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The 2023 NAIA football season was the component of the 2023 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States.
The regular season began on August 19 and culminated on November 11.[1]
The playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, began on November 18 and culminated with the championship game on December 18 at Durham County Memorial Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Membership changes
| School | Former conference | New conference |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Christian Firestorm | Sooner | Frontier |
| Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes | Independent | Sooner |
| Evangel Valor | Heart of America | Kansas |
| Iowa Wesleyan Tigers | North Star | School closed |
| Lyon Scots | Sooner | NCAA Division III independent |
| Missouri Baptist Spartans | Mid-States | Heart of America |
| Pikeville Bears | Mid-South | Appalachian |
| Presentation Saints | North Star | School closed |
| Thomas Night Hawks | New program | Sun |
| Thomas More Saints | Mid-South | Great Midwest (NCAA D-II) |
| Trinity International Trojans | Mid-States | Dropped athletics |
Headlines
- The NAIA Council of Presidents voted on and approved expanding the NAIA football playoffs from 16 to 20 teams effective for this season. Under the new format, there will be 13 automatic qualifiers, with 7 more at-large teams picked from the Top 25 teams in the final NAIA Coaches Poll, and the top 12 seeds will receive a bye in the first round.[2]
Conference standings
Postseason
Bracket
Rankings
Coaching changes
End of season
This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.
| School | Outgoing coach | Date | Reason | Replacement | Previous position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Valley | Paul Troth | November 15, 2023 | Resigned[3] | ||
| SAGU | Greg Ellis | November 27, 2023 | Resigned[4] | ||
| Madonna | Herb Haygood | December 1, 2023 | Accepted administration position[5] | ||
| Lawrence Tech | Avante Mitchell | Before December 19, 2023 | N/A[6] | Scott Merchant | Chippewa Valley HS (MI) head coach (2009–2023) |
See also
- 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season
- 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season
- 2023 NCAA Division II football season
- 2023 NCAA Division III football season
- 2023 U Sports football season
References
