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 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, 17–13, to win their first Division II national title.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Ronald Moore, running back from Pittsburg State.

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

Team1991 conference1992 conference
Emporia StateNAIA IndependentMIAA
Tennessee–MartinIndependentOhio Valley
West Texas StateRestored programLone Star

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, Indiana (PA)
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.