2019 NCAA Division II football season

2019 NCAA Division II football season
2019 NCAA Division II football season
Total No. of teams	166
Regular season	August 31 – November 16, 2019
Playoffs	November 23 – December 21, 2019
National Championship	McKinney Independent School District Stadium; McKinney, TX; December 21, 2019
Champion	West Florida
Harlon Hill Trophy	Roland Rivers III, QB, Slippery Rock
	← 2018; NCAA Division II football seasons; 2020 →;

The 2019 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, began on August 31 and ended on December 21 with the Division II championship at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium in McKinney, Texas, hosted by the Lone Star Conference.^[1] West Florida won the title, defeating Minnesota State, 48–40.

D-II wins over FCS teams

September 7: Kentucky State 13, Robert Morris 7
September 7: East Stroudsburg 24, Wagner 14
September 7: Virginia Union 36, Hampton 17
September 7: Truman State 10, Drake 7
September 7: Midwestern State 33, Northwestern State 7
September 7: Tarleton State 37, Stephen F. Austin 26
September 21: Truman 38, Valparaiso 7
September 28: Charleston (WV) 19, Valparaiso 13
September 28: Kentucky State 33, Jackson State 25
October 12: Missouri S&T 23, Texas Southern 20

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference
Franklin Pierce Ravens	New program	Northeast-10
Frostburg State Bobcats	NJAC (D-III)	Mountain East
Humboldt State Lumberjacks	GNAC	Dropped program
Lincoln Blue Tigers	GLVC	MIAA
Lindenwood Lions	MIAA	GLVC
LIU Post Pioneers	Northeast-10	Combined athletics with LIU Brooklyn; football team now competes in NEC (FCS)
Malone Pioneers	G-MAC	Dropped program
Merrimack Warriors	Northeast-10	NEC (FCS)
Savannah State Tigers	MEAC (FCS)	SIAC
Shepherd Rams	Mountain East	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Virginia–Wise Cavaliers	Mountain East	South Atlantic
Wheeling Cardinals	New program	Mountain East

Davenport completed its transition to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2019 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 Tiffin $^	7	–	0	9	–	2
Ohio Dominican #	6	–	1	7	–	3
Findlay	5	–	2	7	–	4
Hillsdale	4	–	3	6	–	5
Lake Erie	2	–	5	3	–	8
Walsh	2	–	5	3	–	8
Alderson Broaddus	1	–	6	1	–	9
Kentucky Wesleyan	1	–	6	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – America's Crossroads Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2019 Mountain East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Notre Dame (OH) $^	9	–	1	12	–	2
Charleston (WV)	7	–	3	8	–	3
Frostburg State #	7	–	3	8	–	3
Urbana	7	–	3	7	–	4
West Virginia State	7	–	3	7	–	4
Glenville State	6	–	4	7	–	4
Fairmont State	5	–	5	5	–	5
West Liberty	4	–	6	5	–	6
Concord	1	–	9	1	–	10
West Virginia Wesleyan	1	–	9	1	–	10
Wheeling	1	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Division II member Rankings from AFCA poll

2019 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
New Haven +	6	–	2	7	–	3
Bentley +	6	–	2	6	–	4
Assumption	5	–	3	6	–	4
Pace	5	–	3	6	–	4
Stonehill	5	–	3	6	–	4
Saint Anselm	4	–	4	4	–	7
American International	3	–	5	4	–	6
Southern Connecticut	2	–	6	2	–	8
Franklin Pierce	0	–	8	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions

2019 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 16 Kutztown xy^	7	–	0	11	–	2
No. 22 Shepherd ^	6	–	1	10	–	3
No. 24 West Chester ^	5	–	2	9	–	3
Shippensburg	4	–	3	4	–	7
Bloomsburg	3	–	4	5	–	6
East Stroudsburg	2	–	5	6	–	5
Millersville	1	–	6	2	–	9
Lock Haven	0	–	7	2	–	9
West Division
No. 6 Slippery Rock xy$^	7	–	0	13	–	1
No. 21 IUP ^	6	–	1	9	–	3
California (PA)	5	–	2	7	–	4
Mercyhurst	3	–	4	6	–	5
Edinboro	3	–	4	3	–	8
Seton Hill	2	–	5	2	–	8
Clarion	1	–	6	3	–	8
Gannon	1	–	6	2	–	9
Championship: Slippery Rock 37, Kutztown 35
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

