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 , 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 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. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference transitioned to the NCAA from NAIA Division I. All eight members of the RMAC transitioned to Division II.
Team 1991 conference 1992 conference Tennessee–Martin Independent Ohio Valley (I-AA) UC Santa Barbara D-II Independent Dropped Program West Texas State Restored program D-II Independent
Conference standings
Conference summaries
Conference ChampionsCentral 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
See also 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1992 NCAA Division III football season 1992 NAIA Division I football season 1992 NAIA Division II football season
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