NAIA independent football schools

NAIA independent football schools are four-year institutional members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that play college football independent of any formal conference affiliation.^[1] In sports other than football, these schools compete in a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA called Continental Athletic Conference.

NAIA football independents

Currently, no schools compete as NAIA independents in football. The most recent football independent was Simpson University, who competed as such during the 2024 football season; however, they joined the Frontier Conference as a football affiliate for 2025 and beyond.

Yearly records

NAIA Division II independents (1970–1996)

NAIA independents (1997–present)



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 McKendree ^		–		8	–	2
No. 18 Clinch Valley		–		6	–	3
Peru State		–		6	–	4
NW Oklahoma State		–		5	–	5
Azusa Pacific		–		4	–	5
Eastern Oregon		–		4	–	6

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Azusa Pacific ^		–		12	–	2
No. 21 NW Oklahoma State		–		7	–	3
No. 25 Eastern Oregon		–		6	–	4
Clinch Valley		–		4	–	5
Peru State		–		4	–	5

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 NW Oklahoma State ^		–		13	–	0
No. 7 Azusa Pacific ^		–		9	–	3
Southern Oregon		–		7	–	2
Virginia–Wise		–		6	–	3
Peru State		–		3	–	7

^ – NAIA playoff participant



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Azusa Pacific ^		–		6	–	4
Southern Oregon		–		5	–	4
Virginia–Wise		–		3	–	7

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Southern Oregon ^		–		9	–	2
Virginia–Wise		–		6	–	4
Azusa Pacific		–		4	–	5
Paul Quinn		–		3	–	4
Edward Waters		–		2	–	8

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Azusa Pacific		–		9	–	1
No. 6 Southern Oregon ^		–		8	–	3
Paul Quinn		–		7	–	4
Edward Waters		–		6	–	4
Morningside		–		5	–	5
Allen		–		0	–	7

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Azusa Pacific ^		–		8	–	2
Edward Waters		–		7	–	4
Texas College		–		7	–	3
Southern Oregon		–		5	–	4
Allen		–		4	–	6
Webber International		–		3	–	7
Paul Quinn		–		1	–	6
Southern Virginia		–		0	–	10
Waldorf		–		0	–	11

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Azusa Pacific ^		–		11	–	3
Edward Waters		–		7	–	3
Eastern Oregon		–		6	–	4
Texas College		–		5	–	6
Webber International		–		4	–	5
Southern Oregon		–		3	–	6
Waldorf		–		3	–	7
Allen		–		2	–	6
Paul Quinn		–		1	–	7
Southern Virginia		–		0	–	8

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
Webber International *		–		6	–	2
Eastern Oregon		–		6	–	3
No. 12 Azusa Pacific ^		–		6	–	4
Allen		–		4	–	4
Southern Virginia *		–		3	–	5
Paul Quinn		–		3	–	6
Edward Waters		–		2	–	7
SAGU		–		2	–	8
Waldorf		–		2	–	9
Seton Hill		–		1	–	9
Southern Oregon		–		1	–	9

^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Webber International later forfeited two wins and Southern Virginia forfeited three. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
Webber International		–		5	–	5
Langston		–		5	–	4
Southern Oregon		–		3	–	6
Azusa Pacific		–		3	–	7
Paul Quinn		–		2	–	6
Southern Virginia *		–		2	–	7
SAGU		–		2	–	8
Waldorf		–		2	–	8
Haskell		–		2	–	9
Seton Hill		–		2	–	9
Edward Waters		–		1	–	9

* – Southern Virginia later forfeited a win.



Team	W		L	W		L
Southern Oregon		–		5	–	4
No. 21 Azusa Pacific		–		6	–	5
Peru State		–		6	–	5
Edward Waters		–		5	–	6
Southern Virginia		–		4	–	5
Webber International		–		3	–	6
Haskell		–		2	–	8
Waldorf		–		2	–	9
SAGU		–		1	–	9
Faulkner		–		0	–	9

Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
SAGU		–		4	–	5
Peru State		–		4	–	6
Southern Oregon		–		3	–	7
Southern Virginia		–		3	–	8
Webber International		–		3	–	8
Azusa Pacific		–		2	–	8
Edward Waters		–		2	–	8
Grand View		–		2	–	8
Haskell		–		2	–	9
Kentucky Christian		–		1	–	9
Waldorf		–		1	–	10



