The record

Division II History

National champions and major awards for Division II, computed live from this product's own historical reference library.

FBS FCS Division II Division III

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2025	Ferris State	Harding	42-21
2024	Ferris State	Valdosta State	49-14
2023	Harding	Colorado Mines	38-7
2022	Ferris State	Colorado Mines	41-14
2021	Ferris State	Valdosta State	58-17
2020	Canceled (COVID-19)	—	—
2019	West Florida	Minnesota State	48-40
2018	Valdosta State	Ferris State	49-47
2017	Texas A&M-Commerce	West Florida	37-27
2016	Northwest Missouri	North Alabama	29-3
2015	Northwest Missouri	Shepherd	34-7
2014	CSU Pueblo	Minnesota State	13-0
2013	Northwest Missouri	Lenoir-Rhyne	43-28
2012	Valdosta State	Winston-Salem State	35-7
2011	Pittsburg State	Wayne State (MI)	35-21
2010	Minnesota-Duluth	Delta State	20-17
2009	Northwest Missouri	Grand Valley State	30-23
2008	Minnesota-Duluth	Northwest Missouri	21-14
2007	Valdosta State	Northwest Missouri	25-20
2006	Grand Valley State	Northwest Missouri	17-14
2005	Grand Valley State	Northwest Missouri	21-17
2004	Valdosta State	Pittsburg State	36-31
2003	Grand Valley State	North Dakota	10-3
2002	Grand Valley State	Valdosta State	31-24
2001	North Dakota	Grand Valley State	17-14
2000	Delta State	Bloomsburg	63-34
1999	Northwest Missouri	Carson-Newman	58-52 (AET)
1998	Northwest Missouri	Carson-Newman	24-6
1997	Northern Colorado	New Haven	51-0
1996	Northern Colorado	Carson-Newman	23-14
1995	North Alabama	Pittsburg State	27-7
1994	North Alabama	Texas A&M-Kingsville	16-10
1993	North Alabama	Indiana (PA)	41-34
1992	Jacksonville State	Pittsburg State	17-13
1991	Pittsburg State	Jacksonville State	23-6
1990	North Dakota State	Indiana (PA)	51-11
1989	Mississippi College	Jacksonville State	3-0
1988	North Dakota State	Portland State	35-21
1987	Troy State	Portland State	31-17
1986	North Dakota State	South Dakota	27-7
1985	North Dakota State	North Alabama	35-7
1984	Troy State	North Dakota State	18-17
1983	North Dakota State	Central State	41-21
1982	Southwest Texas	UC Davis	34-9
1981	Southwest Texas	North Dakota State	42-13
1980	Cal Poly	Eastern Illinois	21-13
1979	Delaware	Youngstown State	38-21
1978	Eastern Illinois	Delaware	10-9
1977	Lehigh	Jacksonville State	33-0
1976	Montana State	Akron	24-13
1975	Northern Michigan	Western Kentucky	16-14
1974	Central Michigan	Delaware	54-14
1973	Louisiana Tech	Western Kentucky	34-0

2020 championship canceled due to COVID-19 (no champion/runner-up).

