# 2015 NAIA football season

The 2015 NAIA football season was the component of the 2015 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 19, at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Marian Knights defeated the Southern Oregon Raiders, 31–14, in the title game to win the program's second NAIA championship.

## Conference standings

2015 Central States Football League standings :
| 2015 Central States Football League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 22 Arizona Christian $  6 –0  6 –3   Langston  5 –1  7 –3   SAGU  4 –2  8 –3   Wayland Baptist  2 –4  4 –6   Texas College  2 –4  2 –8   Bacone  2 –4  2 –9   Lyon  0 –6  0 –11   $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2015 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 7 Montana Tech $^  9 –1  10 –2   No. 2 Southern Oregon ^  8 –2  11 –3   No. 16 Montana Western  7 –3  7 –3   Rocky Mountain  4 –6  5 –6   Carroll (MT)  4 –6  4 –6   College of Idaho  4 –6  4 –7   Eastern Oregon  4 –6  4 –7   Montana State–Northern  0 –10  0 –11   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2015 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 Morningside $^  9 –0  12 –2   No. 9 Doane ^  8 –1  9 –2   No. 15 Dakota Wesleyan  7 –2  9 –2   Concordia (NE)  5 –4  6 –4   Northwestern (IA)  5 –4  6 –4   Hastings  4 –5  5 –5   Nebraska Wesleyan  3 –6  4 –6   Briar Cliff  2 –7  3 –8   Dordt  1 –8  2 –9   Midland  1 –8  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |
| 2015 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  North No. 6 Grand View x^  5 –0  11 –2   No. 20 Benedictine (KS)  3 –2  7 –4   Peru State  3 –2  7 –4   No. 25 William Penn  3 –2  7 –4   Graceland  1 –4  2 –9   Culver–Stockton  0 –5  1 –11   South No. 5 Baker x^  5 –0  11 –2   MidAmerica Nazarene  4 –1  6 –5   Missouri Valley  3 –2  6 –5   Avila  2 –3  3 –8   Central Methodist  1 –4  3 –8   Evangel  0 –5  3 –8   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2015 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 8 Tabor $^  9 –0  11 –2   No. 14 Kansas Wesleyan ^  8 –1  10 –2   Sterling  7 –2  7 –3   Ottawa  6 –3  6 –4   Bethel (KS)  3 –6  3 –7   Bethany (KS)  3 –6  3 –8   Friends  3 –6  3 –8   Saint Mary (KS)  3 –6  3 –8   Southwestern (KS)  3 –6  3 –8   McPherson  0 –9  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2015 Mid-South Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division No. 25 Georgetown (KY) x  5 –0  6 –4   Cumberlands (KY)  4 –1  7 –3   Pikeville  3 –2  4 –7   Kentucky Christian  2 –3  2 –9   Union (KY)  1 –4  1 –9   Bluefield  0 –5  1 –10   West Division No. 11 Campbellsville x^  5 –0  8 –3   No. 10 Reinhardt ^  4 –1  9 –2   No. 13 Lindsey Wilson ^  3 –2  8 –3   No. 23 Faulkner  2 –3  7 –3   Bethel (TN)  1 –4  4 –7   Cumberland (TN)  0 –5  3 –8   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |
| 2015 Mid-States Football Association standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Mideast League No. 4 Saint Francis (IN) x^  6 –0  11 –1   No. 1 Marian (IN) ^  5 –1  12 –2   Taylor  4 –2  7 –3   Concordia (MI)  2 –4  5 –6   Siena Heights  2 –4  4 –6   Lindenwood–Belleville  2 –4  4 –6   Missouri Baptist  0 –6  0 –10   Midwest League No. 18 St. Francis (IL) x  4 –1  8 –3   No. 12 Saint Xavier x^  4 –1  7 –4   No. 20 St. Ambrose  3 –2  8 –2   Robert Morris (IL)  3 –2  6 –4   Olivet Nazarene  1 –4  3 –8   Trinity International  0 –5  2 –9   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2015 North Star Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 18 Dickinson State $^  5 –1  8 –3   Valley City State  4 –2  7 –3   Dakota State  4 –2  6 –5   Mayville State  3 –3  5 –5   Jamestown  3 –3  4 –6   Waldorf  2 –4  3 –7   Presentation  0 –6  3 –6   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2015 Sun Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 17 Point $^*  5 –0  9 –3   Southeastern  4 –1  9 –2   Webber International  3 –2  6 –4   Ave Maria  2 –3  4 –7   Edward Waters  1 –4  4 –7   Warner  0 –5  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Point later forfeited their win over Southeastern.Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |