1993 NAIA Division II football season

1993 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant;

1993 Columbia Football Association standings
	Mount Hood League
	Mount Rainer League
	x – League champion/co-champions; ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant;

1993 NAIA Division II football season
1993 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1993
Postseason	November–December 1993
National Championship	Portland, OR
Champions	Pacific Lutheran (3)
	←1992; NAIA Division II football season; 1994→;

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's lower division 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.^[1]

Pacific Lutheran, led by College Football Hall of Fame head coach Frosty Westering, defeated Westminster (PA) 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 lead 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 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bethany (KS) $^	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Sterling	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Ottawa	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Tabor	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Southwestern (KS)	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kansas Wesleyan	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Friends	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Bethel (KS)	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
McPherson	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

1993 Mid-South Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Georgetown (KY) $^	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Lambuth	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Tusculum	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Union (KY)	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Cumberland (KY)	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Campbellsville	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

1993 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Doane $^	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Hastings ^	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Nebraska Wesleyan	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Midland	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Northwestern (IA)	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Dana	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Concordia (NE)	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

1993 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Minot State $^	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Mary ^	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Dickinson State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Mayville State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Jamestown	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Valley City State	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

1993 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Black Hills State $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Dakota State	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Dakota Wesleyan	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
South Dakota Tech	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Huron	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	1
Sioux Falls	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1993 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hardin–Simmons $^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
McMurry	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Austin	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Howard Payne	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Midwestern State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Sul Ross	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

1993 NAIA Division II independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Cumberland (TN) ^		–		9	–	2	–	0
Tiffin ^		–		8	–	2	–	1
Westminster (PA) ^		–		10	–	3	–	0
Findlay ^		–		8	–	3	–	0
Iowa Wesleyan		–		8	–	3	–	0
Clinch Valley		–		6	–	4	–	0
St. Ambrose		–		6	–	5	–	0
Lindenwood		–		2	–	8	–	1
Oklahoma Panhandle State		–		1	–	8	–	1

^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

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			Quarterfinals Campus sites			Semifinals Campus sites			Championship Portland, OR

	Hastings	19

	Baker*	39
				Baker*	28

				Doane	21
	Bethany	10

	Doane*	17
							Baker	14

							Pacific Lutheran ‡	52
	Central Washington	28

	Linfield*	26
				Central Washington	17

				Pacific Lutheran ‡	35
	Cumberland (TN)	7

	Pacific Lutheran ‡	61
										Pacific Lutheran	50

										Westminster (PA)	20
	Mary*	31

	Minot State*	20
				Mary*	20

				Hardin–Simmons	30
	Evangel	21

	Hardin–Simmons*	49
							Hardin–Simmons	0

							Westminster (PA)*	10
	Westminster (PA)	20

	Georgetown (KY)*	13
				Westminster (PA)	24

				Findlay*	0
	Tiffin	14

	Findlay*	28

‡ Game played at Puyallup, Washington

References[]

^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

[1] "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

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