The 1998 NAIA football season, as part of the 1998 college football season in the United States, was the 43rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.
The season was played from August to November 1998, culminating in the 1998 NAIA Football National Championship, played this year on December 19, 1998, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee.
Azusa Pacific defeated Olivet Nazarene in the championship game, 17–14, to win their first NAIA national title.
Jack Williams, running back from Azusa Pacific, was named the 1998 NAIA Football Player of the Year.
Conference standings
Conference champions Conference Champion RecordFrontierRocky Mountain6–0 Heart of America Benedictine 8–1 Kansas Southwestern (KS) 7–1 Mid-South Georgetown (KY)North Greenville 6–1 Mid-States Mideast Division: MaloneMidwest Division: Taylor 5–16–0 Nebraska-Iowa Hastings 6–0 North Dakota JamestownMary 5–1 South Dakota-Iowa Sioux Falls 5–0
Postseason
† demarcates Overtime ‡ Game played at Kankakee, Illinois
See also 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1998 NCAA Division II football season 1998 NCAA Division III football season
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