2010 NAIA football national championship

Scoring Summary

Tournament bracket

November 20 November 27 December 4 December 18 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Sioux Falls (SD) (10–0) | RD1-score01=33 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Northwestern Oklahoma State (8–2) | RD1-score02=14 | RD1-seed03=6 | RD1-team03=McPherson (KS) (10–0) | RD1-score03=14 | RD1-seed04=12 | RD1-team04=McKendree (IL) (8–2) | RD1-score04=38 | RD1-seed05=4 | RD1-team05=MidAmerica Nazarene (10–0) | RD1-score05=27 | RD1-seed06=17 | RD1-team06=Georgetown (KY) (8–2) | RD1-score06=24 | RD1-seed07=7 | RD1-team07=Morningside (IA) (9–1) | RD1-score07=38 | RD1-seed08=9 | RD1-team08=Dickinson State (9–1) | RD1-score08=17 | RD1-seed09=2 | RD1-team09=Carroll (MT) (10–0) | RD1-score09=35 | RD1-seed10=18 | RD1-team10=Azusa Pacific (6–3) | RD1-score10=21 | RD1-seed11=8 | RD1-team11=Ottawa (KS) (9–1) | RD1-score11=20 | RD1-seed12=11 | RD1-team12=Marian (IN) (9–2) | RD1-score12=35 | RD1-seed13=3 | RD1-team13=Saint Xavier (IL) (11–0) | RD1-score13=66 | RD1-seed14=20 | RD1-team14=Cumberlands (KY) (7–3) | RD1-score14=19 | RD1-seed15=5 | RD1-team15=Lindenwood (MO) (9–1) | RD1-score15=38 | RD1-seed16=10 | RD1-team16=Saint Francis (IN) (9–1) | RD1-score16=46 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Sioux Falls (SD) | RD2-score01=27 | RD2-seed02=12 | RD2-team02=McKendree (IL) | RD2-score02=7 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=MidAmerica Nazarene | RD2-score03=34 | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-team04=Morningside (IA) | RD2-score04=10 | RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05=Carroll (MT) | RD2-score05=38 | RD2-seed06=11 | RD2-team06=Marian (IN) | RD2-score06=6 | RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07=Saint Xavier (IL) | RD2-score07=40 | RD2-seed08=10 | RD2-team08=Saint Francis (IN) | RD2-score08=21 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Sioux Falls (SD) | RD3-score01=38 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=MidAmerica Nazarene | RD3-score02=0 | RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=Carroll (MT) | RD3-score03=27 | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=Saint Xavier (IL) | RD3-score04=5 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Sioux Falls (SD) | RD4-score01=7 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Carroll (MT) | RD4-score02=10

• • denotes OT.

Game details

First round

#11 Marian at No. 8 Ottawa

Ottawa completed its worst game on offense in terms of total yards for the season, only coming up with 246. Ottawa did manage to take the lead twice, but in the third quarter Marian would take the lead for good.

Defensively, Ottawa's Eric Wilson returned a 98-yard interception for a touchdown but the final score would fall 15 points short to end at 35–20.{{Cite web |access-date=November 21, 2010}}

#12 McKendree at No. 6 McPherson

McKendree took off to a 14 point lead in the first quarter and maintained the lead for the remainder of the game, dumping McPherson for their second first-round playoff loss in two years. It was the first loss for McPherson in the season, which ended with a final record of 10–1.

McKendree scored five touchdowns and claimed victory in the end with a final score of 38–14.{{Cite web

References

References

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