The Durham Sports Commission is proud to host the 69th Annual NAIA Football National Championship on Saturday, December 21 at noon eastern time. For the fourth consecutive year, the game will be played at Durham County Memorial Stadium.
Competing Teams
Keiser University
Keiser’s football team will be returning to Durham for the third consecutive season! After falling in their first NAIA Football Championship performance in 2022, the Seahawks returned to Durham and defeated Northwestern in the rematch in 2023. This season, Keiser rode the momentum of the school’s first championship to an undefeated 2024 regular season. After being down in the semifinals 38-21 with eight minutes remaining, the Seahawks made a miraculous comeback to win 42-38.
Grand View University
Grand View University returns to the NAIA Football Championship for the first time since 2021. This will be the program’s third NAIA Championship game appearance, most notably winning the title in 2013. Grand View used convincing wins over former NAIA champions Northwestern and Morningside to earn their return to Durham with a perfect 13-0 season.
Game Day Information
- 8 am – Box Office Opens
- 8:30 am – Gates and Parking** Open
- 10:30 am – Field Opens for Pre-Game Warm-Up
- 12 pm – Kick Off
**Parking is $10 and cashless.
Durham County Memorial Stadium
Durham County Memorial Stadium is proud to be the host site for the NAIA Football National Championship. Originally built in 1958 and renovated in 2010, the 8,500 seat historic stadium has been home to a multitude of competitions and championships throughout the years.
Address:
750 Stadium Drive
Durham, NC 27704
About the NAIA
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri and is made up of over 250 member institutions across 21 different conferences. The goal of the NAIA is to serve the interests of small colleges by driving student-athlete enrollment and financial sustainability.
Traveling to Durham
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About the Durham Sports Commission
The Durham Sports Commission is the proud host the NAIA Football National Championship. The Durham Sports Commission is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to create economic and social impact by leading the community’s efforts to attract, support, and promote youth, amateur, collegiate, and professional sporting and recreational events.
The vision of the DSC is to engage the Durham community in supporting and promoting the sports spirit that exists both historically and presently, by increasing the capacity of local sporting events to host events with strong participation rates, and by working with national event owners to recruit sporting events that provide positive community impact.
