# 2008 NAIA football season

The 2008 NAIA football season was the component of the 2008 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 20, at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The Sioux Falls Cougars defeated the Carroll Fighting Saints, 23–7, in the title game to win the program's third NAIA championship and second in three years.

## Conference standings

2008 Central States Football League standings :
| 2008 Central States Football League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 7 Langston $^  4 –0  10 –3   NW Oklahoma State ^*  3 –1  9 –2   Bacone  2 –2  6 –5   Southern Nazarene  1 –3  3 –8   Texas College  0 –4  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Northwestern Oklahoma State was declared ineligible during the playoffs and forfeited two wins.Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2008 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 13 Dickinson State $^  7 –0  7 –4   No. 25 Jamestown  5 –2  7 –3   Minot State  5 –2  6 –4   Black Hills State  4 –3  6 –4   South Dakota Mines  3 –4  5 –5   Valley City State  3 –4  5 –5   Dakota State  1 –6  3 –7   Mayville State  0 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2008 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 2 Carroll (MT) $^  10 –0  13 –1   No. 21 Montana State–Northern  7 –3  7 –3   Eastern Oregon  4 –6  5 –6   Montana Tech  4 –6  4 –7   Rocky Mountain  3 –7  4 –7   Montana Western  2 –8  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |
| 2008 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 Sioux Falls $^  10 –0  15 –0   No. 5 Morningside ^  9 –1  10 –2   No. 23 Dakota Wesleyan  7 –3  7 –3   Nebraska Wesleyan  7 –3  7 –3   No. 19 Northwestern (IA)  7 –3  7 –3   Hastings  6 –4  7 –4   Midland Lutheran  5 –5  6 –5   Doane  3 –7  4 –7   Dana  2 –8  3 –8   Briar Cliff  2 –8  2 –9   Concordia (NE)  1 –9  1 –9   Dordt  1 –9  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2008 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 8 MidAmerica Nazarene $^  10 –0  10 –1   No. 3 Lindenwood ^  9 –1  11 –2   No. 12 Baker ^  8 –2  8 –4   No. 17 Missouri Valley  7 –3  7 –3   Benedictine (KS)  6 –4  7 –4   Evangel  4 –6  4 –7   William Jewell  4 –6  4 –7   Central Methodist  3 –7  3 –8   Avila  2 –8  3 –8   Graceland  2 –8  2 –8   Culver–Stockton  0 –10  0 –11   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2008 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 9 Friends $^  9 –0  10 –1   No. 20 Ottawa  7 –2  8 –2   Sterling  7 –2  7 –3   Bethel (KS)  5 –4  6 –4   Kansas Wesleyan  5 –4  6 –4   Saint Mary (KS)  4 –5  5 –5   McPherson  3 –6  4 –6   Bethany (KS)  2 –7  2 –8   Tabor  2 –7  2 –8   Southwestern (KS)  1 –8  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |
| 2008 Mid-South Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division No. 6 Cumberlands (KY) x^  6 –0  10 –2   No. 10 Union (KY) ^  5 –1  9 –3   No. 19 Virginia–Wise  4 –2  8 –3   Georgetown (KY)  3 –3  5 –5   Campbellsville  2 –4  3 –8   Pikeville  1 –5  2 –9   West Virginia Tech  0 –6  0 –11   West Division No. 11 Shorter x^  4 –1  9 –3   No. 15 Lambuth x^  4 –1  8 –4   Cumberland (TN) x  4 –1  6 –5   Belhaven  2 –3  4 –6   Bethel (TN)  1 –4  2 –9   Faulkner  0 –5  2 –9   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2008 Mid-States Football Association standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Mideast League No. 4 St. Francis (IN) x^  6 –0  12 –1   No. 16 Ohio Dominican  4 –2  7 –3   No. 22 Saint Xavier  4 –2  7 –4   No. 24 Malone  4 –2  6 –4   Marian (IN)  2 –4  7 –4   Walsh  1 –5  3 –8   Taylor  0 –6  2 –8   Midwest League No. 14 St. Ambrose x^  6 –1  8 –4   William Penn  5 –2  7 –4   McKendree  5 –2  6 –4   Quincy  5 –2  6 –5   St. Francis (IL)  3 –4  7 –4   Olivet Nazarene  3 –4  4 –7   Iowa Wesleyan  1 –6  3 –8   Trinity International  0 –7  1 –10   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2008 NAIA independents football records vteConfOverall 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 |