# 1993 NAIA Division II football season

The 1993 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1993 college football season in the United States and the 38th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 24th season of play of the NAIA division II for football.
The season was played from August to November 1993 and culminated in the 1993 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon.
The Pacific Lutheran Lutes, led by head coach Frosty Westering, defeated the Westminster Titans in the championship game, 50–20, to win their third NAIA national title. All-American's Marc Weekly, Chad Barnett, Jeff Douglass and Gavin Stanley led the number one ranked offense in the country to a 50-point performance. Pacific Lutheran's offense averaged over 40 points per game in 1993. PLU's 'Big Play' defense was led by linebackers Ted Riddall, Jon Rubey and Judd Benedick while Albert Jackson and Jason Thiel head up the defensive line. Pacific Lutheran began the season ranked number one in the country and finished the season on top in historic style.

## Conference standings

1993 Columbia Football Association standings :
| 1993 Columbia Football Association standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Mount Hood League No. 12 Linfield x^ 4 –1 –06 –3 –1 Willamette 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Southern Oregon 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Eastern Oregon 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Lewis & Clark 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Western Oregon 1 –4 –03 –5 –1 Mount Rainier League No. 1 Pacific Lutheran x^ 5 –0 –012 –0 –1 No. 3 Central Washington ^ 4 –1 –09 –2 –0 No. 19 Western Washington 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Simon Fraser 2 –3 –03 –7 –0 Whitworth 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Puget Sound 0 –5 –00 –8 –1 x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1993 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Baker +^ 7 –1 –010 –3 –0 No. 8 Evangel +^ 7 –1 –08 –2 –0 No. 20 Missouri Valley 6 –2 –07 –3 –0 No. 22 Benedictine (KS) 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Graceland 5 –3 –06 –4 –0 William Jewell 3 –5 –03 –7 –0 Culver–Stockton 2 –6 –02 –8 –0 MidAmerica Nazarene 1 –7 –02 –8 –0 Central Methodist 0 –8 –00 –10 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1993 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Quincy $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0 Greenville 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 MacMurray 3 –3 –06 –4 –0 Concordia (WI) 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Eureka 3 –3 –03 –7 –0 Lakeland 1 –5 –01 –9 –0 Concordia (IL) 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1993 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 15 Bethany (KS) $^ 8 –0 –09 –2 –0 Sterling 6 –2 –06 –4 –0 Ottawa 5 –3 –06 –4 –0 Tabor 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Southwestern (KS) 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 Kansas Wesleyan 3 –5 –04 –6 –0 Friends 3 –5 –04 –6 –0 Bethel (KS) 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 McPherson 0 –8 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1993 Mid-South Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 Georgetown (KY) $^ 4 –1 –07 –4 –0 Lambuth 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Tusculum 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Union (KY) 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Cumberland (KY) 2 –3 –02 –9 –0 Campbellsville 1 –4 –02 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1993 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Doane $^ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0 No. 5 Hastings ^ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0 No. 24 Nebraska Wesleyan 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Midland 3 –3 –06 –4 –0 Northwestern (IA) 2 –4 –05 –5 –0 Dana 1 –5 –01 –9 –0 Concordia (NE) 0 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1993 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 11 Minot State $^ 5 –0 –06 –4 –0 No. 13 Mary ^ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 Dickinson State 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Mayville State 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Jamestown 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Valley City State 0 –5 –00 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1993 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 23 Black Hills State $ 5 –0 –06 –4 –0 No. 25 Dakota State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Dakota Wesleyan 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 South Dakota Tech 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Huron 1 –4 –01 –7 –1 Sioux Falls 0 –5 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1993 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Hardin–Simmons $^ 5 –0 –010 –3 –0 No. 18 McMurry 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Austin 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 Howard Payne 2 –3 –03 –7 –0 Midwestern State 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Sul Ross 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1993 NAIA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 14 Cumberland (TN) ^   –  9 –2 –0 No. 21 Trinity (IL)   –  8 –2 –0 No. 7 Tiffin ^   –  8 –2 –1 No. 4 Westminster (PA) ^   –  10 –3 –0 No. 6 Findlay ^   –  8 –3 –0 Clinch Valley   –  6 –4 –0 St. Ambrose   –  6 –5 –0 Geneva   –  4 –5 –0 Azusa Pacific   –  3 –6 –0 Peru State   –  3 –7 –0 Lindenwood   –  2 –8 –1 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  1 –8 –1 ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |

## Conference champions

| Conference | Champion | Record |
| Columbia | Mount Rainier League: Pacific Lutheran Mount Hood League: Linfield | 5–0 4–1 |
| Heart of America | Baker Evangel | 7–1 |
| Kansas | Bethany | 8–0 |
| Mid-South | Georgetown (KY) | 4–1 |
| Nebraska-Iowa | Doane | 6–0 |
| North Dakota | Minot State | 5–0 |
| South Dakota | Black Hills State | 5–0 |
| Texas | Hardin–Simmons | 5–0 |

## Postseason

| First Round Campus sites | First Round Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship Portland, OR | Championship Portland, OR | Championship Portland, OR |
| Hastings | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Baker* | 39 | | | | | | | |
| Baker* | 39 | Baker* | 28 | | | | | |
| | | Doane | 21 | | | | | |
| Bethany | 10 | Doane | 21 | | | | | |
| Doane* | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Doane* | 17 | | | Baker | 14 | | | |
| | | | | Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 52 | | | |
| Central Washington | 28 | | | | | Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 52 | | | |
| Linfield* | 26 | | | | | | | |
| Linfield* | 26 | Central Washington | 17 | | | | | |
| | | Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 35 | | | | | |
| Cumberland (TN) | 7 | Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 35 | | | | | |
| Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 61 | | | | | | Pacific Lutheran | 50 |
| | | | | | | | Westminster (PA) | 20 |
| Mary* | 31 | | | | | | | | Westminster (PA) | 20 |
| Minot State* | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Minot State* | 20 | Mary* | 20 | | | | | |
| | | Hardin–Simmons | 30 | | | | | |
| Evangel | 21 | Hardin–Simmons | 30 | | | | | |
| Hardin–Simmons* | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Hardin–Simmons* | 49 | | | Hardin–Simmons | 0 | | | |
| | | | | Westminster (PA)* | 10 | | | |
| Westminster (PA) | 20 | | | | | Westminster (PA)* | 10 | | | |
| Georgetown (KY)* | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Georgetown (KY)* | 13 | Westminster (PA) | 24 | | | | | |
| | | Findlay* | 0 | | | | | |
| Tiffin | 14 | Findlay* | 0 | | | | | |
| Findlay* | 28 | | | | | | | |
* ‡ Game played at Puyallup, Washington