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NAIA Football Week 10: Conference Titles on the Line as No. 12 Carroll Visits No. 2 College of Idaho

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NAIA football action: a ball carrier runs with the football during a game. Photo via NAIA.

With two weeks left in the regular season, conference championships are on the line across NAIA football on Saturday, November 7, headlined by Saint Francis at Indiana Wesleyan, No. 12 Carroll at No. 2 College of Idaho, Keiser at Southeastern and Grand View at St. Ambrose.

Featured games, Saturday, November 7:

  • Saint Francis (Ind.) (6-3) at Indiana Wesleyan (8-1), Noon ET — both 3-0 in the MSFA Mideast. Saint Francis beat Defiance 45-14 last week. Indiana Wesleyan leads the NAIA in scoring offense at 57.6 points per game, with quarterback Arjun Lothe over 2,500 passing yards and 30 touchdowns and running back Ryan Whitwell over 1,200 rushing yards. Indiana Wesleyan comes off a 28-23 loss to Marian (Ind.).
  • Carroll (Mont.) (7-1) at College of Idaho (8-0), Noon MT — No. 12 vs No. 2, Frontier West control on the line. College of Idaho is 5-0 in conference, averaging 43.9 points and 471.3 yards per game; Andy Peters has 2,182 passing yards and 24 touchdowns, Ryan Markham 1,019 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. Carroll is 4-1 in conference, beat Montana Western 42-13, has won five straight, and allows 13.5 points per game; Kaden Huot has 1,847 passing yards and 16 touchdowns.
  • Keiser (Fla.) (6-2) at Southeastern (Fla.) (6-2), 2 p.m. ET — Sun Conference showdown. Keiser beat Ave Maria 45-28 (Shea Rodgers 316 passing yards, three touchdowns; Jaden Meizinger 143 rushing yards, two touchdowns). Southeastern beat Warner 45-16 and forced three turnovers. The winner stays in the title race with St. Thomas (Fla.).
  • Grand View (Iowa) (8-1) at St. Ambrose (6-2), 1 p.m. CT — Heart North control. Grand View is 5-0 in conference, beat William Penn 45-17, and allows 14.2 points per game. St. Ambrose is 4-1, beat Central Methodist 38-31.

More games to watch, November 7:

  • Marian (Ind.) (8-1) at Saint Xavier (5-4), 1:05 p.m. ET
  • Bethel (Tenn.) (2-6) at Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (7-2), 1:30 p.m. CT
  • Benedictine (Kan.) (9-1) at Missouri Baptist (2-6), 1 p.m. CT — Benedictine is No. 3 in the NSC poll and 5-0 in the Heart South after a 65-51 win over MidAmerica Nazarene
  • Dickinson State (5-5) at Montana Tech (8-1), 1 p.m. MT — Montana Tech is No. 5, 5-0 in the Frontier West
  • Saint Mary (0-9) at Southwestern (Kan.) (8-1), 1 p.m. CT — Southwestern is No. 14 and 5-0 in the KCAC

STADIONIC NAIA Football Poll (NSC, Top 15): 1 St. Thomas (Fla.) 9-0, 2 College of Idaho 8-0, 3 Benedictine (Kan.) 9-1, 4 Morningside (Iowa) 8-1, 5 Montana Tech 8-1, 6 Marian (Ind.) 8-1, 7 Indiana Wesleyan 8-1, 8 Grand View (Iowa) 8-1, 9 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 7-2, 10 Campbellsville (Ky.) 7-1, 11 Dordt (Iowa) 7-2, 12 Carroll (Mont.) 7-1, 13 Northwestern (Iowa) 8-2, 14 Southwestern (Kan.) 8-1, 15 Keiser (Fla.) 6-2.

Players of the Week (Nov. 2):

  • Offense: Caleb Deal, Kansas Wesleyan — 34-of-55 for 489 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-48 loss to Friends, the 10th 400-yard passing game in program history.
  • Defense: Jamil Jones, Southeastern (Fla.) — school records with three interceptions, including a 97-yard return touchdown, in a 45-16 win over Warner, plus two tackles and two pass breakups.
  • Special Teams: Dominic Witt, Grand View (Iowa) — five field goals, including a 43-yard game-winner as time expired, in a 36-34 win over William Penn; also from 38, 40, 48 and 46 yards for 15 points.

Team leaders: Indiana Wesleyan leads in points per game (57.6) and total offense (599.4 yards per game); Marian leads in points allowed (6.7) and total defense (179.2 yards allowed per game); St. Thomas leads in turnover margin per game (2.44).

The NAIA Football Championship game is December 19, 2026, in Durham, North Carolina.

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No. 22 New Mexico Wins First Game as a Ranked Team, Routs Nevada 31-3

Toa Fa’avae led two first-quarter touchdown drives, Scottre Humphrey ran for 107 yards and two scores, and No. 22 New Mexico won the first game in the AP poll in school history, beating Nevada 31-3.

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Nevada defenders line up against No. 22 New Mexico during the Lobos' 31-3 win Friday night at Mackay Stadium in Reno. (Nevada Athletics)

Toa Fa’avae led two first-quarter touchdown drives and No. 22 New Mexico won the first game it has ever played as an AP Top 25 team, beating Nevada 31-3 on Friday night at Mackay Stadium.

The Lobos (8-1, 5-0 Mountain West), who entered the AP poll for the first time in program history this week, scored on their opening possession when Scottre Humphrey capped the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run. Kiefer Sibley added a 31-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead, and New Mexico was never threatened. Nevada’s only points came on Jacob Fernandez’s 32-yard field goal in the final minute of the first half.

Humphrey finished with 17 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns, adding a 1-yard score in the third quarter after Brett Karhu sacked Nevada quarterback AJ Bianco, forced a fumble and Darren Agu recovered at the Nevada 5. Fa’avae completed 14 of 20 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown and ran for 34 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Cade Keith early in the fourth quarter. Nick Romero’s 37-yard field goal closed the scoring.

New Mexico’s defense, the nation’s top scoring unit, held Nevada (3-6, 2-3) to minus-9 rushing yards and 97 total yards, forced 10 punts and sacked Bianco four times. The Lobos held the ball for 38 minutes, 36 seconds and rushed for 213 yards as a team. It was also New Mexico’s first win in Reno in the series.

Bianco completed 14 of 31 passes for 106 yards for Nevada. New Mexico remains alone in first place in the Mountain West and hosts UNLV on Nov. 14, when Nevada plays at Northern Illinois.

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