Arizona Christian Qualifies For 1st NAIA Football Playoff Berth

Phoenix AZ

12 April, 2021

2:47 PM

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PHOENIX, AZ — History will be made on the gridiron of Florida's Keiser University on Saturday. That's when Arizona Christian University's football team will make its first-ever appearance in the 16-team National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics football playoffs, facing off against the fourth-seeded Keiser University Seahawks in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Firestorm made the playoffs after putting up a 9-1 record this spring. It did so after the NAIA postponed its normal fall football season to the spring. The team finished its regular season with a 42-7 win over Wayland Baptist University on April 10. The Firestorm's playoff debut will kick off at 9:30 a.m. Arizona time. The NAIA national championship takes place May 10 in Grambling, Louisiana. Arizona Christian is one of two first-time playoff participants; the other is 13th-seeded Dordt University of Iowa. Keiser went 7-0 this spring and is making the program's second-ever appearance in the NAIA's football postseason. Read more at NAIA.org