1997 NCAA Division II football season

Regular season

September 6 – November 15, 1997

Postseason

November 22 – December 13, 1997^[1]

National Championship

Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL

Champions

Northern Colorado

Harlon Hill Trophy

Irvin Singler, Bloomsburg

Division II football season

«1996

1998»

The 1997 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 6, 1997, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 13, 1997 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

Northern Colorado defeated New Haven in the championship game, 51–0, to win their second Division II national title.^[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Irvin Sigler, running back from Bloomsburg.

Conference changes and new programs

School	1996 Conference	1997 Conference
Elon	South Atlantic	D-II Independent

Conference standings

1997 Lone Star Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Overall
Texas A&M-Kingsville $^		9	–	0		9	–	2
Angelo State ^		8	–	1		10	–	2
Central Oklahoma		7	–	2		9	–	2
West Texas A&M		6	–	3		7	–	4
SW Oklahoma State		5	–	4		5	–	5
Abilene Christian		5	–	4		7	–	4
Northeastern State		4	–	4		4	–	7
SE Oklahoma State		3	–	5		3	–	7
Harding		3	–	5		5	–	5
Ouachita Baptist		3	–	5		4	–	6
Texas A&M-Commerce		3	–	6		3	–	8
Eastern New Mexico		3	–	6		5	–	6
Midwestern State		3	–	6		3	–	7
Tarleton State		3	–	6		4	–	7
East Central		0	–	8		0	–	10
North
Central Oklahoma x		5	–	1		9	–	2
SW Oklahoma State x		5	–	1		5	–	5
Northeastern State		4	–	2		4	–	7
Harding		3	–	3		5	–	5
Ouachita Baptist		3	–	3		4	–	6
SE Oklahoma State		1	–	5		3	–	7
East Central		0	–	6		0	–	10
South
Texas A&M-Kingsville x$^		7	–	0		9	–	2
Angelo State ^		6	–	1		10	–	2
Abilene Christian		4	–	3		7	–	4
West Texas A&M		4	–	3		7	–	4
Eastern New Mexico		2	–	5		5	–	6
Tarleton State		2	–	5		4	–	7
Texas A&M-Commerce		3	–	5		3	–	8
Midwestern State		1	–	6		3	–	7

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AFCA Poll

1997 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
NW Missouri State $^		9	–	0		12	–	1
Pittsburg State ^		8	–	1		9	–	2
Missouri Southern State		6	–	3		7	–	3
Truman State		6	–	3		6	–	4
Emporia State		5	–	4		7	–	4
Central Missouri State		4	–	5		5	–	6
Missouri Western State		3	–	6		5	–	6
Washburn		2	–	7		3	–	8
Missouri-Rolla		2	–	7		3	–	8
Southwest Baptist		0	–	9		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Livingstone, Virginia State, and Virginia Union Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Albany Gulf South Conference – Southern Arkansas and West Georgia Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Grand Valley State and Ashland North Central Conference – Northern Colorado Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Slippery Rock (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State and Shepherd

Postseason

1997 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Northern Colorado (2nd title)
Runner-Up	New Haven (1st championship game)
Semifinalists	Carson–Newman UC Davis

The 1997 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 24th 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 11th time.

Playoff bracket

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


UC Davis	37

Texas A&M–Kingsville†	34
		UC Davis	50

		Angelo State	33
Angelo State	46

Western State	20
				UC Davis	25

				New Haven	27
New Haven	47

Glenville State	7
		New Haven	49

		Slippery Rock	21
Slippery Rock	30

Ashland	20
						New Haven	0

						Northern Colorado	51
Northwest Missouri State	39

North Dakota State	28
		Northwest Missouri State	19

		Northern Colorado	35
Northern Colorado	24

Pittsburg State	16
				Northern Colorado	30

				Carson–Newman	29
Carson–Newman	21

North Alabama	7
		Carson–Newman	23

		Albany State (GA)	22
Albany State (GA)	10

Southern Arkansas	6

References

↑ "1995-1999 Northern Colorado Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
↑ "1997 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 7, 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

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