1992 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1992 August – November 1992 November 21 – December 12, 1992 December 12, 1992 Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL Jacksonville State Ronald Moore, 1992 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State The 1992 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 in August 1992, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 1992, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks defeated the 1992 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State Gorillas, 17–13, to win their first Division II national title.1992 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 5, 2014 14 The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Ronald Moore, running back from Pittsburg State. Conference and program changes Conference changes Following the 1991 season, the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association changed its name to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association after further expanding into Kansas with Emporia State. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference transitioned to the NCAA from NAIA Division I. All eight members of the RMAC transitioned to Division II.Bryan Gallegos RMAC future looks bright https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-rmac-future-looks-bri/206745686/ The Daily Sentinel Grand Junction, Colorado April 19, 1992 31 September 26, 2026 newspapers.com Team 1991 conference 1992 conference Tennessee–Martin Independent Ohio Valley (I-AA) UC Santa Barbara D-II Independent Dropped Program West Texas State Restored program D-II Independent Conference standings Conference summaries List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference ChampionsCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Butler, Ferris State, Grand Valley State, and Hillsdale North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Northern State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – West Chester (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State (CO) South Atlantic Conference – Gardner–Webb Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State Western Football Conference – Portland State Postseason II 1992 16 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Jacksonville State 1st Pittsburg State 2nd New Haven Portland State The 1992 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 20th 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 seventh time. Playoff bracket First roundCampus sites QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipBraly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL Ferris State 19 1992 Edinboro Fighting Scots Edinboro 15 1992 New Haven Chargers New Haven 38 1992 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester 26 Jacksonville State 41 1992 Savannah State Tigers Savannah State 16 1992 North Alabama Lions North Alabama 33 1992 Hampton Pirates Hampton 21 1992 Texas A&I Javelinas Texas A&I 22 1992 Western State Mountaineers Western State (CO) 13 1992 Portland State Vikings Portland State 42 UC Davis 28 1992 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State 28 1992 North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota 21 North Dakota State 42 1992 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs Northeast Missouri State 7 Ferris State 13 New Haven 35 Jacksonville State 14 North Alabama 12 Portland State 35 Texas A&I 30 Pittsburg State 38* North Dakota State 37 New Haven 35 Jacksonville State 46 Portland State 38 Pittsburg State 41 Jacksonville State 17 Pittsburg State 13 See also 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1992 NCAA Division III football season 1992 NAIA Division I football season 1992 NAIA Division II football season References