2024 NCAA Division II football season

2024 NCAA Division II football season
Total No. of teams162
Regular seasonAugust 29 – November 16, 2024
PlayoffsNovember 23 – December 21, 2024
National ChampionshipMcKinney Independent School District Stadium
McKinney, TX
December 21, 2024
ChampionFerris State
Harlon Hill TrophyZach Zebrowski, QB, Central Missouri

The 2024 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 29 and ended on December 21 with the Division II championship at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium in McKinney, Texas. Ferris State won the title, defeating Valdosta State, 49-14.

D-II team wins over FCS teams

August 29: Sioux Falls 34, St. Thomas (MN) 13
September 7: Edinboro 23, Robert Morris 21
September 21: Clark Atlanta 38, Bethune-Cookman 37
September 28: Frostburg State 25, Mercyhurst 24

Conference changes and new programs

School Former conference New conference Ref
Anderson (SC) Trojans New program SAC [1]
Erskine Flying Fleet SAC Gulf South [2][3]
Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers Independent (D-II) GLVC [4]
Mercyhurst Lakers PSAC Northeast (FCS) [5]
Northeastern State RiverHawks MIAA Independent (D-II) [6]
Notre Dame (OH) Falcons Mountain East School closed [7]
Post Eagles Independent (D-II) NE-10 [8]
Roosevelt Lakers Mid-States (NAIA) GLIAC [9][10]
Shorter Hawks Gulf South Independent (D-II) [11]
St. Augustine's Falcons CIAA Program suspended [12][13][14]
Sul Ross Lobos ASC (D-III) Lone Star [15]
West Georgia Wolves Gulf South UAC (FCS) [16][17][18]

Headlines

  • January 13 - At the 2024 NCAA Convention, the D-II football membership approved a proposal to add a "Week Zero", allowing schools to play one week earlier than in previous seasons and extending the regular season from 11 weeks to 12.[19] The maximum number of regular-season games remained at 11.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division II football rankings

The top 25 from the AFCA Coaches' Poll.

Preseason Poll

AFCA[20]
Ranking Team
1 Harding (25)
2 Central Missouri
3 Ferris State (1)
4 Grand Valley State (1)
5 Colorado Mines
6 Pittsburg State
7 Valdosta State
8 Central Washington
9 Lenoir-Rhyne
10 Kutztown
11 Slippery Rock
12 West Florida
13 Minnesota State
14 Augustana
15 Western Colorado
16 Indianapolis
17 Minnesota–Duluth
18 Delta State
19 Ouachita Baptist
20 Virginia Union
21 UT Permian Basin
22 Northwest Missouri State
23 Charleston
24 Angelo State
25 Bemidji State

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2024 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Ashland $^   8 – 1     8 – 3  
Findlay   7 – 2     9 – 2  
Tiffin #   7 – 2     8 – 4  
Hillsdale   6 – 3     6 – 5  
Northwood   4 – 5     6 – 5  
Thomas More*   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Walsh   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Ohio Dominican   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Lake Erie   1 – 8     2 – 9  
Kentucky Wesleyan   1 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – America's Crossroads Bowl participant
    * – Thomas More ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Mountain East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Charleston (WV) $^   9 – 0     11 – 1  
Glenville State   7 – 2     7 – 4  
Fairmont State   6 – 3     7 – 4  
UNC Pembroke   6 – 3     6 – 5  
Wheeling   5 – 4     6 – 5  
West Virginia State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Frostburg State   4 – 5     6 – 5  
West Liberty   2 – 7     2 – 9  
Concord   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West Virginia Wesleyan   0 – 9     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New Haven $^   7 – 1     8 – 3  
Bentley   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Assumption   5 – 3     6 – 4  
Franklin Pierce   5 – 3     5 – 5  
Saint Anselm   5 – 3     5 – 5  
Southern Connecticut   3 – 5     4 – 6  
American International   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Pace   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Post   0 – 8     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 5 Kutztown xy$^   7 – 0     11 – 1  
East Stroudsburg ^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
Bloomsburg   4 – 3     6 – 5  
West Chester   4 – 3     4 – 6  
Shepherd   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Lock Haven   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Shippensburg   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Millersville   0 – 7     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 12 California (PA) xy^   6 – 0     10 – 3  
No. 3 Slippery Rock ^   5 – 1     12 – 2  
IUP   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Gannon   3 – 3     3 – 7  
Edinboro   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Clarion   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Seton Hill   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Championship: Kutztown 21, California (PA) 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2

