1992 NAIA Division I football season

1992 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season	August–November 1992
Postseason	November 21–December 12, 1992
National Championship	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC
Champions	Central State (OH) (2)
NAIA Division I football season «1991 1993»

The 1992 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1992 college football season in the United States and the 37th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 23rd season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1992 and culminated in the 1992 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1992 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 12, 1992 at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, on the campus of Gardner–Webb College.

Central State (OH) defeated Gardner–Webb in the Champion Bowl, 19–16, to win their second NAIA national title. It was the Marauders' third consecutive appearance in the Champion Bowl, going 1–1 in the previous two.

Conference champions

See also: List of NAIA football seasons

Conference	Champion	Record
AIC	Central Arkansas	6–0
Northern Sun	Northern State (SD)	5–1
Oklahoma	East Central Southwestern Oklahoma State	4–1
WVIAC	Shepherd	7–0

Postseason

	Quarterfinals November 21, 1992 Campus sites					Semifinals December 5, 1992 Campus sites					1992 Champion Bowl December 12, 1992 Boiling Springs, NC
	Central Arkansas		14
	SW Oklahoma State*		2
						Central Arkansas		23
						Central State (OH)*		30
	Central State (OH)		34
	Harding*		0
											Central State (OH)		19
											Gardner–Webb*		16
	Shepherd		6
	Carson–Newman*		3
						Shepherd		7
						Gardner–Webb*		22
	Concord		21
	Gardner–Webb*		28

See also

• 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1992 NCAA Division II football season
• 1992 NCAA Division III football season