2019 NAIA Football Game of the Week No. 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced that the NAIA Football Game of the Week for Sept. 21 will be No. 21 Ottawa (Kan.) at RV Sterling (Kan.). The game was selected by fans across the country in an online vote.
Saturday’s game will be the 53rd meeting all-time between the two. Ottawa leads the all-time series 29-23, but Sterling leads the series on home field 15-11, giving Smisor Stadium a distinct home-field advantage. Last season, the Braves snuck-out of Sterling with a 48-47 win thanks to one final drive led by senior returning quarterback Connor Kaegi.
The Warriors enter Saturday’s game with the better overall record at 2-0, and a win could vault Sterling into the NAIA Top 25 for the first time since Sept. 10, 2018.
NAIA Game of the Week Quick Facts
Time: 6:00 p.m. Central
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019
Location: Smisor Stadium; Sterling, Kan.
All-Time Series Record: Ottawa leads 29-23
Game Preview: Sterling vs. Ottawa Preview
Live Coverage: Video | Live Stats
NAIA Football Rankings
2019 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 1 (September 16)
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
1 | 1 | Morningside (Iowa) [17] | 2-0 | 392 |
2 | 2 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 3-0 | 377 |
3 | 3 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 1-0 | 362 |
4 | 4 | Kansas Wesleyan | 3-0 | 342 |
5 | 5 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 1-0 | 327 |
6 | 6 | Concordia (Mich.) | 2-0 | 315 |
7 | 7 | Marian (Ind.) | 1-0 | 302 |
8 | 10 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 3-0 | 271 |
9 | 12 | Grand View (Iowa) | 3-0 | 270 |
10 | 11 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 2-0 | 258 |
11 | 15 | College of Idaho | 3-0 | 232 |
12 | 13 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 3-0 | 231 |
13 | 8 | Baker (Kan.) | 2-1 | 202 |
14 | 18 | Evangel (Mo.) | 3-0 | 189 |
14 | 17 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 1-0 | 189 |
16 | 9 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 1-1 | 151 |
17 | 19 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 1-0 | 140 |
18 | 16 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 2-1 | 134 |
19 | 14 | Langston (Okla.) | 1-1 | 127 |
20 | 25 | Montana Western | 2-0 | 109 |
21 | 22 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 1-0 | 104 |
22 | NR | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 2-0 | 66 |
23 | NR | Ottawa (Ariz.) | 2-0 | 54 |
24 | 23 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 2-1 | 44 |
25 | NR | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 2-0 | 33 |
College Football: Ranked NAIA Football Games for Sept. 21, 2019
(RV) Midland (Neb.) @ (1) Morningside (Iowa)
(8) Reinhardt (Ga.) @ (RV) Keiser (Fla.)
(20) Montana Western @ (24) Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
(21) Ottawa (Kan.) @ (RV) Sterling (Kan.)
Clarke (Iowa) @ (2) Benedictine (Kan.)
(3) Saint Francis (Ind.) @ Robert Morris (Ill.)
Bethany (Kan.) @ (4) Kansas Wesleyan
Wisconsin-Whitewater @ (5) Saint Xavier (Ill.)
St. Francis (Ill.) @ (6) Concordia (Mich.)
(7) Marian (Ind.) @ Trinity International (Ill.)
(9) Grand View (Iowa) @ Missouri Valley
(10) Northwestern (Iowa) @ Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
(12) Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) @ Warner (Fla.)
William Penn (Iowa) @ (13) Baker (Kan.)
Culver-Stockton (Mo.) @ (14) Evangel (Mo.)
Wisconsin-La Crosse @ (16) Dickinson State (N.D.)
Georgetown (Ky.) @ (17) Southeastern (Fla.)
Oklahoma Panhandle State @ (19) Langston (Okla.)
(22) Siena Heights (Mich.) @ St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Texas Wesleyan @ (23) Ottawa (Ariz.) (AZ)
Southern Oregon @ (RV) Montana Tech
Concordia (Neb.) @ (RV) Hastings (Neb.)
(RV) Kentucky Christian @ Pikeville (Ky.)