2024 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Virginia Union y$^   6 – 1     10 – 4  
Virginia State y   6 – 1     7 – 4  
Johnson C. Smith   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Winston-Salem State   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Livingstone   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Shaw   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Fayetteville State   3 – 4     4 – 5  
Bowie State   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Lincoln (PA)   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Elizabeth City State   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Bluefield State   0 – 7     1 – 9  
Championship: Virginia Union 17, Virginia State 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Valdosta State $^   6 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 18 West Alabama ^   5 – 1     9 – 2  
West Florida   5 – 2     7 – 3  
North Greenville   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Delta State   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Chowan   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Mississippi College   1 – 6     2 – 8  
Erskine   0 – 6     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Carson–Newman xy^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Emory & Henry   6 – 2     9 – 2  
Mars Hill   5 – 3     5 – 4  
UVA Wise   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Anderson (SC)   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Tusculum   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Piedmont Division
No. 21 Wingate xy$^   6 – 1     9 – 2  
Limestone   7 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 16 Lenoir–Rhyne ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Newberry   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Barton   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Catawba   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Championship: Wingate 28, Carson–Newman 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 Miles y$^ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Clark Atlanta y 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Fort Valley State 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Albany State 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tuskegee 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Savannah State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kentucky State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Benedict 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Lane 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Edward Waters 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Allen 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Morehouse 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Central State (OH) 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Championship: Miles 53, Clark Atlanta 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 NCAA Division II Super Region 2 independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Shorter   –     3 – 7  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3

2024 Great American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Harding +^   10 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 14 Ouachita Baptist +^   10 – 1     10 – 2  
Southern Arkansas   9 – 2     9 – 2  
Henderson State   8 – 3     8 – 3  
Arkansas Tech   5 – 6     5 – 6  
East Central   5 – 6     5 – 6  
SE Oklahoma State   5 – 6     5 – 6  
Arkansas–Monticello   4 – 7     4 – 7  
Southern Nazarene   3 – 8     3 – 8  
SW Oklahoma State   3 – 8     3 – 8  
NW Oklahoma State   2 – 9     2 – 9  
Oklahoma Baptist   2 – 9     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Ferris State $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Grand Valley State ^   6 – 1     11 – 2  
Davenport   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Michigan Tech   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Saginaw Valley State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Wayne State (MI)   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Roosevelt*   1 – 6     1 – 9  
Northern Michigan   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Roosevelt ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Indianapolis $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
Truman #   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Upper Iowa   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Quincy   5 – 3     5 – 4  
McKendree   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Missouri S&T   3 – 5     4 – 7  
William Jewell   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Southwest Baptist   1 – 7     2 – 8  
Lincoln (MO)   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Central Oklahoma $^   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 17 Pittsburg State ^   7 – 2     8 – 3  
Central Missouri #   6 – 3     9 – 3  
Fort Hays State   6 – 3     8 – 3  
Emporia State   5 – 4     7 – 4  
NW Missouri State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Nebraska–Kearney   3 – 6     5 – 6  
Washburn   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Missouri Western   2 – 7     4 – 7  
Missouri Southern   1 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Heritage Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 NCAA Division II Super Region 3 independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Northeastern State   –     2 – 9  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

2024 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Angelo State $^   9 – 0     9 – 3  
No. 24 Central Washington ^   7 – 2     8 – 4  
Texas A&M–Kingsville   6 – 3     7 – 4  
UT Permian Basin #   6 – 3     7 – 5  
Western Oregon   6 – 3     6 – 5  
West Texas A&M   5 – 4     5 – 6  
Midwestern State   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Sul Ross*   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Eastern New Mexico   1 – 8     3 – 8  
Western New Mexico   0 – 9     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Heritage Bowl participant
    * – Sul Ross ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Augustana (SD) $^   8 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 7 Minnesota State ^   7 – 3     11 – 4  
Sioux Falls   7 – 3     8 – 3  
No. 13 Bemidji State ^   7 – 3     10 – 4  
Minnesota Duluth   6 – 4     7 – 4  
Wayne State (NE)   6 – 4     7 – 4  
MSU Moorhead   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Northern State   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Winona State   5 – 5     5 – 6  
Minot State   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Concordia–St. Paul   2 – 8     2 – 9  
Mary   1 – 9     2 – 9  
SW Minnesota State   0 – 10     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2024 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 CSU Pueblo $^   9 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 10 Western Colorado ^   8 – 1     11 – 2  
Colorado Mesa   6 – 3     7 – 4  
Colorado Mines   6 – 3     8 – 3  
Black Hills State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
South Dakota Mines   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Chadron State   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Fort Lewis   2 – 7     3 – 8  
New Mexico Highlands   2 – 7     2 – 9  
Adams State   0 – 9     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Postseason

