2013 NCAA Division II football season

2013 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season August 31 – November 16, 2013
Postseason November 23 – December 21, 2013
National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL, December 21, 2013
Champions Northwest Missouri State (4)
Harlon Hill Trophy Franklyn Quiteh, Bloomsburg (RB)
Division II football season
«2012 2014»

The 2013 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 31, 2013, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 21, 2013, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama. This was the final championship played in Florence, after twenty-eight straight finals, before the game moves to Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats defeated the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears, 43-28, to win their fourth national title.[1]

The 2013 Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to running back Franklyn Quiteh from Bloomsburg.

Conference and program changes

School 2012 Conference 2013 Conference
Charleston WVIAC Mountain East
Concord WVIAC Mountain East
Fairmont State WVIAC Mountain East
Glenville State WVIAC Mountain East
LIU–Post PSAC Northeast-10
Notre Dame (OH) D-II Independent Mountain East
Seton Hill WVIAC PSAC
Shepherd WVIAC Mountain East
Urbana G-MAC Mountain East
Virginia–Wise G-MAC Mountain East
West Liberty WVIAC Mountain East
West Virginia State WVIAC Mountain East
West Virginia Wesleyan WVIAC Mountain East

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2013 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern
Elizabeth City State x   4 – 3         4 – 6  
Bowie State   3 – 4         5 – 5  
Chowan   3 – 4         4 – 6  
Virginia Union   3 – 4         3 – 7  
Lincoln (PA)   0 – 7         1 – 9  
Virginia State1   7 – 0         9 – 1  
Southern
#14 Winston-Salem St. x$^   7 – 0         10 – 2  
Fayetteville State   5 – 2         6 – 4  
Shaw   4 – 3         6 – 4  
St. Augustine's   4 – 3         6 – 4  
Johnson C. Smith   3 – 4         4 – 6  
Livingstone   1 – 6         3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
  • As a result of an attack by Virginia State players of a Winston-Salem State player during a CIAA luncheon before the conference championship game, the ruled Virginia State ineligible for postseason and awarded Winston-Salem State the conference championship.
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Mountain East Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#9 Shepherd $^   9 – 0         11 – 1  
Concord   7 – 2         8 – 3  
Urbana   7 – 2         7 – 4  
Charleston   6 – 3         6 – 5  
Glenville State   5 – 4         6 – 5  
West Virginia Wesleyan   5 – 4         5 – 5  
Notre Dame (OH)   4 – 5         5 – 6  
West Liberty   3 – 6         3 – 8  
Fairmont State   2 – 7         3 – 8  
Virginia-Wise   2 – 7         2 – 9  
West Virginia State   0 – 10         0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
American Int'l $^   8 – 1         9 – 3  
Stonehill   8 – 1         8 – 3  
New Haven   7 – 2         8 – 3  
Assumption   6 – 3         6 – 5  
Merrimack   5 – 4         7 – 4  
Bentley   4 – 5         6 – 5  
LIU Post   3 – 6         5 – 6  
So. Connecticut   3 – 6         3 – 8  
St. Anselm   1 – 8         1 – 10  
Pace   0 – 9         0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
#16 Bloomsburg x$^   6 – 1         10 – 2  
#4 West Chester ^   6 – 1         13 – 2  
Shippensburg   6 – 1         7 – 4  
East Stroudsburg   4 – 3         7 – 4  
Kutztown   3 – 4         4 – 7  
Lock Haven   2 – 5         3 – 8  
Millersville   1 – 6         1 – 10  
Cheyney   0 – 7         0 – 11  
West
#21 Slippery Rock x^   6 – 1         9 – 3  
#24 Indiana (PA)   5 – 2         9 – 2  
California (PA)   4 – 3         7 – 4  
Mercyhurst   4 – 3         7 – 4  
Gannon   4 – 3         6 – 5  
Edinboro   3 – 4         5 – 6  
Clarion   2 – 5         4 – 7  
Seton Hill   0 – 7         1 – 10  
Championship: Bloomsburg 42, Slippery Rock 38
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2

