The No. 1-ranked Keiser Seahawks travel to Durham, North Carolina, for the 69th Annual NAIA Football Championship versus the No. 2-ranked Grand View Vikings on Saturday, December 21. Kickoff from Durham Memorial Stadium is set for 12:00PM (ET).

The game will be broadcast on the NAIA Network. Drew Fellios (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (color analyst), and Hayley Lewis (sideline) will call the action.
 

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NAIA Football Championship Series - National Championship Game 
No. 1 Keiser Seahawks (12-0) vs. No. 2 Grand View Vikings (13-0)
Saturday, December 21, 2024 - 12:00 PM (ET)
Durham County Memorial Stadium (8,500) - Durham, N.C. 

Live Stats: StatBroadcast (NAIA)
Watch Live: NAIA Network
Tickets: Click HERE
 

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• Saturday will mark the second meeting all-time between the two schools
• The last meeting between the two teams resulting in a 38-21 win for the Seahawks on December 3, 2022, in the NAIA FCS Semifinals in Des Moines, Iowa
• The win led Keiser to its first NAIA National Championship Game
• Keiser racked up 149 yards on the ground while holding the Vikings to -13 yards rushing
• Jaden Meizinger (Offensive Player of the Game) scored three rushing touchdowns on 41 carries for 162 yards
• Quarterback Shea Spencer threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns
• The Keiser defense picked off two passes in the game, one by Tivon Sutton (the Defensive Player of the Game) and the other by Louis Lubin III.
• The Seahawks are 2-0 all-time versus teams from the Heart of America Athletic Conference
• Keiser is 3-0 all-time versus teams from the state of Iowa
• Saturday will mark Keiser's third straight appearance in the NAIA Football Championship Game
• The Seahawks enter this Saturday's contest with a 1-1 record in the NAIA FCS National Championship

 

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• The Seahawks enter Game 13 (and final contest) of the 2024 season ranked No. 1 in the nation
• Keiser enters Saturday with a 13-4 record all-time in the NAIA Football Championships Series
• The Seahawks are 1-1 all-time in the FCS National Championship Game
• Keiser is looking to become the seventh team in NAIA history to win back-to-back National Championships (sixth since 2000).
• The Seahawks extended their nation's longest winning streak to 23 games
• The win marks the Seahawks 19th straight win at home
• With the win, Keiser improves to 34-4 all-time at home
• Keiser improves to 12-0 as the No. 1 team in the nation
• The win improves the Seahawks to 1-0 all-time versus Benedictine (Kan.)
• Keiser is one of two undefeated teams remaining in the NAIA (Grand View - 13-0)
• The 42 points scored versus the No. 9-ranked Ravens, were tied for the fourth-most by a Seahawks team versus a ranked opponent
• The Seahawks are now a perfect 50-0 when scoring 30-or-more points
• The win also improves Keiser to 2-0 all-time versus teams from the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the NAIA Football Championship Series
• The Seahawks have now one 10 straight games in non-conference actionFreshman Evan Jackson led the way defensively with seven tackles
• Quarterback Shea Spencer threw for a school-record 412 yards on 26-of-39 passes and four touchdowns
• He also rushed for a team-high 72 yards to record 484 yards of total offense
• Spencer became the school's all-time leader in total offense in a career (6,484)
• Spencer was named the Semifinals Most Outstanding Offensive Player (his third straight award)
• Freshman Evan Jackson was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game (his second of the playoffs)
• Jackson had seven tackles, 1.5 TFL, and sealed the Keiser victory with a pass breakup in the endzone as time expired
• Keiser currently ranks No. 20 in the nation in passing yards, averaging 253.7 yards per game and is No. 8 in the nation in rushing yards, averaging 222.8 yards per game

 

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Keiser	2024 Stats	Grand View
40.3 (T14)	Scoring	39.5 (18)
222.8 (8)	Rushing	204.4 (16)
253.7 (20)	Passing	192.3 (51)
476.5 (8)	Total Yards	396.5 (31)
20.4 (22)	Scoring Defense	8.5 (1)
139.3 (40)	Rushing Defense	68.6 (1)
188.3 (38)	Passing Defense	136.9 (2)
327.5 (34)	Total Defense	205.5 (1)

 

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