Program History - All-Time Records 85 35 Central Florida 14 7 Presbyterian 28 NAIA PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals 42 Shepherd 21 Semifinals 41 Saginaw Valley State 7 Champion Bowl (Grand Junction, CO) 36 Mesa 28 1984 (10-2-1/6-1) NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SAC CHAMPIONS C-N Opp. 42 Grand Valley State 9 58 Franklin 20 29 Elon 31 50 Catawba 7 44 Newberry 21 24 Mars Hill 10 25 Gardner-Webb 14 28 Lenoir-Rhyne 20 17 Presbyterian 14 14 Liberty Baptist 7 NAIA PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals 42 Concord 6 Semifinals 24 Saginaw Valley St 21(OT) Champion Bowl (Conway, AR) 19 Central Arkansas 19 1985 (5-5/3-4) C-N Opp. 9 Central State (OK) 28 17 Georgetown 12 13 Elon 25 22 Catawba 13 3 Newberry 36 14 Mars Hill 22 13 Gardner-Webb 7 42 Lenoir-Rhyne 24 28 Knoxville 7 28 Presbyterian 35 1986 (12-1/6-1) NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SAC CHAMPIONS C-N Opp. 17 Wofford 15 38 Georgetown 14 12 Elon 15 17 Catawba 6 28 Newberry 0 10 Mars Hill 7 51 Gardner-Webb 24 24 Lenoir-Rhyne 6 34 Liberty 20 19 Presbyterian 0 NAIA PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals 30 Shepherd 10 Semifinals 19 Hillsdale 16 (OT) Champion Bowl (Jefferson City) 17 Cameron 0 1987 (10-4/4-3) NAIA NATIONAL RUNNER-UP SAC CHAMPIONS C-N Opp. 10 Hillsdale 3 42 Fairmont State 10 48 Elon 35 0 Catawba 2 21 Newberry 26 19 Mars Hill 3 35 Gardner-Webb 16 45 Lenoir-Rhyne 24 34 Wofford 3 6 Presbyterian 28 NAIA PLAYOFFS First Round 26 Central State (OH) 13 Quarterfinals 27 Gardner-Webb 24 Semifinals 21 Mesa 7 Champion Bowl (Lawton, OK) 2 Cameron 30 1988 (12-2/5-2) NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SAC CHAMPIONS C-N Opp. 17 Fairmont State 12 24 Hillsdale 14 36 Wingate 24 7 Elon 10 3 Catawba 0 13 Newberry 14 34 Mars Hill 16 22 Gardner-Webb 12 28 Lenoir-Rhyne 21 52 Presbyterian 21 NAIA PLAYOFFS First Round 62 Concord 29 Quarterfinals 42 Moorhead State 6 Semifinals 13 Central State (OH) 0 Champion Bowl (Jefferson City) 56 Adams State 21 1989 (12-1/6-1) NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SAC CHAMPIONS C-N Opp. 44 Fairmont State 0 40 Hillsdale 16 28 Wingate 3 17 Elon 0 24 Catawba 10 45 Newberry 24 14 Mars Hill 17 23 Gardner-Webb 20(OT) 38 Lenoir-Rhyne 0 43 Presbyterian 2 1 NAIA PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals 51 West Virginia Tech 13 Semifinals 20 Central State (OH) 17 Champion Bowl (Jefferson City) 31 Emporia State 20 1990 (11-1/7-0) SAC Champions C-N Opp. 49 Fairmont State 18 38 Wingate 10 47 Elon 24 27 Catawba 14 56 Newberry 35 35 MarsHill 10 48 Gardner-Webb 23 29 Lenoir-Rhyne 28 28 St.Francis 20 28 Presbyterian 14 NAIA PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals 35 Southwest State 6 Semifinals 14 Central State (OH) 41 1991 (10-1/7-0) SAC Champions C-N Opp. 44 Fayetteville State 21 6 Central State (OH) 3 52 Wingate 35 24 Elon 0 24 Catawba 3 57 Mars Hill 15 52 Gardner-Webb 16 42 Lenoir-Rhyne 25 69 St. Francis 17 49 Presbyterian 20 NAIA PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals 21 Western State 38 The Eagles beat Mesa in Grand Junction, Colo. to capture the 1983 NAIA National Championship. C-N would go on to capture the crown five times in the 1980s. 1992 (8-3/6-1) C-N Opp. 20 Western New Mexico 7 17 Howard Payne 12 17 Elon 13 14 Catawba 6 36 Wingate 28 27 Mars Hill 0 6 Gardner-Webb 25 39 Lenoir-Rhyne 27 0 New Haven 14 34 Presbyterian 17 NAIA PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals 3 Shepherd 6 1993 (8-3/6-1) SAC Champions C-N Opp. 24 Central State (OH) 24 35 Catawba 21 31 Elon 20 31 New Haven 62 46 Wingate 14 42 Mars Hill 21 47 Gardner-Webb 10 31 Lenoir-Rhyne 3 40 Howard Payne 7 28 Presbyterian 13 NCAA PLAYOFFS First Round 28 North Alabama 38 1994 (8-3/6-1) SAC Champions C-N Opp. 18 Wayne State (MI) 13 14 Montana 48 38 Presbyterian 7 41 Elon 6 63 Catawba 24 73 Wingate 19 32 Mars Hill 36 41 Gardner-Webb 21 23 Lenoir-Rhyne 21 49 Newberry 19 NCAA PLAYOFFS First Round 13 North Alabama 17 1995 (9-3/6-1) SAC Champions C-N Opp. 21 Wayne State (MI) 0 21 Central Florida 35 24 Presbyterian 21 29 Elon 6 41 Catawba 21 24 Wingate 25 42 Mars Hill 0 38 Gardner-Webb 10 40 Lenoir-Rhyne 21 39 Newberry 30 NCAA PLAYOFFS First Round 37 West Georgia 26 Quarterfinals 7 North Alabama 28 1996 (12-2/6-1) NCAA RUNNER-UP SAC Champions C-N Opp. 49 Lane 8 42 Edinboro 12 28 Presbyterian 10 20 Elon 0 3 Catawba 17 34 Wingate 13 26 Mars Hill 21 29 Gardner-Webb 20 33 Lenoir-Rhyne 6 13 Newberry 0 NCAA PLAYOFFS First Round 41 West Georgia 7 Quarterfinals 19 Valdosta State 7 Semifinals 29 UC Davis 26 National Chamionship Game 14 Northern Colorado 23 1997 (11-1/7-0) SAC Champions C-N Opp. Nick Hyder Classic (Rome, GA) 28 Valdosta State 7 33 Edinboro 10 21 Presbyterian 3 26 Catawba 7 55 Wingate 17 31 Mars Hill 20 38 Gardner-Webb 14 76 Lenoir-Rhyne 3 34 Newberry 12 NCAA PLAYOFFS First Round 21 North Alabama 7 Quarterfinals 23 Albany State 22 Semifinals 29 Northern Colorado 30 1998 (12-2/7-0) NCAA RUNNER-UP SAC Champions C-N Opp. Nick Hyder Classic (Rome, GA) 24 vs. North Alabama 27 45 at Edinboro 44 35 Presbyterian 14 45 Tusculum 21 17 at Catawba 3 28 Wingate 12 41 at Mars Hill 14 42 Gardner-Webb 13 52 at Lenoir-Rhyne 13
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