2019 NCAA Division II football season explained

Year:2019
Number Of Teams:166
Championship:McKinney Independent School District Stadium
McKinney, TX
December 21, 2019
Champion:West Florida
Hill:Roland Rivers III, QB, Slippery Rock

The 2019 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, began on August 31 and ended on December 21 with the Division II championship at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium in McKinney, Texas, hosted by the Lone Star Conference.[1] West Florida won the title, defeating Minnesota State, 48–40.

D-II wins over FCS teams

September 7: Kentucky State 13, Robert Morris 7
September 7: East Stroudsburg 24, Wagner 14
September 7: Virginia Union 36, Hampton 17
September 7: Truman State 10, Drake 7
September 7: Midwestern State 33, Northwestern State 7
September 7: Tarleton State 37, Stephen F. Austin 26
September 21: Truman 38, Valparaiso 7
September 28: Charleston (WV) 19, Valparaiso 13
September 28: Kentucky State 33, Jackson State 25
October 12: Missouri S&T 23, Texas Southern 20

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

School Former conference New conference
New program Northeast-10
NJAC (D-III) Mountain East
Dropped program
MIAA
GLVC
Combined athletics with LIU Brooklyn; football team now competes in NEC (FCS)
Dropped program
NEC (FCS)
MEAC (FCS) SIAC
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
South Atlantic
New program Mountain East

Davenport completed its transition to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.

Conference standings

Super Region 4

Postseason

Semifinals

Teams that advanced to the semifinals were seeded.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2019-21 Division II football championship is returning to McKinney, Texas. NCAA.com. NCAA. March 12, 2019.