2022 NCAA Division II football season
2022 NCAA Division II football season | |
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Total No. of teams | 164 |
Regular season | August 31 – November 12, 2022 |
Playoffs | November 19 – December 17, 2022 |
National Championship | McKinney Independent School District Stadium McKinney, TX December 17, 2022 |
Champion | Ferris State |
Harlon Hill Trophy | John Matocha, QB, Colorado Mines |
The 2022 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 17 with the Division II championship at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium in McKinney, Texas. Ferris State defeated Colorado Mines, 41–14, for its second consecutive championship.
D-II team wins over FCS teams
[edit]September 10: Missouri S&T 17, Drake 14 OT
September 17: Delta State 28, Mississippi Valley State 17
October 1: Lane 28, Tennessee State 27 OT
Conference changes and new programs
[edit]Conference changes
[edit]- Prior to the start of the season, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced that it would cease sponsorship of football. The GNAC previously sponsored football in two stints: 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2021. The three remaining members, Central Washington, Simon Fraser, and Western Oregon, subsequently joined the Lone Star Conference as football-only affiliated members.
Membership changes
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Barton Bulldogs | Independent (D-II) | SAC |
Central Washington Wildcats | GNAC | Lone Star |
Emory & Henry Wasps | Independent (D-II) | SAC |
Erskine Flying Fleet | Independent (D-II) | SAC |
Lindenwood Lions | GLVC | Ohio Valley (D-I FCS) |
Northwood Timberwolves | GLIAC | G-MAC |
Post Eagles | New program | Independent |
Simon Fraser Red Leafs | GNAC | Lone Star |
Stonehill Skyhawks | Northeast-10 | Northeast (D-I FCS) |
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions | Lone Star | Southland (D-I FCS) |
Western Oregon Wolves | GNAC | Lone Star |
Headlines
[edit]- On October 27, 2022, the D-II Presidents Council voted to support a change to redshirt rules that had been proposed by six D-II conferences. Under the proposal, players in their first season of college attendance can play up to three games before losing redshirt status. The proposal will be voted on by the entire D-II football membership at the 2023 NCAA Convention.[1]
Rankings
[edit]The top 25 from the AFCA Coaches' Poll.
Preseason Poll
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Conference standings
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Postseason
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Super Region | School | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
Super Region 1 | IUP | PSAC | 9–1 | 19th | 2019 |
Shepherd | PSAC | 10–1 | 14th | 2021 | |
Assumption | Northeast-10 | 8–2 | 4th | 2017 | |
Ashland | GMAC | 9–1 | 8th | 2017 | |
Notre Dame (OH) | Mountain East | 9–2 | 4th | 2021 | |
Slippery Rock | PSAC | 9–2 | 10th | 2021 | |
New Haven | Northeast-10 | 8–2 | 8th | 2021 | |
Super Region 2 | Benedict | SIAC | 10–0 | 1st | — |
Delta State | GSC | 10–1 | 10th | 2017 | |
West Florida | GSC | 9–1 | 4th | 2021 | |
Virginia Union | CIAA | 9–1 | 10th | 2015 | |
Wingate | SAC | 9–2 | 5th | 2019 | |
Limestone | SAC | 8–3 | 1st | — | |
Fayetteville State | CIAA | 9–2 | 4th | 2009 | |
Super Region 3 | Grand Valley State | GLIAC | 11–0 | 21st | 2021 |
Ferris State | GLIAC | 9–1 | 13th | 2021 | |
Pittsburg State | MIAA | 11–0 | 19th | 2014 | |
Ouachita Baptist | GAC | 11–0 | 5th | 2019 | |
NW Missouri State | MIAA | 9–2 | 26th | 2021 | |
Indianapolis | GLVC | 9–1 | 7th | 2019 | |
Davenport | GLIAC | 8–2 | 1st | — | |
Super Region 4 | Angelo State | Lone Star | 11–0 | 8th | 2021 |
Colorado Mines | RMAC | 9–2 | 8th | 2021 | |
Minnesota State | NSIC | 9–2 | 13th | 2019 | |
Bemidji State | NSIC | 9–2 | 2nd | 2021 | |
Winona State | NSIC | 8–3 | 7th | 2017 | |
Wayne State (NE) | NSIC | 9–2 | 2nd | 1982 | |
CSU Pueblo | RMAC | 8–3 | 9th | 2019 |
Bracket
[edit]Super Region 1
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1 | IUP* | 19 | ||||||||||||
4 | Ashland | 13 | ||||||||||||
Notre Dame (OH) | 13 | |||||||||||||
4 | Ashland* | 20 | ||||||||||||
1 | IUP* | 13 | ||||||||||||
2 | Shepherd | 48 | ||||||||||||
3 | Assumption* | 14 | ||||||||||||
Slippery Rock | 17 | |||||||||||||
Slippery Rock | 27 | |||||||||||||
2 | Shepherd* | 37 | ||||||||||||
New Haven | 13 | |||||||||||||
2 | Shepherd* | 16 |
Super Region 2
[edit]First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | ||||||||||||
1 | Benedict* | 6 | ||||||||||||
Wingate | 23 | |||||||||||||
Wingate | 32 | |||||||||||||
4 | Virginia Union* | 7 | ||||||||||||
Wingate | 14 | |||||||||||||
3 | West Florida* | 45 | ||||||||||||
3 | West Florida* | 45 | ||||||||||||
Limestone | 19 | |||||||||||||
3 | West Florida | 38 | ||||||||||||
2 | Delta State* | 27 | ||||||||||||
Fayetteville State | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 | Delta State* | 51 |
