# 2022 NCAA Division II football season

The 2022 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, began on August 31 and ended on December 17 with the Division II championship at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium in McKinney, Texas. Ferris State defeated Colorado Mines, 41–14, for its second consecutive championship.

## D-II team wins over FCS teams

September 10: Missouri S&T 17, Drake 14 $^{OT}$ September 17: Delta State 28, Mississippi Valley State 17 October 1: Lane 28, Tennessee State 27 $^{OT}$

## Conference changes and new programs
### Conference changes

* Prior to the start of the season, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced that it would cease sponsorship of football. The GNAC previously sponsored football in two stints: 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2021. The three remaining members, Central Washington, Simon Fraser, and Western Oregon, subsequently joined the Lone Star Conference as football-only affiliated members.

### Membership changes

| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Barton Bulldogs | Independent (D-II) | SAC |
| Central Washington Wildcats | GNAC | Lone Star |
| Emory & Henry Wasps | Independent (D-II) | SAC |
| Erskine Flying Fleet | Independent (D-II) | SAC |
| Lindenwood Lions | GLVC | Ohio Valley (D-I FCS) |
| Northwood Timberwolves | GLIAC | G-MAC |
| Post Eagles | New program | Independent |
| Simon Fraser Red Leafs | GNAC | Lone Star |
| Stonehill Skyhawks | Northeast-10 | Northeast (D-I FCS) |
| Texas A&M–Commerce Lions | Lone Star | Southland (D-I FCS) |
| Western Oregon Wolves | GNAC | Lone Star |

## Headlines

* On October 27, 2022, the D-II Presidents Council voted to support a change to redshirt rules that had been proposed by six D-II conferences. Under the proposal, players in their first season of college attendance can play up to three games before losing redshirt status. The proposal will be voted on by the entire D-II football membership at the 2023 NCAA Convention.

## Rankings

The top 25 from the AFCA Coaches' Poll.

### Preseason Poll

AFCA :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Ferris State (30) |
| 2 | NW Missouri State |
| 3 | Valdosta State |
| 4 | Colorado Mines |
| 5 | Grand Valley State |
| 6 | Shepherd |
| 7 | Angelo State |
| 8 | Bowie State |
| 9 | Harding |
| 10 | Notre Dame (OH) |
| 11 | West Florida |
| 12 | West Georgia |
| 13 | Kutztown |
| 14 | Nebraska–Kearney |
| 15 | Newberry |
| 16 | New Haven |
| 17 | Western Colorado |
| 18 | Albany State |
| 19т | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| 19т | Ouachita Baptist |
| 21 | California (PA) |
| 22 | Bemidji State |
| 23 | Slippery Rock |
| 24 | Midwestern State |
| 25 | Augustana (SD) |

## Conference standings
### Super Region 1

2022 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings :
| 2022 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 13 Ashland $^  7 –1  10 –2   Ohio Dominican  6 –2  7 –3   Findlay  6 –2  7 –4   Tiffin #  6 –2  6 –5   Hillsdale  4 –4  5 –6   Lake Erie  3 –5  3 –8   Northwood  2 –6  3 –8   Kentucky Wesleyan  1 –7  2 –9   Walsh  1 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – America's Crossroads Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll | 2022 Mountain East Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 23 Notre Dame (OH) $^  9 –1  9 –3   Concord  8 –2  9 –2   Frostburg State  7 –3  8 –3   Glenville State  6 –4  7 –4   Wheeling  6 –4  7 –4   West Virginia State  6 –4  7 –4   Charleston (WV)  6 –4  6 –5   UNC Pembroke  5 –5  5 –6   West Liberty  3 –7  4 –7   Fairmont State  3 –7  3 –8   West Virginia Wesleyan  1 –9  1 –10   Alderson Broaddus  0 –10  0 –11   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Poll | 2022 Northeast-10 Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Assumption $^  6 –1  8 –3   New Haven ^  6 –1  8 –3   Bentley  5 –2  7 –3   Pace  4 –3  6 –4   Saint Anselm  3 –4  6 –4   Southern Connecticut  2 –5  3 –8   Franklin Pierce  1 –6  2 –8   American International  1 –6  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant |
| 2022 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division No. 6 Shepherd xy^  7 –0  13 –2   Kutztown  5 –2  8 –3   West Chester  4 –3  7 –4   Millersville  4 –3  5 –6   Shippensburg  3 –4  5 –6   East Stroudsburg  3 –4  4 –7   Bloomsburg  2 –5  4 –7   Lock Haven  0 –7  1 –10   West Division No. 11 IUP xy$^  6 –1  10 –2   No. 16 Slippery Rock x^  6 –1  10 –3   Gannon x  6 –1  8 –3   California (PA)  4 –3  6 –5   Edinboro  2 –5  5 –6   Clarion  2 –5  3 –8   Seton Hill  2 –5  2 –9   Mercyhurst  0 –7  2 –9   Championship: IUP 24, Shepherd 21 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA poll |

