NCAA Division II national football championship
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The NCAA Division II National football championships began in 1973. Prior to 1973, four regional bowl games were played in order to provide postseason action for what was then called the NCAA College Division.
| Year | Score |
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| 1973 | Louisiana Tech 34-0 Western Kentucky |
| 1974 | Central Michigan 54-14 Delaware |
| 1975 | Northern Michigan 16-14 Western Kentucky |
| 1976 | Montana State 24-13 Akron |
| 1977 | Lehigh 33-0 Jacksonville State |
| 1978 | Eastern Illinois 10-9 Delaware |
| 1979 | Delaware 38-21 Youngstown State |
| 1980 | Cal Poly 21-13 Eastern Illinois |
| 1981 | Southwest Texas State 42-13 North Dakota State |
| 1982 | Southwest Texas State 34-9 UC Davis |
| 1983 | North Dakota State 41-21 Central State |
| 1984 | Troy State 18-17 North Dakota State |
| 1985 | North Dakota State 35-7 North Alabama |
| 1986 | North Dakota State 27-7 South Dakota |
| 1987 | Troy State 31-17 Portland State |
| 1988 | North Dakota State 35-21 Portland State |
| 1989 | [Vacated] 3-0 Jacksonville State |
| 1990 | North Dakota State 51-11 Indiana-Pennsylvania |
| 1991 | Pittsburg State 23-6 Jacksonville State |
| 1992 | Jacksonville State 17-13 Pittsburg State |
| 1993 | North Alabama 41-34 Indiana-Pennsylvania |
| 1994 | North Alabama 16-10 Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 1995 | North Alabama 27-7 Pittsburg State |
| 1996 | Northern Colorado 23-14 Carson-Newman |
| 1997 | Northern Colorado 51-0 New Haven |
| 1998 | Northwest Missouri State 24-6 Carson-Newman |
| 1999 | Northwest Missouri State 58-52 Carson-Newman |
| 2000 | Delta State 63-34 Bloomsburg |
| 2001 | North Dakota 17-14 Grand Valley State |
| 2002 | Grand Valley State 31-24 Valdosta State |
| 2003 | Grand Valley State 10-3 North Dakota |
| 2004 | Valdosta State 36-31 Pittsburg State |
Most of the participants in early national championship games have moved into Division I, the main catalyst for their moves being the creation of Division I-AA in 1978. The following Division II title game participants later moved to Division I:
- Division I-A
- Akron (runner-up 1976)
- Central Michigan (champion 1974)
- Louisiana Tech (champion 1973)
- Troy (champion 1984, 1987 as Troy State)
- Division I-AA
- Cal Poly (champion 1980)
- Delaware (champion 1979; runner-up 1974, 1978)
- Eastern Illinois (champion 1978; runner-up 1980)
- Jacksonville State (champion 1992; runner-up 1977, 1989, 1991)
- Lehigh (champion 1977)
- Montana State (champion 1976)
- North Dakota State (champion 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990; runner-up 1981, 1984)
- Northern Colorado (champion 1996, 1997)
- Portland State (runner-up 1987, 1988)
- Texas State (champion 1981, 1982 as Southwest Texas State)
- UC Davis (runner-up 1982)
- Western Kentucky (runner-up 1973, 1975)
- Youngstown State (runner-up 1979)
See Also
- NCAA_Division_I-A_national_football_champions
- NCAA Division I-AA national football championship
- NCAA Division III national football championship
External Link
NCAA football page (http://www.ncaasports.com/football/mens)