1992 NAIA Division II football season

American college football season

1992 NAIA Division II football season

Regular season| August–November 1992
Postseason| November–December 1992
National Championship| Portland, OR
Champions| Findlay (2)

* ←1991
* NAIA Division II football season
* 1993→

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

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### Conference changes

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* Before the season, the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rebranded as the Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference after the addition of Iowa-based Northwestern College. The NIAC had existed under its previous name since its foundation in 1969.

### Membership changes

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Team | 1991 conference | 1992 conference

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Northwestern (IA) | NAIA independent | Nebraska-Iowa

## Conference standings

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1992 Columbia Football Association standings |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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 |

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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

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Conference  | Champion  | Record

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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

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Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:

Rank  | Team (first place votes)  | Record (thru Nov. 15)  | Points

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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

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## Postseason

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| First Round
Campus sites | | | Quarterfinals
Campus sites | | | Semifinals
Campus sites | | | Championship
Portland, OR |

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|   | Georgetown (KY) | 14 | | | |
|   | Findlay* | 32 |
| |   | Findlay | 13 |
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|   | Friends (KS) | 0 |

|   | Westminster (PA)* | 28 |
| |   | Findlay* | 27 |
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| | |   | Benedictine (KS) | 24 |
|   | Northwestern (IA) | 20 | |

|   | Baker* | 21 |
| |   | Baker | 14 |
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| | |   | Benedictine (KS)* | 21 |
|   | Hastings | 15 |

|   | Benedictine (KS)* | 17 |
| |   | Findlay | 26 |
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| | |   | Linfield* | 13 |
|   | Minot State | 31 | | |

|   | Dakota Wesleyan* | 0 |
| |   | Minot State | 21 |
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| | |   | Hardin–Simmons* | 14 |
|   | Hardin–Simmons | 42 |

|   | Howard Payne* | 28 |
| |   | Minot State | 12 |
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| | |   | Linfield* | 47 |
|   | Montana Tech | 0 | |

|   | Pacific Lutheran* | 37 |
| |   | Pacific Lutheran | 30 |
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| | |   | Linfield* | 44 |
|   | Western Washington | 0 |

|   | Linfield* | 26 |

## See also

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* 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season
* 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season
* 1992 NCAA Division II football season
* 1992 NCAA Division III football season

## References

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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 .

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