Posted: Nov 13, 2011
Road Trip!!! #9 USF at #7 Missouri Valley
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the teams and pairings for the 2011 NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS). Sixteen teams will play at eight First Round sites on Nov. 19. Defending national champion Carroll (Mont.) will host Valley City State (N.D.) from Helena, Mont. The quarterfinal pairings, to be played on Nov. 26, will be announced on Nov. 20.
There are two newcomers to the field: Grand View (Iowa) and Southern Nazarene (Okla.). The Vikings qualified by winning the Mid-States Football Association Midwest Division with an 8-3 record. Winning its first-ever Central States Football League Championship, Southern Nazarene stands with a 9-2 mark.
Seven of the eight FCS First Round games will mark the first postseason meetings between the two teams. Carroll and Valley City State are the only teams that have met previously in FCS action. The Fighting Saints won First Round meetings on the road in 2000 and at home in 2001.
The 56th Annual Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship is scheduled for Dec. 17 in Rome, Ga. Rome-Floyd County and Shorter (Ga.) University will host the event at Barron Stadium for the fourth-straight year. The event will be televised live on CBS Sports Television with kickoff slated for 4:30 p.m. EST. For ticket information, call 1-800-858-7601 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-800-858-7601 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
2011 Championship Series Quick Facts
• Defending national champion Carroll (Mont.) holds six NAIA National Championships, which ties former NAIA member Westminster (Pa.) for the second-most all-time. The seventh title would tie Texas A&I for the most amount. Carroll is the only team that has won at least three-straight titles, winning four in-a-row from 2002-05.
• There are three teams that are playoff regulars that did not earn a trip this year: Cumberlands (Ky.) (played in last four-straight playoffs), Dickinson State (N.D.) (played in 15 overall playoffs) and Northwestern Oklahoma State (played in 12 overall playoffs).
• There are nine repeat programs from the 2010 FCS First Round.
• There are two teams appearing in their first-ever Football Championship Series: Grand View (Iowa) and Southern Nazarene (Okla.). Last year, Marian (Ind.) was the lone newcomer.
• Three teams in this year’s FCS have won at least one National Championship: Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (1), Carroll (6) and Georgetown (Ky.) 3).
• The FCS has four of the top-five active coaching wins leaders, including Saint Francis’ (Ind.) Kevin Donley. In his 34th season, Donley is 254-116-1 and one win away from tying the active wins leader, Hank Biesiot of Dickinson State (N.D.).
• Carroll (12) holds the longest active streak of postseason appearances, followed by Morningside (Iowa) (8) and Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.) (5).
• With one more victory, Carroll would earn its 37th postseason win and set the all-time mark. In 19 previous trips, Carroll is 36-13.
• Four teams are making their 10th or higher trip to the Football Championship Series.
• Carroll, Georgetown (Ky.) and Saint Francis are this year’s qualifiers with at least 10 wins all-time in the Football Championship Series.
• Of the teams that have made at least one previous trip, St. Francis (Ill.) is the only program searching for its first victory.
• The Mid-States Football Association Mideast Division (MSFA – Mideast) and Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) land the most squads in the 16-team field. The MSFA – Mideast is represented by Marian, Saint Francis and Saint Xavier (Ill.). Playing from the HAAC is Benedictine (Kan.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) and Missouri Valley.
• Two teams will enter the FCS with an undefeated record, Georgetown and Marian. That is the lowest amount of teams since 2002.
2011 Football Championship Series
First Round: November 19
Quarterfinals: November 26
Semifinals: December 3
2011 NAIA Football Championship Series
• First Round | Saturday, Nov. 19 | All Times Local and subject to change
Game 1:
• Grand View (Iowa) (8-3)^ @ Marian (Ind.) (10-0)$, 1 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 2:
• Valley City State (N.D.) (9-1)^ @ Carroll (Mont.) (10-1)&, 12:07 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: Carroll leads 2-0)
Game 3:
• Benedictine (Kan.) (9-2)^ @ Georgetown (Ky.) (10-0)$, 1:30 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 4:
• Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (9-2)^ @ MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (9-1)&, 1 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 5:
• Bethel (Tenn.) (8-2)^ @ Saint Xavier (Ill.) (10-1)&, 1 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 6:
• St. Francis (Ill.) (9-2)^ @ Morningside (Iowa) (9-1)&, 1 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 7:
• Saint Francis (Ind.) (8-2)$ @ Missouri Valley (9-1)^, TBD
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 8:
• Ottawa (Kan.) (9-2)& @ Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (8-2)$, TBD
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
^ new team in the Football Championship Series, compared to 2010
& hosted a 2010 FCS First Round game
$ played on the road in the 2010 FCS First Round
There are two newcomers to the field: Grand View (Iowa) and Southern Nazarene (Okla.). The Vikings qualified by winning the Mid-States Football Association Midwest Division with an 8-3 record. Winning its first-ever Central States Football League Championship, Southern Nazarene stands with a 9-2 mark.
