The 1999 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 on August 28, 1999, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1999, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.
Northwest Missouri State defeated Carson–Newman in the championship game, 58–52 after four overtimes, to win their second Division II national title.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Corte McGuffey, quarterback from Northern Colorado.
Conference changes and new programs Conference changes The Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference transferred its football sponsorship, and 13 of its 14 members, back to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the two leagues merged prior the season. The MIFC was then dissolved and GLIAC resumed its football championship for the first since 1990.
School 1998 Conference 1999 Conference Alabama A&M D-II Independent SWAC (I-AA) Albany Eastern (D-II) Northeast (I-AA) Ashland MIFC GLIAC Bryant New program Eastern Elon D-II Independent I-AA Independent Ferris State MIFC GLIAC Findlay MIFC GLIAC Grand Valley State MIFC GLIAC Hillsdale MIFC GLIAC Indianapolis MIFC GLIAC Mercyhurst MIFC GLIAC Michigan Tech MIFC GLIAC Minnesota Crookston NDCAC (NAIA) NSIC Minnesota Morris D-II Independent NSIC Northern Michigan MIFC GLIAC Northwood MIFC GLIAC Saginaw Valley State MIFC GLIAC Saint Anselm Program revived Eastern (D-II) St. Francis (IL) MIFC (D-II) MSFA (NAIA) Stony Brook Eastern (D-II) Northeast (I-AA) Wayne State MIFC GLIAC Westminster (PA) MIFC GLIAC
Program changes After Mankato State University changed its name to Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1999, the Mankato State Mavericks became the Minnesota State–Mankato Mavericks.
Conference standings
Conference summaries
Conference ChampionsCentral 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
Postseason
The 1999 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 26th 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 13th time.
Playoff bracket
See also 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1999 NCAA Division III football season 1999 NAIA football season
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