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The [[Harlon Hill Trophy]] was awarded to [[Chad Friehauf]], quarterback from [[Colorado Mines Orediggers football|Colorado Mines]].
The [[Harlon Hill Trophy]] was awarded to [[Chad Friehauf]], quarterback from [[Colorado Mines Orediggers football|Colorado Mines]].

==Conference changes and new programs==
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! School !! 2003 Conference !! 2004 Conference
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| [[UC Davis Aggies football|UC Davis]] || [[NCAA Division II independent schools|D-II Independent]] || [[Great West Conference|Great West]] (I-AA)
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| [[North Dakota State Bison football|North Dakota State]] || [[North Central Conference|North Central]] (D-II) || [[Great West Conference|Great West]] (I-AA)
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Northern Colorado Bears football|Northern Colorado]] || [[NCAA Division II independent schools|D-II Independent]] || [[Great West Conference|Great West]] (I-AA)
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[South Dakota State Jackrabbits football|South Dakota State]] || [[North Central Conference|North Central]] (D-II) || [[Great West Conference|Great West]] (I-AA)
|}


==Conference standings==
==Conference standings==

Revision as of 20:01, 5 October 2015

2004 NCAA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust 26 – November 6, 2004
PlayoffsNovember 13 – December 11, 2004[1]
National ChampionshipBraly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
Harlon Hill TrophyChad Friehauf, Colorado Mines

The 2004 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 on August 26, 2004, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 2004 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Valdosta State Blazers defeated the Pittsburg State Gorillas, 36–31, to win their first Division II national title.[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Chad Friehauf, quarterback from Colorado Mines.

Conference changes and new programs

School 2003 Conference 2004 Conference
UC Davis D-II Independent Great West (I-AA)
North Dakota State North Central (D-II) Great West (I-AA)
Northern Colorado D-II Independent Great West (I-AA)
South Dakota State North Central (D-II) Great West (I-AA)

Conference standings

2004 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Pittsburg State $^   9 0     14 1  
No. 3 NW Missouri State ^   8 1     11 2  
Washburn #   6 3     8 4  
Central Missouri State   5 4     7 4  
Emporia State   4 5     5 6  
Missouri Southern   4 5     5 6  
Missouri Western   4 5     5 6  
Missouri–Rolla   2 7     3 8  
Truman   2 7     2 9  
Southwest Baptist   1 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Mineral Water Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Shaw
Columbia Football Association – Central Washington
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Michigan Tech and Northwood
Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State
Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State
North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha
Northeast-10 Conference – Bentley and C.W. Post
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – West Chester (East), Edinboro, Indiana (PA), and Shippensburg (West)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mines
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd

Postseason

2004 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams24
Finals Site
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Winning coach
  • championship

The 2004 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 31st 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 17th time. This was the first year of the current 24-team playoff bracket.

Seeded teams

Playoff bracket

First Round
November 13
Campus Sites
Second Round
November 20
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 27
Campus Sites
Semifinals
December 4
Campus Sites
National Championship Game
December 11
Braly Municipal Stadium,
Florence, Alabama
Michigan Tech* 3
North Dakota†† 20 North Dakota 20
St. Cloud State 17 North Dakota 19
Grand Valley State 15
Northwood (MI)* 7
Grand Valley State 16 Grand Valley State 10
Winona State 13 North Dakota 19
Pittsburg State 31
Pittsburg State* 70
Colorado Mines 52 Colorado Mines 35
Midwestern State 33 Pittsburg State 50
Northwest Missouri State 36
Northwest Missouri State* 34
Texas A&M–Kingsville 40 Texas A&M–Kingsville 14
Southeastern Oklahoma 30 Pittsburg State 31
Valdosta State 36
Shippensburg 28
West Chester 35 West Chester 33
C.W. Post 3 West Chester 48
East Stroudsburg 38
East Stroudsburg* 36
Edinboro 47 Edinboro 32
Bentley 44 West Chester 21
Valdosta State 45
Albany State (GA)* 42
Arkansas Tech 24 Arkansas Tech 24
Catawba 20 Albany State (GA) 24
Valdosta State 38
Valdosta State* 38
Carson–Newman 35 Carson–Newman 12
Fayetteville State 14

Home team    † Overtime

References

  1. ^ "2000-2004 Pittsburg Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "2003 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 20, 2014.