2002 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 2002 NCAA logo.svg September 7 – November 16, 2002 November 23 – December 14, 20022000-2004 Grand Valley State Schedules http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gliac/grand_valley_state/2000-2004_yearly_results.php College Football Warehouse cfbdatawarehouse.com January 19, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111174348/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gliac/grand_valley_state/2000-2004_yearly_results.php January 11, 2014 dead mdy-all December 14, 2002 Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL Grand Valley State Curt Anes, Grand Valley State The 2002 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 7, 2002, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 14, 2002, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Grand Valley State Lakers defeated the Valdosta State Blazers, 31–24, to win their first Division II national title.2002 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 19, 2014 14 The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Curt Anes, quarterback from Grand Valley State. Conference changes and new programs School 2001 Conference 2002 Conference Gardner-Webb D-II Independent Big South (I-AA) Saint Augustine's Program Revived CIAA (D-II) Savannah State D-II Independent I-AA Independent Conference standings Conference summaries List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference ChampionsCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Fayetteville State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – Northern Colorado Northeast-10 Conference – C.W. Post Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State and Nebraska–Kearney South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Wesleyan Postseason II 2002 16 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Grand Valley State 1st Valdosta State 1st Texas A&M–Kingsville Northern Colorado The 2002 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 29th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 15th time. Playoff bracket First roundCampus sites QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipBraly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL 2002 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 24 2002 Catawba Indians Catawba 7 2002 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman 40 Fayetteville State 27 UC Davis 24 2002 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington 6 2002 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville 58 2002 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers Nebraska–Kearney 40 Grand Valley State 62 2002 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post 13 2001 IUP Indians IUP 27 Saginaw Valley State 23 2002 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats NW Missouri State 45 2002 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth 41 2002 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado 49 2002 Central Missouri State Mules Central Missouri State 28 Valdosta State 31 Carson–Newman 28 UC Davis 20 Texas A&M–Kingsville 27* Grand Valley State 62 IUP 21 Northwest Missouri State 12 Northern Colorado 23 Valdosta State 21 Texas A&M–Kingsville 12 Grand Valley State 44 Northern Colorado 7 Valdosta State 24 Grand Valley State 31 See also 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season 2002 NCAA Division III football season 2002 NAIA football season References