1992 NCAA Division II football season

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]

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

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 Lone Star Conference football standings 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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Pittsburg State $^ 9 – 0 – 0     14 – 1 – 0 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 State 4 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Missouri Southern State 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	1992 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings 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 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 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 Cal State Hayward 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 6 – 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 Division II Football Committee poll	1992 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Western State $^ 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 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 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 Division II Football Committee poll	1992 NCAA Division II independents football records 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 Saint Mary's   –       5 – 4 – 0 Wofford   –       6 – 5 – 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 South Atlantic Conference – Gardner–Webb Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State Western Football Conference – Portland State

Postseason

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

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	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

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