1993 NAIA Division II football season

1993 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1993
PostseasonNovember–December 1993
National ChampionshipPortland, OR
ChampionsPacific Lutheran (3)

The 1993 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1993 college football season in the United States and the 38th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 24th season of play of the NAIA division II for football.

The season was played from August to November 1993 and culminated in the 1993 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon.[1]

The Pacific Lutheran Lutes, led by head coach Frosty Westering, defeated the Westminster Titans in the championship game, 50–20, to win their third NAIA national title. All-American's Marc Weekly, Chad Barnett, Jeff Douglass and Gavin Stanley led the number one ranked offense in the country to a 50-point performance. Pacific Lutheran's offense averaged over 40 points per game in 1993. PLU's 'Big Play' defense was led by linebackers Ted Riddall, Jon Rubey and Judd Benedick while Albert Jackson and Jason Thiel head up the defensive line. Pacific Lutheran began the season ranked number one in the country and finished the season on top in historic style.

Conference standings

1993 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mount Hood League
No. 12 Linfield x^ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Willamette 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southern Oregon 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eastern Oregon 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Lewis & Clark 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Western Oregon 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Mount Rainier League
No. 1 Pacific Lutheran x^ 5 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Central Washington ^ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Western Washington 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Simon Fraser 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Whitworth 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Puget Sound 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1993 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Baker +^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Evangel +^ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Missouri Valley 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 22 Benedictine (KS) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Graceland 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
William Jewell 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Culver–Stockton 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
MidAmerica Nazarene 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Central Methodist 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1993 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quincy $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Greenville 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
MacMurray 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Concordia (WI) 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Eureka 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Lakeland 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Concordia (IL) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1993 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Bethany (KS) $^ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Sterling 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ottawa 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tabor 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Southwestern (KS) 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Friends 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Bethel (KS) 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
McPherson 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1993 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Georgetown (KY) $^ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Lambuth 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tusculum 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Union (KY) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cumberland (KY) 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Campbellsville 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1993 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Doane $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Hastings ^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 24 Nebraska Wesleyan 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Midland 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Northwestern (IA) 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Dana 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Concordia (NE) 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1993 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Minot State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 13 Mary ^ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Dickinson State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mayville State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Jamestown 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Valley City State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1993 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 Black Hills State $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 25 Dakota State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
South Dakota Tech 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Huron 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Sioux Falls 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1993 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Hardin–Simmons $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 18 McMurry 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Austin 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Howard Payne 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Midwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1993 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Cumberland (TN) ^   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 21 Trinity (IL)   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Tiffin ^   –   8 – 2 – 1
No. 4 Westminster (PA) ^   –   10 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Findlay ^   –   8 – 3 – 0
Clinch Valley   –   6 – 4 – 0
St. Ambrose   –   6 – 5 – 0
Geneva   –   4 – 5 – 0
Azusa Pacific   –   3 – 6 – 0
Peru State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Lindenwood   –   2 – 8 – 1
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   1 – 8 – 1
  • ^ – 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
4–1
Heart of America Baker
Evangel 		7–1
Kansas Bethany 8–0
Mid-South Georgetown (KY) 4–1
Nebraska-Iowa Doane 6–0
North Dakota Minot State 5–0
South Dakota Black Hills State 5–0
Texas Hardin–Simmons 5–0

Postseason

First Round
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Portland, OR
            
  Hastings 19
  Baker* 39
  Baker* 28
  Doane 21
  Bethany 10
  Doane* 17
  Baker 14
  Pacific Lutheran ‡ 52
  Central Washington 28
  Linfield* 26
  Central Washington 17
  Pacific Lutheran ‡ 35
  Cumberland (TN) 7
  Pacific Lutheran ‡ 61
  Pacific Lutheran 50
  Westminster (PA) 20
  Mary* 31
  Minot State* 20
  Mary* 20
  Hardin–Simmons 30
  Evangel 21
  Hardin–Simmons* 49
  Hardin–Simmons 0
  Westminster (PA)* 10
  Westminster (PA) 20
  Georgetown (KY)* 13
  Westminster (PA) 24
  Findlay* 0
  Tiffin 14
  Findlay* 28

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.