1992 NAIA Division II football season

1992 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1992
PostseasonNovember–December 1992
National ChampionshipPortland, OR
ChampionsFindlay (2)

The 1992 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1992 college football season in the United States and the 37th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 23rd season of play of the NAIA division II for football.

The season was played from August to November 1992 and culminated in the 1992 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Portland, Oregon near the campus of Linfield College.[1]

Findlay defeated Linfield in the championship game, 26–13, to win their second NAIA national title.

Conference realignment

Conference changes

Membership changes

Team 1991 conference 1992 conference
Northwestern (IA) NAIA independent Nebraska-Iowa

Conference standings

1992 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mount Hood League
No. 2 Linfield x^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Lewis & Clark 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Western Oregon 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eastern Oregon 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Southern Oregon 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oregon Tech 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Willamette 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Mount Rainier League
No. 3 Pacific Lutheran x^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Western Washington ^ 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 21 Central Washington 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Simon Fraser 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Puget Sound 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Whitworth 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rocky Mountain + 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Montana Tech +^ 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Carroll (MT) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Western Montana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Benedictine (KS) +^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Baker +^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 23 Evangel 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
William Jewell 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Missouri Valley 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Central Methodist 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Graceland 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Culver–Stockton 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
MidAmerica Nazarene 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Friends $^ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 25 Bethany (KS) 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Ottawa 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Southwestern (KS) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
McPherson 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Bethel (KS) 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sterling 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Tabor 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Union (KY) + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Georgetown (KY) +^ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Campbellsville + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tusculum 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cumberland (KY) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Lambuth 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Hastings $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Northwestern (IA) ^ 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Nebraska Wesleyan 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Doane 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Concordia (NE) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Midland 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Dana 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Dickinson State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Minot State +^ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 24 Mary + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Jamestown 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Valley City State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Mayville State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    Rocky Mountain forfeited a win over Mary.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Dakota Wesleyan $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Black Hills State 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sioux Falls 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Huron 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Dakota State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Dakota Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Howard Payne $^ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Hardin–Simmons ^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Austin 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
McMurry 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Midwestern State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Findlay ^   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 1 Westminster (PA) ^   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Peru State   –   7 – 2 – 1
Azusa Pacific   –   4 – 5 – 0
Geneva   –   4 – 5 – 0
Mount St. Joseph   –   4 – 5 – 0
St. Ambrose   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tiffin   –   4 – 6 – 0
Clinch Valley   –   3 – 7 – 0
Trinity (IL)   –   2 – 7 – 1
Cumberland (TN)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   2 – 8 – 0
Westmar   –   1 – 8 – 0
Lindenwood   –   1 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Columbia Mount Rainier League: Pacific Lutheran
Mount Hood League: Linfield 		5–0
6–0
Frontier Montana Tech
Montana Western 		4–2
Heart of America Baker
Benedictine 		7–1
Kansas Friends 8–0
Mid-South Campbellsville
Georgetown (KY)
Union (KY) 		4–1
Nebraska Hastings 6–0
North Dakota Dickinson State
Mary
Minot State 		4–1
South Dakota Dakota Wesleyan 5–0
Texas Howard Payne 5–0

Rankings

Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:

Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 15) Points
1 Westminster (PA) 9–0 423
2 Linfield 9–0 410
3 Pacific Lutheran 8–1 387
4 Findlay 8–1 372
5 Baker 9–1 341
6 Howard Payne 8–2 321
7 Dakota Wesleyan 10–0 317
8 Hardin–Simmons 9–1 297
9 Minot State 7–2 283
10 Benedictine (KS) 9–1 271
11 Georgetown (KY) 8–2 244
12 Hastings 8–2 243
13 Northwestern (IA) 8–1–1 226
14 Friends 8–2 201
15 Western Washington 7–2 196
16 Montana Tech 7–3 191
17 Union (KY) 8–2 138
18 Peru State 7–2–1 136
19 Dickinson State 7–2 102
20 Campbellsville 7–3 88
21 Central Washington 6–3 79
22 Greenville 7–2 69
23 Evangel 7–3 68
24 Mary 7–1–1 60
25 Bethany (KS) 7–1–1 49

[2]

Postseason

First Round
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Portland, OR
            
  Georgetown (KY) 14
  Findlay* 32
  Findlay 13
  Westminster (PA)* 7
  Friends (KS) 0
  Westminster (PA)* 28
  Findlay* 27
  Benedictine (KS) 24
  Northwestern (IA) 20
  Baker* 21
  Baker 14
  Benedictine (KS)* 21
  Hastings 15
  Benedictine (KS)* 17
  Findlay 26
  Linfield* 13
  Minot State 31
  Dakota Wesleyan* 0
  Minot State 21
  Hardin–Simmons* 14
  Hardin–Simmons 42
  Howard Payne* 28
  Minot State 12
  Linfield* 47
  Montana Tech 0
  Pacific Lutheran* 37
  Pacific Lutheran 30
  Linfield* 44
  Western Washington 0
  Linfield* 26

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "NAIA Division II Poll". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 17, 1992. p. 2C. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.