1997 NCAA Division II football season explained

Year:1997
Regular Season:September 6 – November 15, 1997
Playoffs:November 22 – December 13, 1997[1]
Nc Date:December 13, 1997
Championship:Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
Champion:Northern Colorado
Hill:Irvin Singler, Bloomsburg

The 1997 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 September 6, 1997, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 13, 1997, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

Northern Colorado defeated New Haven in the championship game, 51–0, to win their second Division II national title.[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Irvin Sigler, running back from Bloomsburg.

Conference changes and new programs

Team 1996 conference 1997 conference
dropped program
Lone Star
Independent
Lone Star
Columbia (NAIA)
American Southwest (D-III)
NCAA Division I-AA independent
Lone Star
Lone Star
dropped program
Lone Star
Lone Star

Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons.

Postseason

Division:II
Year:1997
Teams:16
Stadium:Braly Municipal Stadium
Location:Florence, AL
Champions:Northern Colorado
Titlecount:2nd
Runnerup:New Haven
Gamecount:1st
Semifinal1:Carson–Newman
Semifinal2:UC Davis

The 1997 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 24th 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 11th time.

Playoff bracket

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995-1999 Northern Colorado Schedules. College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. January 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108003900/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/bigsky/northern_colorado/1995-1999_yearly_results.php. January 8, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: 1997 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket. NCAA. NCAA.org. January 7, 2014. 14.