See also: List of NCAA Division II Football Championship appearances by team

Qualifiers

Playoff teams
Super Region School Conference Record Appearance Last bid
Super Region 1 Kutztown PSAC 11–0 7th 2023
Charleston (WV) Mountain East 11–0 3rd 2023
California (PA) PSAC 8–2 8th 2017
Slippery Rock PSAC 9–1 12th 2023
New Haven Northeast-10 8–2 10th 2023
East Stroudsburg PSAC 10–1 6th 2023
Ashland G-MAC 8–3 9th 2022
Super Region 2 Valdosta State Gulf South 10–0 20th 2023
Wingate SAC 9–1 6th 2022
West Alabama Gulf South 9–1 7th 2018
Miles SIAC 9–2 3rd 2019
Carson–Newman SAC 9–2 17th 2019
Lenoir–Rhyne SAC 9–2 8th 2023
Virginia Union CIAA 8–3 12th 2023
Super Region 3 Ferris State GLIAC 10–1 15th 2023
Grand Valley State GLIAC 10–1 23rd 2023
Pittsburg State MIAA 8–2 21st 2023
Central Oklahoma MIAA 10–1 5th 2003
Ouachita Baptist GAC 10–1 6th 2022
Harding GAC 10–1 7th 2023
Indianapolis GLVC 10–1 9th 2023
Super Region 4 CSU Pueblo RMAC 10–1 10th 2022
Western Colorado RMAC 10–1 6th 2023
Angelo State Lone Star 9–2 9th 2022
Augustana (SD) NSIC 8–3 8th 2023
Minnesota State NSIC 8–3 15th 2023
Bemidji State NSIC 8–3 4th 2023
Central Washington Lone Star 8–3 8th 2023

Bracket

* - Host team

Super Region 1

First Round
November 23, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Second Round
November 30, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
December 7, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+
         
1 Kutztown* 24
4 Slippery Rock (OT) 25
New Haven 7
4 Slippery Rock* 14
4 Slippery Rock 31
3 California (PA)* 13
3 California (PA)* 30
East Stroudsburg 27
3 California (PA)* 34
Ashland 33
Ashland 40
2 Charleston (WV)* 38

Super Region 2

First Round
November 23, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Second Round
November 30, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
December 7, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+
         
1 Valdosta State* 33
4 Miles 17
Carson–Newman 13
4 Miles* 14
1 Valdosta State* 49
Virginia Union 14
3 West Alabama* 34
Lenoir–Rhyne 37
Lenoir–Rhyne* 12
Virginia Union 44
Virginia Union (OT) 34
2 Wingate* 31

Super Region 3

First Round
November 23, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Second Round
November 30, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
December 7, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+
         
1 Ferris State* 78
4 Central Oklahoma 17
Ouachita Baptist 31
4 Central Oklahoma* (OT) 38
1 Ferris State* 41
Harding 7
3 Pittsburg State* 3
Harding 48
Harding 44
2 Grand Valley State* 26
Indianapolis 7
2 Grand Valley State* 24

Super Region 4

First Round
November 23, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Second Round
November 30, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
December 7, 2024
Campus sites
ESPN+
         
1 CSU Pueblo* 23
Minnesota State 26
Minnesota State 20
4 Augustana (SD)* 19
Minnesota State* 27
Bemidji State 23
3 Angelo State* 14
Bemidji State 24
Bemidji State 20
2 Western Colorado* 19
Central Washington 21
2 Western Colorado* 28

Semifinals and championship

Teams were re-seeded prior to semifinals.

