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GPAC Gets Two In Playoffs

GPAC Gets Two In Playoffs

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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the final field and the pairings for the first round of the NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS) on Sunday.

The 16-team event will kick-off on Saturday, Nov. 23 at eight campus host sites across the country.

GPAC champ Morningside and runnerup Northwestern will represent their league.

2019 NAIA Football Championship Series – First Round Schedule

Saturday, November 23 | Campus Sites

Game 1 – Dickinson State (N.D.) (8-2) at Morningside (Iowa) (10-0)

Game 2 – Reinhardt (Ga.) (9-2) at Marian (Ind.) (9-0)

Game 3 – Baker (Kan.) (8-2) at Kansas Wesleyan (11-0)

Game 4 – Concordia (Mich.) (8-2) at Grand View (Iowa) (11-0)

Game 5 – Ottawa (Ariz.) (9-1) at College of Idaho (10-0)

Game 6 –St. Francis (Ind.) (7-2) at Lindsey Wilson (10-0)

Game 7 – Cumberlands (Ky.) (9-1) at Keiser (Fla.) (9-0)

Game 8 – Saint Xavier (Ill.) (8-2) at Northwestern (Iowa) (9-1)