2001 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 2001 NCAA logo.svg August 30 – November 10, 2001 November 17 – December 8, 20012000-2004 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 11, 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 8, 2001 Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL North Dakota Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State The 2001 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 August 30, 2001, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 8, 2001 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. North Dakota defeated Grand Valley State in the championship game, 17–14, to win their first Division II national title.2001 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 11, 2014 14 The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Dusty Bonner, quarterback from Valdosta State, his second consecutive Hill Trophy. Conference and program changes The Northeast-10 Conference began sponsorship of football this season with 10 member teams from the Northeast. The Great Northwest Athletic Conference began its first sponsorship of football during the 2001 season (it was disbanded in 2006 and re-formed again in 2008). School 2000 Conference 2001 Conference American International Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10 Assumption Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10 Bentley Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10 Bryant Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10 Central Washington Columbia Football Association (NAIA) GNAC C.W. Post Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10 Humboldt State Columbia Football Association (NAIA) GNAC Lincoln (MO) Central States Football League (NAIA) D-II Independent Pace Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10 Saint Anselm Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10 Southern Connecticut Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10 Stonehill Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10 UMass Lowell Eastern Football Conference Northeast 10 Western Oregon Columbia Football Association (NAIA) GNAC Western Washington Columbia Football Association (NAIA) GNAC Conference standings Conference summaries List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference ChampionsCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Western Washington Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State Lone Star Conference – Tarleton State and Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State North Central Conference – North Dakota Northeast-10 Conference – C.W. Post Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State South Atlantic Conference – Catawba Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State, Morehouse and Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State Postseason II 2001 16 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL North Dakota 1st Grand Valley State 1st Catawba UC Davis The 2001 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 28th 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 North Dakota 42 2001 Winona State Warriors Winona State 28 2001 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State 20 2001 Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha 7 2001 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State 28 2001 Chadron State Eagles Chadron State 24 UC Davis 37 2001 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville 32 2001 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 40 2001 Fort Valley State Wildcats Fort Valley State 24 2001 Catawba Indians Catawba 35 2001 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas 34 Grand Valley State 42 2001 Bloomsburg Huskies Bloomsburg 14 Saginaw Valley State 33 2001 IUP Indians IUP 32 North Dakota 38 Pittsburg State 0 Tarleton State 25 UC Davis 42 Valdosta State 34 Catawba 37* Grand Valley State 33 Saginaw Valley State 30 North Dakota 14 UC Davis 2 Catawba 16 Grand Valley State 34 North Dakota 17 Grand Valley State 14 See also 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season 2001 NCAA Division III football season 2001 NAIA football season References