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2013 NAIA football national championship

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2013 Russell Athletic NAIA Football National Championship
1234 Total
Grand View 147014 35
Cumberlands 31406 23
DateDecember 21, 2013
Season2013
StadiumBarron Stadium
LocationRome, Georgia
Attendance5,295
NAIA Football National Championship
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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

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1st Round
November 23
Quarterfinals
November 30
Semifinals
December 7
Championship
December 21
            
1 Cumberlands (KY) (10–0) 56
16 St. Ambrose (IA) (7–3) 28
1 Cumberlands (KY) (11–0) 28
6 Saint Francis (IN) (9–2) 14
6 Saint Francis (IN) (8–2) 20
9 Faulkner (AL) (9–2) 13
1 Cumberlands (KY) (12–0) 34*
3 Carroll (MT) (12–1) 27
3 Carroll (MT) (10–1) 38
13(T) Georgetown (KY) (7–3) 28
3 Carroll (MT) (11–1) 27
7 Missouri Valley (MO) (9–2) 3
7 Missouri Valley (MO) (8–2) 38
12 Northwestern (IA) (8–2) 13
1 Cumberlands (KY) (13–0) 23
2 Grand View (IA) (13–0) 35
2 Grand View (IA) (10–0) 38
15 Ottawa (KS) (8–3) 13
2 Grand View (IA) (11–0) 44
11 11 Tabor (KS) (10–2) 24
8 Benedictine (KS) (10–1) 13
11 Tabor (KS) (9–2) 14
2 Grand View (IA) (12–0) 35
5 Morningside (IA) (11–1) 0
4 Baker (KS) (10–1) 10
13(T) Sterling (KS) (9–2) 7
4 Baker (KS) (11–1) 28
5 Morningside (IA) (10–1) 36
5 Morningside (IA) (9–1) 40
10 Rocky Mountain (MT) (8–3) 21
  •  * denotes OT.

References

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