NCAA Division II Football Championship
NCAA Division II champions
Since 1973, a post-season tournament has been held to determine the Division II Champion. The current format, in use since 2016, features 28 teams.

NCAA Division II Football Championship

Section Title: NCAA Division II champions
Table Section Text: Since 1973, a post-season tournament has been held to determine the Division II Champion. The current format, in use since 2016, features 28 teams.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Location	Attendance	Winning head coach

1973	Louisiana Tech (1)	Western Kentucky	34–0	Hughes Stadium	Sacramento, California	12,016	Maxie Lambright

1974	Central Michigan (1)	Delaware	54–14	Hughes Stadium	Sacramento, California	14,137	Roy Kramer

1975	Northern Michigan (1)	Western Kentucky	16–14	Hughes Stadium	Sacramento California	12,017	Gil Krueger

1976	Montana State (1)	Akron	24–13	Memorial Stadium	Wichita Falls, Texas	13,200	Sonny Holland

1977	Lehigh (1)	Jacksonville State	33–0	Memorial Stadium	Wichita Falls, Texas	14,114	John Whitehead

1978	Eastern Illinois (1)	Delaware	10–9	Lobo Stadium	Longview, Texas	5,500	Darrell Mudra

1979	Delaware (1)	Youngstown State	38–21	University Stadium	Albuquerque, New Mexico	4,000	Tubby Raymond

1980	Cal Poly SLO (1)	Eastern Illinois	21–13	University Stadium	Albuquerque, New Mexico	2,056	Joe Harper

1981	Southwest Texas State (1)	North Dakota State	42–13	Veterans Memorial Stadium	McAllen, Texas	9,415	Jim Wacker

1982	Southwest Texas State (2)	UC Davis	34–9	Veterans Memorial Stadium	McAllen, Texas	8,000	Jim Wacker

1983	North Dakota State (1)	Central State	41–21	Veterans Memorial Stadium	McAllen, Texas	5,275	Don Morton

1984	Troy State (1)	North Dakota State	18–17	Veterans Memorial Stadium	McAllen, Texas	4,500	Chan Gailey

1985	North Dakota State (2)	North Alabama	35–7	Veterans Memorial Stadium	McAllen, Texas	6,000	Earle Solomonson

1986	North Dakota State (3)	South Dakota	27–7	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	11,506	Earle Solomonson

1987	Troy State (2)	Portland State	31–17	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	10,600	Rick Rhoades

1988	North Dakota State (4)	Portland State	35–21	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	6,763	Rocky Hager

1989	Mississippi College†	Jacksonville State	3–0	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	6,763	John M. Williams

1990	North Dakota State (5)	Indiana (PA)	51–11	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	10,080	Rocky Hager

1991	Pittsburg State (1)	Jacksonville State	23–6	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	11,500	Chuck Broyles

1992	Jacksonville State (1)	Pittsburg State	17–13	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	11,733	Bill Burgess

1993	North Alabama (1)	Indiana (PA)	41–34	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	15,361	Bobby Wallace

1994	North Alabama (2)	Texas A&M–Kingsville	16–10	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	13,526	Bobby Wallace

1995	North Alabama (3)	Pittsburg State	27–7	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	15,241	Bobby Wallace

1996	Northern Colorado (1)	Carson–Newman	23–14	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	5,745	Joe Glenn

1997	Northern Colorado (2)	New Haven	51–0	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	3,352	Joe Glenn

1998	Northwest Missouri State (1)	Carson–Newman	24–6	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	6,149	Mel Tjeerdsma

1999	Northwest Missouri State (2)	Carson–Newman	58–52 (4OT)	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	8,451	Mel Tjeerdsma

2000	Delta State (1)	Bloomsburg	63–34	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	7,123	Steve Campbell

2001	North Dakota (1)	Grand Valley State	17–14	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	6,113	Dale Lennon

2002	Grand Valley State (1)	Valdosta State	31–24	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	9,783	Brian Kelly

2003	Grand Valley State (2)	North Dakota	10–3	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	7,236	Brian Kelly

2004	Valdosta State (1)	Pittsburg State	36–31	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	8,604	Chris Hatcher

2005	Grand Valley State (3)	Northwest Missouri State	21–17	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	6,837	Chuck Martin

2006	Grand Valley State (4)	Northwest Missouri State	17–14	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	7,437	Chuck Martin

2007	Valdosta State (2)	Northwest Missouri State	25–20	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	7,532	David Dean

2008	Minnesota–Duluth (1)	Northwest Missouri State	21–14	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	6,215	Bob Nielson

2009	Northwest Missouri State (3)	Grand Valley State	30–23	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	6,211	Mel Tjeerdsma

2010	Minnesota–Duluth (2)	Delta State	20–17	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	4,027	Bob Nielson

2011	Pittsburg State (2)	Wayne State (MI)	35–21	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	7,276	Tim Beck

2012	Valdosta State (3)	Winston-Salem State	35–7	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	7,525	David Dean

2013	Northwest Missouri State (4)	Lenoir–Rhyne	43–28	Braly Municipal Stadium	Florence, Alabama	6,543	Adam Dorrel

2014	CSU–Pueblo (1)	Minnesota State–Mankato	13–0	Children's Mercy Park	Kansas City, Kansas	6,762	John Wristen

2015	Northwest Missouri State (5)	Shepherd	34–7	Children's Mercy Park	Kansas City, Kansas	16,181	Adam Dorrel

2016	Northwest Missouri State (6)	North Alabama	29–3	Children's Mercy Park	Kansas City, Kansas	9,576	Adam Dorrel

2017	Texas A&M–Commerce (1)	West Florida	37–27	Children's Mercy Park	Kansas City, Kansas	4,259	Colby Carthel

2018	Valdosta State (4)	Ferris State	49–47	McKinney ISD Stadium	McKinney, Texas	4,306	Kerwin Bell

Sentence(s)

In the NCAA Division II Football Championship, the 2018 game was played at the McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas.

final_sentence: In the NCAA Division II Football Championship, the 2018 game was played at the McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas.