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NCAA Division II National Champions
Prior to 1973, there was no Division 2
Football Championship. Instead, four regional bowl games were played in
order to provide postseason action for what was then called the NCAA College
Division.
| Year |
Champion |
Record |
Coach |
Score |
Runner-Up |
Attendance |
2008 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
15-0 |
Bob Nielson |
21-14 |
Northwest Missouri |
6,219 |
2007 |
Valdosta State |
13-1 |
David Dean |
25-20 |
Northwest Missouri |
7,532 |
2006 |
Grand
Valley |
15-0 |
Chuck Martin |
17-14 |
Northwest Missouri |
7,437 |
2005 |
Grand
Valley |
13-0 |
Chuck Martin |
21-17 |
Northwest Missouri |
6,837 |
2004 |
Valdosta
State |
13-1 |
Chris Hatcher |
36-31 |
Pittsburg State |
8,604 |
2003 |
Grand
Valley |
14-1 |
Brian Kelly |
10-3 |
North Dakota |
7,236 |
2002 |
Grand
Valley |
14-0 |
Brian Kelly |
31-24 |
Valdosta State |
9,783 |
2001 |
North
Dakota |
14-1 |
Dale Lennon |
17-14 |
Grand Valley |
6,113 |
2000 |
Delta
State |
14-1 |
Steve Campbell |
63-34 |
Bloomsburg |
7,123 |
1999 |
NW
Missouri |
14-1 |
Mel Tjeerdsma |
58-52 |
Carson-Newman |
8,451 |
1998 |
NW
Missouri |
15-0 |
Mel Tjeerdsma |
24-6 |
Carson-Newman |
6,149 |
| 1997 |
Northern Colorado |
13-2 |
Joe Glenn |
51-0 |
New Haven |
3,352 |
| 1996 |
Northern Colorado |
12-3 |
Joe Glenn |
23-14 |
Carson-Newman |
5,745 |
| 1995 |
North Alabama |
14-0 |
Bobby Wallace |
27-7 |
Pittsburg
State |
15,241 |
| 1994 |
North Alabama |
13-1 |
Bobby Wallace |
16-10 |
Tx. A&M-Kingsville |
13,526 |
| 1993 |
North Alabama |
14-0 |
Bobby Wallace |
41-34 |
IUP |
15,631 |
| 1992 |
Jacksonville State |
12-1 |
Bill Burgess |
17-13 |
Pittsburg
State |
11,733 |
| 1991 |
Pittsburg State |
13-1-1 |
Chuck Broyles |
23-6 |
Jacksonville
State |
11,500 |
| 1990 |
North Dakota State |
14-0 |
Rocky Hager |
51-11 |
IUP |
10,080 |
| 1989 |
Mississippi College
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John Williams |
3-0 |
Jacksonville
State |
6,763 |
| 1988 |
North Dakota State |
14-0 |
Rocky Hager |
35-21 |
Portland State |
6,763 |
| 1987 |
Troy State |
12-1-1 |
Rick Rhoades |
31-17 |
Portland State |
10,600 |
| 1986 |
North Dakota State |
13-0 |
Earle Solomonson |
27-7 |
South Dakota |
11,506 |
| 1985 |
North Dakota State |
11-2-1 |
Earle Solomonson |
35-7 |
North Alabama |
6,000 |
| 1984 |
Troy State |
9-1 |
Chan Gailey |
18-17 |
North Dakota
State |
4,500 |
| 1983 |
North Dakota State |
13-1 |
Don Morton |
41-21 |
Central State |
5,275 |
| 1982 |
SW Texas State |
14-0 |
Jim Wacker |
34-9 |
UC-Davis |
8,000 |
| 1981 |
SW Texas State |
13-1 |
Jim Wacker |
42-13 |
North Dakota
State |
9,415 |
| 1980 |
Cal-Poly |
10-3 |
Joe Harper |
21-13 |
Eastern Illinois |
-- |
| 1979 |
Delaware |
13-1 |
Harold Raymond |
38-21 |
Youngstown
State |
4,000 |
| 1978 |
Eastern Illinois |
12-2 |
Darrell Mudra |
10-9 |
Delaware |
5,500 |
| 1977 |
Lehigh |
12-2 |
John Whitehead |
33-0 |
Jacksonville
State |
14,114 |
| 1976 |
Montana State |
12-1 |
Sonny Holland |
24-13 |
Akron |
13,200 |
| 1975 |
Northern Michigan |
12-1 |
Gil Krueger |
16-14 |
Western Kentucky |
-- |
| 1974 |
Central Michigan |
12-1 |
Roy Kramer |
54-14 |
Delaware |
-- |
| 1973 |
Louisiana Tech |
12-1 |
Maxie Lambright |
34-0 |
Western Kentucky |
-- |
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