List of NCAA Division II football seasons

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)

Year	Conference Champions	Champion	Harlon Hill Trophy Winner	Gene Upshaw Award Winner
1973	Big Sky Conference – Boise State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis and Cal State Chico Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Northwood Gulf South Conference – Troy State Lone Star Conference – Abilene Christian Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina Central Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Southeast Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State and South Dakota Ohio Valley Conference – Western Kentucky Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II) – Bethune-Cookman Southland Conference – Louisiana Tech Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State and Jackson State Yankee Conference – Connecticut	Louisiana Tech	—	—
1974	Big Sky Conference – Boise State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Norfolk State Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ferris State and Northwood Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State, North Dakota, and South Dakota Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Michigan Tech Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II) – Tuskegee Southland Conference† – Louisiana Tech Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State and Grambling State Yankee Conference – Maine and Massachusetts	Central Michigan	—	—
1975	Big Sky Conference – Boise State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Norfolk State Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wayne State Gulf South Conference – Nicholls State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Southeast Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Tennessee Tech and Western Kentucky Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II) – Bethune-Cookman Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State and Southern Yankee Conference – New Hampshire	Northern Michigan	—	—
1976	Big Sky Conference – Montana State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Norfolk State Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Northwood Gulf South Conference – Troy State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northeast Missouri State and Southeast Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Elon Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II) – Bethune-Cookman Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State Yankee Conference – New Hampshire	Montana State	—	—
1977	Big Sky Conference† – Boise State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Abilene Christian and Texas A&I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference† – South Carolina State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Missouri–Rolla and Southeast Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris Ohio Valley Conference† – Austin Peay Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Elon Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II) – Florida A&M Southwestern Athletic Conference† – Grambling State Yankee Conference† – Massachusetts	Lehigh	—	—

Conference realignment

• 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)