### Super Region 2

2022 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 2022 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Northern Division Chowan xy  7 –1  7 –4   No. 18 Virginia Union x^  7 –1  9 –2   Virginia State  5 –3  6 –4   Bowie State  5 –3  6 –4   Elizabeth City State  2 –6  2 –8   Lincoln (PA)  1 –6  2 –7   Southern Division Fayetteville State xy$^  7 –1  9 –3   Shaw  4 –4  4 –6   Winston-Salem State  3 –4  3 –6   Livingstone  3 –5  4 –6   Johnson C. Smith  2 –6  2 –7   St. Augustine's  1 –7  1 –9   Championship: Fayetteville State 31, Chowan 28 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Poll | 2022 Gulf South Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 4 West Florida +^  6 –1  12 –2   No. 9 Delta State +^  6 –1  11 –2   No. 19 West Georgia  5 –2  8 –2   West Alabama  3 –4  5 –6   Mississippi College  3 –4  4 –7   Valdosta State  2 –5  5 –6   North Greenville  2 –5  3 –8   Shorter  1 –6  3 –8   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Poll | 2022 South Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Mountain Division Mars Hill xy  7 –2  7 –3   Tusculum  6 –3  8 –3   Carson–Newman  5 –4  6 –5   Emory & Henry  4 –5  5 –6   Virginia–Wise  1 –8  2 –9   Erskine  0 –9  2 –9   Piedmont Division No. 21 Newberry xy$  7 –2  9 –2   No. 15 Wingate x^  7 –2  11 –3   Lenoir–Rhyne x  7 –2  8 –3   Limestone x^  7 –2  8 –4   Barton  3 –6  4 –7   Catawba  0 –9  1 –10   Championship: Newberry 27, Mars Hill 24 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Poll |
| 2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division No. 12 Benedict xy$^  7 –0  11 –1   Fort Valley State  5 –2  8 –2   Albany State  5 –2  7 –3   Edward Waters  4 –3  5 –6   Savannah State  3 –4  5 –5   Clark Atlanta  2 –6  3 –7   Morehouse  1 –6  1 –9   Allen  0 –7  1 –8   West Division Tuskegee xy  7 –0  8 –3   Lane  4 –2  5 –5   Kentucky State  4 –3  4 –6   Central State (OH)  2 –5  3 –7   Miles  1 –6  1 –9   Championship: Benedict 58, Tuskegee 21 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Poll | 2022 NCAA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Bluefield State   –  3 –4   Post   –  0 –10 |

### Super Region 3

2022 Great American Conference football standings :
| 2022 Great American Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 10 Ouachita Baptist $^  11 –0  11 –1   No. 22 Harding  9 –2  9 –2   East Central #  8 –3  9 –3   Henderson State  8 –3  8 –3   SE Oklahoma State #  6 –5  6 –6   Arkansas Tech  5 –6  5 –6   Southern Arkansas  5 –6  5 –6   Southern Nazarene  5 –6  5 –6   SW Oklahoma State  4 –7  4 –7   Arkansas–Monticello  3 –8  3 –8   Oklahoma Baptist  1 –10  1 –10   NW Oklahoma State  1 –10  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (East Central - Heritage Bowl, SEOSU - Live United Texarkana Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll | 2022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 Grand Valley State $^  6 –0  12 –1   No. 1 Ferris State ^  5 –1  14 –1   No. 20 Davenport ^  4 –2  8 –3   Saginaw Valley State  3 –3  8 –3   Michigan Tech  2 –4  4 –7   Northern Michigan  1 –5  4 –7   Wayne State (MI)  0 –6  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Poll | 2022 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 17 Indianapolis $^  6 –0  9 –2   No. 25 Truman State #  5 –1  9 –2   Southwest Baptist  4 –2  6 –5   McKendree  2 –4  5 –6   Missouri S&T  2 –4  3 –7   Quincy  1 –5  4 –7   William Jewell  1 –5  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – America's Crossroads Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll |
| 2022 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 Pittsburg State $^  11 –0  12 –1   No. 8 NW Missouri State ^  9 –2  10 –3   Emporia State #  8 –3  9 –3   Nebraska–Kearney  8 –3  8 –3   Washburn  7 –4  7 –4   Central Oklahoma  6 –5  6 –5   Missouri Western  5 –6  5 –6   Central Missouri  4 –7  4 –7   Missouri Southern  4 –7  4 –7   Fort Hays State  3 –8  3 –8   Northeastern State  1 –10  1 –10   Lincoln (MO)  0 –11  0 –11   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Live United Texarkana Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll |

