2012 NAIA football season

2012 NAIA football season
National Championship	Barron Stadium Rome, GA December 13, 2012
Champion	Marian (IN)
Player of the Year	Jimmy Coy (quarterback, Saint Xavier)
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The 2012 NAIA football season was the component of the 2012 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 13, at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The Marian Knights defeated the Morningside Mustang, in overtime by a score of 30–27, in the title game to win the program's first NAIA championship.^[1]

Conference standings

2012 Frontier Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Southern Oregon +^	8	–	2	9	–	3
No. 12 Montana Tech +^	8	–	2	8	–	3
No. 21 Carroll (MT)	7	–	3	7	–	4
Rocky Mountain	5	–	5	6	–	5
Eastern Oregon	4	–	6	4	–	6
Montana Western	4	–	6	4	–	6
MSU Northern	3	–	7	3	–	7
Dickinson State	1	–	9	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2012 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Morningside $^	9	–	0	13	–	1
No. 12 Northwestern (IA) ^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 20 Doane	6	–	3	7	–	3
Dakota Wesleyan	5	–	4	6	–	4
Hastings	5	–	4	6	–	4
Nebraska Wesleyan	5	–	4	6	–	4
Concordia (NE)	4	–	5	5	–	6
Midland	3	–	6	4	–	6
Briar Cliff	1	–	8	1	–	10
Dordt	0	–	9	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2012 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Missouri Valley $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
No. 12 MidAmerica Nazarene ^	8	–	1	8	–	3
No. 14 Baker ^	7	–	2	8	–	3
No. 23 Evangel	6	–	3	7	–	4
No. 22 Benedictine (KS)	5	–	4	7	–	4
Graceland	4	–	5	6	–	5
Peru State	3	–	6	5	–	6
Culver–Stockton	2*	–	7*	3*	–	8*
Avila	1*	–	8*	1*	–	10*
Central Methodist	0*	–	9*	0*	–	10*

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant *Central Methodist and Avila later forfeited their wins, giving Culver–Stockton two wins and Avila a win over Central Methodist. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2012 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Ottawa $^	8	–	1	8	–	3
No. 18 Tabor	7	–	1	8	–	2
Kansas Wesleyan	6	–	3	6	–	5
Saint Mary (KS)	6	–	3	6	–	5
Friends	5	–	4	6	–	5
McPherson	4	–	4	4	–	5
Southwestern (KS)	3	–	6	4	–	7
Sterling	3	–	6	3	–	7
Bethany (KS)	2	–	7	4	–	7
Bethel (KS)	0	–	9	0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2012 Mid-South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 8 Georgetown (KY) x^	5	–	0	10	–	1
No. 7 Cumberlands (KY) ^	4	–	1	10	–	2
No. 25 Kentucky Christian	3	–	2	7	–	4
Union (KY)	1	–	4	4	–	7
Pikeville	1	–	4	3	–	8
Virginia–Wise	1	–	4	3	–	8
West Division
No. 9 Bethel (TN) x^	6	–	0	9	–	4
No. 19 Cumberland (TN)	4	–	2	8	–	3
Belhaven	4	–	2	6	–	5
Faulkner	4	–	2	6	–	5
Campbellsville	2	–	4	3	–	8
Lindsey Wilson	1	–	5	3	–	8
Bluefield	0	–	6	0	–	11

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2012 Mid-States Football Association standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mideast League
No. 1 Marian (IN) x^	4	–	1	12	–	1
No. 4 Saint Xavier x^	4	–	1	11	–	2
No. 6 St. Francis (IN) x^	4	–	1	9	–	3
Siena Heights	2	–	3	4	–	6
Taylor	1	–	4	4	–	6
Concordia (MI)	0	–	5	0	–	9
Midwest League
No. 10 St. Ambrose x^	5	–	1	9	–	2
No. 15 William Penn x^	5	–	1	9	–	3
No. 17 Grand View x	5	–	1	8	–	3
St. Francis (IL)	3	–	3	6	–	5
Trinity International	1	–	5	4	–	7
Waldorf	1	–	5	4	–	7
Olivet Nazarene	1	–	5	3	–	8

x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2012 NAIA independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
Robert Morris (IL)		–		8	–	3
No. 24 Valley City State		–		7	–	3
Bacone		–		7	–	4
Langston		–		6	–	4
Edward Waters		–		5	–	6
Jamestown		–		4	–	6
Lindenwood–Belleville		–		4	–	6
Mayville State		–		4	–	6
Menlo		–		4	–	6
SAGU		–		4	–	6
Southern Virginia		–		4	–	6
Webber International		–		4	–	6
Point		–		2	–	8
Wayland Baptist		–		2	–	8
Dakota State		–		2	–	9
Texas College		–		2	–	9
Ave Maria		–		1	–	7
Haskell		–		1	–	8

Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

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