1996 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season

1996 NCAA Division II football season

Regular season| September 7 – November 16, 1996
Playoffs| November 23 – December 14, 1996[1]
National Championship| Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
Champion| Northern Colorado
Harlon Hill Trophy| Jarrett Anderson, Truman

* ← 1995
* NCAA Division II football seasons
* 1997 →

The 1996 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 September 7, 1996, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 14, 1996, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Northern Colorado Bears defeated the Carson–Newman, 23–14, to win their first Division II national title.[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Jarrett Anderson, running back from Truman.

## Conference and program changes

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### Conference changes

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Team | 1995 conference | 1996 conference

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Jacksonville State | NCAA Division II independent | NCAA I-AA independent
Mississippi College | Gulf South Conference | NCAA Division II independent
Portland State | NCAA Division II independent | Big Sky Conference (I-AA)
Saint Joseph's (IN) | Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference | NCAA Division II independent

### Program changes

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* After East Texas State University joined the Texas A&M University System in 1996 and changed its name to Texas A&M University–Commerce, the East Texas State Lions became the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions.[3]
* After Northeast Missouri State University changed its name to Truman State University in 1996, the Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs became the Truman Bulldogs.[4]

## Conference standings

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1996 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings |

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Virginia State $  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
Livingstone |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 2  |
Norfolk State |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 4  |
North Carolina Central |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
Johnson C. Smith |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
Elizabeth City State |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 6  |
Winston-Salem State |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
Bowie State |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 7  |
Fayetteville State |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 8  |
Virginia Union |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 8  |

* $ – Conference champion

1996 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings |

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Salve Regina $  |   | 8  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 0  |
Bentley |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
Stonehill |   | 7  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 2  |
Sacred Heart |   | 4  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 6  |
Merrimack |   | 5  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 4  |
UMass Lowell |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
MIT |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 5  |
Nichols |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 8  |
Western New England |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 7  |
Curry |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 7  |
Assumption |   | 1  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 9  |

* $ – Conference champion

1996 Gulf South Conference football standings |

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
No. T–4 Valdosta State $^  |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 3  |
No. 12 West Georgia ^  |   | 5  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 3  |
Delta State |   | 6  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Central Arkansas |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 5  |
North Alabama |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 5  |
Henderson State |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 6  |
Arkansas Tech |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 6  |
Arkansas–Monticello |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 6  |
Southern Arkansas |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 6  |
West Alabama |   | 1  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 7  |

* $ – Conference champion
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1996 Lone Star Conference football standings |

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No. 1 Texas A&M–Kingsville $^  |   | 7  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
No. 9 Central Oklahoma ^  |   | 5  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 3  |
Texas A&M–Commerce |   | 4  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
Angelo State |   | 4  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Abilene Christian |   | 4  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Tarleton State |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 5  |
Eastern New Mexico |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
West Texas A&M |   | 0  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 9  |

* $ – Conference champion
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1996 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings |

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No. 2 Northwest Missouri State +^  |   | 8  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 2  |
No. 7 Pittsburg State +^  |   | 8  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
Truman State |   | 7  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 4  |
Missouri Western State |   | 5  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 4  |
Missouri Southern State |   | 5  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Emporia State |   | 5  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 6  |
Washburn |   | 4  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 6  |
Central Missouri State |   | 2  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
Missouri–Rolla |   | 1  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
Southwest Baptist |   | 0  | – | 9  |   |  |  |   | 0  | – | 10  |

* \+ – Conference co-champions
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1996 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings |

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No. 3 Ferris State $^  |   | 9  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 2  |
Grand Valley State |   | 8  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
Northern Michigan |   | 7  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
No. 20 Saginaw Valley State |   | 7  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
Hillsdale |   | 6  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 5  |
Northwood |   | 5  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 5  |
Ashland |   | 4  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
Indianapolis |   | 3  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
St. Francis (IL) |   | 2  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
Michigan Tech |   | 2  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 8  |
Wayne State (MI) |   | 2  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 9  |

* $ – Conference champion
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1996 North Central Conference football standings |

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No. T–4 Nebraska–Omaha $^  |   | 8  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 2  |
No. 15 Northern Colorado ^  |   | 6  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 12  | – | 3  |
No. 19 North Dakota |   | 6  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
South Dakota State |   | 6  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 4  |
North Dakota State |   | 5  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
South Dakota |   | 4  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 5  |
Mankato State |   | 4  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 6  |
St. Cloud State |   | 4  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 6  |
Augustana (SD) |   | 2  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
Morningside |   | 0  | – | 9  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 10  |

* $ – Conference champion
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1996 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings |

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Chico State $  |   | 3  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 5  |
Sonoma State |   | 2  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 8  |
Humboldt State |   | 1  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 7  |

* $ – Conference champion

1996 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings |

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Minnesota Duluth $  |   | 6  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
Moorhead State |   | 5  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
Northern State |   | 4  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 4  |
Winona State |   | 3  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
Southwest State (MN) |   | 2  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 9  |
Bemidji State |   | 1  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 8  |
Minnesota Morris |   | 0  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 9  |

