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NCAA Division II Football Championship
Logo used for the 2005 NCAA Division II National Championship Game
In operation1973–present
Preceded bySmall college polls
Number of playoff teams28
Championship trophyNCAA Division II National Championship Trophy
Television partner(s)ESPN 2
Most playoff appearancesNorth Alabama
Northwest Missouri State (19)
Most playoff championshipsNorth Dakota State
Northwest Missouri State (5)
Current championNorthwest Missouri State (1)
National football championship trophy room at Bearcat Stadium at Northwest Missouri State University. The two trophies in the middle are national championships in 1998 and 1999. The four trophies on the left are for appearances in the title games in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Northwest also appeared in the 2009 national championship game an unprecedented fifth time in a row against Grand Valley State which defeated Northwest twice before in title games.

The NCAA Division II Football Championship is an American college football tournament played annually to determine a champion at the NCAA Division II level. It was first held in 1973. Prior to 1973, four regional bowl games were played in order to provide postseason action for what was then called the "NCAA College Division" and a poll determined the final champion.

The National Championship game was held at Sacramento, California from 1973 to 1975. It was in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1976 and 1977. The game was played in Longview, Texas in 1978. For 1979 and 1980, Albuquerque, New Mexico hosted the game. McAllen, Texas hosted the championship games from 1981 to 1985. From 1986 to 2013, the Division II championship game was played at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama. Between 2014 and 2017, the championship game will be played at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.[1] Since 1994, the games have been broadcast on ESPN.

NCAA College Division Wire Service National Champions

From 1964 to 1972, four regional bowl games were played that led up to a wire service poll to determine the final champion of Division II's predecessor, the NCAA College Division.

Those games were:

Winners of regional bowls

Year West Midwest Mideast East
1964 Montana State Northern Iowa Middle Tennessee State East Carolina
1965 Los Angeles State North Dakota State Ball State / Tenn State (tie game) East Carolina
1966 San Diego State North Dakota Tennessee State Morgan State
1967 San Diego State Texas-Arlington Eastern Kentucky Tennessee-Martin
1968 Humboldt State North Dakota State Louisiana Tech Delaware
1969 North Dakota State Arkansas State East Tennessee State Delaware
1970 North Dakota State Arkansas State Tennessee State Delaware
1971 Boise State Louisiana Tech Tennessee State Delaware
1972 North Dakota Tennessee State Louisiana Tech Massachusetts

National champions by polling

Year Champion
1958 Southern Miss
1959 Bowling Green
1960 Ohio
1961 Pittsburg State
1962 Southern Miss (UPI), Florida A&M (AP)
1963 Delaware (UPI), Northern Illinois (AP)
1964 Los Angeles State (UPI), Wittenberg (AP)
1965 North Dakota State
1966 San Diego State
1967 San Diego State
1968 San Diego State (UPI), North Dakota State (AP)
1969 North Dakota State
1970 Arkansas State
1971 Delaware
1972 Delaware
1973 Tennessee State
1974 Louisiana Tech (UPI), Central Michigan (AP)