### Super Region 4

2022 Lone Star Conference football standings :
| 2022 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 7 Angelo State $^  9 –0  12 –1   Central Washington  6 –3  6 –4   Texas A&M–Kingsville #  5 –4  7 –5   Midwestern State  5 –4  6 –5   Western New Mexico  5 –4  6 –5   Western Oregon  5 –4  6 –5   UT Permian Basin  4 –5  5 –6   West Texas A&M  3 –6  5 –6   Eastern New Mexico  2 –7  3 –8   Simon Fraser  1 –8  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Heritage Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll | 2022 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  North Division No. 24 Bemidji State x+^  9 –2  10 –3   Minnesota Duluth  8 –3  8 –3   Northern State  6 –5  6 –5   MSU Moorhead  4 –7  4 –7   Mary  2 –9  2 –9   Minot State  1 –10  1 –10   Concordia–St. Paul  1 –10  1 –10   South Division No. 14 Minnesota State x+^  9 –2  10 –3   Wayne State (NE) +^  9 –2  9 –3   Winona State ^  8 –3  8 –4   Sioux Falls  8 –3  8 –3   Augustana (SD)  7 –4  7 –4   SW Minnesota State  4 –7  4 –7   Upper Iowa  1 –10  1 –10   + – Conference co-championsx – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Poll | 2022 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 2 Colorado Mines $^  9 –0  13 –3   CSU Pueblo ^  7 –2  8 –4   Western Colorado  7 –2  7 –4   South Dakota Mines  6 –3  7 –4   Black Hills State  5 –4  7 –4   Colorado Mesa  3 –6  4 –6   New Mexico Highlands  3 –6  3 –7   Chadron State  3 –6  3 –8   Adams State  2 –7  2 –9   Fort Lewis  0 –9  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Poll |

## Postseason
### Teams

Playoff teams :
| Super Region | School | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
| Super Region 1 | IUP | PSAC | 9–1 | 19th | 2019 |
| Super Region 1 | Shepherd | PSAC | 10–1 | 14th | 2021 |
| Super Region 1 | Assumption | Northeast-10 | 8–2 | 4th | 2017 |
| Super Region 1 | Ashland | GMAC | 9–1 | 8th | 2017 |
| Super Region 1 | Notre Dame (OH) | Mountain East | 9–2 | 4th | 2021 |
| Super Region 1 | Slippery Rock | PSAC | 9–2 | 10th | 2021 |
| Super Region 1 | New Haven | Northeast-10 | 8–2 | 8th | 2021 |
| Super Region 2 | Benedict | SIAC | 10–0 | 1st | — |
| Super Region 2 | Delta State | GSC | 10–1 | 10th | 2017 |
| Super Region 2 | West Florida | GSC | 9–1 | 4th | 2021 |
| Super Region 2 | Virginia Union | CIAA | 9–1 | 10th | 2015 |
| Super Region 2 | Wingate | SAC | 9–2 | 5th | 2019 |
| Super Region 2 | Limestone | SAC | 8–3 | 1st | — |
| Super Region 2 | Fayetteville State | CIAA | 9–2 | 4th | 2009 |
| Super Region 3 | Grand Valley State | GLIAC | 11–0 | 21st | 2021 |
| Super Region 3 | Ferris State | GLIAC | 9–1 | 13th | 2021 |
| Super Region 3 | Pittsburg State | MIAA | 11–0 | 19th | 2014 |
| Super Region 3 | Ouachita Baptist | GAC | 11–0 | 5th | 2019 |
| Super Region 3 | NW Missouri State | MIAA | 9–2 | 26th | 2021 |
| Super Region 3 | Indianapolis | GLVC | 9–1 | 7th | 2019 |
| Super Region 3 | Davenport | GLIAC | 8–2 | 1st | — |
| Super Region 4 | Angelo State | Lone Star | 11–0 | 8th | 2021 |
| Super Region 4 | Colorado Mines | RMAC | 9–2 | 8th | 2021 |
| Super Region 4 | Minnesota State | NSIC | 9–2 | 13th | 2019 |
| Super Region 4 | Bemidji State | NSIC | 9–2 | 2nd | 2021 |
| Super Region 4 | Winona State | NSIC | 8–3 | 7th | 2017 |
| Super Region 4 | Wayne State (NE) | NSIC | 9–2 | 2nd | 1982 |
| Super Region 4 | CSU Pueblo | RMAC | 8–3 | 9th | 2019 |