Super Region 3
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1 | Grand Valley State* | 13 | ||||||||||||
NW Missouri State | 8 | |||||||||||||
NW Missouri State | 47 | |||||||||||||
4 | Ouachita Baptist* | 17 | ||||||||||||
1 | Grand Valley State* | 21 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ferris State | 24 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburg State* | 35 | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburg State | 14 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ferris State* | 17 | ||||||||||||
Davenport | 7 | |||||||||||||
2 | Ferris State* | 41 |
Super Region 4
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1 | Angelo State* | 33 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bemidji State | 7 | ||||||||||||
Winona State | 7 | |||||||||||||
4 | Bemidji State* | 31 | ||||||||||||
1 | Angelo State* | 24 | ||||||||||||
2 | Colorado Mines | 42 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota State* | 26 | ||||||||||||
Wayne State (NE) | 9 | |||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota State | 45 | ||||||||||||
2 | Colorado Mines* | 48 | ||||||||||||
CSU-Pueblo | 24 | |||||||||||||
2 | Colorado Mines* | 45 |
* - Host school
National semifinals
[edit]Teams that advanced to the semifinals were re-seeded.
Semifinals December 10 Hosted by higher seeded team | National Championship December 17 McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX | ||||||||
1 | Ferris State | 38 | |||||||
4 | West Florida | 17 | |||||||
1 | Ferris State | 41 | |||||||
2 | Colorado Mines | 14 | |||||||
2 | Colorado Mines | 44 | |||||||
3 | Shepherd | 13 |
Coaching changes
[edit]End of season
[edit]This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.
School | Outgoing coach | Date | Reason | Replacement | Previous position |
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Tuskegee | Reginald Ruffin | June 2, 2022 (effective at season's end) | Retired[3] | Aaron James | Tuskegee offensive coordinator (2022) |
Morehouse | Rich Freeman | November 9, 2022 | Resigned[4] | Gerard Wilcher | Rice defensive backs (2018–2022) |
Missouri Western | Matt Williamson | November 13, 2022 | Fired[5] | Tyler Fenwick | Southeastern Oklahoma State head coach (2019–2022) |
UNC Pembroke | Shane Richardson | November 13, 2022 | Fired[6] | Mark Hall | Chowan head coach (2019–2022) |
Catawba | Curtis Walker | November 14, 2022 | Resigned[7] | Tyler Haines | Shepherd offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2022) |
Sioux Falls | Jon Anderson | November 14, 2022 | Fired[8] | Jim Glogowski | Minnesota State defensive coordinator (2016–2022) |
Northern Michigan | Kyle Nystrom | November 15, 2022 | Resigned[9] | Shane Richardson | UNC Pembroke head coach (2014–2022) |
Northwestern Oklahoma State | Matt Walter | November 16, 2022 | Resigned[10] | Ronnie Jones | Emerson High School defensive coordinator (2021–2022) |
West Texas A&M | Hunter Hughes | November 21, 2022 | Fired[11] | Josh Lynn | Nebraska–Kearney head coach (2017–2022) |
Texas–Permian Basin | Justin Carrigan | November 28, 2022 | Accepted administrative position[12] | Kris McCullough[13] | East Central head coach (2022) |
Michigan Tech | Steve Olson | November 29, 2022 | Contract expired[14] | Dan Mettlach | Michigan Tech assistant head coach (2019–2022) |
Albany State | Gabe Giardina | November 30, 2022 | Hired by Charleston Southern[15] | Quinn Gray | Alcorn State quarterbacks coach (2020–2022) |
Ashland | Lee Owens | December 2, 2022 | Retired[16] | Doug Geiser[17] | Ashland assistant head coach, offensive line coach, and running game coordinator (2004–2022) |
Minot State | Mike Aldrich | December 2, 2022 | Contract expired[18] | Ian Shields | UNLV offensive assistant (2020–2022) |
Northwood | Leonard Haynes | December 5, 2022 | Became a part of school's faculty[19] | Dustin Beurer | Albion head coach (2019–2022) |
Southeastern Oklahoma State | Tyler Fenwick | December 6, 2022 | Hired by Missouri Western[5] | Bo Atterberry | Southeastern Oklahoma State head coach (2014–2018) |
Wayne State (MI) | Paul Winters | December 9, 2022 | Fired[20] | Tyrone Wheatley | Denver Broncos running backs coach (2022) |
West Florida | Pete Shinnick | December 11, 2022 | Hired by Towson[21] | Kaleb Nobles | Clemson director of offensive player development (2022) |
CSU Pueblo | John Wristen | December 13, 2022 | Retired[22] | Phil Vigil[23] | Western New Mexico head coach (2021–2022) |
Nebraska–Kearney | Josh Lynn | December 13, 2022 | Hired by West Texas A&M[24] | Ryan Held | North Alabama interim head coach (2022) |
Chowan | Mark Hall | December 14, 2022 | Hired by UNC Pembroke | Paul Johnson | Bloomsburg offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach, and tight ends coach (2021–2022) |
Eastern New Mexico | Tye Hiatt | December 21, 2022 | Hired by Southern Utah[25] | Kelley Lee | Veterans Memorial Early College High School head coach (2021–2022) |