Champions

See also: List of NCAA Division II Football Championship appearances by team
Year Champion[2] Runner-up Score Venue Location Attendance Winning Head Coach
1973 Louisiana Tech Western Kentucky 34–0 Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California - Maxie Lambright
1974 Central Michigan Delaware 54–14 Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California - Roy Kramer
1975 Northern Michigan Western Kentucky 16–14 Hughes Stadium Sacramento California - Gil Krueger
1976 Montana State Akron 24–13 Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, Texas 13,200 Sonny Holland
1977 Lehigh Jacksonville State 33–0 Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, Texas 14,114 John Whitehead
1978 Eastern Illinois Delaware 10–9 Lobo Stadium Longview, Texas 5,500 Darrell Mudra
1979 Delaware Youngstown State 38–21 University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico 4,000 Tubby Raymond
1980 Cal Poly Eastern Illinois 21–13 University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico - Joe Harper
1981 Southwest Texas State North Dakota State 42–13 Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, Texas 9,415 Jim Wacker
1982 Southwest Texas State UC Davis 34–9 Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, Texas 8,000 Jim Wacker
1983 North Dakota State Central State 41–21 Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, Texas 5,275 Don Morton
1984 Troy State North Dakota State 18–17 Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, Texas 4,500 Chan Gailey
1985 North Dakota State North Alabama 35–7 Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, Texas 6,000 Earle Solomonson
1986 North Dakota State South Dakota 27–7 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 11,506 Earle Solomonson
1987 Troy State Portland State 31–17 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 10,600 Rick Rhoades
1988 North Dakota State Portland State 35–21 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 6,763 Rocky Hager
1989 Mississippi College† Jacksonville State 3–0 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 6,763 John M. Williams
1990 North Dakota State Indiana (PA) 51–11 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 10,080 Rocky Hager
1991 Pittsburg State Jacksonville State 23–6 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 11,500 Chuck Broyles
1992 Jacksonville State Pittsburg State 17–13 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 11,733 Bill Burgess
1993 North Alabama Indiana (PA) 41–34 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 15,361 Bobby Wallace
1994 North Alabama Texas A&M–Kingsville 16–10 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 13,526 Bobby Wallace
1995 North Alabama Pittsburg State 27–7 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 15,241 Bobby Wallace
1996 Northern Colorado Carson–Newman 23–14 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 5,745 Joe Glenn
1997 Northern Colorado New Haven 51–0 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 3,352 Joe Glenn
1998 Northwest Missouri State Carson–Newman 24–6 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 6,149 Mel Tjeerdsma
1999 Northwest Missouri State Carson–Newman 58–52 (4OT) Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 8,451 Mel Tjeerdsma
2000 Delta State Bloomsburg 63–34 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 7,123 Steve Campbell
2001 North Dakota Grand Valley State 17–14 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 6,113 Dale Lennon
2002 Grand Valley State Valdosta State 31–24 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 9,783 Brian Kelly
2003 Grand Valley State North Dakota 10–3 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 7,236 Brian Kelly
2004 Valdosta State Pittsburg State 36–31 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 8,604 Chris Hatcher
2005 Grand Valley State Northwest Missouri State 21–17 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 6,837 Chuck Martin
2006 Grand Valley State Northwest Missouri State 17–14 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 7,437 Chuck Martin
2007 Valdosta State Northwest Missouri State 25–20 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 7,532 David Dean
2008 Minnesota–Duluth Northwest Missouri State 21–14 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 6,215 Bob Nielson
2009 Northwest Missouri State Grand Valley State 30–23 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 6,211 Mel Tjeerdsma
2010 Minnesota–Duluth Delta State 20–17 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 4,027 Bob Nielson
2011 Pittsburg State Wayne State (MI) 35–21 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 7,276 Tim Beck
2012 Valdosta State Winston-Salem State 35–7 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 7,525 David Dean
2013 Northwest Missouri State Lenoir–Rhyne 43–28 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 6,543 Adam Dorrel
2014 CSU–Pueblo Minnesota State–Mankato 13–0 Sporting Park Kansas City, Kansas 6,762 John Wristen
2015 Northwest Missouri State Shepherd 34–7 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 16,181 Adam Dorrel

† Mississippi College's tournament participation, along with its championship, were vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

Most national championships

The teams that have won the most national championships since 1973 are:

Team Championships Winning years
North Dakota State* 5 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
Northwest Missouri State 5 1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015
Grand Valley State 4 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
North Alabama 3 1993, 1994, 1995
Valdosta State 3 2004, 2007, 2012
Minnesota–Duluth 2 2008, 2010
Northern Colorado* 2 1996, 1997
Troy State* 2 1984, 1987
Southwest Texas State* 2 1981, 1982
Pittsburg State 2 1991, 2011
Cal Poly* 1 1980
Central Michigan* 1 1974
CSU–Pueblo 1 2014
Delta State 1 2000
Delaware* 1 1979
Eastern Illinois* 1 1978
Jacksonville State* 1 1992
Lehigh* 1 1977
Louisiana Tech* 1 1973
Montana State* 1 1976
North Dakota* 1 2001
Northern Michigan 1 1975

*Inactive; see Teams that moved to Division I

Teams that moved to Division I

Most of the participants in early national championship games have moved into Division I, the main catalyst for their moves being the creation of Division I-AA, now the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), in 1978. The following Division II title game participants later moved to Division I:

Division I FBS (formerly I-A)
Division I FCS (formerly I-AA)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kansas City to host 14 NCAA championships". Sporting Kansas City.
  2. ^ "Division II All-Time Championship Results Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
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