### Bracket
#### Super Region 1

| First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites |
| | | | 1 | IUP* | 19 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ashland | 13 | | | |
| | Notre Dame (OH) | 13 | 4 | Ashland | 13 | | | |
| 4 | Ashland* | 20 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ashland* | 20 | | | | 1 | IUP* | 13 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Shepherd | 48 |
| 3 | Assumption* | 14 | | | | | | | 2 | Shepherd | 48 |
| | Slippery Rock | 17 | | | | | | |
| | Slippery Rock | 17 | | Slippery Rock | 27 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Shepherd* | 37 | | | |
| | New Haven | 13 | 2 | Shepherd* | 37 | | | |
| 2 | Shepherd* | 16 | | | | | | |

#### Super Region 2

| First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites |
| | | | 1 | Benedict* | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Wingate | 23 | | | |
| | Wingate | 32 | | Wingate | 23 | | | |
| 4 | Virginia Union* | 7 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Virginia Union* | 7 | | | | | Wingate | 14 |
| | | | | | | 3 | West Florida* | 45 |
| 3 | West Florida* | 45 | | | | | | | 3 | West Florida* | 45 |
| | Limestone | 19 | | | | | | |
| | Limestone | 19 | 3 | West Florida | 38 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Delta State* | 27 | | | |
| | Fayetteville State | 0 | 2 | Delta State* | 27 | | | |
| 2 | Delta State* | 51 | | | | | | |

#### Super Region 3

| First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites |
| | | | 1 | Grand Valley State* | 13 | | | |
| | | | | NW Missouri State | 8 | | | |
| | NW Missouri State | 47 | | NW Missouri State | 8 | | | |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist* | 17 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist* | 17 | | | | 1 | Grand Valley State* | 21 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ferris State | 24 |
| 3 | Pittsburg State* | 35 | | | | | | | 2 | Ferris State | 24 |
| | Indianapolis | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Indianapolis | 0 | 3 | Pittsburg State | 14 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Ferris State* | 17 | | | |
| | Davenport | 7 | 2 | Ferris State* | 17 | | | |
| 2 | Ferris State* | 41 | | | | | | |

#### Super Region 4

| First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | First Round November 19, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Second Round November 26, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 Campus sites |
| | | | 1 | Angelo State* | 33 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Bemidji State | 7 | | | |
| | Winona State | 7 | 4 | Bemidji State | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Bemidji State* | 31 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bemidji State* | 31 | | | | 1 | Angelo State* | 24 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Colorado Mines | 42 |
| 3 | Minnesota State* | 26 | | | | | | | 2 | Colorado Mines | 42 |
| | Wayne State (NE) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Wayne State (NE) | 9 | 3 | Minnesota State | 45 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Colorado Mines* | 48 | | | |
| | CSU-Pueblo | 24 | 2 | Colorado Mines* | 48 | | | |
| 2 | Colorado Mines* | 45 | | | | | | |
* - Host school

#### National semifinals

Teams that advanced to the semifinals were re-seeded.
| Semifinals December 10 Hosted by higher seeded team | Semifinals December 10 Hosted by higher seeded team | Semifinals December 10 Hosted by higher seeded team | National Championship December 17 McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX | National Championship December 17 McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX | National Championship December 17 McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX |
| 1 | Ferris State | 38 | | | |
| 4 | West Florida | 17 | | | |
| 4 | West Florida | 17 | 1 | Ferris State | 41 |
| | | | 2 | Colorado Mines | 14 |
| 2 | Colorado Mines | 44 | 2 | Colorado Mines | 14 |
| 3 | Shepherd | 13 | | | |

