1993 NCAA Division II football season

Regular season

August – November 1993

Postseason

November 20 – December 11, 1993

National Championship

Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL

Champions

North Alabama

Harlon Hill Trophy

Roger Graham, New Haven

Division II football season

«1992

1994»

The 1993 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 1993, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1993 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

North Alabama defeated Indiana (PA) in the championship game, 41–34, to win their first Division II national title.^[1]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Roger Graham, running back from New Haven.

Conference changes and new programs

Conference changes

A 1991 NCAA rule change required athletic programs maintain all of their sports at the same division level by the 1993 season. As such, many Division I programs with football teams at the Division II levels were forced to upgrade their programs to Division I-AA. As such, a large number of teams departed Division II after the 1992 season.
- After losing four of its core members to this decision, the Western Football Conference was forced to dissolve before the season. Four of its members upgraded to Division I-AA while its remaining members either became a Division II independent, downgraded to Division III, or dropped its football program.
The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference transitioned its entire membership from the NAIA to Division II prior to the season.

School	1992 Conference	1993 Conference
Butler	MIFC (D-II)	Pioneer (I-AA)
California–Davis	Northern California (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
Cal Lutheran	Western (D-II)	SCIAA (D-III)
Cal Poly	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
Cal State Northridge	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
Central Arkansas	Arkansas (NAIA)	Gulf South (D-II)
Central Connecticut State	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent
Henderson State	Arkansas (NAIA)	Gulf South (D-II)
Jacksonville State	Gulf South	D-II Independent
Mercyhurst	D-III Independent	D-II Independent
Northwood	D-II Independent	MIFC
Portland State	Western (D-II)	D-II Independent
Sacramento State	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
St. Francis (IL)	NAIA Independent	MIFC
Santa Clara	Western (D-II)	Dropped Program
Southern Utah	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
Troy State	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent
Valparaiso	MIFC (D-II)	Pioneer (I-AA)

Program changes

After Texas A&I University joined the Texas A&M University System in 1989 and changed its name to Texas A&M University–Kingsville in 1993, the Texas A&I Javelinas became the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas at the start of the 1993 season.^[2]
After West Texas State University joined the Texas A&M University System in 1989 and changed its name to West Texas A&M University in 1993, the West Texas State Buffaloes became the West Texas A&M Buffaloes at the start of the 1993 season.^[3]

Conference standings

1993 Lone Star Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Texas A&M-Kingsville $^	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	6	–	0
Abilene Christian	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Angelo State	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Central Oklahoma	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
East Texas State	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant

1993 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Missouri Southern State $^	9	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
Pittsburg State ^	8	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Missouri Western State	6	–	2	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Central Missouri State	6	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
NE Missouri State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Emporia State	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
NW Missouri State	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Missouri-Rolla	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Southwest Baptist	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Washburn	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Bentley Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Missouri Southern State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State North Central Conference – Minnesota State–Mankato and North Dakota Northern California Athletic Conference – Cal State Chico Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Hays State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State

Postseason

1993 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	North Alabama (1st title)
Runner-Up	Indiana (PA) (2nd championship game)
Semifinalists	Texas A&I North Dakota

The 1993 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 21st 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 eighth time.

Playoff bracket

First round Campus sites		Quarterfinals Campus sites		Semifinals Campus sites		Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL


North Alabama	38

Carson–Newman	28
		North Alabama	45

		Hampton	20
Hampton	33

Albany State (GA)	7
				North Alabama	27

				Texas A&M–Kingsville	25
Texas A&M–Kingsville	50

Portland State	15
		Texas A&M–Kingsville	51

		UC Davis	28
UC Davis	37

Fort Hays State	34
						North Alabama	41

						Indiana (PA)	34
Minnesota State–Mankato	34

Missouri Southern State	13
		Minnesota State–Mankato	21

		North Dakota	54
North Dakota	17

Pittsburg State	14
				North Dakota	6

				Indiana (PA)	21
New Haven	48

Edinboro	28
		New Haven	35

		Indiana (PA)	38
Indiana (PA)	28

Ferris State	21

References

↑ "1993 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
↑ "About Texas A&M University-Kingsville". Texas A&M-Kingsville. tamuk.edu. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
↑ "A Brief History of West Texas A&M University". West Texas A&M. wtamu.edu. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

NCAA Division II football

Seasons

Playoffs

Championship games

Bowl era	East: Tangerine Bowl (1964–1967), Boardwalk Bowl (1968–1972) Mideast: Grantland Rice Bowl (1964–1972) Midwest: Pecan Bowl (1964–1970), Pioneer Bowl (1971–1972) West: Camellia Bowl (1964–1967)

Playoff era	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Records & statistics

Appearances
Individual records
Team records

NCAA football seasons

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NCAA University Division/ Division I	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

NCAA Division I-A/FBS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

NCAA Division II	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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