1993 NCAA Division II football season

1993 NCAA Division II Football Championship
1993 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium; Florence, AL;
Champion	North Alabama; (1st title, title game);
Runner-up	IUP; (2nd title game);
Semifinalists	Texas A&I; North Dakota;
Winning coach	championship;

1993 NCAA Division II football season
1993 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August – November 1993
Playoffs	November 20 – December 11, 1993
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium; Florence, AL
Champion	North Alabama
Harlon Hill Trophy	Roger Graham, New Haven
	← 1992; NCAA Division II football seasons; 1994 →;

The 1993 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 1993, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1993, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

North Alabama defeated IUP in the championship game, 41–34, to win their first Division II national title.^[1]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Roger Graham, running back from New Haven.

Conference changes and new programs

Conference changes

A 1991 NCAA rule change required athletic programs maintain all of their sports at the same division level by the 1993 season. In order to comply, many Division I programs with football teams at the Division II levels reclassified their programs to Division I-AA, resulting in a large number of teams departing Division II after the 1992 season.
- After losing four of its core members to this requirement, the Western Football Conference was forced to dissolve before the season. Four of its members reclassified to Division I-AA while its remaining members either became Division II independents or dropped their football programs.
The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference transitioned its entire membership from the NAIA to Division II prior to the season.

Team	1992 conference	1993 conference
Butler	MIFC (D-II)	Pioneer (I-AA)
California–Davis	Northern California (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
Cal Lutheran	D-II Independent	SCIAC (D-III)
Cal Poly	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
Cal State Northridge	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
Cameron	Lone Star	Dropped Program
Central Arkansas	Arkansas (NAIA)	Gulf South (D-II)
Central Connecticut State	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent
Henderson State	Arkansas (NAIA)	Gulf South (D-II)
Jacksonville State	Gulf South	D-II Independent
Mercyhurst	D-III Independent	D-II Independent
Northwood	D-II Independent	MIFC
Portland State	Western (D-II)	D-II Independent
Quincy	D-III Independent	Illini-Badger
Sacramento State	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
Sacred Heart	D-III Independent	Independent
St. Francis (IL)	NAIA Independent	MIFC
Santa Clara	Western (D-II)	Dropped Program
Southern Utah	Western (D-II)	American West (I-AA)
Troy State	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent
Valparaiso	MIFC (D-II)	Pioneer (I-AA)

Program changes

After Texas A&I University joined the Texas A&M University System in 1989 and changed its name to Texas A&M University–Kingsville in 1993, the Texas A&I Javelinas became the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas at the start of the 1993 season.^[2]
After West Texas State University joined the Texas A&M University System in 1989 and changed its name to West Texas A&M University in 1993, the West Texas State Buffaloes became the West Texas A&M Buffaloes at the start of the 1993 season.^[3]

Conference standings

1993 American West Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 UC Davis +^	3	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Southern Utah +	3	–	1	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Sacramento State	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Cal State Northridge	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Although UC Davis was a conference member, they participated in NCAA Division II polls and postseason. Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1993 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Hampton $^	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 18 Virginia State	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Winston-Salem State	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
North Carolina Central	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Fayetteville State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Bowie State	3	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Norfolk State	2	–	5	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Union	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Elizabeth City State	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Livingstone	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

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

1993 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bentley $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Stonehill	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
MIT	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Assumption	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Western New England	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Curry	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Nichols	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1993 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 North Alabama $^	7	–	0	–	0	14	–	0	–	0
Valdosta State	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Central Arkansas	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
West Georgia	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Henderson State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Livingston	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Delta State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi College *	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – ineligible for conference championship Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1993 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 19 Texas A&M–Kingsville $^	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	6	–	0
Abilene Christian	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Angelo State	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Central Oklahoma	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
East Texas State	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	1

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

1993 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Missouri Southern $^	9	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburg State ^	8	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Missouri Western	6	–	2	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Central Missouri State	6	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
NE Missouri State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Emporia State	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
NW Missouri State	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Missouri–Rolla	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Southwest Baptist	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Washburn	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

