2006 NCAA Division II football season

2006 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season September 2 – November 11, 2006
Playoffs November 18 – December 16, 2006[1]
National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
Champion Grand Valley State
Harlon Hill Trophy Danny Woodhead, Chadron State

The 2006 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 2, 2006, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 16, 2006 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

Grand Valley State defeated Northwest Missouri State in the championship game, 17–14, to win their fourth Division II national title.[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Danny Woodhead, running back from Chadron State.

Conference changes and new programs

School2005 Conference2006 Conference
Central ArkansasGulf SouthD-II Independent
Fort Hays StateRMACMIAA

The University of West Georgia changed the name of its athletic teams from Braves to Wolves due to NCAA rules regarding Native American mascots.

Conference standings

2006 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
NW Missouri State $^  9 –0     14 –1  
Pittsburg State  7 –2     10 –2  
Missouri Western ^  7 –2     9 –3  
Washburn  6 –3     7 –4  
Truman State  6 –3     6 –5  
Central Missouri  3 –6     5 –6  
Missouri Southern  3 –6     5 –6  
Emporia State  2 –7     3 –8  
Fort Hays State  1 –8     1 –10  
Southwest Baptist  1 –8     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – North Carolina Central
Great Lakes Football Conference – Saint Joseph's (IN)
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State
Gulf South Conference – North Alabama
Lone Star Conference – West Texas A&M
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State
North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha and North Dakota
Northeast-10 Conference – Bryant, C.W. Post, Merrimack, and Southern Connecticut State
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Bemidji State
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), California (PA) and Indiana (PA) (West)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Chadron State
South Atlantic Conference – Newberry
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State and Tuskegee
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd

Postseason

2006 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams 24
Finals Site
Champions
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Winning Coach
  • championship

The 2006 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 33rd 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 19th time.

Seeded teams




Playoff bracket

  First Round
November 18
Campus Sites		 Second Round
November 25
Campus Sites		 Quarterfinals
December 2
Campus Sites		 Semifinals
December 9 and 10
Campus Sites		 National Championship Game
December 16
Braly Municipal Stadium,
Florence, Alabama
                                               
— South Dakota 31     — Grand Valley State* 35  
— Northwood 28     — South Dakota 17  
  — Grand Valley State* 30  
  — North Dakota 20  
— North Dakota Fighting Sioux 42 — Nebraska–Omaha* 35
— Winona State 0     — North Dakota 38  
  — Grand Valley State 49  
Super Region 3
  — Delta State 30  
— Delta State 17     — North Carolina Central* 17  
— Elizabeth City State 10     — Delta State 24  
  — Delta State 27
  — North Alabama 10  
— Newberry 34 — North Alabama* 38
— Albany State 28     — Newberry 20  
  — Grand Valley State 17  
  — NW Missouri State 14
— Merrimack Warriors 28     — Shepherd* 31  
— S. Connecticut 26     — Merrimack 7  
  — Shepherd 21
  — Bloomsburg 24  
— West Chester 31 — Bloomsburg* 21
— Bryant 29     — West Chester 20  
  — Bloomsburg 3
Super Region 2
  — NW Missouri State 33  
— Midwestern State 28     — NW Missouri State* 27  
— Missouri Western 26     — Midwestern State 0  
  — NW Missouri State 28
  — Chadron State 21  
— West Texas A&M† 30 — Chadron State* 43
— Abilene Christian 27     — West Texas A&M 17  

* Home team    † Overtime

References

  1. ↑ "2005-2009 Grand Valley State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2006 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
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