DIVISION II MAJOR AWARDS

AWARD

Year	Award	Player	School
2025	Harlon Hill Trophy	Curtis Allen	Virginia Union
2025	Gene Upshaw Award	Tim Anderson	Ferris St.
2025	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Slade Edwards	Central Wash.
2024	Harlon Hill Trophy	Zach Zebrowski	Central Mo.
2024	Gene Upshaw Award	Marquise Fleming	Wingate
2024	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Jake Gannon	Bemidji St.
2023	Harlon Hill Trophy	Zach Zebrowski	Central Mo.
2023	Gene Upshaw Award	Levi Johnson	Colo. Sch. of Mines
2023	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Shane Bumgardner	Tiffin
2022	Harlon Hill Trophy	John Matocha	Colo. Sch. of Mines
2022	Gene Upshaw Award	Caleb Murphy	Ferris St.
2022	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Matt Armendariz	Colo. Sch. of Mines
2021	Harlon Hill Trophy	Tyson Bagent	Shepherd
2021	Gene Upshaw Award	Dylan Pasquali	Ferris St.
2021	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Matt Armendariz	Colo. Sch. of Mines
2020	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Alfredo Fernandez	Angelo St.
2019	Harlon Hill Trophy	Roland Rivers III	Slippery Rock
2019	Gene Upshaw Award	Austin Edwards	Ferris St.
2019	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Jake Lacina	Augustana (SD)
2018	Harlon Hill Trophy	Jayru Campbell	Ferris St.
2018	Gene Upshaw Award	Markus Jones	Angelo St.
2018	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Bryce Bray	Harding
2017	Harlon Hill Trophy	Luis Perez	East Tex. A&M
2017	Gene Upshaw Award	Marcus Martin	Slippery Rock
2017	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Taylor Nikithser	California (PA)
2016	Harlon Hill Trophy	Justin Dvorak	Colo. Sch. of Mines
2016	Gene Upshaw Award	Jordan Morgan	Kutztown
2016	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Akoakoa Kennedy	MidWestern Colo.
2015	Harlon Hill Trophy	Jason Vander Laan	Ferris St.
2015	Gene Upshaw Award	Matt Judon	Grand Valley St.
2015	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Derek Evans	Carson-Newman
2014	Harlon Hill Trophy	Jason Vander Laan	Ferris St.
2014	Gene Upshaw Award	Darius Allen	CSU Pueblo
2014	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Jack Abercrombie	California (PA)
2013	Harlon Hill Trophy	Franklyn Quiteh	Bloomsburg
2013	Gene Upshaw Award	Darius Allen	CSU Pueblo
2013	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Matt Armstrong	Grand Valley St.
2012	Harlon Hill Trophy	Zach Zulli	Shippensburg
2012	Gene Upshaw Award	Garth Heikkinen	Minn. Duluth
2012	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Kevin Day	Carson-Newman
2011	Harlon Hill Trophy	Jonas Randolph	Mars Hill
2011	Gene Upshaw Award	Joe Long	Wayne St. (MI)
2011	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Matt Webber	Abilene Christian
2011	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Darrell Leopold	Delta St.
2010	Harlon Hill Trophy	Eric Czerniewski	Central Mo.
2010	Gene Upshaw Award	Brandon Fusco	Slippery Rock
2010	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Brandon Fusco	Slippery Rock
2009	Harlon Hill Trophy	Joique Bell	Wayne St. (NE)
2009	Gene Upshaw Award	Ben Staggs	West Liberty
2009	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Jack Hiett	Neb.-Kearney
2008	Harlon Hill Trophy	Bernard Scott	Abilene Christian
2008	Gene Upshaw Award	Sam Collins	Abilene Christian
2008	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Sam Collins	Abilene Christian
2007	Harlon Hill Trophy	Danny Woodhead	Chadron St.
2007	Gene Upshaw Award	Brandon Barnes	Grand Valley St.
2007	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Ryan Pope	Shepherd
2006	Harlon Hill Trophy	Danny Woodhead	Chadron St.
2006	Gene Upshaw Award	Mike McFadden	Grand Valley St.
2006	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Christian Morton	South Dakota
2005	Harlon Hill Trophy	Jimmy Terwilliger	East Stroudsburg
2005	Gene Upshaw Award	Mike McFadden	Grand Valley St.
2005	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Lance Ancar	North Ala.
2005	Jim Langer Award	Nick Hageman	South Dakota
2004	Harlon Hill Trophy	Chad Friehauf	Colorado Mines
2004	Gene Upshaw Award	Nathan Baker	Pittsburg St.
2004	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Kevin Burton	Southeastern Okla.
2004	Jim Langer Award	Alan Dunn	Tusculum
2003	Harlon Hill Trophy	Will Hall	North Ala.
2003	Dave Rimington Award (Ncaa Ii)	Kevin Palmer	Tex. A&M-Kingsville
2003	Jim Langer Award	Phillip Bogle	New Haven
2002	Harlon Hill Trophy	Curt Anes	Grand Valley St.
2002	Jim Langer Award	Peter Campion	North Dakota St.
2001	Harlon Hill Trophy	Dusty Bonner	Valdosta St.
2001	Jim Langer Award	Brian Crawford	Western Ore.
2000	Harlon Hill Trophy	Dusty Bonner	Valdosta St.
2000	Jim Langer Award	Nick O’Brien	Tex. A&M-Kingsville
1999	Harlon Hill Trophy	Corte McGuffey	Northern Colo.
1999	Jim Langer Award	Greg Lotyse	North Dakota
1998	Harlon Hill Trophy	Brian Shay	Emporia St.
1998	Jim Langer Award	Sean McNamara	Pittsburg St.
1997	Harlon Hill Trophy	Irv Sigler	Bloomsburg
1997	Jim Langer Award	Andy Mazurek	Minnesota St.
1996	Harlon Hill Trophy	Jarrett Anderson	Truman St.
1996	Jim Langer Award	Chris Villarrial	Indiana (PA)
1995	Harlon Hill Trophy	Ronald McKinnon	North Ala.
1995	Jim Langer Award	Adam Timmerman	South Dakota St.
1994	Harlon Hill Trophy	Chris Hatcher	Valdosta St.
1994	Jim Langer Award	Kevin Robson	North Dakota
1993	Harlon Hill Trophy	Roger Graham	New Haven
1992	Harlon Hill Trophy	Ronald Moore	Pittsburg St.
1991	Harlon Hill Trophy	Ronnie West	Pittsburg St.
1990	Harlon Hill Trophy	Chris Simdorn	North Dakota St.
1989	Harlon Hill Trophy	Johnny Bailey	Tex. A&M-Kingsville
1988	Harlon Hill Trophy	Johnny Bailey	Tex. A&M-Kingsville
1987	Harlon Hill Trophy	Johnny Bailey	Tex. A&M-Kingsville
1986	Harlon Hill Trophy	Jeff Bentrim	North Dakota St.