## Coaching changes
### End of season

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.
| School | Outgoing coach | Date | Reason | Replacement | Previous position |
| Tuskegee | Reginald Ruffin | June 2, 2022 (effective at season's end) | Retired | Aaron James | Tuskegee offensive coordinator (2022) |
| Morehouse | Rich Freeman | November 9, 2022 | Resigned | Gerard Wilcher | Rice defensive backs (2018–2022) |
| Missouri Western | Matt Williamson | November 13, 2022 | Fired | Tyler Fenwick | Southeastern Oklahoma State head coach (2019–2022) |
| UNC Pembroke | Shane Richardson | November 13, 2022 | Fired | Mark Hall | Chowan head coach (2019–2022) |
| Catawba | Curtis Walker | November 14, 2022 | Resigned | Tyler Haines | Shepherd offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2022) |
| Sioux Falls | Jon Anderson | November 14, 2022 | Fired | Jim Glogowski | Minnesota State defensive coordinator (2016–2022) |
| Northern Michigan | Kyle Nystrom | November 15, 2022 | Resigned | Shane Richardson | UNC Pembroke head coach (2014–2022) |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State | Matt Walter | November 16, 2022 | Resigned | Ronnie Jones | Emerson High School defensive coordinator (2021–2022) |
| West Texas A&M | Hunter Hughes | November 21, 2022 | Fired | Josh Lynn | Nebraska–Kearney head coach (2017–2022) |
| Texas–Permian Basin | Justin Carrigan | November 28, 2022 | Accepted administrative position | Kris McCullough | East Central head coach (2022) |
| Michigan Tech | Steve Olson | November 29, 2022 | Contract expired | Dan Mettlach | Michigan Tech assistant head coach (2019–2022) |
| Albany State | Gabe Giardina | November 30, 2022 | Hired by Charleston Southern | Quinn Gray | Alcorn State quarterbacks coach (2020–2022) |
| Ashland | Lee Owens | December 2, 2022 | Retired | Doug Geiser | Ashland assistant head coach, offensive line coach, and running game coordinator (2004–2022) |
| Minot State | Mike Aldrich | December 2, 2022 | Contract expired | Ian Shields | UNLV offensive assistant (2020–2022) |
| Northwood | Leonard Haynes | December 5, 2022 | Became a part of school's faculty | Dustin Beurer | Albion head coach (2019–2022) |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State | Tyler Fenwick | December 6, 2022 | Hired by Missouri Western | Bo Atterberry | Southeastern Oklahoma State head coach (2014–2018) |
| Wayne State (MI) | Paul Winters | December 9, 2022 | Fired | Tyrone Wheatley | Denver Broncos running backs coach (2022) |
| West Florida | Pete Shinnick | December 11, 2022 | Hired by Towson | Kaleb Nobles | Clemson director of offensive player development (2022) |
| CSU Pueblo | John Wristen | December 13, 2022 | Retired | Phil Vigil | Western New Mexico head coach (2021–2022) |
| Nebraska–Kearney | Josh Lynn | December 13, 2022 | Hired by West Texas A&M | Ryan Held | North Alabama interim head coach (2022) |
| Chowan | Mark Hall | December 14, 2022 | Hired by UNC Pembroke | Paul Johnson | Bloomsburg offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach, and tight ends coach (2021–2022) |
| Eastern New Mexico | Tye Hiatt | December 21, 2022 | Hired by Southern Utah | Kelley Lee | Veterans Memorial Early College High School head coach (2021–2022) |
| East Central | Kris McCullough | December 22, 2022 | Hired by Texas–Permian Basin | John Litrenta | East Central defensive coordinator (2020–2022) |
| Western New Mexico | Phil Vigil | December 23, 2022 | Hired by CSU Pueblo | Bill Hickman | Western New Mexico offensive coordinator (2021–2022) |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State | Josh Kirkland | January 9, 2023 | Hired by North Texas | Ruzell McCoy (interim) | Southwestern Oklahoma State defensive coordinator (2021–2022) |
| American International | Kris Kulzer | Before January 11, 2023 | Resigned or fired | Lou Conte | The Citadel ffensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and fullbacks coach (2016–2022) |
| St. Augustine's | David Bowser | January 11, 2023 | Resigned | Howard Feggins | Fayetteville State offensive coordinator (2018–2022) |
| Grand Valley State | Matt Mitchell | January 15, 2023 | Hired by Wisconsin | Scott Wooster | Grand Valley State offensive line coach and tight ends coach (2020–2022) |
| Mary | Craig Bagnell | February 14, 2023 | Hired by South Dakota | Shann Schillinger | Mississippi State defensive analyst (2022) |
| Kentucky State | Paul Hamilton (interim) | February 20, 2023 | Full-time coach hired | Felton Huggins | McNeese wide receivers coach (2022) |
| Bentley | Alvin Reynolds | April 6, 2023 | Resigned | Saj Thakkar | Harvard running backs coach (2018–2022) |
| Colorado Mines | Brandon Moore | April 19, 2023 | Hired by San Diego | Pete Sterbick | Colorado Mines offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2019–2022) |
| William Jewell | Mike McGlinchey Jr. | April 24, 2023 | Resigned | Neil Linhart (interim) | William Jewell offensive coordinator (2020–2022) |
| Concord | Dave Walker | May 12, 2023 | Resigned | Brian Ferguson | Concord offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2020–2022) |
| Lincoln (PA) | Josh Dean | June 23, 2023 | Accepted administrative position | Frank Turner | Lincoln (PA) assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2022) |