1998 NAIA football season

College football season August 2023 1998 August–November 1998 November 21–December 19, 1998 Jim Carroll StadiumSavannah, TN Azusa Pacific Jack Williams(RB, Azusa Pacific) 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. The season was played from August to November 1998, culminating in the 1998 NAIA Football National Championship, played this year on December 19, 1998, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee.1998 NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1998_NAIA_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com December 7, 2015 Azusa Pacific defeated Olivet Nazarene in the championship game, 17–14, to win their first NAIA national title.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA December 7, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead Jack Williams, running back from Azusa Pacific, was named the 1998 NAIA Football Player of the Year. Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion RecordFrontierRocky Mountain6–0 Heart of America Benedictine 8–1 Kansas Southwestern (KS) 7–1 Mid-South Georgetown (KY)North Greenville 6–1 Mid-States Mideast Division: MaloneMidwest Division: Taylor 5–16–0 Nebraska-Iowa Hastings 6–0 North Dakota JamestownMary 5–1 South Dakota-Iowa Sioux Falls 5–0 Postseason First RoundNovember 21, 1998Campus sites QuarterfinalsNovember 21, 1998Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 5, 1998Campus sites ChampionshipDecember 19, 1998Savannah, TN 170 5 1998 Benedictine Ravens Benedictine (KS)* 28 14 1998 Tri-State Thunder Tri-State 33 9 1998 Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY)* 46 12 1998 Malone Pioneers Malone 41 1 1998 Hastings Broncos Hastings* 26 11 1998 Olivet Nazarene Tigers Olivet Nazarene 32 4 1998 Sioux Falls Cougars Sioux Falls* 29 10 1998 Mary Marauders Mary 25 3 1998 Southwestern Moundbuilders Southwestern (KS)* 12 16 1998 Lindenwood Lions Lindenwood 10 6 1998 Jamestown Jimmies Jamestown* 19 13 1998 Huron Screaming Eagles Huron 61 2 1998 Rocky Mountain Battlin' Bears Rocky Mountain* 38 15 1998 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington 41† 8 Azusa Pacific* 31 7 1998 Taylor Trojans Taylor 28 14 Tri-State 37 9 Georgetown (KY)* 23 11 Olivet Nazarene 37 4 Sioux Falls* 34 3 Southwestern (KS) 6 13 Huron* 52 15 Central Washington 28 8 Azusa Pacific* 35 14 Tri-State 28 11 Olivet Nazarene ‡ 33 13 Huron 24 8 Azusa Pacific* 26 11 Olivet Nazarene 14 8 Azusa Pacific 17 † demarcates Overtime ‡ Game played at Kankakee, Illinois See also 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1998 NCAA Division II football season 1998 NCAA Division III football season References Category:NAIA football national championship