2013 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#10 North Alabama +^   5 – 1         10 – 3  
West Alabama +   5 – 1         8 – 3  
Delta State   4 – 2         7 – 3  
Valdosta State   3 – 3         6 – 4  
West Georgia   3 – 3         6 – 5  
Florida Tech   1 – 5         5 – 7  
Shorter   0 – 6         2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Lenoir–Rhyne $^   7 – 0         13 – 2  
#17 Carson–Newman ^   5 – 2         10 – 3  
#23 Newberry ^   5 – 2         9 – 3  
Catawba   3 – 4         6 – 5  
Wingate   3 – 4         4 – 6  
Tusculum   2 – 5         4 – 7  
Brevard   2 – 5         3 – 8  
Mars Hill   1 – 6         3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Coaches
2013 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
Albany State x$   4 – 0         5 – 4  
Fort Valley State   3 – 1         4 – 6  
Benedict College   2 – 2         4 – 6  
Clark Atlanta   1 – 2         3 – 7  
Morehouse College   0 – 4         2 – 8  
West
#25 Tuskegee ^   4 – 1         8 – 2  
Miles College x   4 – 1         6 – 4  
Lane College   2 – 3         6 – 4  
Stillman College   2 – 3         6 – 5  
Central State   2 – 4         2 – 8  
Kentucky State   1 – 4         5 – 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3

2013 Great American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#13 Henderson State $^   10 – 0         11 – 1  
Harding   8 – 2         9 – 2  
Ouachita Baptist   7 – 3         7 – 3  
Southern Arkansas   6 – 4         6 – 4  
SW Oklahoma State   6 – 4         6 – 5  
East Central   5 – 5         5 – 5  
Arkansas Tech   5 – 5         5 – 6  
Arkansas-Monticello   4 – 6         5 – 6  
NW Oklahoma State   2 – 8         2 – 9  
SE Oklahoma State   2 – 8         2 – 9  
Southern Nazarene   0 – 10         0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Azusa Pacific $   9 – 1         9 – 2  
Central Washington   7 – 3         7 – 4  
Western Oregon   7 – 3         7 – 4  
Dixie State   4 – 6         4 – 7  
Simon Fraser   3 – 7         3 – 7  
Humboldt State   0 – 10         0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 NW Missouri St. $^   10 – 0         15 – 0  
#20 Emporia State ^   9 – 1         9 – 2  
#19 Pittsburg State   7 – 2         10 – 2  
Missouri Western State   7 – 3         8 – 3  
Washburn   7 – 3         8 – 3  
Missouri Southern State   5 – 3         7 – 3  
Central Missouri   5 – 4         6 – 4  
Fort Hays State   4 – 5         6 – 5  
Nebraska–Kearney   3 – 6         3 – 8  
Lindenwood   2 – 6         3 – 6  
Lincoln   2 – 8         3 – 8  
Central Oklahoma   2 – 8         2 – 8  
Northeastern State   2 – 8         2 – 9  
Southwest Baptist   1 – 9         1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#8 Minnesota-Duluth x^   10 – 1         11 – 2  
#5 St. Cloud State ^   10 – 1         12 – 2  
Mary   6 – 5         6 – 5  
MSU-Moorhead   4 – 7         4 – 7  
Northern State   4 – 7         4 – 7  
Minnesota-Crookston   2 – 9         2 – 9  
Bemidji State   3 – 8         3 – 8  
Minot State   2 – 9         2 – 9  
South
#6 MSU-Mankato x$^   11 – 0         11 – 1  
Southwest Minnesota State   7 – 4         7 – 5  
Winona State   6 – 5         6 – 5  
Sioux Falls   6 – 5         6 – 5  
Upper Iowa   6 – 5         6 – 5  
Concordia-St. Paul   5 – 6         5 – 6  
Augustana College   4 – 7         4 – 7  
Wayne State (NE)   2 – 9         2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#22 Saginaw Valley St. x^   9 – 1         9 – 3  
Ferris State   8 – 2         8 – 3  
#3 Grand Valley State ^   7 – 2         12 – 3  
Michigan Tech   6 – 4         6 – 4  
Hillsdale   5 – 4         5 – 6  
Northern Michigan   3 – 7         3 – 7  
Wayne State (MI)   3 – 7         3 – 8  
Northwood (MI)   1 – 8         2 – 9  
South
#12 Ohio Dominican x$^   9 – 0         10 – 1  
Findlay   6 – 3         8 – 3  
Ashland   5 – 5         5 – 5  
Lake Erie   3 – 6         4 – 7  
Walsh   3 – 6         3 – 8  
Malone   1 – 8         2 – 9  
Tiffin   1 – 8         2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#18 Indianapolis $^   7 – 0         10 – 2  
Truman State   5 – 2         7 – 4  
St. Joseph's (IN)   5 – 2         6 – 3  
Missouri S&T   5 – 2         6 – 5  
McKendree   3 – 4         4 – 6  
William Jewell   2 – 5         3 – 8  
Quincy   1 – 6         2 – 9  
Kentucky Wesleyan   0 – 7         0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern New Mexico +   5 – 1         7 – 3  
Tarleton State +   5 – 1         7 – 3  
#11 West Texas A&M ^   4 – 2         11 – 3  
Midwestern State   3 – 3         7 – 3  
Texas A&M-Commerce   2 – 4         7 – 5  
Angelo State   2 – 4         5 – 6  
Texas A&M-Kingsville   0 – 6         2 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2013 RMAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 CSU–Pueblo $^   9 – 0         11 – 1  
Colorado Mines   7 – 2         8 – 3  
Chadron State   7 – 2         8 – 3  
Adams State   5 – 4         7 – 4  
Colorado Mesa   4 – 5         5 – 6  
Western New Mexico   4 – 5         4 – 6  
Fort Lewis   3 – 6         4 – 7  
Black Hills State   2 – 6         2 – 8  
Western State (CO)   2 – 6         2 – 8  
New Mexico Highlands   1 – 8         2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Independents

