The best NAIA Football-Only Association in the country Grand View will headline the Midwest League and will be joined by Saint Xavier; St. Francis, Illinois.
The Mid-States Football Association, which has captured the last three NAIA championships, begins its 21st season this fall with 13 schools in four midwestern states. Grand View University of Des Moines, Iowa is the defending NAIA champion and joined Marian University (Indianapolis) and Saint Xavier University (Chicago) as the two previous gridiron kingpins in NAIA football. Ambrose University of
09/14/2019
MSFA Week 3: #6 Concordia goes for 2-0 start at ONU | Mid-States Football Association MSFA Week 3: #6 Concordia goes for 2-0 start at ONU Football | Fri, Sep. 13, 2019 at 3:15 PM Seven games are on tap across the MSFA this Saturday, with four teams looking to start the year with a 2-0 mark, and No. 7 Marian making their season debut.Wisconsin Lutheran at Lawrence TechSaturday, Sept.....
09/09/2019
Week 2: IWU upset bid falls short | Mid-States Football Association Week 2: IWU upset bid falls short Football | Sun, Sep. 8, 2019 at 6:05 PM MSFA newcomers Indiana Wesleyan nearly had the upset of early NAIA season, while all three ranked teams in action secured season opening wins on a busy Saturday around the Association.Butler (Ind.) 30, Indiana Wesleyan 27Box S...
09/06/2019
MSFA Week 2: Crossover games highlight busy Saturday | Mid-States Football Association MSFA Week 2: Crossover games highlight busy Saturday Football | Thu, Sep. 5, 2019 at 5:05 PM The college football season kicks off in earnest for the MSFA this wekend, with eight games scheduled, including four MSFA crossover games and the first Midwest League matchup of the season. #5 Saint Xavier a...
09/03/2019
Week 1: TIU ends 13-game slide | Mid-States Football Association Week 1: TIU ends 13-game slide Football | Mon, Sep. 2, 2019 at 1:05 PM Trinity International picked up the lone win of the weekend for the MSFA, snapping a 13-game losing streak in their season-opener at Presentation (S.D.) In other matchups around the league, St. Francis (Ill.) struggled against th...
08/30/2019
MSFA Week 1: St. Francis (Ill.) faces defending NAIA Champs | Mid-States Football Association MSFA Week 1: St. Francis (Ill.) faces defending NAIA Champs Football | Thu, Aug. 29, 2019 at 1:45 PM Three games are on tap for the MSFA's opening weekend, highlighted by a trip to face the defending NAIA national champions. St. Francis (Ill.) kicks off against No. 1 Morningside (Iowa) on Saturdy at...
08/23/2019
Marian, Saint Xavier top MSFA Preseason Polls | Mid-States Football Association Marian, Saint Xavier top MSFA Preseason Polls MSFA | Thu, Aug. 22, 2019 at 1:00 PM The two league champions from a year ago are picked to defend their titles, as Marian and Saint Xavier top the MSFA Preseason Polls, announced on Thursday.The Knights, who finished last season with a 10-1 overall reco...
08/06/2019
USF Cougars lead trio of MSFA MEL teams in NAIA Preseason Top 25 | Mid-States Football Association KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of Saint Francis heads into its 22nd football season with a No. 3 ranking in the NAIA Coaches' Preseason Top 25 poll released on Monday, Aug. 5, one of three MSFA Mideast League teams in the poll.
06/15/2019
USF grad Coate will debut at WR for Ottawa Redblacks | Mid-States Football Association OTTAWA, Quebec, Canada – University of Saint Francis graduate and 2016 NAIA Championship Game Offensive MVP Seth Coate has made the active roster for the Ottawa Redblacks, members of the Canadian Football League.The game will be carried on ESPNNEWS, Channel 572 Frontier starting at 7 p.m.Coate, a ...
02/06/2019
2019 Mid-States Football Association Composite schedule outlines the matchups for the 26th MSFA campaign and features the addition of Indiana Wesleyan University and Lawrence Technological University to the 12 weeks of competition.
2019 Composite MSFA Schedule | Mid-States Football Association AUGUST 31Lindenwood-Belleville at Robert Morris (MWL)Morningstar at St. Francis, Ill.Lyon, Ark. at Missouri BaptistSEPTEMBER 7St. Ambrose at Missouri Baptist (MWL)Taylor at Robert MorrisOlivet Nazarene at Siena HeightsSaint Francis, Ind. at St. Francis, Ill.Marian at Lindenwood-BellevilleIndiana Wes...
12/22/2018
2018 Daktonics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
2018 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes | Mid-States Football Association 2018 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Football | Sat, Dec. 22, 2018 at 11:00 AM Ross O'Brien (Perrysburg, Ohio)ConcordiaSr.PlacekickerAmaan Payne, Jr. (Holt, Mich.)ConcordiaJr.LinebackerJay Koski (Portage, Mich.)ConcordiaSr.LinebackerTimothy Koehler (Belvidere, Ill.)ConcordiaSr.Defensive BackDanie...
12/14/2018
USF's Harnish repeats as CoSIDA Academic All-American; 4 other MSFA student-athletes also named
USF's Harnish repeats as CoSIDA Academic All-American | Mid-States Football Association FINDLAY, OHIO – Piercen Harnish of the University of Saint Francis (Ind.) is one of four repeat student-athletes on the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America NAIA team. The selections also include four other Mid-States Football Association performers. Harnish is a senior linebacker for the defend...
12/11/2018
Mid-States Football Association has 4 AFCA NAIA All-American first-team selections
MSFA has four AFCA All-American first team picks | Mid-States Football Association FINDLAY, OHIO — Three statistical leaders during the 2018 campaign are among four Mid-States Football Association performers who were accorded American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NAIA All-American first-team honors Tuesday.Junior running back Joe Conner of Concordia-Ann Arbor, senior line...