List of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football champions

This is a list of yearly Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order.

Champions by year

		Record
Year	Champions	Conference	Overall	Postseason result	Head coach
1924	Northeast Missouri State	2–0–2	4–3–2	–	H. L. McWilliams
1925	Northwest Missouri State	3–0–1	7–0–1	–	H. Frank Lawrence
1926	Central Missouri State	4–0	7–0–1	–	Theodore C. Reid
1927	Northeast Missouri State	4–0	8–1	–	Don Faurot
1928	Northeast Missouri State	3–0–1	7–2–1	–	Don Faurot
	Southwest Missouri State	3–0–1	7–1–1	–	Arthur Briggs
1929	Northeast Missouri State	3–0	5–3–1	–	Don Faurot
1930	Northeast Missouri State	3–0	5–5	–	Don Faurot
1931	Northwest Missouri State	4–0	9–0	–	E. A. Davis
1932	Northeast Missouri State	4–0	8–0	–	Don Faurot
1933	Northeast Missouri State	4–0	9–0	–	Don Faurot
1934	Northeast Missouri State	4–0	8–0	–	Don Faurot
1935	Northeast Missouri State	5–0	7–1	–	Fred Faurot
1936	Northeast Missouri State	5–0	7–0	–	Fred Faurot
1937	Southeast Missouri State	5–0	9–0	–	Emmett Stuber
1938	Northwest Missouri State	5–0	9–0	–	Ryland Milner
1939	Northwest Missouri State	5–0	9–0	–	Ryland Milner
1940	Southwest Missouri State	5–0	10–0	–	Red Blair
1941	Missouri Mines	3–1–1	4–3–2	–	Gale Bullman
	Northwest Missouri State	3–1–1	6–2–1	–	Ryland Milner
1942	Northwest Missouri State	3–1	4–2–1	–	Ryland Milner
	Southeast Missouri State	3–1	6–2	–	Emmett Stuber
1943-1945	Cancelled due to World War II
1946	Southeast Missouri State	5–0	8–0–1	–	Emmett Stuber
1947	Missouri Mines	4–1	4–3	–	Gale Bullman
1948	Northwest Missouri State	4–1	6–2	–	Ryland Milner
	Southwest Missouri State	4–1	9–2	Lost Missouri-Kansas Bowl	Tommy O'Boyle
1949	Missouri Mines	5–0	6–2	–	Gale Bullman
1950	Missouri Mines	4–1	7–2	Won Corn Bowl	Gale Bullman
1951	Northeast Missouri State	4–0–1	7–1–1	–	Maurice Wade
	Southwest Missouri State	4–0–1	6–3–1	–	Fred Thomsen
1952	Northeast Missouri State	4–1	7–1–1	–	Maurice Wade
	Northwest Missouri State	4–1	6–3	–	Ryland Milner
1953	Northeast Missouri State	5–0	6–2	–	Maurice Wade
1954	Northeast Missouri State	5–0	7–1	–	Maurice Wade
1955	Southeast Missouri State	5–0	9–0	–	Kenneth Knox
1956	Central Missouri State	4–1	7–2	–	Lew Comer
	Missouri Mines	4–1	6–3	–	Gale Bullman
1957	Southeast Missouri State	4–0–1	6–2–1	–	Kenneth Knox
1958	Southeast Missouri State	5–0	7–1–1	–	Kenneth Knox
1959	Southeast Missouri State	5–0	7–2	–	Kenneth Knox
1960	Northeast Missouri State	5–0	8–1	–	Maurice Wade
1961	Northeast Missouri State	5–0	9–1	Won Mineral Water Bowl	Maurice Wade
1962	Southeast Missouri State	5–0	7–3	–	Kenneth Knox
1963	Southwest Missouri State	5–0	9–1	Lost Mineral Water Bowl	Orville Pottenger
1964	Northeast Missouri State	5–0	7–2	–	Maurice Wade
1965	Northeast Missouri State	5–0	8–2	–	Maurice Wade
1966	Southwest Missouri State	5–0	7–3	Lost Mineral Water Bowl	Jim Mentis
1967	Southeast Missouri State	5–0	8–2	–	Kenneth Knox
1968	Southeast Missouri State	5–0	6–4	–	Tom Thrower
1969	Northeast Missouri State	4–1	6–2–1	–	Russ Sloan
	Southeast Missouri State	4–1	8–2	–	Tom Thrower
1970	Central Missouri State	5–1	9–2	–	Howard Mahanes
	Northeast Missouri State	5–1	7–2	–	Russ Sloan
1971	Northeast Missouri State	6–0	9–1	–	Russ Sloan
1972	Lincoln (MO)	5–1	9–1	–	Dwight T. Reed
	Northwest Missouri State	5–1	7–3	–	Gladden Dye
1973	Southeast Missouri State	5–1	6–4	–	Jim Lohr
1974	Northwest Missouri State	5–1	8–2	–	Gladden Dye
1975	Southeast Missouri State	6–0	7–4	–	Jim Lohr
1976	Northeast Missouri State	4–1–1	5–3–1	–	Ron Taylor
	Southeast Missouri State	4–1–1	7–3–1	–	Jim Lohr
1977	Missouri–Rolla	4–1–1	7–3–1	–	Charlie Finley
	Southeast Missouri State	4–1–1	7–3–1	–	Jim Lohr
1978	Southwest Missouri State	6–0	8–3	–	Rich Johanningmeier
1979	Northwest Missouri State	5–1	6–5	–	James Redd
1980	Missouri–Rolla	6–0	10–0	–	Charlie Finley
1981	Northeast Missouri State	4–1	6–4	–	Bruce Craddock
1982	Northeast Missouri State	5–0	9–2	Lost NCAA First Round	Bruce Craddock
1983	Central Missouri State	4–1	6–5	–	Terry Noland
	Missouri–Rolla	4–1	6–5	–	Charlie Finley
1984	Northwest Missouri State	5–0	10–1	Lost NCAA First Round	Vern Thomsen
1985	Northeast Missouri State	5–0	8–3	–	Jack Ball
1986	Central Missouri State	5–0	8–3	–	Terry Noland
1987	Central Missouri State	4–0–1	7–3–1	–	Terry Noland
	Southeast Missouri State	4–0–1	6–4–1	–	Bob Smith
1988	Central Missouri State	5–1	6–5	–	Terry Noland
	Northeast Missouri State	5–1	7–3	–	Jack Ball
	Southeast Missouri State	5–1	6–4	–	Bill Maskill
1989	Pittsburg State	10–0	12–1	Lost NCAA Quarterfinals	Dennis Franchione
1990	Pittsburg State	9–0	12–1	Lost NCAA Semifinals	Chuck Broyles
1991	Pittsburg State	8–0–1	13–1–1	Won NCAA Championship	Chuck Broyles
1992	Pittsburg State	9–0	14–1	Lost NCAA Championship	Chuck Broyles
1993	Missouri Southern State	9–0	9–1–1	Lost NCAA First Round	Jon Lantz
1994	Pittsburg State	9–0	10–1	Lost NCAA First Round	Chuck Broyles
1995	Pittsburg State	9–0	12–1–1	Lost NCAA Championship	Chuck Broyles
1996	Northwest Missouri State	8–1	11–2	Lost NCAA Quarterfinals	Mel Tjeerdsma
	Pittsburg State	8–1	8–3	Lost NCAA First Round	Chuck Broyles
1997	Northwest Missouri State	9–0	12–1	Lost NCAA First Round	Mel Tjeerdsma
1998	Northwest Missouri State	9–0	15–0	Won NCAA Championship	Mel Tjeerdsma
1999	Northwest Missouri State	9–0	14–1	Won NCAA First Round	Mel Tjeerdsma
2000	Northwest Missouri State	9–0	11–1	Lost NCAA First Round	Mel Tjeerdsma
2001	Pittsburg State	8–1	11–2	Lost NCAA Quarterfinals	Chuck Broyles
2002	Northwest Missouri State	9–0	12–1	Lost Quarterfinals	Mel Tjeerdsma
2003	Central Missouri State	7–2	9–2	–	Willie Fritz
	Emporia State	7–2	9–3	Lost NCAA First Round	Dave Wiemers
	Missouri Western State	7–2	8–3	Won Mineral Water Bowl	Jerry Partridge
	Northwest Missouri State	7–2	8–3	–	Mel Tjeerdsma
	Pittsburg State	7–2	9–3	Lost NCAA First Round	Chuck Broyles
2004	Pittsburg State	9–0	14–1	Lost NCAA Championship	Chuck Broyles
2005	Washburn	7–1	9–3	Lost NCAA Second Round	Craig Schurig
2006	Northwest Missouri State	9–0	14–1	Lost NCAA Championship	Mel Tjeerdsma
2007	Northwest Missouri State	9–0	12–2	Lost Championship	Mel Tjeerdsma
2008	Northwest Missouri State	10–0	13–2	Lost NCAA Championship	Mel Tjeerdsma
2009	Northwest Missouri State	9–0	14–1	Lost NCAA Championship	Mel Tjeerdsma
2010	Northwest Missouri State	9–0	12–2	Lost NCAA Semifinals	Mel Tjeerdsma
2011	Pittsburg State	8–1	13–1	Won NCAA Championship	Tim Beck
2012	Missouri Western State	9–1	12–2	Lost NCAA Quarterfinals	Jerry Partridge
2013	Northwest Missouri State	10–0	15–0	Won NCAA Championship	Adam Dorrel
2014	Northwest Missouri State	10–1	11–2	Lost NCAA First Round	Adam Dorrel
	Pittsburg State	10–1	11–1	Lost NCAA Second Round	Tim Beck
2015	Northwest Missouri State	10–0	10–0		Adam Dorrel