Super Region 2

2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Northern
No. 18 Bowie State xy$^	7	–	0	11	–	1
Virginia State	6	–	1	8	–	2
Virginia Union	5	–	2	7	–	3
Chowan	2	–	5	3	–	7
Elizabeth City State	2	–	5	2	–	9
Lincoln (PA)	0	–	7	0	–	10
Southern
Fayetteville State xy	6	–	1	8	–	3
Shaw	5	–	2	6	–	4
Johnson C. Smith	3	–	4	4	–	6
Winston–Salem State	3	–	4	4	–	6
St. Augustine's	2	–	5	2	–	8
Livingstone	1	–	6	4	–	6
Championship: Bowie State 23, Fayetteville State 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2019 Gulf South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Valdosta State $^	8	–	0	10	–	1
No. 1 West Florida ^	7	–	1	13	–	2
Delta State	5	–	3	6	–	4
West Georgia	4	–	4	6	–	5
Mississippi College	4	–	4	5	–	5
West Alabama	3	–	5	6	–	5
Florida Tech	3	–	5	5	–	6
North Greenville	2	–	6	3	–	7
Shorter	0	–	8	1	–	10

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

2019 South Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Lenoir–Rhyne $^	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 19 Wingate ^	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 20 Carson–Newman ^	6	–	2	9	–	3
Mars Hill	4	–	4	5	–	6
Newberry	4	–	4	5	–	6
Tusculum	4	–	4	5	–	6
Limestone	2	–	6	3	–	8
Virginia–Wise	1	–	7	2	–	9
Catawba	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Coaches poll

2019 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East
Savannah State #	5	–	0	7	–	3
Albany State xy	5	–	1	7	–	4
Fort Valley State	4	–	2	6	–	4
Morehouse	2	–	4	4	–	6
Benedict	1	–	5	1	–	9
Clark Atlanta	0	–	6	0	–	10
West
Miles xy$^	5	–	1	9	–	3
Tuskegee	4	–	2	5	–	5
Kentucky State	3	–	3	7	–	3
Lane	2	–	4	4	–	6
Central State (OH)	2	–	4	3	–	7
Championship: Miles 21, Albany State 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Division II member

2019 NCAA Division II independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
UNC Pembroke		–		4	–	7

Super Region 3

2019 Great American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Ouachita Baptist $^	11	–	0	11	–	1
No. 15 Harding ^	10	–	1	10	–	2
Henderson State #	9	–	2	9	–	3
Southern Arkansas #	8	–	3	8	–	4
Oklahoma Baptist	7	–	4	7	–	4
Arkansas–Monticello	5	–	6	5	–	6
NW Oklahoma State	4	–	7	4	–	7
Arkansas Tech	3	–	8	3	–	8
East Central	3	–	8	3	–	8
SW Oklahoma State	3	–	8	3	–	8
Southern Nazarene	2	–	9	2	–	9
SE Oklahoma State	1	–	10	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Southern Arkansas - Heritage Bowl, Henderson State - Live United Texarkana Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll

2019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Ferris State $^	8	–	0	12	–	1
Wayne State (MI)	7	–	1	8	–	3
Ashland	6	–	2	7	–	4
Grand Valley State	5	–	3	8	–	3
Davenport	3	–	5	5	–	5
Michigan Tech	3	–	5	5	–	5
Saginaw Valley State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Northwood	1	–	7	1	–	10
Northern Michigan	0	–	8	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Coaches poll

2019 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 25 Lindenwood $^	7	–	0	9	–	4
No. 17 Indianapolis ^	6	–	1	9	–	2
Truman State #	5	–	2	10	–	2
Missouri S&T	4	–	3	7	–	4
McKendree	3	–	4	5	–	6
Quincy	2	–	5	5	–	6
Southwest Baptist	1	–	6	3	–	8
William Jewell	0	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – America's Crossroads Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2019 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 NW Missouri State +^	10	–	1	12	–	2
No. 13 Central Missouri +^	10	–	1	11	–	2
Missouri Western #	8	–	3	9	–	3
Fort Hays State	8	–	3	8	–	3
Nebraska–Kearney #	6	–	5	7	–	5
Pittsburg State	6	–	5	6	–	5
Washburn	6	–	5	6	–	5
Central Oklahoma	5	–	6	5	–	6
Emporia State	4	–	7	4	–	7
Missouri Southern	2	–	9	2	–	9
Lincoln (MO)	1	–	10	1	–	10
Northeastern State	0	–	11	0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Missouri Western - Live United Texarkana Bowl, Nebraska-Kearney - Mineral Water Bowl) Rankings from AFCA poll

