2010 Carroll Fighting Saints football team

American college football season

2010 Carroll Fighting Saints football

NAIA national champion
Frontier champion

NAIA National Championship Game, W 10–7 vs. Sioux Falls

Conference| Frontier Conference
Record| 14–0 (10–0 Frontier)
Head coach|

* Mike Van Diest (12th season)

Seasons

<- 2009

2011 ->

2010 Frontier Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 Carroll (MT) $^  |  | 10  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 0  |
Rocky Mountain |  | 6  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Eastern Oregon |  | 5  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Montana Tech |  | 5  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
MSU Northern |  | 3  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Montana Western |  | 1  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ – NAIA playoff participant

Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2010 Carroll Fighting Saints football team was an American football team that represented Carroll College as a member of the Frontier Conference during the 2010 NAIA football season. In their 12th season under head coach Mike Van Diest, the Saints compiled a 14–0 record (10–0 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Sioux Falls, 10–7, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 4| Rocky Mountain|

* Nelson Stadium
* Helena, MT

| W 24–20| 6,437| [2]
September 11| at Eastern Oregon| La Grande, OR| W 49–12| |
September 18| at Montana Western| Dillon, MT| W 28–12| |
September 25| Montana Tech|

* Nelson Stadium
* Helena, MT

| W 31–13| 8,817| [3]
October 2| at MSU Northern| Havre, MT| W 65–13| |
October 16| at Rocky Mountain| Billings, MT| W 42–37| |
October 23| Eastern Oregon|

* Nelson Stadium
* Helena, MT

| W 61–34| 4,337| [4]
October 30| Montana Western|

* Nelson Stadium
* Helena, MT

| W 42–3| 4,091| [5]
November 6| at Montana Tech| Butte, MT| W 46–10| |
November 13| MSU Northern|

* Nelson Stadium
* Helena, MT

| W 35–10| 3,222| [6]
November 20| Azusa Pacific*|

* Nelson Stadium
* Helena, MT (NAIA first round)

| W 35–21| 1,800| [7]
November 27| Marian*|

* Nelson Stadium
* Helena, MT (NAIA quarterfinal)

| W 38–6| 3,200| [8]
December 4| St. Xavier (IL)*|

* Nelson Stadium
* Helena, MT (NAIA semifinal)

| W 27–5| 3,827| [9]
December 18| vs. Sioux Falls*|

* Barron Stadium Rome, GA
* (NAIA Championship Game)

| W 10–7| 6,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2010 Football Schedule". Carroll College. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
2. ^ "Carroll College vs. Rocky Mountain College". DakStats.
3. ^ "Carroll College vs. Montana Tech". Dakstats.
4. ^ "Eastern Oregon University vs Caroll College". EOUSports.
5. ^ "Carroll College vs. Univ of Montana Western". Dakstats.
6. ^ "Carroll College vs. MSU-Northern". Dakstats.
7. ^ "Azusa Pacific vs. Carroll College" (PDF). APU.
8. ^ "Marian University vs. Carroll College". mid-statesfootball. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
9. ^ "St. Xavier University vs. Carroll College". Mid-States Football. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
10. ^ "University of Sioux Falls vs. Carroll College". Dakstats.

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Carroll Fighting Saints football

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NAIA football national champions

Single division|

* 1956: Montana State & Saint Joseph's (IN)
* 1957: Pittsburg State
* 1958: Northeastern State
* 1959: Texas A&I
* 1960: Lenoir–Rhyne
* 1961: Pittsburg State
* 1962: Central State (OK)
* 1963: Saint John's (MN)
* 1964: Concordia (MN) & Sam Houston State
* 1965: Saint John's (MN)
* 1966: Waynesburg
* 1967: Fairmont State
* 1968: Troy State
* 1969: Texas A&I

NAIA Division I|

* 1970: Texas A&I
* 1971: Livingston
* 1972: East Texas State
* 1973: Abilene Christian
* 1974: Texas A&I
* 1975: Texas A&I
* 1976: Texas A&I
* 1977: Abilene Christian
* 1978: Angelo State
* 1979: Texas A&I
* 1980: Elon
* 1981: Elon
* 1982: Central State (OK)
* 1983: Carson–Newman
* 1984: Carson–Newman & Central Arkansas
* 1985: Central Arkansas & Hillsdale
* 1986: Carson–Newman
* 1987: Cameron
* 1988: Carson–Newman
* 1989: Carson–Newman
* 1990: Central State (OH)
* 1991: Central Arkansas
* 1992: Central State (OH)
* 1993: East Central
* 1994: Northeastern State
* 1995: Central State (OH)
* 1996: Southwestern Oklahoma State

NAIA Division II|

* 1970: Westminster (PA)
* 1971: Cal Lutheran
* 1972: Missouri Southern
* 1973: Northwestern (IA)
* 1974: Texas Lutheran
* 1975: Texas Lutheran
* 1976: Westminster (PA)
* 1977: Westminster (PA)
* 1978: Concordia (MN)
* 1979: Findlay
* 1980: Pacific Lutheran
* 1981: Austin & Concordia (MN)
* 1982: Linfield
* 1983: Northwestern (IA)
* 1984: Linfield
* 1985: Wisconsin–La Crosse
* 1986: Linfield
* 1987: Pacific Lutheran & Wisconsin–Stevens Point (forfeited)
* 1988: Westminster (PA)
* 1989: Westminster (PA)
* 1990: Peru State
* 1991: Georgetown (KY)
* 1992: Findlay
* 1993: Pacific Lutheran
* 1994: Westminster (PA)
* 1995: Central Washington & Findlay
* 1996: Sioux Falls

Single division|

* 1997: Findlay
* 1998: Azusa Pacific
* 1999: Northwestern Oklahoma State
* 2000: Georgetown (KY)
* 2001: Georgetown (KY)
* 2002: Carroll (MT)
* 2003: Carroll (MT)
* 2004: Carroll (MT)
* 2005: Carroll (MT)
* 2006: Sioux Falls
* 2007: Carroll (MT)
* 2008: Sioux Falls
* 2009: Sioux Falls
* 2010: Carroll (MT)
* 2011: Saint Xavier
* 2012: Marian (IN)
* 2013: Grand View
* 2014: Southern Oregon
* 2015: Marian (IN)
* 2016: Saint Francis (IN)
* 2017: Saint Francis (IN)
* 2018: Morningside
* 2019: Morningside
* 2020: Lindsey Wilson
* 2021: Morningside
* 2022: Northwestern (IA)
* 2023: Keiser

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