2010 Carroll Fighting Saints football team

2010 Carroll Fighting Saints football
NAIA national champion
Frontier champion
ConferenceFrontier Conference
Record14–0 (10–0 Frontier)
Head coach
2010 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 
Montana State–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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Rocky Mountain
W 24–206,437[2]
September 11at Eastern Oregon
W 49–12
September 18at Montana Western
W 28–12
September 25Montana Tech
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 31–138,817[3]
October 2at MSU Northern
W 65–13
October 16at Rocky Mountain
W 42–37
October 23Eastern Oregon
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 61–344,337[4]
October 30Montana Western
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 42–34,091[5]
November 6at Montana TechW 46–10
November 13MSU Northern
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 35–103,222[6]
November 20Azusa Pacific*
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT (NAIA first round)
W 35–211,800[7]
November 27Marian*
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT (NAIA quarterfinal)
W 38–63,200[8]
December 4St. Xavier (IL)*
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT (NAIA semifinal)
W 27–53,827[9]
December 18vs. Sioux Falls*W 10–76,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  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.