1991 NCAA Division II football season

The 1991 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 in August 1991, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 14, 1991, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Pittsburg State Gorillas defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 23–6, to win their first Division II national title.

1991 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August – November 1991
Playoffs	November 23 – December 14, 1991
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	Pittsburg State
Harlon Hill Trophy	Ronnie West, Pittsburg State

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Ronnie West, wide receiver from Pittsburg State.

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

• One program departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season.

School	1990 Conference	1991 Conference
Southeast Missouri State	MIAA (D-II)	Ohio Valley (I-AA)
Tennessee–Martin	Gulf South	Independent
Troy State	Gulf South	Independent
West Texas State	Lone Star	Dropped program
Lees–McRae	Junior college	Independent

Program changes

• After Central State University (Oklahoma) changed its name to the University of Central Oklahoma in 1991, the Central State Bronchos became the Central Oklahoma Bronchos.

Conference standings

1991 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12 Winston-Salem State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Elizabeth City State 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Norfolk State 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 10 Virginia Union ^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Livingstone 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 North Carolina Central 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Johnson C. Smith 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1 Bowie State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Hampton 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Virginia State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Fayetteville State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1991 Gulf South Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Jacksonville State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0 No. 11 Mississippi College ^ 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 4 – 1 Valdosta State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Livingston 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 West Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Delta State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 North Alabama 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1991 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern New Mexico $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 No. 19 East Texas State ^ 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 4 – 1 Angelo State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Texas A&I 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Cameron 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Central Oklahoma 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Abilene Christian 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1991 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Butler $^ 9 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Ashland 8 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Grand Valley State ^ 8 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Saginaw Valley State 5 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Ferris State 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Hillsdale 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Wayne State (MI) 4 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 4 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Northern Michigan 3 – 6 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Indianapolis 2 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Valparaiso 1 – 8 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant	1991 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Pittsburg State $^ 8 – 0 – 1 13 – 1 – 1 Missouri Southern 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Southwest Baptist 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Central Missouri State 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 NE Missouri State 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Emporia State 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 NW Missouri State 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Missouri–Rolla 3 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1 Missouri Western 2 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Washburn 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1991 North Central Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 North Dakota State $^ 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 4 Northern Colorado ^ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 17 North Dakota 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 South Dakota State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 13 Mankato State ^ 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 St. Cloud State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Nebraska–Omaha 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Morningside 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 South Dakota 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Augustana (SD) 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1991 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Sonoma State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 UC Davis 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Humboldt State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Cal State Hayward 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1991 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Moorhead State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 No. 9 Southwest State (MN) 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Minnesota Duluth 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Northern State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Bemidji State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Minnesota Morris 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Winona State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1991 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division No. 18 East Stroudsburg x^ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 3 – 1 Kutztown 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Bloomsburg 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 West Chester 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Millersville 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Mansfield 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1 Cheyney 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 West Division No. 1 IUP x^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0 No. 14 Shippensburg ^ 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0 Slippery Rock 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Edinboro 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Clarion 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Lock Haven 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 California (PA) 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1991 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fort Valley State + 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Clark Atlanta + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Morehouse + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Tuskegee + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Alabama A&M + 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Savannah State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Morris Brown 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Albany State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Miles 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1991 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Shepherd $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 10 Concord 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 19 West Virginia State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 West Liberty State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Glenville State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Fairmont State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 West Virginia Tech 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant West Virginia Tech forfeited four victories, including two conference wins, over Fairmont State and West Virginia Wesleyan. Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1991 Western Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Portland State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 3 – 0 Southern Utah 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 Sacramento State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Cal Poly 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Cal State Northridge 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Santa Clara 0 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1991 NCAA Division II independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 20 Wofford ^   –   9 – 3 – 0 Springfield   –   7 – 3 – 0 Southern Connecticut State   –   6 – 3 – 0 UC Santa Barbara   –   5 – 3 – 0 Michigan Tech   –   6 – 4 – 0 Saint Mary's   –   6 – 5 – 0 Tennessee–Martin   –   5 – 6 – 0 Troy State   –   5 – 6 – 0 American International   –   4 – 5 – 1 New Haven   –   3 – 7 – 0 Wayne State (NE)   –   3 – 7 – 0 Kentucky State   –   2 – 9 – 0 Central Connecticut   –   1 – 8 – 1 Lees–McRae   –   1 – 9 – 0 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Eastern New Mexico Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Butler Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – Sonoma State Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East Stroudsburg (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State (CO) South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M, Clark Atlanta, Fort Valley State, Morehouse, and Tuskegee Western Football Conference – Portland State

Postseason

1991 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	Pittsburg State (5th title, title game)
Runner-up	Jacksonville State (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	IUP Portland State
Winning coach	championship

The 1991 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 19th 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 sixth time.

Playoff bracket

	First round Campus sites				Quarterfinals Campus sites				Semifinals Campus sites				Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
	Pittsburg State	26
	Butler	16
					Pittsburg State	38
					East Texas State	28
	East Texas State	36
	Grand Valley State	15
									Pittsburg State	53
									Portland State	21
	Portland State	28
	Northern Colorado	24
					Portland State	37
					Mankato State	27
	Mankato State	27
	North Dakota State	7
													Pittsburg State	23
													Jacksonville State	6
	Jacksonville State	49
	Winston–Salem State	24
					Jacksonville State	35
					Mississippi College	7
	Mississippi College	28
	Wofford	15
									Jacksonville State	27
									IUP	20
	IUP	56
	Virginia Union	7
					IUP	52
					Shippensburg	7
	Shippensburg	34*
	East Stroudsburg	33

See also

• 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1991 NCAA Division III football season
• 1991 NAIA Division I football season
• 1991 NAIA Division II football season