2001 NCAA Division II football season explained

Year:	2001
Regular Season:	August 30 – November 10, 2001
Playoffs:	November 17 – December 8, 2001^[1]
Nc Date:	December 8, 2001
Championship:	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion:	North Dakota
Hill:	Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State

The 2001 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 30, 2001, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 8, 2001 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

North Dakota defeated Grand Valley State in the championship game, 17–14, to win their first Division II national title.^[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Dusty Bonner, quarterback from Valdosta State, his second consecutive Hill Trophy.

Conference and program changes

• The Northeast-10 Conference began sponsorship of football this season with 10 member teams from the Northeast.
• The Great Northwest Athletic Conference began its first sponsorship of football during the 2001 season (it was disbanded in 2006 and re-formed again in 2008).

School	2000 Conference	2001 Conference
		Northeast 10
		Northeast 10
		Northeast 10
		Northeast 10
	Columbia Football Association (NAIA)	GNAC
		Northeast 10
	Columbia Football Association (NAIA)	GNAC
	Central States Football League (NAIA)	D-II Independent
		Northeast 10
		Northeast 10
		Northeast 10
		Northeast 10
		Northeast 10
	Columbia Football Association (NAIA)	GNAC
	Columbia Football Association (NAIA)	GNAC

Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons.

Postseason

Division:	II
Year:	2001
Teams:	16
Stadium:	Braly Municipal Stadium
Location:	Florence, AL
Champions:	North Dakota
Titlecount:	1st
Runnerup:	Grand Valley State
Gamecount:	1st
Semifinal1:	Catawba
Semifinal2:	UC Davis

The 2001 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 28th 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 15th time.

Playoff bracket

See also

• 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 2001 NCAA Division III football season
• 2001 NAIA football season

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2000-2004 Grand Valley State Schedules. College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. January 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140111174348/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gliac/grand_valley_state/2000-2004_yearly_results.php. January 11, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
2. Web site: 2001 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket. NCAA. NCAA.org. January 11, 2014. 14.