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

1993 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ferris State $^	8	–	0	–	2	9	–	1	–	2
Ashland	8	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Grand Valley State	6	–	2	–	2	6	–	3	–	2
Hillsdale	6	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Northern Michigan	5	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Wayne State (MI)	5	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
St. Francis (IL)	5	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Saginaw Valley State	4	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwood	2	–	7	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Saint Joseph's (IN)	1	–	8	–	1	1	–	8	–	1
Indianapolis	1	–	9	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

1993 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Mankato State +^	7	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 9 North Dakota +^	7	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Northern Colorado	6	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. T–20 North Dakota State	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
South Dakota State	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	4	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
St. Cloud State	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Augustana (SD)	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Morningside	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1993 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Chico State $	3	–	0	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Cal State Hayward	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	2	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
San Francisco State	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1993 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Winona State $^	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Minnesota Duluth	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Moorhead State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Northern State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Southwest State (MN)	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Minnesota Morris	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Bemidji State	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1993 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
East Division
No. 16 Millersville x	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
East Stroudsburg	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
West Chester	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Bloomsburg	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mansfield	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Cheyney	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Kutztown	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
West Division
No. 4 IUP x^	6	–	0	–	0	13	–	1	–	0
No. T–20 Edinboro ^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Slippery Rock	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Clarion	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Shippensburg	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
California (PA)	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Lock Haven	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1993 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Fort Hays State $^	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Western State (CO)	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Mexico Highlands	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Mesa State	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Adams State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Chadron State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Colorado Mines	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Fort Lewis	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

1993 South Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Carson–Newman $^	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
Elon	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Lenoir–Rhyne	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Presbyterian	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wingate	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Catawba	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Mars Hill	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Gardner–Webb	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

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

1993 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Albany State $^	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Fort Valley State	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Savannah State	4	–	2	–	2	5	–	3	–	2
Morehouse	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Alabama A&M	4	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Morris Brown	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Tuskegee	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Clark Atlanta	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Miles	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

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

1993 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Glenville State $^	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 9 West Virginia Wesleyan	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Shepherd	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
West Liberty State	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Concord	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Fairmont State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
West Virginia State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
West Virginia Tech	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1993 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 New Haven ^		–		11	–	1	–	0
Wayne State (NE)		–		9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Portland State ^		–		8	–	3	–	0
Wofford		–		7	–	3	–	1
Michigan Tech		–		6	–	4	–	0
Mercyhurst		–		5	–	5	–	0
West Texas A&M		–		3	–	6	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		3	–	7	–	1
American International		–		3	–	7	–	0
Jacksonville State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Sacred Heart		–		3	–	7	–	0
Springfield		–		3	–	7	–	0
Lees–McRae		–		2	–	6	–	1
Kentucky State		–		2	–	9	–	0

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

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Bentley Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Missouri Southern State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State North Central Conference – Minnesota State–Mankato and North Dakota Northern California Athletic Conference – Cal State Chico Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), IUP (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Hays State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State

Postseason

The 1993 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 21st 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 eighth time.

Playoff bracket

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

North Alabama	38

Carson–Newman	28
		North Alabama	45

		Hampton	20
Hampton	33

Albany State	7
				North Alabama	27

				Texas A&M–Kingsville	25
Texas A&M–Kingsville	50

Portland State	15
		Texas A&M–Kingsville	51

		UC Davis	28
UC Davis	37

Fort Hays State	34
						North Alabama	41

						IUP	34
Mankato State	34

Missouri Southern	13
		Mankato State	21

		North Dakota	54
North Dakota	17

Pittsburg State	14
				North Dakota	6

				IUP	21
New Haven	48

Edinboro	28
		New Haven	35

		IUP	38
IUP	28

Ferris State	21

References

^ "1993 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
^ "About Texas A&M University-Kingsville". Texas A&M-Kingsville. tamuk.edu. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
^ "A Brief History of West Texas A&M University". West Texas A&M. wtamu.edu. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

[1] "1993 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

[2] "About Texas A&M University-Kingsville". Texas A&M-Kingsville. tamuk.edu. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

[3] "A Brief History of West Texas A&M University". West Texas A&M. wtamu.edu. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

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