# 2019 NAIA football season

The 2019 NAIA football season was the component of the 2019 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 21 at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana. The Morningside Mustangs defeated the Marian Knights, 40–38, in the title game to win the program's second consecutive NAIA championship.

## Conference changes and new programs
### Membership changes

| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Benedictine Ravens | HAAC North | HAAC South |
| Cincinnati Christian Eagles | Mid-South Bluegrass | Mid-South Appalachian |
| Clarke Pride | New program | HAAC North |
| Cumberlands Patriots | Mid-South Appalachian | Mid-South Bluegrass |
| Edward Waters Tigers | Mid-South Sun | Independent |
| Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats | Independent | MSFA Mideast |
| Kentucky Christian Knights | Mid-South Bluegrass | Mid-South Appalachian |
| Lawrence Tech Blue Devils | Independent | MSFA Mideast |
| Lindenwood (IL) Lynx | MSFA Mideast | Dropped football |
| Missouri Baptist Spartans | MSFA Mideast | MSFA Midwest |
| Pikeville Bears | Mid-South Appalachian | Mid-South Bluegrass |
| St. Thomas Bobcats | New program | Mid-South Sun |
| Thomas More Saints | Independent (NCAA D-III) | Mid-South Bluegrass |
Ottawa (AZ) became eligible for the postseason. Thomas More, which had been an NAIA member from 1947 until leaving for the NCAA in 1990, was immediately eligible for NAIA postseason play as a returning member. Cincinnati Christian ceased to exist during the season.

## Conference standings

2019 Frontier Conference football standings :
| 2019 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 College of Idaho $^  10 –0  11 –1   No. 22 Montana Western  7 –3  7 –3   No. 25 Carroll (MT)  6 –4  6 –4   Montana Tech  6 –4  6 –4   Eastern Oregon  4 –6  4 –7   Southern Oregon  4 –6  4 –7   Rocky Mountain  3 –7  4 –7   Montana State–Northern  0 –10  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2019 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 Morningside $^  9 –0  14 –0   No. 10 Northwestern (IA) ^  8 –1  9 –2   Dordt  6 –3  7 –4   Midland  6 –3  7 –4   Briar Cliff  4 –5  5 –6   Doane  4 –5  4 –7   Concordia (NE)  3 –6  3 –7   Dakota Wesleyan  2 –7  3 –8   Jamestown  2 –7  2 –9   Hastings  1 –8  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2019 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  North No. 3 Grand View x^  5 –0  13 –1   Culver–Stockton  4 –1  6 –5   William Penn  2 –3  4 –6 –1 Clarke  2 –3  2 –9   Peru State  2 –3  2 –9   Graceland  0 –5  0 –11   South No. 14 Baker x^  5 –0  9 –3   No. 18 Benedictine (KS)  3 –2  8 –3   No. 20 Evangel  3 –2  8 –3   MidAmerica Nazarene  2 –3  7 –4   Central Methodist  2 –3  5 –5 –1 Missouri Valley  0 –5  3 –8   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |
| 2019 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 6 Kansas Wesleyan $^  10 –0  12 –1   No. 24 Bethel (KS)  7 –3  8 –3   Avila  7 –3  7 –3   Sterling  7 –3  7 –3   Tabor  5 –5  6 –5   McPherson  5 –5  5 –6   Southwestern (KS)  5 –5  5 –6   Bethany (KS)  4 –6  4 –6   Friends  3 –7  3 –7   Ottawa (KS)  2 –8  2 –8   Saint Mary (KS)  0 –10  0 –11   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2019 Mid-South Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Appalachian Division No. 13 Reinhardt x^  6 –0  9 –3   St. Andrews  5 –1  5 –5   Point  4 –2  5 –7   Bluefield  3 –3  4 –7   Kentucky Christian  2 –4  3 –8   Cincinnati Christian *  1 –5  2 –9   Union (KY)  0 –6  0 –11   Bluegrass Division No. 4 Lindsey Wilson x^  7 –0  12 –1   No. 7 Cumberlands (KY) ^  6 –1  10 –2   Pikeville  4 –3  6 –5   Georgetown (KY)  4 –3  5 –5   Cumberland (TN)  3 –4  5 –5   Bethel (TN)  2 –5  5 –6   Thomas More  2 –5  4 –7   Campbellsville  0 –7  1 –9   Sun Division No. 9 Keiser x^  6 –0  9 –1   No. 15 Southeastern  5 –1  8 –1   Ave Maria  3 –3  5 –5   St. Thomas (FL)  2 –4  4 –6   Webber International  2 –4  3 –6   Warner  2 –4  3 –7   Faulkner  1 –5  3 –6   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Cincinnati Christian announced its closure mid-season and forfeited its three remaining games.Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2019 Mid-States Football Association standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Mideast League No. 2 Marian (IN) x^  6 –0  12 –1   No. 12 Concordia (MI) ^  4 –2  8 –3   No. 11 Saint Francis (IN) ^  4 –2  7 –3   No. 20 Siena Heights  3 –3  7 –3   Indiana Wesleyan  3 –3  6 –4   Taylor  1 –5  3 –7   Lawrence Tech  0 –6  1 –9   Midwest League No. 8 Saint Xavier x^  6 –0  9 –3   Olivet Nazarene  4 –2  6 –5   Robert Morris (IL)  4 –2  5 –5   St. Ambrose  4 –2  4 –5   St. Francis (IL)  2 –4  3 –8   Missouri Baptist  1 –5  2 –9   Trinity International  0 –6  1 –10   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |
| 2019 North Star Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 17 Dickinson State $^  6 –1  8 –3   Valley City State  5 –2  7 –3   No. 23 Waldorf  5 –2  7 –3   Dakota State  3 –4  5 –5   Mayville State  1 –6  2 –8   Presentation  1 –6  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2019 Sooner Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 16 Ottawa (AZ) +^  7 –1  9 –2   No. 19 Langston +  7 –1  8 –2   Lyon  6 –2  7 –3   Arizona Christian  6 –2  6 –4   Wayland Baptist  3 –5  4 –6   OK Panhandle State  3 –5  3 –7   Texas Wesleyan  3 –5  3 –7   Texas College  1 –7  1 –9   SAGU  0 –8  0 –10   + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2019 NAIA independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Allen   –  3 –6   Edward Waters   –  1 –10 |