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 24 Ohio Dominican		–		7	–	3
Peru State		–		7	–	4
Webber International		–		4	–	6
Haskell		–		3	–	7
Azusa Pacific		–		3	–	8
Southern Oregon		–		2	–	7
Southern Virginia		–		0	–	8
Edward Waters		–		0	–	10

Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Azusa Pacific ^		–		7	–	3
No. 25 Webber International		–		7	–	4
Menlo		–		4	–	7
Peru State		–		4	–	7
Southern Oregon		–		3	–	7
Southern Virginia		–		3	–	7
Haskell		–		1	–	9
Edward Waters		–		0	–	8

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Valley City State ^		–		9	–	2
No. 5 Azusa Pacific ^		–		9	–	3
Menlo		–		5	–	5
Southern Oregon		–		5	–	5
Mayville State		–		5	–	6
Walsh		–		5	–	6
Dickinson State		–		4	–	6
Edward Waters		–		4	–	6
Malone		–		4	–	7
Robert Morris (IL)		–		4	–	6
Webber International		–		4	–	6
Jamestown		–		3	–	7
Southern Virginia		–		2	–	7
West Virginia Tech		–		1	–	9
Dakota State		–		1	–	10
Ave Maria		–		0	–	9
Haskell		–		0	–	11

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
Robert Morris (IL)		–		8	–	3
No. 24 Valley City State		–		7	–	3
Bacone		–		7	–	4
Langston		–		6	–	4
Edward Waters		–		5	–	6
Jamestown		–		4	–	6
Lindenwood–Belleville		–		4	–	6
Mayville State		–		4	–	6
Menlo		–		4	–	6
SAGU		–		4	–	6
Southern Virginia		–		4	–	6
Webber International		–		4	–	6
Point		–		2	–	8
Wayland Baptist		–		2	–	8
Dakota State		–		2	–	9
Texas College		–		2	–	9
Ave Maria		–		1	–	7
Haskell		–		1	–	8

Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll



Team	W		L	W		L
Ave Maria		–		8	–	2
Menlo		–		5	–	5
Webber International		–		5	–	5
Lindenwood–Belleville		–		4	–	7
Point		–		3	–	7
Edward Waters		–		2	–	9
Haskell		–		1	–	7
Warner		–		1	–	10



Team	W		L	W		L
Menlo		–		3	–	8
Arizona Christian		–		2	–	7
Lindenwood–Belleville		–		2	–	8
Missouri Baptist		–		1	–	10
Haskell		–		0	–	9



Team	W		L	W		L
Davenport		–		5	–	5



Team	W		L	W		L
Indiana Wesleyan		–		7	–	3
Lawrence Tech		–		5	–	3
Allen		–		2	–	6



Team	W		L	W		L
Allen		–		3	–	6
Edward Waters		–		1	–	10



Team	W		L	W		L
Edward Waters		–		1	–	2
Madonna		–		0	–	4



Team	W		L	W		L
Arkansas Baptist		–		0	–	7



Team	W		L	W		L
North American		–		3	–	9
Arkansas Baptist		–		1	–	7



Team	W		L	W		L
Simpson (CA)		–		0	–	9

Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

References

^ "Football Qualification Plan 2007" (PDF). NAIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.

[1] "Football Qualification Plan 2007" (PDF). NAIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.

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NAIA conferences
Single Division	American Midwest Conference Appalachian Athletic Conference^† California Pacific Conference Cascade Collegiate Conference Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Continental Athletic Conference (Independent schools) Crossroads League Frontier Conference^† Great Plains Athletic Conference^† Great Southwest Athletic Conference HBCU Athletic Conference Heart of America Athletic Conference^† Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference^† Mid-South Conference^† Red River Athletic Conference River States Conference Sooner Athletic Conference^† Southern States Athletic Conference Sun Conference^† Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Football-only	Mid-States Football Association^† ^†
Lacrosse-only	National Women's Lacrosse League
^†Conference sponsors football

NAIA football independents

Yearly records

NAIA Division II independents (1970–1996)

NAIA independents (1997–present)

See also

References