2013 NAIA football national championship explained

Game Name:NAIA Football National Championship
Title Sponsor:Russell Athletic
Date Game Played:December 21
Year Game Played:2013
Football Season:2013
Stadium:Barron Stadium
City:Rome, Georgia
Home School:University of the Cumberlands
Home Name Short:Cumberlands
Home Nickname:Patriots
Home Record:13 - 0
Home Rank Coaches:1
Home Coach:John Bland
Home 1Q:3
Home 2Q:14
Home 3Q:0
Home 4Q:6
Visitor School:Grand View University
Visitor Name Short:Grand View
Visitor Nickname:Vikings
Visitor Record:13 - 0
Visitor Rank Coaches:2
Visitor Coach:Mike Woodley
Visitor 1Q:14
Visitor 2Q:7
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:14
Attendance:5,295

The 2013 NAIA football national championship was a four-round sixteen team tournament played between November 23 through December 21 of 2013. The tournament concluded on December 21 with a single game played as the 58th Annual Russell Athletic NAIA Football National Championship. The game matched two undefeated teams: #1 Cumberlands Patriots (13-0) against #2 Grand View Vikings.[1]

The championship game was played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. A total of sixteen teams participated in the single-elimination tournament from across the country. Placement in the tournament was based on the final edition of the 2013 NAIA Coaches' Poll. This year's field included the top 16 teams from the final poll.[2]

Tournament bracket

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cumberlands (KY) vs Grand View (IA). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 21, 2013. October 27, 2015.
  2. Web site: NAIA Football National Championships results. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 22, 2013.