Super Region 4

2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Central Washington +	5	–	1	7	–	4
Western Oregon +	5	–	1	7	–	4
Azusa Pacific	1	–	5	1	–	9
Simon Fraser	1	–	5	1	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions

2019 Lone Star Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Tarleton State $^	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 11 Texas A&M–Commerce ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
Angelo State	5	–	3	8	–	3
West Texas A&M	5	–	3	8	–	3
Eastern New Mexico #	4	–	4	8	–	4
Midwestern State	3	–	5	5	–	6
UT Permian Basin	2	–	6	4	–	7
Texas A&M–Kingsville	1	–	7	2	–	9
Western New Mexico	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Heritage Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Coaches poll

2019 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North
Bemidji State	8	–	3	8	–	3
Minnesota–Duluth	8	–	3	8	–	3
MSU Moorhead	6	–	5	6	–	5
Northern State	6	–	5	6	–	5
St. Cloud State	4	–	7	4	–	7
Minot State	3	–	8	3	–	8
Mary	2	–	9	2	–	9
Minnesota–Crookston	0	–	11	0	–	11
South
No. 2 Minnesota State $^	11	–	0	14	–	1
Augustana (SD) ^	9	–	2	9	–	3
Sioux Falls ^	8	–	3	8	–	4
Winona State #	8	–	3	8	–	4
Concordia–St. Paul	6	–	5	6	–	5
Wayne State (NE)	4	–	7	4	–	7
SW Minnesota State	3	–	8	3	–	8
Upper Iowa	2	–	9	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Mineral Water Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Colorado Mines $^	10	–	0	12	–	1
No. 12 CSU Pueblo ^	9	–	1	11	–	2
Dixie State	7	–	3	8	–	3
Colorado Mesa	6	–	4	6	–	5
Chadron State	5	–	5	6	–	5
Western Colorado	5	–	5	5	–	6
Adams State	4	–	6	4	–	7
Fort Lewis	3	–	7	3	–	7
Black Hills State	2	–	8	3	–	8
South Dakota Mines	2	–	8	3	–	8
New Mexico Highlands	2	–	8	2	–	8

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

Postseason

Super Region 1

First round November 23			Second round November 30			Quarterfinals December 7

			1	Slippery Rock	51

				Shepherd	30
	Shepherd	31

4	IUP	27
						1	Slippery Rock	65

						3	Notre Dame (OH)	59
3	Notre Dame (OH)	31

	West Chester	24
			3	Notre Dame (OH)	20

			2	Kutztown	17
	Tiffin	31

2	Kutztown	33

Super Region 2

First round November 23			Second round November 30			Quarterfinals December 7

			1	Valdosta State	35

				West Florida	38
	West Florida	38

4	Wingate	17
							West Florida	43

						2	Lenoir–Rhyne	38
3	Bowie State	9

	Carson–Newman	17
				Carson–Newman	21

			2	Lenoir–Rhyne	49
	Miles	7

2	Lenoir–Rhyne	36

Super Region 3

First round November 23			Second round November 30			Quarterfinals December 7

			1	Ferris State	37

			4	Central Missouri	10
	Indianapolis	27

4	Central Missouri	37
						1	Ferris State	25

						3	NW Missouri State	3
3	NW Missouri State	7

	Harding	6
			3	NW Missouri State	63

				Lindenwood	7
	Lindenwood	41

2	Ouachita Baptist	38

Super Region 4

First round November 23			Second round November 30			Quarterfinals December 7

			1	Minnesota State	35

			4	CSU Pueblo	7
	Augustana (SD)	0

4	CSU Pueblo	17
						1	Minnesota State	42

							TAMU Commerce	21
3	Colorado Mines	24

	Sioux Falls	21
			3	Colorado Mines	3

				TAMU Commerce	23
	TAMU Commerce	23

2	Tarleton State	16

Semifinals

Teams that advanced to the semifinals were seeded.

Semifinals December 14 Hosted by higher seeded team			National Championship December 21 McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX

1	Ferris State	14

4	West Florida	28
			4	West Florida	48

			3	Minnesota State	40
2	Slippery Rock	15

3	Minnesota State	58

References

^ "The 2019-21 Division II football championship is returning to McKinney, Texas". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 12, 2019.

[1] "The 2019-21 Division II football championship is returning to McKinney, Texas". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 12, 2019.

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D-II wins over FCS teams

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

Conference standings

Super Region 1

Super Region 2

Super Region 3

Super Region 4

Postseason

Super Region 1

Super Region 2

Super Region 3

Super Region 4

Semifinals

See also

References