1992 NCAA Division II football season

1992 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August – November 1992
Postseason	November 21 – December 12, 1992
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Jacksonville State
Harlon Hill Trophy	Ronald Moore, Pittsburg State
Division II football season «1991 1993»

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 Pittsburg State Gorillas, 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 expanding into Kansas with Emporia State.

School	1991 Conference	1992 Conference
Emporia State	NAIA Independent	MIAA (D-II)
Tennessee–Martin	D-II Independent	Ohio Valley (I-AA)

Conference standings

1992 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas A&I $^ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 East Texas State 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Angelo State 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Eastern New Mexico 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Central Oklahoma 2 – 4 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Abilene Christian 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Cameron 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant

1992 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Pittsburg State $^ 9 – 0 – 0     14 – 1 – 0 NE Missouri State ^ 7 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Emporia State 6 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Central Missouri State 6 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 NW Missouri State 6 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Missouri Western State 4 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Missouri Southern State 3 – 6 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Washburn 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Southwest Baptist 1 – 8 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Missouri-Rolla 1 – 8 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant

Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons

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 (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Gardner–Webb Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State Western Football Conference – Portland State

Postseason

1992 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Jacksonville State (1st title)
Runner-Up	Pittsburg State (2nd championship game)
Semifinalists	New Haven Portland State

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

	First round Campus sites				Quarterfinals Campus sites				Semifinals Campus sites				Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
	Ferris State	19
	Edinboro	15
					Ferris State	13
					New Haven	35
	New Haven	38
	West Chester	26
									New Haven	35
									Jacksonville State	46
	Jacksonville State	41
	Savannah State	16
					Jacksonville State	14
					North Alabama	12
	North Alabama	33
	Hampton	21
													Jacksonville State	17
													Pittsburg State	13
	Texas A&I	22
	Western State	13
					Portland State	35
					Texas A&I	30
	Portland State	42
	UC Davis	28
									Portland State	38
									Pittsburg State	41
	Pittsburg State	28
	North Dakota	21
					Pittsburg State	38*
					North Dakota State	37
	North Dakota State	42
	Northeast Missouri State	7