Year	Conference Champions	Champion	Harlon Hill Trophy Winner	Gene Upshaw Award Winner
1978	Association of Mid-Continent Universities – Eastern Illinois Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Norfolk State Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Angelo State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Southwest Missouri State North Central Conference – South Dakota Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Elon and Presbyterian Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Florida A&M	Eastern Illinois	—	—
1979	Association of Mid-Continent Universities – Youngstown State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State Gulf South Conference – Mississippi College Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth and Minnesota State–Moorhead Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Presbyterian Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M	Delaware	—	—
1980	Association of Mid-Continent Universities – Eastern Illinois Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – North Carolina Central Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Southwest Texas State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Missouri–Rolla North Central Conference – Northern Colorado Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Clarion Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Adams State and CSU Pueblo South Atlantic Conference – Elon and Mars Hill Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M	Cal Poly–SLO	—	—
1981	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis and Cal State East Bay Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Southwest Texas State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northeast Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Shippensburg Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – New Mexico Highlands South Atlantic Conference – Elon Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M	Southwest Texas State	—	—
1982	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Southwest Texas State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northeast Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East Stroudsburg Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State Western Football Conference – Cal Poly–SLO	Southwest Texas State	—	—
1983	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – East Texas State and Southwest Texas State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Central Missouri State and Missouri–Rolla North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha and North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Clarion Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State Western Football Conference – Cal State Northridge and Santa Clara	North Dakota State	—	—
1984	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Norfolk State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State Gulf South Conference – Troy State Lone Star Conference – Angelo State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha and North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris and Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – California (PA) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Lewis South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State Western Football Conference – Portland State	Troy State	—	—
1985	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northeast Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Mars Hill Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State and Fort Valley State Western Football Conference – Santa Clara	North Dakota State	—	—
1986	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Gulf South Conference – Troy State Lone Star Conference – West Texas State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Central Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Indiana (PA) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State Western Football Conference –	North Dakota State	Jeff Bentrim, NDSU (QB)	—
1987	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Northern Michigan Gulf South Conference – Troy State Lone Star Conference – Angelo State and Texas A&I Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Central Missouri State and Southeast Missouri State North Central Conference – Minnesota State–Mankato Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Indiana (PA) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Gardner–Webb Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M and Tuskegee Western Football League – Portland State	Troy State	Johnny Bailey, TAIU (RB)	—
1988	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State, Mississippi College, and Tennessee–Martin Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Central Missouri State, Southeast Missouri State, and Northeast Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), Shippensburg (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman, Catawba, and Lenoir-Rhyne Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State Western Football League – Portland State	North Dakota State	Johnny Bailey, TAIU (RB)	—
1989	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Bowie State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State North Central Conference – Saint Cloud State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville and West Chester (East), Edinboro Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Adams State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M Western Football League – Portland State	Mississippi College†	Johnny Bailey, TAIU (RB)	—
1990	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Gulf South Conference – Mississippi College Lone Star Conference – East Texas State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Grand Valley State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth, Northern State, and Southwest Minnesota State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M Western Football League – Cal Poly–SLO and Cal State Northridge	North Dakota State	Chris Simdorn, NDSU (QB)	—
1991	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Eastern New Mexico Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Butler Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – Sonoma State Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East Stroudsburg (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M, Clark Atlanta, Fort Valley State, Morehouse, and Tuskegee Western Football Conference – Portland State	Pittsburg State	Ronnie West, PSU (WR)	—
1992	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	Jacksonville State	Ronald Moore, PSU (RB)	—
1993	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), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Hays State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State Western Football Conference – West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State	North Alabama	Roger Graham, UNH (RB)	—
1994	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 – Pittsburg State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State North Central Conference – North Dakota and North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – Cal State Chico and Humboldt State Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and West Chester (East), Edinboro and Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman and Lenoir-Rhyne Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State and Shepherd	North Alabama	Chris Hatcher, VSU (QB)	—
