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1992 NAIA Division I football season

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]

The Central State (OH) defeated the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 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

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1992 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Central Arkansas $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. T–7 Harding ^ 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 16 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
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1992 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Northern State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 13 Southwest State (MN) 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Minnesota Duluth 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Moorhead State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Bemidji State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Winona State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Minnesota Morris 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1992 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 SW Oklahoma State +^ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 East Central + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Northeastern State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
No. 12 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
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1992 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Shepherd $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. T–7 Concord ^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
No. 15 Glenville State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 17 West Virginia State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Fairmont State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
West Liberty State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
West Virginia Tech 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1992 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Gardner–Webb $^ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Carson–Newman ^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Elon 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Catawba 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Presbyterian 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
No. 18 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
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1992 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Central State (OH) ^   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 20 St. Francis (IL)   –   4 – 5 – 0
No. 19 Western New Mexico   –   4 – 5 – 0
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Conference champions

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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

Rankings

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Final NAIA Division I poll rankings:

Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 15) Points
1 Central State (OH) (8) 9–1 216
2 Central Arkansas (2) 8–1–1 210
3 Gardner–Webb 10-1 198
4 Southwestern Oklahoma State 8–1 185
5 Carson–Newman 8–2 166
6 Shepherd 7–3 156
T–7 Concord (1) 7–2–1 144
T–7 Harding 7–3 144
9 Elon 7–3 140
10 East Central 6–3 131
11 Northeastern State 5–2–2 114
12 Southeastern Oklahoma State 6–4 89
13 Southwest State (MN) 6–3–1 79
14 Northern State 6–5 74
15 Glenville State 6–4 69
16 Arkansas–Monticello 6–4 63
17 West Virginia State 6–4 58
18 Lenoir–Rhyne 5–5 32
19 Western New Mexico 4–5 22
20 St. Francis (IL) 4–5 13

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Postseason

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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

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References

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  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.
  3. ^ "NAIA Division I Poll". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 17, 1992. p. 2C. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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