1992 NCAA Division II football season

1992 NCAA Division II Football Championship
1992 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium; Florence, AL;
Champion	Jacksonville State; (1st title, title game);
Runner-up	Pittsburg State; (2nd title game);
Semifinalists	New Haven; Portland State;
Winning coach	championship;

1992 NCAA Division II football season
1992 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August – November 1992
Playoffs	November 21 – December 12, 1992
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium; Florence, AL
Champion	Jacksonville State
Harlon Hill Trophy	Ronald Moore, Pittsburg State
	← 1991; NCAA Division II football seasons; 1993 →;

The 1992 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 1992, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 1992, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks defeated the Pittsburg State Gorillas, 17–13, to win their first Division II national title.^[1]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Ronald Moore, running back from Pittsburg State.

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

Following the 1991 season, the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association changed its name to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association after further expanding into Kansas with Emporia State.

Team	1991 conference	1992 conference
Emporia State	NAIA Independent	MIAA
Tennessee–Martin	Independent	Ohio Valley (I-AA)
West Texas State	Restored program	Lone Star

Conference standings

1992 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Hampton $^	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Winston-Salem State	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Fayetteville State	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Virginia Union	3	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Virginia State	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Elizabeth City State	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Livingstone	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Norfolk State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
North Carolina Central	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Bowie State	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1992 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Jacksonville State $^	5	–	0	–	1	12	–	1	–	1
No. T–16 North Alabama	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
No. T–20 Valdosta State	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Livingston	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
West Georgia	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Delta State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1992 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Texas A&I $^	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 14 East Texas State	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Angelo State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Central Oklahoma	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Cameron	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1992 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburg State $^	9	–	0	–	0	14	–	1	–	0
No. T–16 NE Missouri State ^	7	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Emporia State	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Central Missouri State	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
NW Missouri State	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Missouri Western	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Missouri Southern	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Washburn	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Southwest Baptist	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Missouri–Rolla	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1992 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hillsdale +	8	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Ferris State +^	8	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Butler +	8	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Grand Valley State +	8	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Ashland	7	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Saginaw Valley State	6	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)	3	–	7	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Valparaiso	3	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Indianapolis	1	–	8	–	1	1	–	8	–	1
Saint Joseph's (IN)	1	–	8	–	1	1	–	8	–	1
Northern Michigan	1	–	9	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

1992 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 North Dakota State $^	8	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 North Dakota ^	6	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Augustana (SD)	6	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
St. Cloud State	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Morningside	4	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Mankato State	4	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Northern Colorado	4	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
South Dakota	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	0	–	9	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1992 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
Sonoma State	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Chico State	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1992 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Northern State $	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 13 Southwest State (MN)	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Minnesota Duluth	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Moorhead State	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Bemidji State	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Winona State	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Minnesota Morris	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1992 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
East Division
No. T–7 West Chester x^	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 18 East Stroudsburg	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
Millersville	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Mansfield	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kutztown	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Bloomsburg	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Cheyney	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	11	–	0
West Division
No. 12 IUP x	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Slippery Rock	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Edinboro ^	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Shippensburg	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
California (PA)	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Lock Haven	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Clarion	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Clarion forfeited wins over Bloomsburg, IUP, Slippery Rock, Shippensburg, California, and Lock Haven. Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1992 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Western State (CO) $^	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Fort Hays State	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Chadron State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico Highlands	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Mesa State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Colorado Mines	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Adams State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Fort Lewis	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

1992 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Fort Valley State $	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Albany State	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
No. T–20 Savannah State ^	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Morehouse	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Clark Atlanta	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Alabama A&M	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Tuskegee	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Morris Brown	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Miles	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1992 Western Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 19 Portland State $^	3	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 11 Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Northridge	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Santa Clara	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1992 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 5 New Haven ^		–		12	–	1	–	0
Troy State		–		10	–	1	–	0
Michigan Tech		–		9	–	1	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		5	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (NE)		–		5	–	4	–	1
Wofford		–		6	–	5	–	0
American International		–		4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State		–		4	–	7	–	0
Springfield		–		3	–	6	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		1	–	8	–	0
Lees–McRae		–		1	–	9	–	0
West Texas State		–		1	–	9	–	0
Northwood		–		0	–	9	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Butler, Ferris State, Grand Valley State, and Hillsdale North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Northern State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – West Chester (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State (CO) South Atlantic Conference – Gardner–Webb Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State Western Football Conference – Portland State

Postseason

The 1992 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 20th 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 seventh time.

Playoff bracket

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

Ferris State	19

Edinboro	15
		Ferris State	13

		New Haven	35
New Haven	38

West Chester	26
				New Haven	35

				Jacksonville State	46
Jacksonville State	41

Savannah State	16
		Jacksonville State	14

		North Alabama	12
North Alabama	33

Hampton	21
						Jacksonville State	17

						Pittsburg State	13
Texas A&I	22

Western State (CO)	13
		Portland State	35

		Texas A&I	30
Portland State	42

UC Davis	28
				Portland State	38

				Pittsburg State	41
Pittsburg State	28

North Dakota	21
		Pittsburg State	38*

		North Dakota State	37
North Dakota State	42

Northeast Missouri State	7

References

^ "1992 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

[1] "1992 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

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