2021 National Champions
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- Season:
- 2021
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DURHAM, N.C. – Unflappable … never nervous … calm … cool … collected.
Any word or phrase that describes toughness under pressure graced a determined 2021 Morningside University football team Saturday, Dec. 18.
Trailing Heart of America Conference foe Grand View University 28-21 in latter stages of the third quarter inside Durham County Memorial Stadium, head coach Steve Ryan's Mustangs produced a 17-point run over the final 21-plus minutes to salt away a third National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship in the last four years. The 38-28 victory concluded the program's third unbeaten campaign in the same span.
Read more and view stats the box score for the 2021 NAIA National Championship.
NAIA Football Championship Series Results
NAIA FCS First Round: Morningside 63, OUAZ 38
NAIA FCS Quarterfinal Round: Morningside 58, Kansas Wesleyan 21
NAIA FCS Semifinal Round: Morningside 28, Northwestern 19
NAIA FCS Championship: Morningside 38, Grand View 28