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2004 NCAA Division II football season

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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 North Central (D-II) Great West (I-AA)
South Dakota State North Central (D-II) Great West (I-AA)
UMass Lowell Northeast-10 Program Dropped

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
1 Michigan Tech* 3
5 North Dakota†† 20 5 North Dakota 20
4 St. Cloud State 17 5 North Dakota 19
6 Grand Valley State 15
2 Northwood (MI)* 7
6 Grand Valley State 16 6 Grand Valley State 10
3 Winona State 13 5 North Dakota 19
1 Pittsburg State 31
1 Pittsburg State* 70
4 Colorado Mines 52 4 Colorado Mines 35
5 Midwestern State 33 1 Pittsburg State 50
2 Northwest Missouri State 36
2 Northwest Missouri State* 34
3 Texas A&M–Kingsville 40 3 Texas A&M–Kingsville 14
6 Southeastern Oklahoma 30 1 Pittsburg State 31
2 Valdosta State 36
1 Shippensburg 28
4 West Chester 35 4 West Chester 33
5 C.W. Post 3 4 West Chester 48
2 East Stroudsburg 38
2 East Stroudsburg* 36
6 Edinboro 47 6 Edinboro 32
3 Bentley 44 4 West Chester 21
2 Valdosta State 45
1 Albany State (GA)* 42
4 Arkansas Tech 24 4 Arkansas Tech 24
5 Catawba 20 1 Albany State (GA) 24
2 Valdosta State 38
2 Valdosta State* 38
3 Carson–Newman 35 3 Carson–Newman 12
6 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.