2013 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#15 UNC Pembroke ^   –         9 – 2  
South Dakota Mines   –         6 – 4  
North Greenville   –         5 – 6  
Alderson Broaddus   –         4 – 6  
OK Panhandle State   –         4 – 7  
McMurry   –         3 – 8  
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State (10–2, 7–0)

Following an attack on Winston-Salem State players by Virginia State players during a news conference before the CIAA Championship Game at Bowman Gray Stadium during the week, the CIAA declared Virginia State ineligible. Winston-Salem State was awarded the championship by forfeit.

Great American Conference – Henderson State (11–1, 10–0)

This was the first season in which the GAC champion received an automatic berth to the Division II playoffs. The conference was founded in 2011 by schools that left the Gulf South and Lone Star Conferences.

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ohio Dominican (10–1, 9–0)

Great Lakes Valley Conference – Indianapolis (10–2, 7–0)

Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Azusa Pacific (10–2, 9–1)

Gulf South Conference – North Alabama (10–3, 5–1) and West Alabama (8–3, 5–1)

Lone Star Conference – Eastern New Mexico (7–3, 5–1) and Tarleton State (7–3, 5–1)

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State (14–0, 10–0)

Mountain East Conference – Shepherd (11–1, 9–0)

The Mountain East was not eligible for an automatic berth in the Division II playoffs. Under NCAA rules, a new Division II conference is not eligible for such berths until its third season as an official conference, which for the Mountain East will be the 2015 season. Shepherd received an at-large bid.

Northeast-10 Conference – American International (9–3, 8–1) and Stonehill (8–3, 8–1)

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State-Mankato (11–1, 10–0)

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (10–2, 6–1)

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado State-Pueblo (11–1, 9–0)

South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne (13–1, 7–0)

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State (5–4, 4–0)

Playoffs

2013 NCAA Division II National
Football Championship playoffs
Teams 24
Finals Site Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, Alabama
Champions Northwest Missouri State (4th title)
Runner-Up Lenoir–Rhyne (1st championship game)
Semifinalists West Chester
Grand Valley State

The 2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs involved 24 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football.[2] The tournament began on November 23, 2013 and concluded on December 21, 2013 with the 2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.[3]

Playoff Format

Two teams in each super regional earned first-round byes. The first-round winners advanced to face a bye team in their super regional. Second-round winners met in the quarterfinals and quarterfinal winners advanced to play in the semifinals.

