American college football season
2002 NCAA Division II football season Regular season September 7 – November 16, 2002 Playoffs November 23 – December 14, 2002[1] National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion Grand Valley State Harlon Hill Trophy Curt Anes, Grand Valley State
The 2002 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 on September 7, 2002, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 14, 2002 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , hosted by the University of North Alabama . The Grand Valley State Lakers defeated the Valdosta State Blazers , 31–24, to win their first Division II national title.[2]
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Curt Anes, quarterback from Grand Valley State .
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
2002 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Eastern
Bowie State xy
5
–
2
6
–
5
Virginia State
5
–
2
7
–
3
Virginia Union
4
–
3
6
–
4
Elizabeth City State
2
–
5
2
–
8
Western
No. 16 Fayetteville State xy$^
7
–
0
10
–
2
Winston-Salem State
4
–
3
4
–
6
North Carolina Central
2
–
5
4
–
6
Livingstone
2
–
5
3
–
7
Johnson C. Smith
1
–
7
2
–
8
St. Augustine's
0
–
7
0
–
8
Championship: Fayetteville State 17 , Bowie State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
2002 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^
9
–
0
14
–
0
No. 15 Saginaw Valley State ^
8
–
2
9
–
3
No. 19 Findlay
8
–
2
9
–
2
Northwood
7
–
3
7
–
4
Northern Michigan
6
–
4
6
–
5
Ferris State
4
–
5
5
–
5
Indianapolis
4
–
6
5
–
6
Hillsdale
4
–
6
4
–
7
Michigan Tech
3
–
7
3
–
7
Wayne State (MI)
3
–
7
3
–
8
Ashland
2
–
8
2
–
9
Mercyhurst
1
–
9
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
2002 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Central Washington $^
3
–
0
11
–
1
Western Washington
2
–
1
6
–
4
Western Oregon
1
–
2
5
–
5
Humboldt State
0
–
3
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2002 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Valdosta State $^
9
–
0
14
–
1
Harding
7
–
2
9
–
2
Central Arkansas
6
–
3
8
–
3
Southern Arkansas
6
–
3
7
–
4
Ouachita Baptist
5
–
4
5
–
5
Henderson State
5
–
4
5
–
6
Delta State
4
–
5
4
–
7
West Alabama
3
–
6
5
–
6
North Alabama
3
–
6
4
–
7
Arkansas Tech
3
–
6
4
–
7
Arkansas–Monticello
2
–
7
2
–
8
West Georgia
1
–
8
3
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
2002 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 NW Missouri State $^
9
–
0
12
–
1
No. 8 Central Missouri State ^
8
–
1
10
–
2
No. 23 Emporia State
6
–
3
9
–
3
No. 13 Pittsburg State
6
–
3
8
–
3
Missouri Western
4
–
5
6
–
5
Truman
3
–
6
5
–
6
Missouri Southern
3
–
6
5
–
6
Washburn
3
–
6
3
–
8
Southwest Baptist
2
–
7
3
–
8
Missouri–Rolla
0
–
9
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2002 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 C. W. Post $^
10
–
1
11
–
1
No. 24 Bentley
9
–
1
10
–
1
Southern Connecticut
7
–
3
8
–
3
Merrimack
6
–
4
6
–
4
Saint Anselm
5
–
5
5
–
5
American International
5
–
5
5
–
6
Bryant
5
–
5
5
–
6
Pace
3
–
7
3
–
7
UMass Lowell
3
–
7
3
–
8
Assumption
1
–
9
2
–
9
Stonehill
1
–
9
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
2002 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Nebraska–Kearney +^
7
–
1
9
–
2
Chadron State +
7
–
1
8
–
2
Mesa State
5
–
3
5
–
6
Colorado Mines
4
–
4
7
–
4
Adams State
4
–
4
5
–
6
Western State (CO)
4
–
4
5
–
6
Fort Hays State
3
–
5
5
–
6
Fort Lewis
2
–
6
3
–
8
New Mexico Highlands
0
–
8
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
2002 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Carson–Newman $^
7
–
0
12
–
1
No. 18 Catawba ^
6
–
1
8
–
3
Presbyterian
5
–
2
8
–
3
Mars Hill
4
–
3
7
–
4
Tusculum
3
–
4
7
–
4
Wingate
2
–
5
5
–
6
Lenoir–Rhyne
1
–
6
3
–
7
Newberry
0
–
7
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
2002 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 9 Tuskegee $
7
–
1
10
–
1
Albany State
6
–
2
7
–
4
Fort Valley State
6
–
2
7
–
4
Miles
5
–
3
6
–
5
Morehouse
4
–
4
6
–
5
Lane
3
–
5
4
–
7
Kentucky State
2
–
6
3
–
8
Benedict
2
–
6
2
–
9
Clark Atlanta
1
–
7
2
–
9
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2002 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 14 UC Davis ^
–
9
–
3
New Haven
–
4
–
6
Quincy
–
4
–
7
Saint Joseph's (IN)
–
4
–
7
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
Conference summaries [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons
Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Fayetteville State
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State
Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington
Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State
Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State
North Central Conference – Northern Colorado
Northeast-10 Conference – C.W. Post
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg (East), Indiana (PA) (West)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State and Nebraska–Kearney
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Wesleyan
Postseason [ ]
2002 NCAA Division II Football Championship Teams 16 Finals Site Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion Grand Valley State (1st title, title game) Runner-up Valdosta State (1st title game) Semifinalists Winning coach
The 2002 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 29th 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 15th time.
Playoff bracket [ ]
First round Campus sites
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Valdosta State
24
Catawba
7
Valdosta State
31
Carson–Newman
28
Carson–Newman
40
Fayetteville State
27
Valdosta State
21
Texas A&M–Kingsville
12
UC Davis
24
Central Washington
6
UC Davis
20
Texas A&M–Kingsville
27*
Texas A&M–Kingsville
58
Nebraska–Kearney
40
Valdosta State
24
Grand Valley State
31
Grand Valley State
62
C.W. Post
13
Grand Valley State
62
IUP
21
IUP
27
Saginaw Valley State
23
Grand Valley State
44
Northern Colorado
7
NW Missouri State
45
Minnesota–Duluth
41
Northwest Missouri State
12
Northern Colorado
23
Northern Colorado
49
Central Missouri State
28
See also [ ]
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