Seven of the eight FCS First Round games will mark the first postseason meetings between the two teams. Carroll and Valley City State are the only teams that have met previously in FCS action. The Fighting Saints won First Round meetings on the road in 2000 and at home in 2001.
The 56th Annual Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship is scheduled for Dec. 17 in Rome, Ga. Rome-Floyd County and Shorter (Ga.) University will host the event at Barron Stadium for the fourth-straight year. The event will be televised live on CBS Sports Television with kickoff slated for 4:30 p.m. EST. For ticket information, call 1-800-858-7601 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-800-858-7601 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
2011 Championship Series Quick Facts
• Defending national champion Carroll (Mont.) holds six NAIA National Championships, which ties former NAIA member Westminster (Pa.) for the second-most all-time. The seventh title would tie Texas A&I for the most amount. Carroll is the only team that has won at least three-straight titles, winning four in-a-row from 2002-05.
• There are three teams that are playoff regulars that did not earn a trip this year: Cumberlands (Ky.) (played in last four-straight playoffs), Dickinson State (N.D.) (played in 15 overall playoffs) and Northwestern Oklahoma State (played in 12 overall playoffs).
• There are nine repeat programs from the 2010 FCS First Round.
• There are two teams appearing in their first-ever Football Championship Series: Grand View (Iowa) and Southern Nazarene (Okla.). Last year, Marian (Ind.) was the lone newcomer.
• Three teams in this year’s FCS have won at least one National Championship: Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (1), Carroll (6) and Georgetown (Ky.) 3).
• The FCS has four of the top-five active coaching wins leaders, including Saint Francis’ (Ind.) Kevin Donley. In his 34th season, Donley is 254-116-1 and one win away from tying the active wins leader, Hank Biesiot of Dickinson State (N.D.).
• Carroll (12) holds the longest active streak of postseason appearances, followed by Morningside (Iowa) (8) and Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.) (5).
• With one more victory, Carroll would earn its 37th postseason win and set the all-time mark. In 19 previous trips, Carroll is 36-13.
• Four teams are making their 10th or higher trip to the Football Championship Series.
• Carroll, Georgetown (Ky.) and Saint Francis are this year’s qualifiers with at least 10 wins all-time in the Football Championship Series.
• Of the teams that have made at least one previous trip, St. Francis (Ill.) is the only program searching for its first victory.
• The Mid-States Football Association Mideast Division (MSFA – Mideast) and Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) land the most squads in the 16-team field. The MSFA – Mideast is represented by Marian, Saint Francis and Saint Xavier (Ill.). Playing from the HAAC is Benedictine (Kan.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) and Missouri Valley.
• Two teams will enter the FCS with an undefeated record, Georgetown and Marian. That is the lowest amount of teams since 2002.
2011 Football Championship Series
First Round: November 19
Quarterfinals: November 26
Semifinals: December 3
2011 NAIA Football Championship Series
• First Round | Saturday, Nov. 19 | All Times Local and subject to change
Game 1:
• Grand View (Iowa) (8-3)^ @ Marian (Ind.) (10-0)$, 1 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 2:
• Valley City State (N.D.) (9-1)^ @ Carroll (Mont.) (10-1)&, 12:07 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: Carroll leads 2-0)
Game 3:
• Benedictine (Kan.) (9-2)^ @ Georgetown (Ky.) (10-0)$, 1:30 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 4:
• Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (9-2)^ @ MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (9-1)&, 1 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 5:
• Bethel (Tenn.) (8-2)^ @ Saint Xavier (Ill.) (10-1)&, 1 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 6:
• St. Francis (Ill.) (9-2)^ @ Morningside (Iowa) (9-1)&, 1 p.m.
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 7:
• Saint Francis (Ind.) (8-2)$ @ Missouri Valley (9-1)^, TBD
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
Game 8:
• Ottawa (Kan.) (9-2)& @ Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (8-2)$, TBD
(All-time series in FCS: 0-0)
^ new team in the Football Championship Series, compared to 2010
& hosted a 2010 FCS First Round game
$ played on the road in the 2010 FCS First Round