2008 NAIA football season

2008 NAIA football season
National Championship	Barron Stadium Rome, GA December 20, 2008
Champion	Sioux Falls
Player of the Year	Owen Koeppen (linebacker, Carroll (MT))

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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2008 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Carroll (MT) $^   10 – 0     13 – 1   No. 21 MSU 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 participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2008 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2008 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2008 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2008 Mid-South Conference football standings Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2008 Mid-States Football Association standings Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2008 NAIA independents football records Conf Overall 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

Postseason

Main article: 2008 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings

Main article: 2008 NAIA football rankings