1992 NAIA Division I football season

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1992 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1992
PostseasonNovember 21–December 12, 1992
National ChampionshipErnest W. Spangler Stadium
Boiling Springs, NC
ChampionsCentral State (OH) (2)

The 1992 NAIA Division I football season was the 37th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 23rd season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1992 and culminated in the 1992 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1992 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 12, 1992 at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, on the campus of Gardner–Webb College.[1]

Central State (OH) defeated Gardner–Webb in the Champion Bowl, 19–16, to win their second NAIA national title.[2] It was the Marauders' third consecutive appearance in the Champion Bowl, going 1–1 in the previous two.

Conference standings[]

1992 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Arkansas $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Harding ^ 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arkansas–Monticello 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Henderson State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Arkansas Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Ouachita Baptist 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Southern Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1992 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SW Oklahoma State +^ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
East Central + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northeastern State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
SE Oklahoma State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
NW Oklahoma State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
Langston 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1992 South Atlantic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Gardner–Webb $^ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
Carson–Newman ^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Elon 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Catawba 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Presbyterian 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Lenoir–Rhyne 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mars Hill 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Wingate 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1992 NAIA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central State (OH) ^   –   12 – 1 – 0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

Conference champions[]

Conference Champion Record
AIC Central Arkansas 6–0
Northern Sun Northern State (SD) 5–1
Oklahoma East Central
Southwestern Oklahoma State 		4–1
WVIAC Shepherd 7–0

Postseason[]

Quarterfinals
November 21, 1992
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 5, 1992
Campus sites 		1992 Champion Bowl
December 12, 1992
Boiling Springs, NC
         
Central Arkansas 14
SW Oklahoma State* 2
Central Arkansas 23
Central State (OH)* 30
Central State (OH) 34
Harding* 0
Central State (OH) 19
Gardner–Webb* 16
Shepherd 6
Carson–Newman* 3
Shepherd 7
Gardner–Webb* 22
Concord 21
Gardner–Webb* 28

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "1992 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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