# 1992 NCAA Division II football season

The 1992 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 in August 1992, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 1992, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks defeated the Pittsburg State Gorillas, 17–13, to win their first Division II national title.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Ronald Moore, running back from Pittsburg State.

## Conference and program changes
### Conference changes

* Following the 1991 season, the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association changed its name to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association after further expanding into Kansas with Emporia State.
| Team | 1991 conference | 1992 conference |
| Emporia State | NAIA Independent | MIAA |
| Tennessee–Martin | Independent | Ohio Valley (I-AA) |
| West Texas State | Restored program | Lone Star |

## Conference standings

1992 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 1992 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Hampton $^ 5 –0 –19 –2 –1 Winston-Salem State 5 –1 –07 –4 –0 Fayetteville State 3 –2 –15 –3 –1 Virginia Union 3 –2 –13 –5 –1 Johnson C. Smith 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Virginia State 3 –3 –03 –7 –0 Elizabeth City State 2 –3 –13 –6 –1 Livingstone 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Norfolk State 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 North Carolina Central 2 –4 –03 –8 –0 Bowie State 1 –5 –01 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1992 Gulf South Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Jacksonville State $^ 5 –0 –112 –1 –1 No. T–16 North Alabama 3 –2 –17 –4 –1 No. T–20 Valdosta State 3 –2 –15 –4 –1 Mississippi College 2 –3 –14 –5 –1 Livingston 2 –4 –05 –4 –0 West Georgia 2 –4 –05 –6 –0 Delta State 2 –4 –03 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1992 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Texas A&I $^ 6 –0 –09 –3 –0 No. 14 East Texas State 5 –1 –08 –3 –0 Angelo State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Eastern New Mexico 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Central Oklahoma 2 –4 –06 –4 –0 Abilene Christian 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Cameron 0 –6 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |
| 1992 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Pittsburg State $^ 9 –0 –014 –1 –0 No. T–16 NE Missouri State ^ 7 –2 –09 –3 –0 Emporia State 6 –3 –07 –3 –0 Central Missouri State 6 –3 –06 –4 –0 NW Missouri State 6 –3 –06 –5 –0 Missouri Western 4 –5 –05 –6 –0 Missouri Southern 3 –6 –04 –6 –0 Washburn 2 –7 –02 –8 –0 Southwest Baptist 1 –8 –02 –8 –0 Missouri–Rolla 1 –8 –02 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1992 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Hillsdale + 8 –2 –09 –2 –0 Ferris State +^ 8 –2 –010 –3 –0 Butler + 8 –2 –08 –2 –0 Grand Valley State + 8 –2 –08 –3 –0 Ashland 7 –3 –08 –3 –0 Saginaw Valley State 6 –4 –07 –4 –0 Wayne State (MI) 3 –7 –04 –7 –0 Valparaiso 3 –7 –03 –8 –0 Indianapolis 1 –8 –11 –8 –1 Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 –8 –11 –8 –1 Northern Michigan 1 –9 –01 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant | 1992 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 North Dakota State $^ 8 –1 –010 –2 –0 No. 13 North Dakota ^ 6 –2 –16 –4 –1 Augustana (SD) 6 –3 –08 –3 –0 St. Cloud State 6 –3 –07 –4 –0 South Dakota State 5 –4 –06 –4 –0 Morningside 4 –4 –15 –5 –1 Mankato State 4 –5 –06 –5 –0 Northern Colorado 4 –5 –06 –5 –0 South Dakota 1 –8 –02 –9 –0 Nebraska–Omaha 0 –9 –02 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |
| 1992 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –08 –2 –1 Sonoma State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Humboldt State 3 –2 –07 –4 –0 Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 San Francisco State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Chico State 0 –5 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1992 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 14 Northern State $ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0 No. 13 Southwest State (MN) 4 –1 –16 –3 –1 Minnesota Duluth 4 –1 –15 –5 –1 Moorhead State 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Bemidji State 2 –4 –02 –8 –0 Winona State 0 –6 –02 –9 –0 Minnesota Morris 1 –5 –02 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division I poll | 1992 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division No. T–7 West Chester x^ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0 No. 18 East Stroudsburg 5 –1 –08 –2 –1 Millersville 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Mansfield 3 –3 –05 –6 –0 Kutztown 2 –4 –04 –5 –1 Bloomsburg 1 –5 –02 –8 –0 Cheyney 0 –6 –00 –11 –0 West Division No. 12 IUP x 5 –0 –18 –1 –1 Slippery Rock 5 –1 –09 –2 –0 No. 15 Edinboro ^ 4 –1 –18 –2 –1 Shippensburg 2 –3 –14 –6 –1 California (PA) 2 –4 –04 –6 –1 Lock Haven 1 –4 –13 –7 –1 Clarion 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantClarion forfeited wins over Bloomsburg, IUP, Slippery Rock, Shippensburg, California, and Lock Haven.Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |
| 1992 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western State (CO) $^ 7 –0 –09 –2 –0 Fort Hays State 6 –1 –06 –5 –0 Chadron State 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 New Mexico Highlands 4 –3 –07 –3 –1 Mesa State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0 Colorado Mines 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Adams State 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 Fort Lewis 0 –7 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant | 1992 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Fort Valley State $ 6 –1 –07 –4 –0 Albany State 5 –1 –16 –4 –1 No. T–20 Savannah State ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0 Morehouse 4 –3 –06 –5 –0 Clark Atlanta 3 –4 –03 –7 –0 Alabama A&M 3 –4 –03 –8 –0 Tuskegee 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 Morris Brown 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Miles 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1992 Western Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 19 Portland State $^ 3 –1 –09 –4 –0 No. 11 Sacramento State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Cal State Northridge 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Southern Utah 2 –3 –06 –5 –0 Cal Poly 2 –3 –04 –5 –1 Santa Clara 1 –3 –04 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |
| 1992 NCAA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 New Haven ^   –  12 –1 –0 Troy State   –  10 –1 –0 Michigan Tech   –  9 –1 –0 Southern Connecticut State   –  6 –4 –0 Saint Mary's   –  5 –4 –0 Wayne State (NE)   –  5 –4 –1 Wofford   –  6 –5 –0 American International   –  4 –6 –0 Kentucky State   –  4 –7 –0 Springfield   –  3 –6 –0 Central Connecticut   –  1 –8 –0 Lees–McRae   –  1 –9 –0 West Texas State   –  1 –9 –0 Northwood   –  0 –9 –0 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |

