2022 NCAA Division II football season

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2022 NCAA Division II football season
Total No. of teams164
Regular seasonAugust 31 – November 12, 2022
PlayoffsNovember 19 – December 17, 2022
National Championship McKinney Independent School District Stadium
McKinney, TX
December 17, 2022
Champion Ferris State
Harlon Hill Trophy John Matocha, QB, Colorado Mines

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.

Contents

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

Membership changes

SchoolFormer conferenceNew 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

Rankings

The top 25 from the AFCA Coaches' Poll.

Preseason Poll

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

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2022 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2022 Mountain East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2022 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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 champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

Super Region 2

2022 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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 champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2022 Gulf South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2022 South Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2022 NCAA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Bluefield State  –  3 –4  
Post  –  0 –10  

Super Region 3

2022 Great American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2022 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2022 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
ConfOverall
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  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

2022 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2022 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Postseason

Teams

Playoff teams
Super RegionSchoolConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bid
Super Region 1 IUP PSAC 9–119th2019
Shepherd PSAC 10–114th2021
Assumption Northeast-10 8–24th2017
Ashland GMAC 9–18th2017
Notre Dame (OH) Mountain East 9–24th2021
Slippery Rock PSAC 9–210th2021
New Haven Northeast-10 8–28th2021
Super Region 2 Benedict SIAC 10–01st—
Delta State GSC 10–110th2017
West Florida GSC 9–14th2021
Virginia Union CIAA 9–110th2015
Wingate SAC 9–25th2019
Limestone SAC 8–31st—
Fayetteville State CIAA 9–24th2009
Super Region 3 Grand Valley State GLIAC 11–021st2021
Ferris State GLIAC 9–113th2021
Pittsburg State MIAA 11–019th2014
Ouachita Baptist GAC 11–05th2019
NW Missouri State MIAA 9–226th2021
Indianapolis GLVC 9–17th2019
Davenport GLIAC 8–21st—
Super Region 4 Angelo State Lone Star 11–08th2021
Colorado Mines RMAC 9–28th2021
Minnesota State NSIC 9–213th2019
Bemidji State NSIC 9–22nd2021
Winona State NSIC 8–37th2017
Wayne State (NE) NSIC 9–22nd1982
CSU Pueblo RMAC 8–39th2019

Bracket

Super Region 1

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

Super Region 2

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

Super Region 3

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

Super Region 4

First Round
November 19, 2022
Campus sites		Second Round
November 26, 2022
Campus sites		Quarterfinals
December 3, 2022
Campus sites
         
1 Angelo State* 33
4 Bemidji State 7
Winona State 7
4 Bemidji State* 31
1 Angelo State* 24
2 Colorado Mines 42
3 Minnesota State* 26
Wayne State (NE) 9
3 Minnesota State 45
2 Colorado Mines* 48
CSU-Pueblo 24
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		 National Championship
December 17
McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX
      
1 Ferris State 38
4 West Florida 17
1 Ferris State41
2 Colorado Mines 14
2 Colorado Mines 44
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.

