# 2012 NAIA football season

The 2012 NAIA football season was the component of the 2012 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 13, at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The Marian Knights defeated the Morningside Mustang, in overtime by a score of 30–27, in the title game to win the program's first NAIA championship.

## Conference standings

2012 Frontier Conference football standings :
| 2012 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 Southern Oregon +^  8 –2  9 –3   No. 12 Montana Tech +^  8 –2  8 –3   No. 21 Carroll (MT)  7 –3  7 –4   Rocky Mountain  5 –5  6 –5   Eastern Oregon  4 –6  4 –6   Montana Western  4 –6  4 –6   Montana State–Northern  3 –7  3 –7   Dickinson State  1 –9  2 –9   + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2012 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 2 Morningside $^  9 –0  13 –1   No. 12 Northwestern (IA) ^  7 –2  9 –3   No. 20 Doane  6 –3  7 –3   Dakota Wesleyan  5 –4  6 –4   Hastings  5 –4  6 –4   Nebraska Wesleyan  5 –4  6 –4   Concordia (NE)  4 –5  5 –6   Midland  3 –6  4 –6   Briar Cliff  1 –8  1 –10   Dordt  0 –9  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2012 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 Missouri Valley $^  9 –0  12 –1   No. 12 MidAmerica Nazarene ^  8 –1  8 –3   No. 14 Baker ^  7 –2  8 –3   No. 23 Evangel  6 –3  7 –4   No. 22 Benedictine (KS)  5 –4  7 –4   Graceland  4 –5  6 –5   Peru State  3 –6  5 –6   Culver–Stockton  2* –7*  3* –8*   Avila  1* –8*  1* –10*   Central Methodist  0* –9*  0* –10*   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participant *Central Methodist and Avila later forfeited their wins, giving Culver–Stockton two wins and Avila a win over Central Methodist.Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |
| 2012 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 16 Ottawa $^  8 –1  8 –3   No. 18 Tabor  7 –1  8 –2   Kansas Wesleyan  6 –3  6 –5   Saint Mary (KS)  6 –3  6 –5   Friends  5 –4  6 –5   McPherson  4 –4  4 –5   Southwestern (KS)  3 –6  4 –7   Sterling  3 –6  3 –7   Bethany (KS)  2 –7  4 –7   Bethel (KS)  0 –9  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2012 Mid-South Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division No. 8 Georgetown (KY) x^  5 –0  10 –1   No. 7 Cumberlands (KY) ^  4 –1  10 –2   No. 25 Kentucky Christian  3 –2  7 –4   Union (KY)  1 –4  4 –7   Pikeville  1 –4  3 –8   Virginia–Wise  1 –4  3 –8   West Division No. 9 Bethel (TN) x^  6 –0  9 –4   No. 19 Cumberland (TN)  4 –2  8 –3   Belhaven  4 –2  6 –5   Faulkner  4 –2  6 –5   Campbellsville  2 –4  3 –8   Lindsey Wilson  1 –5  3 –8   Bluefield  0 –6  0 –11   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2012 Mid-States Football Association standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Mideast League No. 1 Marian (IN) x^  4 –1  12 –1   No. 4 Saint Xavier x^  4 –1  11 –2   No. 6 St. Francis (IN) x^  4 –1  9 –3   Siena Heights  2 –3  4 –6   Taylor  1 –4  4 –6   Concordia (MI)  0 –5  0 –9   Midwest League No. 10 St. Ambrose x^  5 –1  9 –2   No. 15 William Penn x^  5 –1  9 –3   No. 17 Grand View x  5 –1  8 –3   St. Francis (IL)  3 –3  6 –5   Trinity International  1 –5  4 –7   Waldorf  1 –5  4 –7   Olivet Nazarene  1 –5  3 –8   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |
| 2012 NAIA independents football records vteConfOverall 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 |