* $ – Conference champion

1996 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings |

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East Division
No. 13 Bloomsburg x^  |   | 6  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 2  |
West Chester |   | 4  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
East Stroudsburg |   | 4  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Millersville |   | 4  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Kutztown |   | 2  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 6  |
Mansfield |   | 1  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
Cheyney |   | 0  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 0  | – | 11  |
West Division
No. 8 Clarion x^  |   | 5  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 3  |
No. 10 IUP x^  |   | 5  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
Slippery Rock |   | 4  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 4  |
Edinboro |   | 4  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Shippensburg |   | 2  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
Lock Haven |   | 1  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 10  |
California (PA) |   | 0  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 9  |

* x – Division champion/co-champions
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1996 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings |

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Chadron State $^  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 2  |
Western State (CO) |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 5  |
New Mexico Highlands |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
Fort Hays State |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
Fort Lewis |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 5  |
Nebraska–Kearney |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
Adams State |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
Mesa State |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 8  |
Colorado Mines |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |

* $ – Conference champion
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

1996 South Atlantic Conference football standings |

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No. 6 Carson–Newman +^  |   | 6  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 12  | – | 2  |
No. 18 Catawba \+  |   | 6  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 2  |
Presbyterian |   | 4  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 6  |
Elon |   | 4  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
Mars Hill |   | 3  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 5  |
Wingate |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 6  |
Gardner–Webb |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 9  |
Lenoir–Rhyne |   | 1  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 9  |
Newberry |   | 0  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 4  |

* \+ – Conference co-champions
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1996 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 14 Albany State $^  |   | 5  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
Miles |   | 3  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Alabama A&M |   | 3  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 5  |
Fort Valley State |   | 3  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 5  |
Savannah State |   | 3  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 5  |
Kentucky State |   | 3  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 6  |
Clark Atlanta |   | 3  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 6  |
Tuskegee |   | 2  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 6  |
Morris Brown |   | 2  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
Morehouse |   | 0  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 9  |

* $ – Conference champion
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1996 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Glenville State \+  |   | 6  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Fairmont State \+  |   | 6  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Shepherd |   | 5  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
West Virginia State |   | 3  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
Concord |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
West Liberty State |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 8  |
West Virginia Wesleyan |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 8  |
West Virginia Tech |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 9  |

* \+ – Conference co-champions
* West Virginia Wesleyan forfeited two victories including a conference win over West Virginia Tech.

1996 NCAA Division II independents football records |

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Saint Joseph's (IN) |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 2  |
No. 17 UC Davis ^  |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 5  |
Albany |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
New Haven |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
Southern Connecticut State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 4  |
American International |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Pace |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 4  |
Mercyhurst |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 5  |
Mississippi College |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 6  |
Western New Mexico |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 6  |
Wayne State (NE) |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 7  |
Quincy |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 8  |

* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

## Conference summaries

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See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia State
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Salve Regina
Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State
Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State and Pittsburg State
Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State
North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha
Northern California Athletic Conference‡ – Cal State Chico
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Clarion (West)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman and Catawba
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fairmont State and Glenville State

## Postseason

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1996 NCAA Division II Football Championship

Teams| 16
Finals Site|

* Braly Municipal Stadium
* Florence, AL

Champion|

* Northern Colorado
* (1st title, title game)

Runner-up|

* Carson–Newman
* (1st title game)

Semifinalists|

* Clarion
* UC Davis

Winning coach|

* championship

The 1996 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 23rd 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 tenth time.

### Playoff bracket

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| First round
Campus sites | | | Quarterfinals
Campus sites | | | Semifinals
Campus sites | | | Championship
Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL |

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| Clarion | 42 | | | |
| Bloomsburg | 29 |
| | Clarion | 23 |
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| | | Ferris State | 21 |
| Ferris State | 24 |

| IUP | 23 |
| | Clarion | 18 |
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| | | Northern Colorado | 19 |
| Northern Colorado | 24 | |

| Pittsburg State | 21 |
| | Northern Colorado | 27 |
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| | | Northwest Missouri State | 26 |
| Northwest Missouri State | 22 |

| Nebraska–Omaha | 21 |
| | Northern Colorado | 23 |
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| | | Carson–Newman | 14 |
| Valdosta State | 38 | | |

| Albany State | 28 |
| | Valdosta State | 19 |
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| | | Carson–Newman | 24 |
| Carson–Newman | 41 |

| West Georgia | 7 |
| | Carson–Newman | 29 |
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| | | UC Davis | 26 |
| Central Oklahoma | 23 | |

| Chadron State | 21 |
| | Central Oklahoma | 7 |
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| | | UC Davis | 26 |
| UC Davis | 17 |

| Texas A&M–Kingsville† | 14 |

## See also

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* 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season
* 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season
* 1996 NCAA Division III football season
* 1996 NAIA Division I football season
* 1996 NAIA Division II football season

## References

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1. ^ "1995-1999 Northern Colorado Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
2. ^ "1996 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
3. ^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce History & Traditions". Texas A&M-Commerce. tamuc.edu. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
4. ^ "History of Truman State University". Truman State. truman.edu. Retrieved January 7, 2014.

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* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Records & statistics|

* Harlon Hill Trophy winners
* Playoff appearances
* Programs
* Win-loss records

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NCAA football seasons

Pre-NCAA|

* 1869
* 1870
* 1871
* 1872
* 1873
* 1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905

NCAA pre-divisional|

* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961

NCAA University Division|

* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972

NCAA Division I|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977

NCAA Division I-A/FBS|

* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS|

* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

NCAA College Division|

* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972

NCAA Division II|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

NCAA Division III|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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*[Conf.]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
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