The 1993 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 1993, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1993, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.
North Alabama defeated in the championship game, 41âÂÂ34, to win their first Division II national title.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Roger Graham, running back from New Haven.
Conference changes and new programs
Conference changes
- A 1991 NCAA rule change required athletic programs maintain all of their sports at the same division level by the 1993 season. In order to comply, many Division I programs with football teams at the Division II levels reclassified their programs to Division I-AA, resulting in a large number of teams departing Division II after the 1992 season.
- After losing four of its core members to this requirement, the Western Football Conference was forced to dissolve before the season. Four of its members reclassified to Division I-AA while its remaining members either became Division II independents or dropped their football programs.
- The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference transitioned its entire membership from the NAIA to Division II prior to the season.
Program changes
Conference standings
Conference summaries
Postseason
The 1993 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 21st 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 eighth time.
Playoff bracket
See also
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