1995	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia State Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Stonehill Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State North Central Conference – North Dakota Northern California Athletic Conference – Humboldt State Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth and Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and Millersville (East) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Hays State and Western State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State and West Virginia Wesleyan	North Alabama	Ronald McKinnon, UNA (LB)	—
1996	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia State Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Salve Regina Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State and Pittsburg State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha Northern California Athletic Conference‡ – Cal State Chico Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Clarion (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman and Catawba Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fairmont State and Glenville State	Northern Colorado	Jarrett Anderson, NEMSU (RB)	—
1997	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Livingstone, Virginia State, and Virginia Union Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Albany Gulf South Conference – Southern Arkansas and West Georgia Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Grand Valley State and Ashland North Central Conference – Northern Colorado Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Slippery Rock (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State and Shepherd	Northern Colorado	Irvin Sigler, BU (RB)	—
1998	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Livingstone and Winston-Salem State Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Albany Gulf South Conference – Delta State and West Georgia Lone Star Conference – Central Oklahoma Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Grand Valley State North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha and Northern Colorado Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), Slippery Rock (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State and Western State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd	Northwest Missouri State	Brian Shay, ESU (RB)	—
1999	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Columbia Football Association – Western Washington Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – American International Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ferris State and Northwood Gulf South Conference – Arkansas Tech Lone Star Conference – Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, and Southeastern Oklahoma State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota and Northern Colorado Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Northern State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – West Chester (East), Slippery Rock (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State and New Mexico Highlands South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State and Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd	Northwest Missouri State	Corte McGuffey, UNC (QB)	—
2000	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Columbia Football Association – Central Washington and Western Washington Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – American International Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State and Northwood Gulf South Conference – Delta State, Valdosta State, and West Georgia Lone Star Conference – Northeastern State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Clarion, Indiana (PA), and Slippery Rock (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Catawba Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fairmont State and West Liberty	Delta State	Dusty Bonner, VSU (QB)	—
2001	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union Columbia Football Association – Western Washington Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State Lone Star Conference – Tarleton State and Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State North Central Conference – North Dakota Northeast-10 Conference – C.W. Post Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State South Atlantic Conference – Catawba Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State, Morehouse and Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State	North Dakota	Dusty Bonner, VSU (QB)	—
2002	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Fayetteville State Columbia Football Association – Central Washington Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – Northern Colorado Northeast-10 Conference – C.W. Post Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State and Nebraska–Kearney South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Wesleyan	Grand Valley State	Curt Anes, GVSU (QB)	—
2003	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Fayetteville State Columbia Football Association – Western Washington Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Central Missouri State, Emporia State, Missouri Western State, Northwest Missouri State, and Pittsburg State North Central Conference – North Dakota Northeast-10 Conference – Bentley Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Concordia–Saint Paul and Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg (East), Edinboro and Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman, Catawba, and Tusculum Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Wesleyan	Grand Valley State	Will Hall, UNA (QB)	—
2004	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Shaw Columbia Football Association – Central Washington Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Michigan Tech and Northwood Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha Northeast-10 Conference – Bentley and C.W. Post Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – West Chester (East), Edinboro, Indiana (PA), and Shippensburg (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mines South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd	Valdosta State	Chad Friehauf, CM (QB)	—
2005	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – North Carolina Central Columbia Football Association – Central Washington Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Gulf South Conference – Central Arkansas Lone Star Conference – West Texas A&M Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Washburn North Central Conference – Minnesota–Duluth, Nebraska–Omaha, North Dakota, and South Dakota Northeast-10 Conference – C.W. Post Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Concordia–Saint Paul and Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), California (PA) and Edinboro (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Nebraska–Kearney South Atlantic Conference – Presbyterian Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd	Grand Valley State	Jimmy Terwilliger, ESU (QB)	—
2006	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – North Carolina Central Great Lakes Football Conference – Saint Joseph's (IN) Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – West Texas A&M Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha and North Dakota Northeast-10 Conference – Bryant, C.W. Post, Merrimack, and Southern Connecticut State Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Bemidji State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), California (PA) and Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State South Atlantic Conference – Newberry Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State and Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd	Grand Valley State	Danny Woodhead, CSC (RB)	—
2007	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Shaw Great Lakes Football Conference – Tiffin Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Gulf South Conference – Delta State Lone Star Conference – West Texas A&M Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha Northeast-10 Conference – Bryant Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – West Chester (East), California (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman and Catawba Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd	Valdosta State	Danny Woodhead, CSC (RB)	—