Semifinals
December 14, 2024
Hosted by higher seeded team
USA: ESPN+
Canada: TSN+ 		Championship
December 21, 2024
McKinney ISD Stadium
McKinney, Texas
USA: ESPN2/ESPN+
Canada: TSN+
      
1 Valdosta State 35
4 Minnesota State 21
1 Valdosta State 14
2 Ferris State 49
3 Slippery Rock 38
2 Ferris State 48

Bowl games

Two bowl games were held which featured teams that did not qualify for the Division II postseason tournament. This is down from four bowl games in the previous season, as the Live United Texarkana Bowl went defunct and the Florida Beach Bowl was not held for 2024 due to funding issues.[21] Additionally, a regular season conference game between North Greenville and Shorter was postponed due to Hurricane Helene; it was rescheduled for the first week of the Division II postseason, restructured as a quasi-bowl game and dubbed the "Helene Relief Bowl".[22]

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
Dec 7 1:00 pm Heritage Bowl Tiger Stadium
Corsicana, Texas 		Livestream UT Permian Basin
Central Missouri 		LSC
MIAA 		Central Missouri 39
UT Permian Basin 37 (2OT)
2:00 pm America's Crossroads Bowl Hobart High School
Hobart, Indiana 		Livestream Truman
Tiffin 		GLVC
GMAC 		Truman 29
Tiffin 10

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2024, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
New Mexico Highlands Ron Hudson May 1, 2024 Fired[23] Kurt Taufa'asau[24] New Mexico Military head coach (2021–2023)
American International Lou Conte May 23, 2024 Hired as head coach by Westfield State[25] Daniel Chipka (interim)[26] American International offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Henderson State Scott Maxfield June 26, 2024 Retired Greg Holsworth[27] Henderson State assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2017–2023)
Emory & Henry Curt Newsome July 30, 2024 Resigned[28] Quintin Hunter (interim; named full-time on November 11, 2024)[29] Emory & Henry offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach (2021–2023)
McKendree Mike Babcock August 6, 2024 Hired as assistant by UCLA[30] Jason Rejfek[31] (interim; named full-time on November 19, 2024)[32] McKendree defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2019–2023)

End of season

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
Elizabeth City State Marcus Hilliard November 14, 2024 Fired[33] Adrian Jones[34] Shaw head coach (2016–2024)
Lane Vyron Brown November 15, 2024 Resigned[35] Tommie Lewis Jr. (interim) Lane assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, and defensive line coach (2024)
Adams State Jarrell Harrison November 18, 2024 Resigned[36] Levi Gallas[37] West Texas A&M defensive coordinator and defensive line coach (2023–2024)
Concord Brian Ferguson November 18, 2024 Fired[38] David Blake (interim) Concord associate head coach and defensive coordinator (2024)
Washburn Craig Schurig November 18, 2024 Fired[39] Zach Watkins[40] Washburn co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2014–2024)
Northwest Missouri State Rich Wright November 19, 2024 Contract not renewed[41] John McMenamin[42] Tulane pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach (2022)
Texas A&M–Kingsville Mike Salinas November 19, 2024 Resigned (became school's athletic director)[43] Scott Parr[44] Louisiana Tech co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach (2022–2024)
Arkansas Tech Kyle Shipp December 2, 2024 Resigned[45] Roy Thompson Jr.[46] Ouachita Baptist defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2018–2024)
Sul Ross Barry Derickson December 2, 2024 Resigned[47]
Shaw Adrian Jones December 3, 2024 Fired[48] Greg Ruffin[49] Alabama State running backs coach (2022)
North Greenville Jeff Farrington December 4, 2024 Resigned[50] Donny Baker (interim) North Greenville offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023–2024)
Pace Andy Rondeau December 4, 2024 Fired[51]
Fort Valley State Shawn Gibbs December 6, 2024 Hired as head coach by North Carolina A&T[52] Kenneth Ray (interim)[53] Fort Valley State associate head coach, offensive line coach, and run game coordinator (2020–2024)
Edinboro Jake Nulph December 9, 2024 Resigned[54]
Bentley Saj Thakkar December 17, 2024 Hired as head coach by Davidson[55] CJ Scarpa (interim)[56] Bentley co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach (2023–2024)
Valdosta State Tremaine Jackson December 21, 2024 Hired as head coach by Prairie View A&M[57] Trent Earley (interim)[58] Valdosta State assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach (2022–2024)
Central State (OH) Kevin Porter December 31, 2024 Contract not renewed

See also

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