2015 NAIA football national championship

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2015 Waste Pro NAIA Football National Championship

Southern Oregon Raiders

Marian Knights

(11–2)

Head coach:
Craig Howard

Head coach:
Mark Henninger

Coaches

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Oregon	0	0	0	14	14
Marian	0	14	0	17	31

Date

December 19, 2015

Season

2015

Stadium

Municipal Stadium

Location

Daytona Beach, Florida

MVP

Krishawn Hogan (Marian) - OOP
Dewayne Beckford (Marian) - ODP

Attendance

3,500

United States TV coverage

Network

ESPN3

NAIA Football National Championship
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The 2015 NAIA football national championship was a four-round, sixteen team tournament played between November 21 and December 19 of 2015. The tournament concluded on December 19 with a single game played as the 60th Annual NAIA Football National Championship Presented by Waste Pro. Waste Pro became the newest title game sponsor in an announcement made October 31, 1015.^[1] The game matched #7 Southern Oregon (11–2) against #6 Marian (11–2) in a rematch between the two teams that met in the 2014 championship game. Marian was making its third appearance in the last four years of the championship event. In a reversal of last year's outcome, Marian prevailed 31-14 to win their second national title in the past four years.^[2] ^[3]

The championship game was played at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. A total of sixteen teams were selected to participate in the single-elimination tournament from across the country. The field included ten conference champions who received automatic bids. The field was filled with at-large selections that were awarded to the highest ranked teams that were not conference champions. Seeding was based on the final edition of the 2015 NAIA Coaches' Poll, with certain minor modifications given based on geographic considerations.^[4]

Quarterfinal pairings were announced by the NAIA on November 22, a day after the first round results were known.^[5]

Semifinal pairings were finalized by the NAIA on November 28, after the quarterfinal results were known.^[6]

This was the 2nd time the championship game was played at this venue after the prior six games were played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia.

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Southern Oregon Raiders	Marian Knights
2	4:55	13	77	5:59	Marian Knights	Maurice Woodard 19-yard touchdown run, Matt Plesac kick Good	0	7
2	1:05	7	44	2:58	Marian Knights	Krishawn Hogan 2-yard touchdown run, Matt Plesac kick Good	0	14
4	14:20	8	69	4:26	Marian Knights	Maurice Woodard 18-yard touchdown run, Matt Plesac kick Good	0	21
4	11:28	10	84	2:52	Southern Oregon Raiders	Matt Retzlaff 32-yard touchdown reception from Jeremy Scottow, Marcus Montano kick Good	7	21
4	8:02	6	87	3:26	Marian Knights	Krishawn Hogan 55-yard touchdown reception from Hayden Northern, Matt Plesac kick Good	7	28
4	5:36	4	-4	2:00	Marian Knights	37-yard field goal by Matt Plesac	7	31
4	0:50	5	44	0:51	Southern Oregon Raiders	Matt Retzlaff 10-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Trosin, Marcus Montano kick Good	14	31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							Southern Oregon Raiders	Marian Knights

^[7]

Tournament bracket

1st Round November 21			Quarterfinals November 28			Semifinals December 5			Championship December 19

4	Saint Francis (IN) (9–0)	37

12	Reinhardt (GA) (9–1)	26
			4	Saint Francis (IN) (10–0)	42

			5	Montana Tech (10–1)	20
5	Montana Tech (9–1)	44

18	Dickinson State (ND) (8–2)	10
						4	Saint Francis (IN) (11–0)	14

						6	Marian (IN) (10–2)	45
3	Grand View (IA) (10–1)	16

13	Lindsey Wilson (KY) (8–2)	13
			3	Grand View (IA) (11–1)	3

			6	Marian (IN) (9–2)	30
6	Marian (IN) (8–2)	44

11	Campbellsville (KY) (8–2)	7
									6	Marian (IN) (11–2)	31

									7	Southern Oregon (11–2)	14
1	Morningside (IA) (10–1)	75*

16	Saint Xavier (IL) (7–3)	69
			1	Morningside (IA) (11–1)	51

			8	Tabor (KS) (11–1)	6
8	Tabor (KS) (10–1)	16

9	Doane (NE) (9–1)	14
						1	Morningside (IA) (12–1)	27

						7	Southern Oregon (10–2)	30
2	Baker (KS) (10–1)	68

17	Point (GA) (8–2)	21
			2	Baker (KS) (11–1)	19

			7	Southern Oregon (9–2)	24
7	Southern Oregon (8–2)	52

10	Kansas Wesleyan (10–1)	8

* denotes OT

References

^ "Waste Pro Becomes 2015 NAIA Football Championship Title Sponsor". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 31, 2015.
^ "2015 NAIA FCS Semifinals Recap". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ "Marian (IN) Wins Second Football National Championship". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
^ "2015 NAIA FCS First Round Pairings Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 15, 2015.
^ "2015 NAIA FCS Quarterfinal Pairings Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 22, 2015.
^ "2015 Schedule / Results". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 28, 2015.
^ "Southern Oregon vs Marian". MidStatesFootballOrg.

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