## Conference summaries

* Conference Champions
* Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton
* Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State
* Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I
* Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State
* Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Butler, Ferris State, Grand Valley State, and Hillsdale
* North Central Conference – North Dakota State
* Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis
* Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Northern State
* Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – West Chester (East), Indiana (PA) (West)
* Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State (CO)
* South Atlantic Conference – Gardner–Webb
* Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State
* Western Football Conference – Portland State

## Postseason

The 1992 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 20th 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 seventh time.

### Playoff bracket

| First round Campus sites | First round Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL |
| Ferris State | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Edinboro | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Edinboro | 15 | Ferris State | 13 | | | | | |
| | | New Haven | 35 | | | | | |
| New Haven | 38 | New Haven | 35 | | | | | |
| West Chester | 26 | | | | | | | |
| West Chester | 26 | | | New Haven | 35 | | | |
| | | | | Jacksonville State | 46 | | | |
| Jacksonville State | 41 | | | | | Jacksonville State | 46 | | | |
| Savannah State | 16 | | | | | | | |
| Savannah State | 16 | Jacksonville State | 14 | | | | | |
| | | North Alabama | 12 | | | | | |
| North Alabama | 33 | North Alabama | 12 | | | | | |
| Hampton | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Hampton | 21 | | | | | | Jacksonville State | 17 |
| | | | | | | | Pittsburg State | 13 |
| Texas A&I | 22 | | | | | | | | Pittsburg State | 13 |
| Western State (CO) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Western State (CO) | 13 | Portland State | 35 | | | | | |
| | | Texas A&I | 30 | | | | | |
| Portland State | 42 | Texas A&I | 30 | | | | | |
| UC Davis | 28 | | | | | | | |
| UC Davis | 28 | | | Portland State | 38 | | | |
| | | | | Pittsburg State | 41 | | | |
| Pittsburg State | 28 | | | | | Pittsburg State | 41 | | | |
| North Dakota | 21 | | | | | | | |
| North Dakota | 21 | Pittsburg State | 38* | | | | | |
| | | North Dakota State | 37 | | | | | |
| North Dakota State | 42 | North Dakota State | 37 | | | | | |
| Northeast Missouri State | 7 | | | | | | | |