The 2010 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 on September 4, 2010, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 18, 2010 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs defeated the , 20–17, to win their second Division II national title.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Eric Czerniewski, quarterback from Central Missouri.
Conference and program changes School Former conference New conference Central State Marauders GLFC Independent Incarnate Word Cardinals Independent Lone Star Lake Erie Storm Independent GLIAC Lambuth Eagles Mid-South (NAIA) Independent Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers GLFC Independent Lincoln (PA) Lions Independent CIAA Notre Dame Falcons New program Independent Ohio Dominican Panthers Independent GLIAC Simon Fraser Clan Canada West (CIS) GNAC Urbana Blue Knights Independent GLFC Winston-Salem State Rams Independent (FCS) CIAA
Lincoln (PA) and Urbana completed their transitions to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.
Conference standings
Super Region 1
Super Region 2
Super Region 3
Super Region 4
Conference summaries
Conference ChampionsCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Shaw Great Lakes Football Conference – Saint Joseph's (IN), Missouri S&T, and Urbana Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington Gulf South Conference – Delta State, Henderson State, and Valdosta State Lone Star Conference – Abilene Christian Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State Northeast-10 Conference – American International, New Haven, and Southern Connecticut State Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Mercyhurst Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mines and Nebraska–Kearney South Atlantic Conference – Wingate Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd
Postseason
The 2010 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 37th 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 23rd time.
Seeded teams Albany State Abilene Christian Augustana Delta State Kutztown Mercyhurst Minnesota–Duluth Texas A&M–Kingsville
Playoff bracket
* Home team † Overtime
See also 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season 2010 NCAA Division III football season 2010 NAIA football season
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