raiders, 31–14, in the title game to win the program's second NAIA championship. ^[1]

Conference standings

2015 Central States Football League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 22 Arizona Christian $   6 – 0     6 – 3   Langston   5 – 1     7 – 3   SAGU   4 – 2     8 – 3   Wayland Baptist   2 – 4     4 – 6   Texas College   2 – 4     2 – 8   Bacone   2 – 4     2 – 9   Lyon   0 – 6     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2015 Frontier Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 7 Montana Tech $^   9 – 1     10 – 2   No. 2 Southern Oregon ^   8 – 2     11 – 3   No. 16 Montana Western   7 – 3     7 – 3   Rocky Mountain   4 – 6     5 – 6   Carroll (MT)   4 – 6     4 – 6   College of Idaho   4 – 6     4 – 7   Eastern Oregon   4 – 6     4 – 7   MSU Northern   0 – 10     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2015 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Morningside $^   9 – 0     12 – 2   No. 9 Doane ^   8 – 1     9 – 2   No. 15 Dakota Wesleyan   7 – 2     9 – 2   Concordia (NE)   5 – 4     6 – 4   Northwestern (IA)   5 – 4     6 – 4   Hastings   4 – 5     5 – 5   Nebraska Wesleyan   3 – 6     4 – 6   Briar Cliff   2 – 7     3 – 8   Dordt   1 – 8     2 – 9   Midland   1 – 8     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2015 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North No. 6 Grand View x^   5 – 0     11 – 2   No. 20 Benedictine (KS)   3 – 2     7 – 4   Peru State   3 – 2     7 – 4   No. 25 William Penn   3 – 2     7 – 4   Graceland   1 – 4     2 – 9   Culver–Stockton   0 – 5     1 – 11   South No. 5 Baker x^   5 – 0     11 – 2   MidAmerica Nazarene   4 – 1     6 – 5   Missouri Valley   3 – 2     6 – 5   Avila   2 – 3     3 – 8   Central Methodist   1 – 4     3 – 8   Evangel   0 – 5     3 – 8   x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2015 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Tabor $^   9 – 0     11 – 2   No. 14 Kansas Wesleyan ^   8 – 1     10 – 2   Sterling   7 – 2     7 – 3   Ottawa   6 – 3     6 – 4   Bethel (KS)   3 – 6     3 – 7   Bethany (KS)   3 – 6     3 – 8   Friends   3 – 6     3 – 8   Saint Mary (KS)   3 – 6     3 – 8   Southwestern (KS)   3 – 6     3 – 8   McPherson   0 – 9     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2015 Mid-South Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 25 Georgetown (KY) x   5 – 0     6 – 4   Cumberlands (KY)   4 – 1     7 – 3   Pikeville   3 – 2     4 – 7   Kentucky Christian   2 – 3     2 – 9   Union (KY)   1 – 4     1 – 9   Bluefield   0 – 5     1 – 10   West Division No. 11 Campbellsville x^   5 – 0     8 – 3   No. 10 Reinhardt ^   4 – 1     9 – 2   No. 13 Lindsey Wilson ^   3 – 2     8 – 3   No. 23 Faulkner   2 – 3     7 – 3   Bethel (TN)   1 – 4     4 – 7   Cumberland (TN)   0 – 5     3 – 8   x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2015 Mid-States Football Association standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Mideast League No. 4 Saint Francis (IN) x^   6 – 0     11 – 1   No. 1 Marian (IN) ^   5 – 1     12 – 2   Taylor   4 – 2     7 – 3   Concordia (MI)   2 – 4     5 – 6   Siena Heights   2 – 4     4 – 6   Lindenwood–Belleville   2 – 4     4 – 6   Missouri Baptist   0 – 6     0 – 10   Midwest League No. 18 St. Francis (IL) x   4 – 1     8 – 3   No. 12 Saint Xavier x^   4 – 1     7 – 4   No. 20 St. Ambrose   3 – 2     8 – 2   Robert Morris (IL)   3 – 2     6 – 4   Olivet Nazarene   1 – 4     3 – 8   Trinity International   0 – 5     2 – 9   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2015 North Star Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 18 Dickinson State $^   5 – 1     8 – 3   Valley City State   4 – 2     7 – 3   Dakota State   4 – 2     6 – 5   Mayville State   3 – 3     5 – 5   Jamestown   3 – 3     4 – 6   Waldorf   2 – 4     3 – 7   Presentation   0 – 6     3 – 6   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2015 Sun Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 17 Point $^*   5 – 0     9 – 3   Southeastern   4 – 1     9 – 2   Webber International   3 – 2     6 – 4   Ave Maria   2 – 3     4 – 7   Edward Waters   1 – 4     4 – 7   Warner   0 – 5     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Point later forfeited their win over Southeastern. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason

Main article: 2015 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings

Main article: 2015 NAIA football rankings

References

1. Chris Boyle (December 20, 2015). "Marian wins 2nd title in years". The Indianapolis Star. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.