Championships by team

Team	Years as Member	MIAA Championships	Last MIAA Championship	Last Outright MIAA Championship
Central Missouri†	1924–present	8	2003	1986
Central Oklahoma	2012–present	0	never	never
Emporia State	1991–present	1	2003	never
Fort Hays State	2007–present	0	never	never
Lincoln	1970–1989, 2011–2013	1	1972	never
Lindenwood	2012–present	0	never	never
Missouri Southern	1989–present	1	1993	1993
Missouri State†	1924–1981	7	1978	1978
Missouri Western	1989–present	2	2012	2012
Missouri S&T†	1936–2005	8	1983	1980
Nebraska–Kearney	2012–present	0	never	never
Northeastern State	2012–present	0	never	never
Northwest Missouri State	1924–present	27	2015	2015
Omaha	2008–2011	0	never	never
Pittsburg State	1989–present	12	2011	2014
Southeast Missouri State	1924–1990	17	1988	1975
Southwest Baptist	1987–2007, 2012–2013	0	never	never
Truman†	1924–2012	26	1988	1985
Washburn	1989–present	1	2005	2005

† The current name of the schools are listed in this chart Central Missouri State is now the University of Central Missouri, Northeast Missouri State is now Truman University, Missouri Mines, Missouri-Rolla, is now Missouri Science and Technology, and Southwest Missouri State is now Missouri State University.