SchoolOutgoing coachDateReasonReplacementPrevious position
Tuskegee Reginald Ruffin June 2, 2022 (effective at season's end)Retired [3] Aaron James Tuskegee offensive coordinator (2022)
Morehouse Rich Freeman November 9, 2022Resigned [4] Gerard Wilcher Rice defensive backs (2018–2022)
Missouri Western Matt Williamson November 13, 2022Fired [5] Tyler Fenwick Southeastern Oklahoma State head coach (2019–2022)
UNC Pembroke Shane Richardson November 13, 2022Fired [6] Mark Hall Chowan head coach (2019–2022)
Catawba Curtis Walker November 14, 2022Resigned [7] Tyler Haines Shepherd offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2022)
Sioux Falls Jon Anderson November 14, 2022Fired [8] Jim Glogowski Minnesota State defensive coordinator (2016–2022)
Northern Michigan Kyle Nystrom November 15, 2022Resigned [9] Shane Richardson UNC Pembroke head coach (2014–2022)
Northwestern Oklahoma State Matt Walter November 16, 2022Resigned [10] Ronnie Jones Emerson High School defensive coordinator (2021–2022)
West Texas A&M Hunter Hughes November 21, 2022Fired [11] Josh Lynn Nebraska–Kearney head coach (2017–2022)
Texas–Permian Basin Justin Carrigan November 28, 2022Accepted administrative position [12] Kris McCullough [13] East Central head coach (2022)
Michigan Tech Steve Olson November 29, 2022Contract expired [14] Dan Mettlach Michigan Tech assistant head coach (2019–2022)
Albany State Gabe Giardina November 30, 2022Hired by Charleston Southern [15] Quinn Gray Alcorn State quarterbacks coach (2020–2022)
Ashland Lee Owens December 2, 2022Retired [16] Doug Geiser [17] Ashland assistant head coach, offensive line coach, and running game coordinator (2004–2022)
Minot State Mike Aldrich December 2, 2022Contract expired [18] Ian Shields UNLV offensive assistant (2020–2022)
Northwood Leonard Haynes December 5, 2022Became a part of school's faculty [19] Dustin Beurer Albion head coach (2019–2022)
Southeastern Oklahoma State Tyler Fenwick December 6, 2022Hired by Missouri Western [5] Bo Atterberry Southeastern Oklahoma State head coach (2014–2018)
Wayne State (MI) Paul Winters December 9, 2022Fired [20] Tyrone Wheatley Denver Broncos running backs coach (2022)
West Florida Pete Shinnick December 11, 2022Hired by Towson [21] Kaleb Nobles Clemson director of offensive player development (2022)
CSU Pueblo John Wristen December 13, 2022Retired [22] Phil Vigil [23] Western New Mexico head coach (2021–2022)
Nebraska–Kearney Josh Lynn December 13, 2022Hired by West Texas A&M [24] Ryan Held North Alabama interim head coach (2022)
Chowan Mark Hall December 14, 2022Hired by UNC Pembroke Paul Johnson Bloomsburg offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach, and tight ends coach (2021–2022)
Eastern New Mexico Tye Hiatt December 21, 2022Hired by Southern Utah [25] Kelley Lee Veterans Memorial Early College High School head coach (2021–2022)
East Central Kris McCullough December 22, 2022Hired by Texas–Permian Basin [13] John Litrenta East Central defensive coordinator (2020–2022)
Western New Mexico Phil Vigil December 23, 2022Hired by CSU Pueblo [23] Bill Hickman Western New Mexico offensive coordinator (2021–2022)
Southwestern Oklahoma State Josh Kirkland January 9, 2023Hired by North Texas [26] Ruzell McCoy (interim) Southwestern Oklahoma State defensive coordinator (2021–2022)
American International Kris Kulzer Before January 11, 2023Resigned or fired [27] Lou Conte The Citadel ffensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and fullbacks coach (2016–2022)
St. Augustine's David Bowser January 11, 2023Resigned [28] Howard Feggins Fayetteville State offensive coordinator (2018–2022)
Grand Valley State Matt Mitchell January 15, 2023Hired by Wisconsin [29] Scott Wooster Grand Valley State offensive line coach and tight ends coach (2020–2022)
Mary Craig Bagnell February 14, 2023Hired by South Dakota [30] Shann Schillinger Mississippi State defensive analyst (2022)
Kentucky State Paul Hamilton (interim)February 20, 2023Full-time coach hired [31] Felton Huggins McNeese wide receivers coach (2022)
Bentley Alvin Reynolds April 6, 2023Resigned [32] Saj Thakkar Harvard running backs coach (2018–2022)
Colorado Mines Brandon Moore April 19, 2023Hired by San Diego [33] Pete Sterbick Colorado Mines offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2019–2022)
William Jewell Mike McGlinchey Jr. April 24, 2023Resigned [34] Neil Linhart (interim) William Jewell offensive coordinator (2020–2022)
Concord Dave Walker May 12, 2023Resigned [35] Brian Ferguson Concord offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2020–2022)
Lincoln (PA) Josh Dean June 23, 2023Accepted administrative position [36] Frank Turner Lincoln (PA) assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2022)

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