2002 NAIA football season

The 2002 NAIA football season was the component of the 2002 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 Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The Carroll Fighting Saints defeated the Georgetown Tigers, 28–7, in the title game to win the program's first NAIA championship.[1]

2002 NAIA football season
National ChampionshipJim Carroll Stadium
Savannah, TN
December 21, 2002
ChampionCarroll (MT)
Player of the YearNick Kortan (running back, Sioux Falls)

Conference standings
2002 Central States Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 NW Oklahoma State $^  4 –0   11 –1  
Bacone  3 –1   6 –5  
Langston  2 –2   2 –9  
Peru State  1 –3   2 –8  
Haskell  0 –4   2 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2002 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Dickinson State +^  8 –1   9 –2  
No. 7 Mary +^  8 –1   9 –2  
No. 13 Minot State +^  8 –1   9 –2  
Valley City State  6 –3   7 –3  
Jamestown  5 –4   5 –5  
Huron  3 –6   3 –7  
Mayville State  2 –7   3 –7  
Black Hills State  2 –7   2 –8  
South Dakota Mines  2 –7   2 –8  
Dakota State  1 –8   1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2002 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Carroll (MT) $^  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 15 Montana Western ^  7 –1   9 –3  
Montana Tech  3 –5   4 –7  
Rocky Mountain  2 –6   2 –8  
MSU Northern  1 –7   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2002 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Sioux Falls $^  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 17 Doane  6 –2   7 –3  
No. 24 Hastings  5 –3   7 –3  
Concordia (NE)  5 –3   5 –5  
Northwestern (IA)  4 –4   6 –4  
Nebraska Wesleyan  4 –4   6 –4  
Midland Lutheran  3 –5   4 –7  
Dakota Wesleyan  1 –7   3 –7  
Dana  0 –8   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2002 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 MidAmerica Nazarene $^  9 –1   9 –2  
No. 12 Benedictine (KS) ^  8 –2   9 –3  
No. 19 Evangel  8 –2   8 –2  
No. 20 Missouri Valley  8 –2   8 –2  
William Jewell  6 –4   6 –5  
Central Methodist  4 –6   5 –6  
Avila  4 –6   4 –6  
Culver–Stockton  4 –6   4 –7  
Baker  3 –7   3 –8  
Lindenwood  1 –9   1 –10  
Graceland  0 –10   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2002 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Kansas Wesleyan $^  8 –1   8 –2  
Bethany (KS)  6 –3   6 –3  
McPherson  5 –4   6 –4  
Tabor  5 –4   6 –4  
Friends  5 –4   5 –4  
Saint Mary (KS)  5 –4   5 –4  
Ottawa  5 –4   5 –5  
Southwestern (KS)  5 –4   5 –5  
Bethel (KS)  1 –8   1 –8  
Sterling  0 –9   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2002 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgetown (KY) $^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 23 Cumberland (TN)  6 –2   6 –4  
Lambuth  5 –3   6 –4  
Pikeville  4 –4   6 –4  
Belhaven  4 –4   5 –5  
Campbellsville  3 –5   4 –6  
Cumberland (KY)  3 –5   4 –6  
Virginia–Wise  2 –6   3 –7  
Union (KY)  1 –7   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2002 Mid-States Football Association standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 8 Saint Francis (IN) x^  6 –0   11 –1  
No. 21 Tri-State  5 –1   6 –3  
No. 22 Walsh  4 –2   8 –3  
Geneva  3 –3   7 –5  
Malone  2 –4   4 –6  
Taylor  1 –5   3 –7  
Urbana  1 –5   1 –10  
Midwest League
No. 4 McKendree x^  6 –1   11 –2  
No. 11 Saint Xavier x^  6 –1   9 –3  
No. 14 St. Ambrose x^  6 –1   8 –3  
Olivet Nazarene  4 –3   4 –6  
Trinity International  3 –4   6 –5  
William Penn  2 –5   4 –7  
St. Francis (IL)  1 –6   2 –8  
Iowa Wesleyan  0 –7   1 –9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2002 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North
Northwestern (MN) x  3 –0   8 –2  
Martin Luther  2 –1   6 –3  
Crown  1 –2   2 –7  
Trinity Bible  0 –3   0 –9  
South
Maranatha Baptist x  4 –0   6 –3  
Westminster (MO)  3 –1   7 –2  
Principia  2 –2   5 –4  
Rockford  1 –3   4 –6  
Blackburn  0 –4   1 –8  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
2002 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Azusa Pacific   –   9 –1  
No. 6 Southern Oregon ^   –   8 –3  
Paul Quinn   –   7 –4  
Edward Waters   –   6 –4  
Morningside   –   5 –5  
Allen   –   0 –7  
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason
Main article: 2002 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings
Main article: 2002 NAIA football rankings

References
  1. "Tigers title try tackled". The Jackson Sun. December 22, 2002. p. 10B – via Newspapers.com.
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