1998 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1998
PostseasonNovember 21–December 19, 1998
National ChampionshipJim Carroll Stadium
Savannah, TN
ChampionAzusa Pacific
Player of the YearJack 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.[1]

Azusa Pacific defeated Olivet Nazarene in the championship game, 17–14, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Jack Williams, running back from Azusa Pacific, was named the 1998 NAIA Football Player of the Year.

Conference standings

1998 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Central Washington $   4 – 1     7 – 4  
Western Washington   3 – 2     5 – 5  
Humboldt State   3 – 2     4 – 7  
Western Oregon   2 – 3     4 – 5  
Southern Oregon   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Simon Fraser   1 – 4     3 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1998 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Rocky Mountain $^   6 – 0     9 – 1  
Montana Tech   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Western Montana   2 – 4     2 – 7  
Carroll (MT)   1 – 5     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1998 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Benedictine (KS) $   8 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 16 Lindenwood ^   7 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 23 Missouri Valley   6 – 3     7 – 3  
Evangel   5 – 4     5 – 4  
MidAmerica Nazarene   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Baker   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Graceland   4 – 5     4 – 6  
William Jewell   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Culver–Stockton   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Central Methodist   0 – 9     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1998 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Southwestern (KS) $^   7 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 19 Ottawa   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Bethany (KS)   5 – 3     6 – 3  
Kansas Wesleyan   4 – 4     5 – 4  
Bethel (KS)   4 – 4     5 – 5  
McPherson   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Sterling   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Friends   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Tabor   1 – 7     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1998 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Georgetown (KY) +^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 20 North Greenville +   6 – 1     7 – 3  
No. 18 Lambuth   5 – 2     7 – 3  
No. 24 Campbellsville   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Cumberland (TN)   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Belhaven   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Cumberland (KY)   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Union (KY)   0 – 7     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1998 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
No. 12 Malone x^   5 – 1     7 – 4  
No. 14 Tri-State ^   4 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 17 Geneva   4 – 2     8 – 3  
Tiffin   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Walsh   2 – 4     6 – 5  
Urbana   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Saint Francis (IN)   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Midwest League
No. 7 Taylor x^   6 – 0     8 – 3  
No. 11 Olivet Nazarene ^   5 – 1     11 – 3  
McKendree   3 – 3     6 – 4  
St. Ambrose   2 – 4     5 – 5  
Iowa Wesleyan   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Trinity International   2 – 4     2 – 8  
Saint Xavier   1 – 5     1 – 9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1998 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Hastings $^   6 – 0     10 – 1  
Doane   4 – 2     5 – 4  
No. 22 Northwestern (IA)   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Nebraska Wesleyan   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Midland   3 – 3     4 – 6  
Concordia (NE)   2 – 4     4 – 5  
Dana   0 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1998 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Mary +^   5 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 6 Jamestown +^   5 – 1     8 – 2  
Dickinson State   4 – 2     6 – 3  
Minnesota–Crookston   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Minot State   2 – 4     4 – 5  
Mayville State   2 – 4     2 – 8  
Valley City State   0 – 6     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1998 South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Sioux Falls $^   5 – 0     8 – 3  
No. 13 Huron ^   4 – 1     10 – 3  
Dakota State   3 – 2     7 – 3  
Dakota Wesleyan   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Black Hills State   1 – 4     1 – 9  
South Dakota Tech   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1998 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
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

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Frontier Rocky Mountain 6–0
Heart of America Benedictine 8–1
Kansas Southwestern (KS) 7–1
Mid-South Georgetown (KY)
North Greenville 		6–1
Mid-States Mideast Division: Malone
Midwest Division: Taylor 		5–1
6–0
Nebraska-Iowa Hastings 6–0
North Dakota Jamestown
Mary 		5–1
South Dakota-Iowa Sioux Falls 5–0

Postseason

First Round
November 21, 1998
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
November 21, 1998
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 5, 1998
Campus sites 		Championship
December 19, 1998
Savannah, TN
            
  Benedictine (KS)* 28
  Tri-State 33
  Tri-State 37
  Georgetown (KY)* 23
  Georgetown (KY)* 46
  Malone 41
  Tri-State 28
  Olivet Nazarene ‡ 33
  Hastings* 26
  Olivet Nazarene 32
  Olivet Nazarene 37
  Sioux Falls* 34
  Sioux Falls* 29
  Mary 25
  Olivet Nazarene 14
  Azusa Pacific 17
  Southwestern (KS)* 12
  Lindenwood 10
  Southwestern (KS) 6
  Huron* 52
  Jamestown* 19
  Huron 61
  Huron 24
  Azusa Pacific* 26
  Rocky Mountain* 38
  Central Washington 41†
  Central Washington 28
  Azusa Pacific* 35
  Azusa Pacific* 31
  Taylor 28

See also

References

  1. ^ "1998 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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