2010 NAIA football national championship explained
| Game Name: | NAIA Football National Championship |
| Title Sponsor: | Russell Athletic |
| Date Game Played: | December 18 |
| Year Game Played: | 2010 |
| Football Season: | 2010 |
| Stadium: | Barron Stadium |
| City: | Rome, Georgia |
| Visitor School: | Carroll College (Montana) |
| Visitor Name Short: | Carroll |
| Visitor Nickname: | Fighting Saints |
| Visitor Record: | 13–0 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 2 |
| Visitor Coach: | Mike Van Diest |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Home School: | University of Sioux Falls |
| Home Name Short: | Sioux Falls |
| Home Nickname: | Cougars |
| Home Record: | 13–0 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 1 |
| Home Coach: | Jed Stugart |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | Gary Wagner, Carroll (Offense)
Eric Anderson, Sioux Falls (Defense) |
| Referee: | Les Anderson
Scott Richardson
Jim Scifres
Jim Rogers
Gary Schildmeyer
Brett Henninger
Kirt Shay |
| Attendance: | 6,000 |
| Us Network: | CBS College Sports Network |
The 2010 NAIA football national championship was played on December 18, 2010, as the 55th Annual Russell Athletic NAIA Football National Championship.
The championship game was played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The Carroll Fighting Saints won the championship over the Sioux Falls Cougars by a score of 10–7.[1] With their 6th championship, Carroll moved to within one of the all-time NAIA records of seven held by Texas A&I. The win also snapped Sioux Falls' 42-game winning streak; their last loss was at Carroll's hands in the 2007 NAIA championship game.[2]
Sixteen teams from across the United States participated in a single-elimination tournament.
Scoring Summary
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Tournament bracket
Game details
First round
- 11 Marian at No. 8 Ottawa
Ottawa completed its worst game on offense in terms of total yards for the season, only coming up with 246.[4] Ottawa did manage to take the lead twice, but in the third quarter Marian would take the lead for good.
Defensively, Ottawa's Eric Wilson returned a 98-yard interception for a touchdown but the final score would fall 15 points short to end at 35–20.[5]
- 12 McKendree at No. 6 McPherson
McKendree took off to a 14 point lead in the first quarter and maintained the lead for the remainder of the game, dumping McPherson for their second first-round playoff loss in two years. It was the first loss for McPherson in the season, which ended with a final record of 10–1.[6]
McKendree scored five touchdowns and claimed victory in the end with a final score of 38–14.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: 55th Annual Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship - NAIA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE . December 19, 2010 . November 6, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101106013231/http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081210aaf.html . dead .
- Web site: Carroll Wins Sixth National Championship with 10-7 Victory Against Sioux Falls - NAIA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE . December 20, 2010 . December 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222170047/http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121810aam.html . dead .
- Web site: Carroll vs Sioux Falls. USFCougars.
- Web site: Ottawa University Team Stats Game by Game (Offense). November 21, 2010. DakTronics 3000. Daktronics, Inc.. November 20, 2010.
- Web site: Marian University at Ottawa University. DakTronics 3000. Daktronics, Inc.. November 20, 2010. November 21, 2010.
- Web site: McKendree's Ground Attack Runs Over McPherson. Salina Journal. November 21, 2010. November 21, 2010. Bob. Davidson. July 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728191106/http://www.salina.com/sports/story/McPherson-McKendree. dead.
- Web site: McKendree University at McPherson College . DakTronics 3000. Daktronics, Inc.. November 20, 2010. November 21, 2010.
