2010 Carroll Fighting Saints football team

2010 Carroll Fighting Saints football
2010 Carroll Fighting Saints football
NAIA national champion; Frontier champion
NAIA National Championship Game, W 10–7 vs. Sioux Falls
Conference	Frontier Conference
Record	14–0 (10–0 Frontier)
Head coach	Mike Van Diest (12th season);
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Frontier Conference football standings
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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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Rocky Mountain	Nelson Stadium Helena, MT	W 24–20	6,437	^[2]
September 11	at Eastern Oregon	La Grande, OR	W 49–12
September 18	at Montana Western	Dillon, MT	W 28–12
September 25	Montana Tech	Nelson Stadium Helena, MT	W 31–13	8,817	^[3]
October 2	at MSU Northern	Havre, MT	W 65–13
October 16	at Rocky Mountain	Billings, MT	W 42–37
October 23	Eastern Oregon	Nelson Stadium Helena, MT	W 61–34	4,337	^[4]
October 30	Montana Western	Nelson Stadium Helena, MT	W 42–3	4,091	^[5]
November 6	at Montana Tech	Butte, MT	W 46–10
November 13	MSU Northern	Nelson Stadium Helena, MT	W 35–10	3,222	^[6]
November 20	Azusa Pacific*	Nelson Stadium Helena, MT (NAIA first round)	W 35–21	1,800	^[7]
November 27	Marian*	Nelson Stadium Helena, MT (NAIA quarterfinal)	W 38–6	3,200	^[8]
December 4	St. Xavier (IL)*	Nelson Stadium Helena, MT (NAIA semifinal)	W 27–5	3,827	^[9]
December 18	vs. Sioux Falls*	Barron Stadium Rome, GA (NAIA Championship Game)	W 10–7	6,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game

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