1991 NAIA Division I football season

The 1991 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1991 college football season in the United States and the 36th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 22nd season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1991 and culminated in the 1991 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1991 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 14, 1991 at McPherson Stadium in Wilberforce, Ohio, on the campus of Central State University.[1]

Central Arkansas defeated Central State (OH), the defending national champions, in the Champion Bowl, 19–16, to win their third NAIA national title.[2] It was the Bears' first non-shared national title.

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Central Arkansas 5–0–1
NIC Minnesota–Duluth 4–1
Oklahoma Northeastern State 5–0
South Atlantic Carson–Newman
WVIAC Shepherd 7–0

Postseason

Quarterfinals
November 23, 1991
Campus sites
Semifinals
December 7, 1991
Campus sites
1991 Champion Bowl
December 14, 1991
Wilberforce, OH
         
Iowa Wesleyan 14
Moorhead State (MN)* 47
Moorhead State (MN) 18
Central Arkansas* 38
Central Arkansas 30
Northeastern State* 14
Central Arkansas 19
Central State (OH)* 16
Carson–Newman 21
Western State (CO)* 38
Western State (CO) 13
Central State (OH)* 20
Shepherd 22
Central State (OH)* 34

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. "1991 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
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