The Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The MSFA was organized in 1993, and on-field competition began in 1994. The MSFA is divided into two leagues, the Mideast and the Midwest.
Association | NAIA |
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Founded | 1993 |
Commissioner | Gary Newsome |
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No. of teams | 13 |
Region | Midwestern United States |
Official website | www |
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MSFA member schools have won eight NAIA National Championships since the inception of the league in 1993. An MSFA team has played in each of the last seven championships, winning six of the seven, including each of the last three. The two MSFA division champions earn an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship Series.
The MSFA currently has 13 member schools, all of them are private schools.
Mideast League Midwest League
Year | MSFA Member |
Opponent | Result | Score |
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1995 | Findlay (OH) | Central Washington | Tie | 21–21 |
1997 | Findlay (OH) | Willamette | Won | 14–7 |
1998 | Olivet Nazarene (IL) | Azusa Pacific (CA) | Lost | 17–14 |
2004 | Saint Francis (IN) | Carroll (MT) | Lost | 15–13 (2 OT) |
2005 | Saint Francis (IN) | Carroll (MT) | Lost | 27–10 |
2006 | Saint Francis (IN) | Sioux Falls (SD) | Lost | 23–19 |
2011 | Saint Xavier (IL) | Carroll (MT) | Won | 24–20 |
2012 | Marian (IN) | Morningside (IA) | Won | 30–27 (OT) |
2013 | Grand View (IA) | Cumberlands (KY) | Won | 35–23 |
2014 | Marian (IN) | Southern Oregon | Lost | 55–31 |
'2015 | Marian (IN) | Southern Oregon | Won | 31–14 |
2016 | Saint Francis (IN) | Baker (KS) | Won | 38–17 |
2017 | Saint Francis (IN) | Reinhardt (GA) | Won | 24–13 |
2019 | Marian (IN) | Morningside | Lost | 38–40 |
The MSFA sponsors teams only in football. For other sports, MSFA-member schools are affiliated with a variety of other conferences; including the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Crossroads League, and the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference.