# 1991 NAIA Division II football season

The 1991 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1991 college football season in the United States and the 36th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 22nd season of play of the NAIA's division II for football.
The season was played from August to November 1991 and culminated in the 1991 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Georgetown, Kentucky on the campus of Georgetown College.
The Georgetown Tigers defeated the Pacific Lutheran Lutes in the championship game, 28–20, to win their first NAIA national title.

## Conference standings

1991 Columbia Football Association standings :
| 1991 Columbia Football Association standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Mount Hood League No. 12 Lewis & Clark x^ 5 –1 –07 –2 –1 No. 9 Linfield x^ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0 No. 25 Southern Oregon 4 –2 –05 –3 –1 Oregon Tech 3 –3 –03 –6 –0 Eastern Oregon 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Willamette 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Western Oregon 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 Mount Rainier League No. 1 Central Washington x^ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 No. 4 Pacific Lutheran ^ 5 –1 –011 –2 –0 Western Washington 4 –2 –05 –3 –1 Simon Fraser 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Puget Sound 2 –4 –03 –5 –1 Whitworth 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Pacific (OR) 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1991 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Rocky Mountain $ 4 –2 –05 –5 –0 Carroll (MT) 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Montana Tech 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Western Montana 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1991 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 19 Baker + 5 –1 –06 –2 –1 No. 24 William Jewell + 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 Missouri Valley 4 –2 –04 –6 –0 Evangel 3 –3 –06 –4 –0 Graceland 2 –4 –05 –4 –0 Culver–Stockton 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 MidAmerica Nazarene 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1991 Illini–Badger–Hawkeye Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Eureka $^ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0 MacMurray 5 –1 –06 –3 –1 Concordia (WI) 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Lakeland 3 –3 –04 –6 –0 Greenville 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Concordia (IL) 1 –5 –02 –6 –0 Blackburn 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1991 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wabash $ 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 No. 23 Hanover 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 DePauw 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 Anderson (IN) 4 –2 –05 –5 –0 Manchester 2 –4 –03 –6 –1 Rose–Hulman 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Franklin (IN) 0 –6 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1991 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 St. Mary of the Plains +^ 8 –1 –09 –2 –0 No. 13 Bethany (KS) +^ 8 –1 –08 –2 –0 No. 14 Friends + 8 –1 –08 –2 –0 Ottawa 5 –4 –05 –5 –0 Southwestern (KS) 5 –4 –05 –5 –0 Bethel (KS) 3 –6 –04 –6 –0 Sterling 3 –6 –04 –6 –0 Kansas Wesleyan 3 –6 –03 –7 –0 McPherson 1 –8 –01 –8 –0 Tabor 1 –8 –01 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1991 Mid-South Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Georgetown (KY) $^ 6 –0 –013 –1 –0 No. 21 Campbellsville 4 –2 –09 –2 –0 Union (KY) 3 –3 –06 –4 –0 Evansville 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Cumberland (KY) 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Lambuth 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Tusculum 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1991 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 15Hastings $^ 5 –0 –08 –4 –0 No. 16 Nebraska Wesleyan ^ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 Doane 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Midland 2 –3 –03 –7 –0 Dana 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Concordia (NE) 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1991 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Dickinson State +^ 4 –1 –010 –2 –0 No. 18 Minot State +^ 4 –1 –06 –4 –0 No. 22 Mary 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Jamestown 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Mayville State 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Valley City State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1991 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Dakota Wesleyan + 4 –1 –05 –5 –0 South Dakota Tech + 4 –1 –04 –5 –0 Dakota State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0 Sioux Falls 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Black Hills State 2 –3 –03 –7 –0 Huron 0 –5 –01 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1991 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Midwestern State $^ 5 –0 –09 –3 –0 Howard Payne 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Austin 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Hardin–Simmons 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Sul Ross 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 McMurry 0 –5 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1991 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wisconsin–La Crosse $^ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0 No. 20 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 6 –2 –06 –3 –1 Wisconsin–Whitewater 6 –2 –06 –4 –0 Wisconsin–Platteville 4 –3 –16 –3 –1 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 4 –4 –05 –5 –0 Wisconsin–Stout 3 –5 –05 –5 –0 Wisconsin–River Falls 2 –5 –14 –5 –1 Wisconsin–Superior 1 –6 –12 –6 –1 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1 –6 –12 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1991 NAIA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 11 Findlay ^   –  9 –3 –0 No. 17 Benedictine (KS)   –  8 –3 –0 No. 5 Westminster (PA) ^   –  7 –3 –0 No. 7 Peru State ^   –  7 –4 –0 St. Francis (IL)   –  6 –5 –0 Lindenwood   –  5 –4 –1 Northwestern (IA)   –  4 –5 –0 Cumberland (TN)   –  4 –6 –0 Mount St. Joseph   –  4 –6 –0 Tiffin   –  4 –6 –0 St. Ambrose   –  4 –7 –0 Geneva   –  3 –6 –1 Trinity (IL)   –  3 –6 –0 Westmar   –  3 –6 –0 Clinch Valley   –  2 –6 –0 Azusa Pacific   –  1 –8 –0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  1 –10 –0 ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |

## Conference champions

| Conference | Champion | Record |
| Columbia | Mount Rainier League: Central Washington Mount Hood League: Lewis & Clark & Linfield | 6–0 5–1 |
| Frontier | Rocky Mountain | 4–2 |
| Heart of America | William Jewell Baker (KS) | 5–1 |
| Kansas | Bethany Friends St. Mary of the Plains | 8–1 |
| Mid-South | Georgetown (KY) | 6–0 |
| Nebraska | Hastings | 5–0 |
| North Dakota | Dickinson State Minot State | 4–1 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Tech Dakota Wesleyan | 4–1 |
| Texas | Midwestern State | 5–0 |

## Rankings

Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:
| Rank | Team (first place votes) | Record (thru Nov. 16) | Points |
| 1 | Central Washington (17) | 9–0 | 473 |
| 2 | Georgetown (KY) | 9–1 | 455 |
| 3 | Eureka | 10–0 | 431 |
| 4 | Pacific Lutheran | 8–1 | 415 |
| 5 | Westminster (PA) | 7–2 | 400 |
| 6 | Dickinson State | 8–1 | 361 |
| 7 | Peru State | 5–2 | 351 |
| 8 | St. Mary of the Plains | 9–1 | 324 |
| 9 | Linfield | 7–2 | 307 |
| 10 | Midwestern State | 8–2 | 291 |
| 11 | Findlay | 8–2 | 271 |
| 12 | Lewis & Clark | 7–1–1 | 256 |
| 13 | Bethany (KS) | 8–1 | 249 |
| 14 | Friends | 8–2 | 224 |
| 15 | Hastings | 7–3 | 206 |
| 16 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 8–2 | 183 |
| 17 | Benedictine (KS) | 7–2 | 177 |
| 18 | Minot State | 6–3 | 152 |
| 19 | Baker | 6–2–1 | 150 |
| 20 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 6–3–1 | 118 |
| 21 | Campbellsville | 9–2 | 113 |
| 22 | Mary | 7–2 | 96 |
| 23 | Hanover | 7–3 | 58 |
| 24 | William Jewell | 6–3 | 38 |
| 25 | Southern Oregon | 5–3–1 | 36 |

## Postseason

| First Round Campus sites | First Round Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship Georgetown, KY | Championship Georgetown, KY | Championship Georgetown, KY |
| Eureka | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Georgetown (KY)* | 42 | | | | | | | |
| Georgetown (KY)* | 42 | Georgetown (KY) | 37 | | | | | |
| | | Findlay* | 19 | | | | | |
| Westminster (PA) | 8 | Findlay* | 19 | | | | | |
| Findlay* | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Findlay* | 9 | | | Georgetown (KY)* | 42 | | | |
| | | | | Peru State | 28 | | | |
| Peru State | 41 | | | | | Peru State | 28 | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan* | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan* | 20 | Peru State | 28 | | | | | |
| | | Midwestern State* | 24 | | | | | |
| Bethany | 0 | Midwestern State* | 24 | | | | | |
| Midwestern State* | 29 | | | | | | | |
| Midwestern State* | 29 | | | | | | Georgetown (KY)* | 28 |
| | | | | | | | Pacific Lutheran | 20 |
| Minot State | 21 | | | | | | | | Pacific Lutheran | 20 |
| Dickinson State* | 26 | | | | | | | |
| Dickinson State* | 26 | Dickinson State* | 42 | | | | | |
| | | Hastings | 10 | | | | | |
| St. Mary of the Plains | 21 | Hastings | 10 | | | | | |
| Hastings* | 28 | | | | | | | |
| Hastings* | 28 | | | Dickinson State* | 25 | | | |
| | | | | Pacific Lutheran | 47 | | | |
| Central Washington | 0 | | | | | Pacific Lutheran | 47 | | | |
| Pacific Lutheran‡ | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Pacific Lutheran‡ | 27 | Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 23 | | | | | |
| | | Linfield | 0 | | | | | |
| Lewis & Clark | 30 | Linfield | 0 | | | | | |
| Linfield* | 59 | | | | | | | |
* ‡ Game played at Puyallup, Washington