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A list of NCAA Division II college football seasons since splitting away in 1973. Prior to then, Division II schools participated in the NCAA's College Division .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Three Division Alignment (1973–1978)[ edit ]
Conference realignment [ edit ]
The Southland Conference , and all of its members, moved from Division II up to Division I in 1975 but returned to Division I-AA in 1982.
The Big Sky Conference , Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference , Ohio Valley Conference , Southwestern Athletic Conference , and Yankee Conference , and their respective members, moved from Division II into the newly founded Division I-AA in 1978.
After forming as a league in 1980, the Association of Mid-Continent Universities , and all of its members, moved from Division II up to Division I-AA in 1982.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference , after competing as a Division III conference from 1973 to 1979, moved to Division II , along with all of its membership, in 1980.
Four Division Alignment (1978–present)[ edit ]
Year
Champion
Harlon Hill Trophy Winner
Gene Upshaw Award Winner
1978
Eastern Illinois
—
—
1979
Delaware
—
—
1980
Cal Poly–SLO
—
—
1981
Southwest Texas State
—
—
1982
Southwest Texas State (2)
—
—
1983
North Dakota State
—
—
1984
Troy State
—
—
1985
North Dakota State (2)
—
—
1986
North Dakota State (3)
Jeff Bentrim , NDSU (QB)
—
1987
Troy State (2)
Johnny Bailey , TAIU (RB)
—
1988
North Dakota State (4)
Johnny Bailey , TAIU (RB)
—
1989
Mississippi College †
Johnny Bailey , TAIU (RB)
—
1990
North Dakota State (5)
Chris Simdorn , NDSU (QB)
—
1991
Pittsburg State
Ronnie West , PSU (WR)
—
1992
Jacksonville State
Ronald Moore , PSU (RB)
—
1993
North Alabama
Roger Graham, UNH (RB)
—
1994
North Alabama (2)
Chris Hatcher , VSU (QB)
—
1995
North Alabama (3)
Ronald McKinnon , UNA (LB)
—
1996
Northern Colorado
Jarrett Anderson, NEMSU (RB)
—
1997
Northern Colorado (2)
Irvin Sigler, BU (RB)
—
1998
Northwest Missouri State
Brian Shay, ESU (RB)
—
1999
Northwest Missouri State (2)
Corte McGuffey , UNC (QB)
—
2000
Delta State
Dusty Bonner , VSU (QB)
—
2001
North Dakota
Dusty Bonner , VSU (QB)
—
2002
Grand Valley State
Curt Anes, GVSU (QB)
—
2003
Grand Valley State (2)
Will Hall , UNA (QB)
—
2004
Valdosta State
Chad Friehauf , CM (QB)
Nathan Baker , PSU (OL)
2005
Grand Valley State (3)
Jimmy Terwilliger , ESU (QB)
Mike McFadden , GVSU (DL)
2006
Grand Valley State (4)
Danny Woodhead , CSC (RB)
Mike McFadden , GVSU (DL)
2007
Valdosta State (2)
Danny Woodhead , CSC (RB)
Brandon Barnes , GVSU (OT)
2008
Minnesota–Duluth
Bernard Scott , ACU (RB)
Sam Collins , ACU (C)
2009
Northwest Missouri State (3)
Joique Bell , WSU (RB)
Ben Staggs , WLU (OT)
2010
Minnesota–Duluth (2)
Eric Czerniewski , CMU (QB)
Brandon Fusco , SRU (C)
2011
Pittsburg State (2)
Jonas Randolph , MH (RB)
Joe Long , WSU (OT)
2012
Valdosta State (3)
Zach Zulli , SU (QB)
Garth Heikkinen , MD (OG)
2013
Northwest Missouri State (4)
Franklyn Quiteh , BU (RB)
Darius Allen , CSUP (DE)
2014
CSU–Pueblo
Jason Vander Laan , FSU (QB)
Darius Allen , CSUP (DE)
2015
Northwest Missouri State (5)
Jason Vander Laan , FSU (QB)
Matthew Judon , GVSU (DE)
2016
Northwest Missouri State (6)
Justin Dvorak , CM (QB)
Jordan Morgan , KT (OT)
2017
Texas A&M-Commerce
Luis Perez , TAMUC (QB)
Marcus Martin , SRU (DE)
2018
Valdosta State (4)
Jayru Campbell , FSU (QB)
Markus Jones , ASU (DE)
2019
West Florida
Roland Rivers III , SRU (QB)
Austin Edwards , FSU (DE)
2020
The season concluded with the end of the regular season, as the playoffs and championship game were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
2021
Ferris State
Tyson Bagent , SU (QB)
Dylan Pasquali , FSU (OT)
2022
Ferris State (2)
John Matocha , CM (QB)
Caleb Murphy , FSU (DE)
2023
Harding
Zach Zebrowski , CMU (QB)
Levi Johnson, CM (OT)
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