2015 NAIA football national championship

August 2023 NAIA Football National Championship Waste Pro File:Logo Representing the NAIA 2015 Football Championship.jpg December 19 2015 2015 Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, Florida Marian University Marian Knights 11–2 6 Mark Henninger 0 14 0 17 Southern Oregon Southern Oregon Raiders 11–2 7 Craig Howard 0 0 0 14 Krishawn Hogan (Marian) - OOPDewayne Beckford (Marian) - ODP 3,500 ESPN3 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.http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=210463689 Waste Pro Becomes 2015 NAIA Football Championship Title Sponsor October 31, 2015 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 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.2015 NAIA FCS Semifinals Recap National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics December 5, 2015 http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=210563494 December 5, 2015 Marian (IN) Wins Second Football National Championship National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics December 19, 2015 http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=210593935 December 19, 2015 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.http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=210501226 2015 NAIA FCS First Round Pairings Announced November 15, 2015 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Quarterfinal pairings were announced by the NAIA on November 22, a day after the first round results were known.http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=210521209 2015 NAIA FCS Quarterfinal Pairings Announced November 22, 2015 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Semifinal pairings were finalized by the NAIA on November 28, after the quarterfinal results were known.http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=210232401 2015 Schedule / Results November 28, 2015 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 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 Southern Oregon Raiders Marian Knights Florida 2 4:55 Marian Knights 13 77 5:59 RushTD Maurice Woodard 19 Matt Plesac Good 0 7 2 1:05 Marian Knights 7 44 2:58 RushTD Krishawn Hogan 2 Matt Plesac Good 0 14 4 14:20 Marian Knights 8 69 4:26 RushTD Maurice Woodard 18 Matt Plesac Good 0 21 4 11:28 Southern Oregon Raiders 10 84 2:52 RecTD Matt Retzlaff Jeremy Scottow 32 Marcus Montano Good 7 21 4 8:02 Marian Knights 6 87 3:26 RecTD Krishawn Hogan Hayden Northern 55 Matt Plesac Good 7 28 4 5:36 Marian Knights 4 -4 2:00 FG 37 Matt Plesac Good 7 31 4 0:50 Southern Oregon Raiders 5 44 0:51 RecTD Matt Retzlaff Tanner Trosin 10 Marcus Montano Good 14 31 Southern Oregon Raiders Marian Knights http://www.mid-statesfootball.org/stats/2015/soumar.htm Southern Oregon vs Marian MidStatesFootballOrg November 25, 2024 October 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171020221545/http://www.mid-statesfootball.org/stats/2015/soumar.htm bot: unknown Tournament bracket 1st RoundNovember 21 QuarterfinalsNovember 28 SemifinalsDecember 5 ChampionshipDecember 19 high 4 Saint Francis (IN) (9–0) 37 12 2015 Reinhardt University Eagles Reinhardt University Reinhardt (GA) (9–1) 26 5 2015 Montana Tech Orediggers Montana Tech Montana Tech (9–1) 44 18 2015 Dickinson State Blue Hawks Dickinson State University Dickinson State (ND) (8–2) 10 3 2015 Grand View Vikings Grand View University Grand View (IA) (10–1) 16 13 2015 Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders Lindsey Wilson College Lindsey Wilson (KY) (8–2) 13 6 Marian (IN) (8–2) 44 11 2015 Campbellsville Tigers Campbellsville University Campbellsville (KY) (8–2) 7 1 2015 Morningside Mustangs Morningside College Morningside (IA) (10–1) 75* 16 2015 Saint Xavier Cougars Saint Xavier University Saint Xavier (IL) (7–3) 69 8 2015 Tabor Bluejays Tabor College (Kansas) Tabor (KS) (10–1) 16 9 2015 Doane Tigers Doane College Doane (NE) (9–1) 14 2 2015 Baker Wildcats Baker University Baker (KS) (10–1) 68 17 2015 Point University Skyhawks Point University Point (GA) (8–2) 21 7 2015 Southern Oregon Raiders Southern Oregon University Southern Oregon (8–2) 52 10 2015 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes Kansas Wesleyan University Kansas Wesleyan (10–1) 8 4 Saint Francis (IN) (10–0) 42 5 2015 Montana Tech Orediggers Montana Tech Montana Tech (10–1) 20 3 2015 Grand View Vikings Grand View University Grand View (IA) (11–1) 3 6 Marian (IN) (9–2) 30 1 2015 Morningside Mustangs Morningside College Morningside (IA) (11–1) 51 8 2015 Tabor Bluejays Tabor College (Kansas) Tabor (KS) (11–1) 6 2 2015 Baker Wildcats Baker University Baker (KS) (11–1) 19 7 2015 Southern Oregon Raiders Southern Oregon University Southern Oregon (9–2) 24 4 Saint Francis (IN) (11–0) 14 6 Marian (IN) (10–2) 45 1 2015 Morningside Mustangs Morningside College Morningside (IA) (12–1) 27 7 2015 Southern Oregon Raiders Southern Oregon University Southern Oregon (10–2) 30 6 Marian (IN) (11–2) 31 7 2015 Southern Oregon Raiders Southern Oregon University Southern Oregon (11–2) 14 * denotes OT References 30em * Category:NAIA football national championship Category:Southern Oregon Raiders football Category:Marian Knights football Category:Organized events in Daytona Beach, Florida NAIA Football National Championship NAIA Football National Championship