| Year: | 2021 |
| Championship: | Durham County Memorial Stadium Durham, NC December 18, 2021 |
| Champions: | Morningside |
| Naia Poty: | Joe Dolincheck (quarterback, Morningside) |
The 2021 NAIA football season is the component of the 2021 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The regular season began on August 28 and culminated on November 13. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, began on November 20 and culminated with the championship game on December 18 at Durham County Memorial Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Morningside Mustangs defeated the in the title game, winning the program's third NAIA title in four seasons under head coach Steve Ryan.[1]
| School | Former conference | New conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA D-II Independent | |||
| Independent (NJCAA) | Independent | ||
| SIAC (NCAA D-II) | |||
| St. Louis (NCAA D-III) | North Star | ||
| New program | MSFA Midwest | ||
| Am. Southwest (NCAA D-III) | Sooner | ||
| New program | GPAC |