2012 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 2012 NCAA logo.svg 167 September 1 – November 10, 2012 November 17 – December 15, 20122010-2014 Winston-Salem State Schedules http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/ciaa/winston_salem_state/2010-2014_yearly_results.php College Football Warehouse cfbdatawarehouse.com January 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201214652/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/ciaa/winston_salem_state/2010-2014_yearly_results.php February 1, 2014 dead December 15, 2012 Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL Valdosta State Zach Zulli, Shippensburg The 2012 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 1, 2012, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 15, 2012 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Valdosta State Blazers defeated the Winston-Salem State Rams, 35–7, to win their third Division II national title.2012 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 28, 2014 15 2012 was the final season for one of the division's oldest conferences, the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). Shortly before the start of the 2012–13 school year, the WVIAC's nine football-playing members announced plans to break away and form a new league. Before the new conference was announced, one of the nine breakaway schools (Seton Hill) chose instead to join the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference; the remaining eight schools joined with three other football-playing schools and one non-football WVIAC member left out of the original split. The new league, officially unveiled in August 2012 as the Mountain East Conference, began play in 2013. The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Zach Zulli, quarterback from Shippensburg. Conference changes and new programs The Great Lakes Valley Conference began football play in 2012. School Former conference New conference Azusa Pacific Independent (NAIA) GNAC Black Hills State Independent RMAC Central Oklahoma Independent MIAA Central State Independent GLVC Indianapolis GLIAC GLVC Kentucky Wesleyan GLFC GLVC Lindenwood Independent MIAA Malone Independent (NAIA) GLIAC McKendree Independent (NAIA) GLVC McMurry American Southwest (D-III) Independent Minot State Independent NSIC Missouri S&T GLFC GLVC Nebraska–Kearney RMAC MIAA Northeastern State Independent MIAA Northwestern Oklahoma State CSFL (NAIA) Independent Notre Dame (OH) Independent GLIAC Quincy MSFA (NAIA) GLVC Saint Joseph's GLFC GLVC Shorter Mid-South (NAIA) Gulf South Sioux Falls Independent NSIC Southern Nazarene CSFL (NAIA) Independent Southwest Baptist Independent MIAA Urbana GLFC GLVC Walsh Independent (NAIA) GLIAC William Jewell Independent GLVC Minot State, Notre Dame (OH), Simon Fraser, Sioux Falls, and William Jewell completed their transitions to Division II and became eligible for the postseason. Regional realignment The GNAC, MIAA, and Great American moved from Super Region 4 to Super Region 3, while the RMAC and GLIAC moved in the opposite direction; the GLVC, newly sponsoring football, was assigned to Super Region 4. Conference standings Super Region 1 Super Region 2 Super Region 3 Super Region 4 Conference champions List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference ChampionsCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State (14–1, 7–0) Great American Conference – Henderson State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ashland Great Lakes Valley Conference – Indianapolis Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington Gulf South Conference – West Alabama Lone Star Conference – Midwestern State and West Texas A&M Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Missouri Western State Northeast-10 Conference – New Haven Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth (North) and Minnesota State–Mankato (South) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Indiana (PA) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – CSU Pueblo South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference‡ – Shepherd Postseason II 2012 24 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Valdosta State 3rd Winston-Salem State 1st West Texas A&M Minnesota State–Mankato The 2012 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 39th 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 25th time. Seeded teams Ashland Carson–Newman CSU Pueblo Henderson State Minnesota State–Mankato New Haven Winston-Salem State Valdosta State Playoff bracket First RoundNovember 17Campus Sites Second RoundNovember 24Campus Sites QuarterfinalsDecember 1Campus Sites SemifinalsDecember 8Campus Sites National Championship GameDecember 15Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, Alabama Super Region 1 Super Region 4 Super Region 2 Super Region 3 * 2012 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg 58 2012 Bloomsburg Huskies Bloomsburg 20 * IUP 27 Shepherd 17 * 2012 Indianapolis Greyhounds football Indianapolis 31 Midwestern State 14 West Texas A&M 38 * 2012 Chadron State Eagles Chadron State 30 * 2012 West Alabama Tigers West Alabama 41 2012 Miles Golden Bears Miles 7 * Lenoir–Rhyne 21 2012 Fort Valley State Wildcats Fort Valley State 6 * 2012 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats NW Missouri State 35 2012 Harding Bisons Harding 0 * Missouri Western 57 2012 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth 55 * Winston-Salem State 37 Shippensburg 14 * 2012 New Haven Chargers New Haven 14 IUP 17 * CSU Pueblo 28 Indianapolis 7 * 2012 Ashland Eagles Ashland 28 West Texas A&M 33 * Valdosta State 49 West Alabama 21 * 2012 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman 38 Lenoir–Rhyne 35 * 2012 Minnesota State Mavericks Minnesota State 38 Northwest Missouri State 35 * 2012 Henderson State Reddies Henderson State 21 Missouri Western 45 * Winston-Salem State 21 IUP 17 * CSU Pueblo 13 West Texas A&M 34 * Valdosta State 48 Carson–Newman 26 * Minnesota State 17 Missouri Western 10 * Winston-Salem State 41 West Texas A&M 18 Valdosta State 35 * Minnesota State 19 Winston-Salem State 7 Valdosta State 35 * Home team    † Overtime Awards and honors Harlon Hill Trophy The Harlon Hill Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player.http://www.harlonhill.com/Current_News/Hill%20History%2086-13.pdf Harlon Hill Trophy All Time History 1986–2013 National Harlon Hill Awards Committee June 13, 2015 Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd TotalZach Zulli Shippensburg QB 52 14 18 202Michael Hill Missouri Western RB 23 26 17 138Franklyn Quiteh Bloomsburg RB 8 27 23 101Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M QB 10 14 10 68Taylor Housewight Ashland QB 7 14 15 64 See also 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season 2013 NCAA Division III football season 2013 NAIA football season References