The 1992 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1992 college football season in the United States and the 37th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 23rd season of play of the NAIA Division II for football.
The season was played from August to November 1992 and culminated in the 1992 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Portland, Oregon near the campus of Linfield College.
Findlay defeated in the championship game, 26–13, to win their second NAIA national title.
Conference realignment Conference changes Before the season, the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rebranded as the Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference after the addition of Iowa-based Northwestern College. The NIAC had existed under its previous name since its foundation in 1969.
Membership changes Team 1991 conference 1992 conference Northwestern (IA) NAIA independent Nebraska-Iowa
Conference standings
Conference champions Conference Champion Record Columbia Mount Rainier League: Pacific LutheranMount Hood League: Linfield 5–06–0 Frontier Montana TechMontana Western4–2 Heart of America BakerBenedictine 7–1 Kansas Friends 8–0 Mid-South CampbellsvilleGeorgetown (KY) 4–1 Nebraska Hastings 6–0 North Dakota Dickinson StateMaryMinot State 4–1 South Dakota Dakota Wesleyan 5–0 Texas Howard Payne 5–0
Rankings Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:
Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 15) Points 1 9–0 423 2 9–0 410 3 8–1 387 4 Findlay 8–1 372 5 9–1 341 6 8–2 321 7 10–0 317 8 9–1 297 9 7–2 283 10 9–1 271 11 8–2 244 12 8–2 243 13 8–1–1 226 14 8–2 201 15 7–2 196 16 7–3 191 17 8–2 138 18 7–2–1 136 19 7–2 102 20 7–3 88 21 6–3 79 22 7–2 69 23 7–3 68 24 7–1–1 60 25 7–1–1 49
Postseason
See also 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1992 NCAA Division II football season 1992 NCAA Division III football season
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