2008	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Shaw Great Lakes Football Conference – Missouri S&T Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington Gulf South Conference – Delta State Lone Star Conference – Abilene Christian Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State Northeast-10 Conference – American International Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – California (PA) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman, Newberry, and Tusculum Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State	Minnesota–Duluth	Bernard Scott, ACU (RB)	—
2009	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Fayetteville State Great Lakes Football Conference –Saint Joseph's (IN) Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Midwestern State, Tarleton State, and Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State Northeast-10 Conference – Bentley, Merrimack, and Southern Connecticut State Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Shippensburg Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Nebraska–Kearney South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Liberty	Northwest Missouri State	Joique Bell, WSU (RB)	—
2010	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Shaw Great Lakes Football Conference – Saint Joseph's (IN), Missouri S&T, and Urbana Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington Gulf South Conference – Delta State, Henderson State, and Valdosta State Lone Star Conference – Abilene Christian Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State Northeast-10 Conference – American International, New Haven, and Southern Connecticut State Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Mercyhurst Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mines and Nebraska–Kearney South Atlantic Conference – Wingate Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd	Minnesota–Duluth	Eric Czerniewski, CMU (QB)	—
2011	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Great American Conference – Ouachita Baptist Great Lakes Football Conference – Urbana Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Humboldt State Gulf South Conference – Delta State Lone Star Conference – Midwestern State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State Northeast-10 Conference – New Haven Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth (North) and Minnesota State–Mankato (South) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Kutztown Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – CSU Pueblo South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Miles West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concord (WV)	Pittsburg State	Jonas Randolph, MH (RB)	—
2012	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State (14–1, 7–0) Great American Conference – Henderson State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ashland Great Lakes Valley Conference – Indianapolis Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington Gulf South Conference – West Alabama Lone Star Conference – Midwestern State and West Texas A&M Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Missouri Western State Northeast-10 Conference – New Haven Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth (North) and Minnesota State–Mankato (South) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Indiana (PA) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – CSU Pueblo South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference‡ – Shepherd	Valdosta State	Zach Zulli, SU (QB)	—
2013	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State (10–2, 7–0) Great American Conference – Henderson State (11–1, 10–0) Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ohio Dominican (10–1, 9–0) Great Lakes Valley Conference – Indianapolis (10–2, 7–0) Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Azusa Pacific (10–2, 9–1) Gulf South Conference – North Alabama (10–3, 5–1) and West Alabama (8–3, 5–1) Lone Star Conference – Eastern New Mexico (7–3, 5–1) and Tarleton State (7–3, 5–1) Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State (14–0, 10–0) Mountain East Conference – Shepherd (11–1, 9–0) Northeast-10 Conference – American International (9–3, 8–1) and Stonehill (8–3, 8–1) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State (11–1, 10–0) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (10–2, 6–1) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – CSU Pueblo (11–1, 9–0) South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne (13–1, 7–0) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State Golden Rams (5–4, 4–0)	Northwest Missouri State	Franklyn Quiteh, BU (RB)	—
2014	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia State (10–3, 7–0) Great American Conference – Ouachita Baptist (10–1, 10–0) Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ferris State (11–1, 10–0) Great Lakes Valley Conference – Indianapolis (9–2, 7–1) Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Azusa Pacific (10–1, 6–0) Gulf South Conference – Delta State (9–2, 6–1), North Alabama (9–2, 6–1), West Georgia (12–3, 5–2), and Valdosta State (10–3, 5–2) Lone Star Conference – Angelo State (9–3, 5–2) Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State (10–2, 10–1) and Pittsburg State (11–2, 10–1) Mountain East Conference – Concord (13–1, 10–0) Northeast-10 Conference – LIU Post (8–4, 7–2) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State (14–1, 11–0) and Minnesota–Duluth (13–1, 11–0) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Slippery Rock (9–3, 7–2) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – CSU Pueblo (14–1, 8–1) and Colorado Mines (10–2, 8–1) South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne (11–1, 7–0) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee (9–3, 7–0)	CSU Pueblo	Jason Vander Laan, FSU (QB)
2015	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State (6–5, 5–2) Great American Conference – Henderson State (10–1, 10–1) Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ferris State (11–1, 10–0) and Ashland (10–1, 10–0 Great Lakes Valley Conference – Indianapolis (6–1, 4–0) Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Humboldt State (6–1, 4–0) Gulf South Conference – West Georgia (10–1, 6–1) Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M-Commerce (8–4, 6–0) Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State (15–0, 11–0) Mountain East Conference – Concord (10–0, 10–0) Northeast-10 Conference – Assumption (10–1, 9–1) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth (10–1, 11–0) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Slippery Rock (10–1, 6–1) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – CSU Pueblo (8–1, 7–0) and Colorado Mesa (8–1, 7–0) South Atlantic Conference – Catawba (9–2, 6–1) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Miles (7–4, 5–0)	Northwest Missouri State	Jason Vander Laan, FSU (QB)
2016		Northwest Missouri State
2017		Texas A&M-Commerce
2018		Valdosta State
2019		West Florida
2020	CANCELED DUE TO SARS-CoV-2 PANDEMIC

See also

• List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons
• List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
• List of NCAA Division III football seasons
• Harlon Hill Trophy

References

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2. "All-Time Conference Champions" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 15–28. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
3. "Western Football Conference Champions". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.