# 2014 NAIA football national championship

The 2014 NAIA football national championship was a four round sixteen team tournament played between November 22 through December 19 of 2014. The tournament concluded on December 19 with a single game played as the 59th Annual Russell Athletic NAIA Football National Championship. The game matched #8 Southern Oregon (12–2) against #7 Marian (11–2).
The championship game was played at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. A total of sixteen teams participated in the single-elimination tournament from across the country. Placement in the tournament was based on the final edition of the 2014 NAIA Coaches' Poll. This year's field included all but one of the top 17 teams from the final poll.
This was a new venue for the championship game, which had been contested for the past six years at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia.

## Scoring Summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Southern Oregon Raiders | Marian Knights |
| 1 | 13:42 | 5 | 44 | 1:18 | Southern Oregon Raiders | 48-yard field goal by Aldrick Rosas | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:58 | - | - | - | Southern Oregon Raiders | Interception returned 54 yards for touchdown by Julius Rucker, Aldrick Rosas kick Good | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | 7:58 | 9 | 75 | 4:00 | Marian Knights | Anthony Jones Jr. 22-yard touchdown reception from Hayden Northern, Martin Waddick kick Good | 10 | 7 |
| 1 | 6:30 | 4 | 65 | 1:28 | Southern Oregon Raiders | Melvin Mason 7-yard touchdown run, Aldrick Rosas kick Good | 17 | 7 |
| 1 | 0:00 | 6 | 26 | 1:53 | Southern Oregon Raiders | Melvin Mason 1-yard touchdown run, Aldrick Rosas kick Good | 24 | 7 |
| 1 | 11:28 | 3 | 61 | 1:14 | Southern Oregon Raiders | Melvin Mason 64-yard touchdown reception from Austin Dodge, Aldrick Rosas kick Good | 31 | 7 |
| 2 | 7:08 | 13 | 54 | 4:20 | Marian Knights | 38-yard field goal by Martin Waddick | 31 | 10 |
| 2 | 4:42 | 6 | 66 | 2:26 | Southern Oregon Raiders | Melvin Mason 8-yard touchdown run, Aldrick Rosas kick Good | 38 | 10 |
| 3 | 8:23 | 7 | 76 | 2:45 | Marian Knights | Anthony Jones Jr. 12-yard touchdown reception from Hayden Northern, Martin Waddick kick Good | 38 | 17 |
| 3 | 4:58 | 4 | 34 | 1:42 | Marian Knights | Krishawn Hogan 32-yard touchdown reception from Hayden Northern, Martin Waddick kick Good | 38 | 24 |
| 4 | 14:49 | 11 | 57 | 2:52 | Southern Oregon Raiders | Ryan Retzlaff 9-yard touchdown reception from Austin Dodge, Aldrick Rosas kick Good | 45 | 24 |
| 4 | 14:37 | 1 | 75 | 0:12 | Marian Knights | Anthony Jones Jr. 75-yard touchdown reception from Hayden Northern, Martin Waddick kick Good | 45 | 31 |
| 4 | 10:28 | 12 | 57 | 4:09 | Southern Oregon Raiders | 38-yard field goal by Aldrick Rosas | 48 | 31 |
| 4 | 8:35 | 1 | 51 | 0:15 | Southern Oregon Raiders | Dylan Young 36-yard touchdown reception from Austin Dodge, Aldrick Rosas kick Good | 55 | 31 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | Southern Oregon Raiders | Marian Knights |

## Tournament bracket

| 1st Round November 22 | 1st Round November 22 | 1st Round November 22 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Semifinals December 6 | Semifinals December 6 | Semifinals December 6 | | Championship December 19 | Championship December 19 | Championship December 19 |
| 4 | Morningside (IA) (9–1) | 42 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ottawa (KS) (9–2) | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ottawa (KS) (9–2) | 21 | 4 | Morningside (IA) (10–1) | 56 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Missouri Valley (MO) (9–2) | 28 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri Valley (MO) (8–2) | 20 | 5 | Missouri Valley (MO) (9–2) | 28 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Northwestern (IA) (8–2) | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Northwestern (IA) (8–2) | 17 | | | | 4 | Morningside (IA) (11–1) | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Marian (IN) (10–2) | 41 | | | | |
| 2 | Grand View (IA) (9–1) | 38 | | | | | | | 7 | Marian (IN) (10–2) | 41 | | | | |
| 16 | Langston (OK) (7–3) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Langston (OK) (7–3) | 3 | 2 | Grand View (IA) (10–1) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Marian (IN) (9–2) | 34 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Marian (IN) (8–2) | 34 | 7 | Marian (IN) (9–2) | 34 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Georgetown (KY) (8–2) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Georgetown (KY) (8–2) | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 | Marian (IN) (11–2) | 31 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Southern Oregon (12–2) | 55 |
| 3 | St. Xavier (IL) (8–2) | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Southern Oregon (12–2) | 55 |
| 17 | Campbellsville (KY) (7–3) | 35 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Campbellsville (KY) (7–3) | 35 | 3 | St. Xavier (IL) (9–2) | 30 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Lindsey Wilson (KY) (10–2) | 17 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lindsey Wilson (KY) (9–2) | 20 | 6 | Lindsey Wilson (KY) (10–2) | 17 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Faulkner (AL) (9–2) | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Faulkner (AL) (9–2) | 17 | | | | 3 | St. Xavier (IL) (10–2) | 37 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Southern Oregon (11–2) | 62 | | | | |
| 1 | Carroll (MT) (9–1) | 49 | | | | | | | 8 | Southern Oregon (11–2) | 62 | | | | |
| 14 | Valley City State (ND) (9–1) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Valley City State (ND) (9–1) | 0 | 1 | Carroll (MT) (10–1) | 42 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Southern Oregon (10–2) | 45 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Southern Oregon (9–2) | 44 | 8 | Southern Oregon (10–2) | 45 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) (9–1) | 26 | | | | | | | | | | |
* * denotes OT.