August 14, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference hosted their annual virtual media day with football this week, presented by IMA Financial.  Dr. Scott Crawford, FC’s Commissioner, and emcee Rocky Erickson joined seven football head coaches and their top returners from the West Division to talk about their upcoming season.

Go to the Frontier Conference YouTube playlist to view the seven conference members taking part in the media day.

The Frontier Conference Football West Division Coaches’ Preseason Poll will be announced Tuesday (Aug. 18).  The NAIA Football Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 national poll will be released on Monday, Aug. 24.

The NAIA football season gets underway on Thursday, Aug. 27, including Carroll (Mont.) playing their home opener versus MSU-Northern.

College of Idaho will visit Eastern Oregon on Saturday, Aug. 29, as well as Simpson (Calif.) hosting Southern Oregon.  Both contests will be counted as non-conference.

Montana Western begins their 2026 football season on Sept. 5 on the road at MSU-Northern.  Arizona Christian also begins on the same day as they head to NCAA Division II Fort Lewis (Colo.).

The Frontier West Division contests begin on Oct. 3.  Each school will be playing a total of six divisional games.  The winner of the division will receive an automatic bid to the NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS), which begins the first round of playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Watch the Frontier Conference Football West Division virtual media day below (schools in alphabetical order);