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Mid-States Football Association

MSFA in the Post-Season

NAIA National Champions

2013 — Grand View 35, Cumberland, Ky. 23

2012 — Marian 30, Missourirningside, Iowa 27, OT

2011 — Saint Xavier, Ill. 24, Carroll, Mont. 20

1997 — Findlay, Ohio 14, Williamette, Ore. 7

1995 — Findlay, Ohio 21, Central Washington 21 (tie)

1994 — Westminster, PA 27, Pacific Lutheran, WA 7

NAIA Playoff Participation

1st Total Top

Time Games Won Lost Finish

Findlay 1994 12 10 2 1995 & 1997 Champions

Geneva 1995 5 1 4 1995 & 2005 First Round

Grand View 2011 6 5 2 2013 Champions

Malone 1995 3 1 2 1995 Quarterfinals

Marian 2010 13 10 3 2012 Champions, '14 Runner-up

McKendree 1999 9 3 6 2002 Semifinals

Ohio Dominican 2007 2 1 1 2007 Quarterfinals

Olivet Nazarene 1998 5 3 2 1998 Runner-up

Saint Francis, Ind. 1999 35 21 14 2004, '05 & '06 Runner-up

Saint Xavier 2002 23 16 7 2011 Champions

St. Ambrose 2000 11 2 9 2000 & 2003 Quarterfinals

St. Francis, Ill. 2011 2 1 1 2011 Quarterfinals

Taylor 1998 3 1 2 1999 Quarterfinals

Tiffin 1994 2 1 1 1994 Quarterfinals

Trinity International 1994 2 0 2 1994 & 2004 First Round

Tri-State 1998 4 2 2 1998 Semifinals

Westminster 1994 7 5 2 1994 Champions

William Penn 2012 1 0 1 2012 First Round

2014

FIRST ROUND: Marian 34, Georgetown, Ky.3; Saint Xavier 38, Campbellsville, Ky. 35; Grand View 38, Langston, Okla.3

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Marian 34, Grand View 6; Saint Xavier 30, Lindsey-Wilson, Ky. 17

SEMIFInd. ALS: Marian 41, Morningside, Iowa 21; Southern Oregon 62, Saint Xavier 37

CHAMPIONSHIP: Southern Oregon 55, Marian 31

2013

FIRST ROUND: Cumberlands, Ky. 56, St. Ambrose 28; Saint Francis, Ind. 20, Faulkner, AL 13; Grand View 38, Ottawa, KN 13

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Cumberlands, Ky. 28, Saint Francis, Ind. 14; Grand View 44, Tabor, KN 24

SEMIFInd. ALS: Grand View 35, Morningside, Iowa 0

CHAMPIONSHIP: Grand View 35, Cumberlands, Ky. 23

2012

FIRST ROUND: Saint Xavier 31, William Penn 0; So. Oregon 45, St. Ambrose 28; Marian 42, Northwestern, Iowa 32; Saint Francis, Ind. 22, Baker, KS 17

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Marian 45, Saint Francis, Ind. 34; Saint Xavier 35, Cumberlands, Ky. 21

SEMIFInd. ALS: Morningside, Iowa 47, Saint Xavier 19; Marian 20, Missouri Valley 17

CHAMPIONSHIP: Marian 30, Morningside, Iowa 27, OT

2011

FIRST ROUND: Saint Francis, Ind. 28, Missouri Valley 14; Marian, Ind. 31, Grand View 0; St. Francis, Ill. 21, Morningside, Iowa 17; Saint Xavier 51, Bethel, Tenn. 13

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Georgetown, Ky. 26, Saint Francis, Ind. 14; Marian 49, St. Francis, Ill. 7; Saint Xavier 29, MidAmerican Nazarene, KS 14

SEMIFInd. ALS: Saint Xavier 30, Marian, Ind. 27

CHAMPIONSHIP: Saint Xavier 24, Carroll, Mont.

2010

FIRST ROUND: Saint Francis, Ind. 46, Lindenwood, Missouri 38; Marian 35, Ottawa, KS 20; Saint Xavier 66, Cumberlands, Ky. 19; McKendree 38, McPherson, KS 14

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Saint Xavier 40, Saint Francis, Ind. 21; Sioux Falls, SD 27, McKendree 7; Carroll, Mont. 38, Marian, Ind. 6

SEMIFInd. ALS: Carroll, Mont. 27, Saint Xavier 5

2009

FIRST ROUND: Saint Xavier, Ill. 52, McKendree, Ill. 28

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Saint Xavier, Ill. 52, Lambuth, Tenn. 10

SEMIFInd. ALS: Sioux Falls, SD 48, Saint Xavier, Ill. 6

2008

FIRST ROUND: Sioux Falls, SD 28, St. Ambrose 0; Saint Francis, Ind. 58, Union, Ky. 3

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Saint Francis, Ind. 31, Cumberlands, Ky. 20

SEMIFInd. ALS: Sioux Falls, SD 24, Saint Francis, Ind. 6

2007

FIRST ROUND: Saint Xavier 33, St. Ambrose 27; Saint Francis, Ind. 35, Lindenwood, MO. 14; O. Dominican 62, Cumberlands, Ky. 35

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Missouria Valley 48, O. Dominican 34;

Saint Francis, Ind. 30, Bethel, Tenn. 27; Sioux Falls, SD 49, St. Xavier 7

SEMIFInd. ALS: Carroll, Mont. 23, Saint Francis, Ind. 7

2006

FIRST ROUND: Saint Francis, Ind. 42, Walsh 3; Saint Xavier 42, Georgetown, Ky. 28; Morningside, IA 38, St. Ambrose 31

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Saint Francis, Ind. 42, Bethel, Tenn. 35; Saint Xavier 14, Carroll, Mont. 7

