1993 NAIA Division II football season

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1993 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1993
PostseasonNovember–December 1993
National ChampionshipPortland, OR
ChampionsPacific Lutheran (3)

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 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mount Hood League
Linfield x^ 4 1 0 6 3 1
Willamette 3 2 0 5 4 0
Southern Oregon 3 2 0 4 5 0
Eastern Oregon 2 3 0 4 5 0
Lewis & Clark 2 3 0 4 5 0
Western Oregon 1 4 0 3 5 1
Mount Rainer League
Pacific Lutheran x^ 5 0 0 12 0 1
Central Washington ^ 4 1 0 9 2 0
Western Washington 3 2 0 6 3 0
Simon Fraser 2 3 0 3 7 0
Whitworth 1 4 0 1 8 0
Puget Sound 0 5 0 0 8 1
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1993 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baker +^ 7 1 0 10 3 0
Evangel +^ 7 1 0 8 2 0
Missouri Valley 6 2 0 7 3 0
Benedictine (KS) 5 3 0 6 3 0
Graceland 5 3 0 6 4 0
William Jewell 3 5 0 3 7 0
Culver–Stockton 2 6 0 2 8 0
MidAmerica Nazarene 1 7 0 2 8 0
Central Methodist 0 8 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1993 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Lutheran52
  Central Washington 28
  Linfield* 26
  Central Washington 17
  Pacific Lutheran35
  Cumberland (TN) 7
  Pacific Lutheran61
  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

See also[]

References[]

  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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