First-round, second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games were played on the campus of one of the competing institutions as determined by the NCAA Division II Football Committee. The home team at the championship was determined by the Division II Football Committee and the Shoals National Championship Committee.

Playoff Participants

Schools

School Conference Regular
Season
Record
American International Northeast-10 Conference 9–2
Bloomsburg Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 10–1
Carson-Newman South Atlantic Conference 10–2
Colorado State-Pueblo Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 11–0
Emporia State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 9–1
Grand Valley State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 9–2
Henderson State Great American Conference 11–0
Indianapolis Great Lakes Valley Conference 10–0
Lenoir-Rhyne South Atlantic Conference 10–1
Minnesota State-Mankato Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 11–0
Minnesota-Duluth Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 10–1
Newberry South Atlantic Conference 9–2
North Alabama Gulf South Conference 8–2
Northwest Missouri State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 11–0
Ohio Dominican Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 10–0
Saginaw Valley State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 9–2
Shepherd Mountain East Conference 10–0
Slippery Rock Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 9–2
St. Cloud State Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 10–1
Tuskegee Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 8–2
UNC Pembroke Independent 9–1
West Chester Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 10–1
West Texas A&M Lone Star Conference 9–2
Winston-Salem State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 10–1

Bids by conference

Conference Total Schools Super
Region
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1 Winston-Salem State 1
Great American Conference 1 Henderson State 3
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3 Grand Valley State
Ohio Dominican
Saginaw Valley State		 4
Great Lakes Valley Conference 1 Indianapolis 4
Gulf South Conference 1 North Alabama 2
Independent 1 UNC Pembroke 2
Lone Star Conference 1 West Texas A&M 4
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 2 Northwest Missouri State
Emporia State		 3
Mountain East Conference 1 Shepherd 1
Northeast-10 Conference 1 American International 1
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 3 Minnesota State-Mankato
Minnesota-Duluth
St. Cloud State		 3
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 3 Bloomsburg
Slippery Rock
West Chester		 1
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 1 Colorado State-Pueblo 4
South Atlantic Conference 3 Carson-Newman
Lenoir-Rhyne
Newberry		 2
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 Tuskegee 2

Playoff bracket

2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears NW Missouri St. Bearcats
(13–1) (14–0)
28 43
Head coach: 
Mike Houston		 Head coach: 
Adam Dorrel
1234 Total
Lenoir-Rhyne 70714 28
NW Missouri St. 175714 43
Date December 21, 2013
Stadium Braly Municipal Stadium
Location Florence, Alabama
Attendance 6,543
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2
  'First Round'
November 23
Campus Sites		 'Second Round'
November 30
Campus Sites		 'Quarterfinals'
December 7
Campus Sites		 'Semifinals'
December 14
Campus Sites		 'National Championship Game'
December 21
Braly Municipal Stadium,
Florence, Alabama
                                               
                   
                   
          
          
             
                   
          
Super Region 1
          
                   
                   
        
          
             
                   
          
        
                   
5  Emporia State 13     4  Minnesota-Duluth 21  
        
          
3  Henderson State* 35 2  Minnesota State-Mankato* 48
6  St. Cloud State 40     6  St. Cloud State 54  
        
Super Region 2
          
4  Grand Valley State* 40     1  CSU-Pueblo* 30  
5  Saginaw Valley State 7     4  Grand Valley State 34  
        
          
3  Indianapolis* 14 2  Ohio Dominican* 27
6  West Texas A&M 27     6  West Texas A&M 34  

* Home team     Winner

Playoff Standings

Place School
1st Northwest Missouri State
2nd Lenoir-Rhyne
3rd Grand Valley State
West Chester
5th Shepherd
North Alabama
St. Cloud State
West Texas A&M
9th Bloomsburg
Carson-Newman
Colorado State-Pueblo
Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota State-Mankato
Ohio Dominican
UNC Pembroke
Winston-Salem State
17th American International
Emporia State
Henderson State
Indianapolis
Newberry
Saginaw Valley State
Slippery Rock
Tuskegee

References

  1. ↑ "2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2013 Division II Football Tournament". NCAA.com. December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Northwest Missouri State wins fourth Division II title". ESPN. Associated Press. December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.

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