SEMIFInd. ALS: Saint Francis, Ind. 49, Saint Xavier 20

CHAMPIONSHIP: Sioux Falls, SD 23, Saint Francis, Ind. 19

2005

FIRST ROUND: Evangel, MO 34, McKendree 31; Sioux Falls, SD 31,Saint Xavier 28; Morningside, Iowa 58, St. Ambrose 7; Saint Francis, Ind. 41, Pikeville, Ky. 7; Georgetown, Ky. 36, Geneva 35

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Saint Francis, Ind. 44, Georgetown, Ky. 14

SEMIFInd. ALS: Saint Francis, Ind. 42, Morningside, IA 14

CHAMPIONSHIP: Carroll, Mont. 27, Saint Francis, Ind. 10

2004

FIRST ROUND: Saint Francis, Ind. 53, Morningside, IA 3; Georgetown, Ky. 35, Trinity International 21; MidAmerica Nazarene, KS 21, McKendree 20

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Saint Francis, Ind. 48, Hastings, Neb. 17

SEMIFInd. ALS: Saint Francis, Ind. 12, Georgetown, Ky. 7

CHAMPIONSHIP: Carroll, Mont. 15, Saint Francis, Ind. 13

2003

FIRST ROUND: St. Ambrose 32, MidAmerica Nazarene, KS 31; St. Francis, Ind. 34, Georgetown, Ky. 23; Carroll, Mont. 40, McKendree 7

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Saint Francis, Ind. 41, St. Ambrose 14

SEMIFInd. ALS: Carroll, Mont. 38, Saint Francis, Ind. 14

2002

FIRST ROUND: McKendree 21, Mid-America Nazarene, KS 13; Georgetown, Ky. 35, St. Ambrose 14; St. Francis, Ind. 34, St. Xavier 30

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Georgetown, Ky. 24, Saint Francis, Ind. 0; McKendree 32, NW Oklahoma State 27

SEMIFInd. ALS: Georgetown, Ky. 35, McKendree 19

2001

FIRST ROUND: Campbellsville, Ky. 42, Saint Francis, Ind. 21;

Georgetown, Ky. 42, Tri-State 21; Concordia, Neb. 31, St. Amborse 26

2000

FIRST ROUND: Saint Francis, Ind. 48, Lambuth, Tenn. 33; St. Ambrose 27, Mary, ND 7; Georgetown, Ky. 55, Olivet Nazarene 6

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Northwestern, IA 21, St. Ambrose 14; Georgetown, Ky. 37, Saint Francis, Ind. 19

1999

FIRST ROUND: Taylor 38, Missouri Valley 12; Lambuth, Tenn. 41, McKendree 38; Georgetown, Ky. 38, Saint Francis, Ind. 0

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Georgetown, Ky. 55, Taylor 3

1998

FIRST ROUND: Tri-State 33, Benedictine, KS 28; Olivet Nazarene 32, Hastings, Neb. 26; Georgetown, Ky. 46, Malone 41; Azusa Pacific, Calif. 31, Taylor 28

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Tri-State 37, Georgetown, Ky. 23; Olivet Nazarene 37, Sioux Falls, SD 34

SEMIFInd. ALS: Olivet Nazarene 33, Tri-State 28

CHAMPIONSHIP: Azusa Pacific, Calif. 17, Olivet Nazarene 14

1997

FIRST ROUND: Findlay 40, Westminster 0; Geneva 34, Campbellsville, Ky. 14

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Findlay 28, Geneva 7

SEMIFInd. ALS: Findlay 26, Doane, Neb. 25

CHAMPIONSHIP: Findlay 14, Willamette, Ore. 7

1996

FIRST ROUND: Findlay 38, Geneva 13; Westminster 27, Clinch Valley, VA 20

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Findlay 28, Westminster 9

SEMIFInd. ALS: Western Washington 28, Findlay 21

1995

FIRST ROUND: Findlay 21, Pacific Lutheran, WA 14; Malone 24, Geneva 23

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Findlay 15, Malone 7

SEMIFInd. ALS: Findlay 63, Lambuth, Tenn. 13

CHAMPIONSHIP: Findlay 21, Central Washington 21, tie

1994

FIRST ROUND: Westminster 41, Findlay 30; Tiffin 41, Eureka, Ill. 14; Northwestern, IA 38, Trinity International 20

QUARTERFInd. ALS: Westminster 42, Tiffin 14

SEMIFInd. ALS: Westminster 46, Lambuth, Tenn. 6

CHAMPIONSHIP: Westminster 27, Pacific Lutheran, WA 7

AFCA Regional II Coach of Year

2012 — Jimmy Coy, Saint Xavier
2006 — Brian Kurtz, Saint Francis, Ind.
2004 — Cory Jacquay, Saint Francis, Ind.
1997 — Bo Hurley, Findlay

AFCA Regional II Coach of Year

2014 — James Lyall, Siena Heights

2013 — Mike Woodley, Grand View

2012 — Ted Karras, Marian

2011 — Ted Karras, Marian

2010 — Todd Hafner, William Penn

2009 — Ron Korfmacher, Taylor & Mike Feminis, Saint Xavier

2007 — Dale Carlson, Ohio Dominican

National Coach of Year

2014 — (AFCA) Mark Henninger, Marian

2013 — (AFCA) Mike Woodley, Grand View

2011 — (AFCA) Mike Feminis, Saint Xavier

2004 — (NAIA) Kevin Donley, Saint Francis, Ind.

2002 — (NAIA) Carl Poelker, McKendree

1997 — (NAIA) Dick Strahm, Findlay

1995 — (NAIA) Dick Strahm, Findlay

1994 — (NAIA) Gene Nicholson, Westminster