East Central | Kris McCullough | December 22, 2022 | Hired by Texas–Permian Basin[13] | John Litrenta | East Central defensive coordinator (2020–2022) |
Western New Mexico | Phil Vigil | December 23, 2022 | Hired by CSU Pueblo[23] | Bill Hickman | Western New Mexico offensive coordinator (2021–2022) |
Southwestern Oklahoma State | Josh Kirkland | January 9, 2023 | Hired by North Texas[26] | Ruzell McCoy (interim) | Southwestern Oklahoma State defensive coordinator (2021–2022) |
American International | Kris Kulzer | Before January 11, 2023 | Resigned or fired[27] | Lou Conte | The Citadel ffensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and fullbacks coach (2016–2022) |
St. Augustine's | David Bowser | January 11, 2023 | Resigned[28] | Howard Feggins | Fayetteville State offensive coordinator (2018–2022) |
Grand Valley State | Matt Mitchell | January 15, 2023 | Hired by Wisconsin[29] | Scott Wooster | Grand Valley State offensive line coach and tight ends coach (2020–2022) |
Mary | Craig Bagnell | February 14, 2023 | Hired by South Dakota[30] | Shann Schillinger | Mississippi State defensive analyst (2022) |
Kentucky State | Paul Hamilton (interim) | February 20, 2023 | Full-time coach hired[31] | Felton Huggins | McNeese wide receivers coach (2022) |
Bentley | Alvin Reynolds | April 6, 2023 | Resigned[32] | Saj Thakkar | Harvard running backs coach (2018–2022) |
Colorado Mines | Brandon Moore | April 19, 2023 | Hired by San Diego[33] | Pete Sterbick | Colorado Mines offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2019–2022) |
William Jewell | Mike McGlinchey Jr. | April 24, 2023 | Resigned[34] | Neil Linhart (interim) | William Jewell offensive coordinator (2020–2022) |
Concord | Dave Walker | May 12, 2023 | Resigned[35] | Brian Ferguson | Concord offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2020–2022) |
Lincoln (PA) | Josh Dean | June 23, 2023 | Accepted administrative position[36] | Frank Turner | Lincoln (PA) assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2022) |
See also
[edit]- 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season
- 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season
- 2022 NCAA Division III football season
- 2022 NAIA football season
- 2022 U Sports football season
- 2022 junior college football season
References
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- ^ Gaither, Steven J. (June 2, 2022). "Reginald Ruffin retiring from coaching after season". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Mosley, Kyle T. (November 9, 2022). "Rich Freeman Steps Down at Morehouse College". HBCU Legends. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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- ^ "Walter to Step Down as Head Football Coach at Northwestern". Northwestern Oklahoma State Athletics. November 16, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Hunter Hughes out as head football coach at West Texas A&M after six seasons". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "UTPB Head Football Coach Justin Carrigan to become Deputy Athletic Director". newswest9.com. November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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- ^ Stine, Larry. "Passing of the torch: Doug Geiser tabbed next football coach of Ashland University Eagles". Ashland Times-Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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- ^ "Wayne State football: Paul Winters no longer head coach after 19 years". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "UWF Announces The Resignation of Head Football Coach Pete Shinnick". University of West Florida Athletics. December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "CSU Pueblo Head Football Coach, John Wristen, Announces Retirement and New Role as Athletics Development and External Relations Officer | | CSU Pueblo". www.csupueblo.edu. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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- ^ "Lynn steps down as UNK football coach". The Grand Island Independent. December 13, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "New ENMU Head Football Coach Search Begins as Coach Hiatt Steps Down". Eastern New Mexico University Athletics. December 21, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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- ^ "Matt Mitchell Steps Down As Grand Valley State Head Football Coach". Grand Valley State University Athletics. January 15, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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- ^ "Moore Resigns, Sterbick Named Interim Head Coach Of Mines Football". Colorado School of Mines Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "McGlinchey Steps Down as Head Football Coach". William Jewell College Athletics. April 24, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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