2010 NCAA Division II football season

2010 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season September 4 – November 13, 2010
Playoffs November 20 – December 18, 2010[1]
National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
Champion Minnesota–Duluth
Harlon Hill Trophy Eric Czerniewski, Central Missouri

The 2010 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 4, 2010, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 18, 2010 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Delta State Statesmen, 20–17, to win their second Division II national title.[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Eric Czerniewski, quarterback from Central Missouri.

Conference standings

2010 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
Northeastern State x  5 –1     6 –5  
East Central  5 –1     5 –6  
Eastern New Mexico  3 –3     5 –6  
SW Oklahoma State  3 –3     3 –8  
SE Oklahoma State  2 –4     3 –8  
Texas A&M-Commerce  2 –4     3 –8  
Central Oklahoma  1 –5     2 –9  
South
#8 Abilene Christian x^  6 –0     11 –1  
#9 Texas A&M-Kingsville ^  5 –1     10 –2  
#18 West Texas A&M ^  4 –2     8 –4  
Midwestern State  3 –3     8 –4  
Tarleton State  2 –4     3 –8  
Angelo State  1 –5     5 –5  
Incarnate Word  1 –5     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#3 NW Missouri St. $^  9 –0     12 –1  
#5 Central Missouri ^  8 –1     11 –3  
Washburn  6 –3     8 –4  
#24 Missouri Western ^  6 –3     8 –4  
Nebraska-Omaha  5 –4     5 –6  
Pittsburg State  3 –6     6 –6  
Emporia State  3 –6     5 –6  
Missouri Southern State  2 –7     4 –7  
Truman State  2 –7     4 –7  
Fort Hays State  1 –8     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 RMAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#19 Colorado Mines $^  8 –1     9 –3  
#23 Neb.–Kearney $  8 –1     9 –2  
CSU–Pueblo  7 –2     9 –2  
Chadron State  7 –2     8 –3  
Adams State  4 –5     5 –6  
Western New Mexico  3 –6     4 –7  
Mesa State  3 –6     3 –7  
Fort Lewis  3 –6     3 –7  
Western State (CO)  1 –8     1 –10  
New Mexico Highlands  1 –8     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2010 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Central Washington $  7 –1     8 –3  
Humboldt State  6 –2     8 –3  
Western Oregon  5 –3     7 –4  
Dixie State  2 –6     2 –8  
Simon Fraser (BC)  0 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Shaw
Great Lakes Football Conference – Saint Joseph's (IN), Missouri S&T, and Urbana
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State
Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington
Gulf South Conference – Delta State, Henderson State, and Valdosta State
Lone Star Conference – Abilene Christian
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State
Northeast-10 Conference – American International, New Haven, and Southern Connecticut State
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Mercyhurst
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mines and Nebraska–Kearney
South Atlantic Conference – Wingate
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd

Postseason

2010 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams 24
Finals Site
Champions
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Winning Coach
  • championship

The 2010 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 37th 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 23rd time.

Seeded teams




Playoff bracket

  First Round
November 20
Campus Sites		 Second Round
November 27
Campus Sites		 Quarterfinals
December 4
Campus Sites		 Semifinals
December 11
Campus Sites		 National Championship Game
December 18
Braly Municipal Stadium,
Florence, Alabama
                                               
— St. Cloud State 42     — Minnesota–Duluth† 20  
— Hillsdale 28     — St. Cloud State 17  
  — Minnesota–Duluth 24  
  — Augustana (SD) 13  
— Grand Valley State 35 — Augustana (SD) 38
— Colorado Mines 13     — Grand Valley State 6  
  — Minnesota–Duluth 17  
  — NW Missouri State 13  
— Central Missouri 55     — Abilene Christian 41  
— West Texas A&M 35     — Central Missouri 55  
  — Central Missouri 20
  — NW Missouri State 37  
— NW Missouri State 28 — Texas A&M–Kingsville 31
— Missouri Western 24     — NW Missouri State 35  
  — Minnesota–Duluth 20  
  — Delta State 17
— Wingate 63     — Albany State 30  
— Morehouse 41     — Wingate 28  
  — Albany State 7
  — Delta State 28  
— North Alabama 43 — Delta State 47
— Valdosta State 20     — North Alabama 24  
  — Delta State 29
  — Shepherd 17  
— Shepherd 40     — Kutztown 34  
— Shaw 6     — Shepherd 41  
  — Shepherd 49
  — Mercyhurst 14  
— Bloomsburg 28 — Mercyhurst 28
— California (PA) 26     — Bloomsburg 14  

* Home team    † Overtime

References

  1. ↑ "2010-2014 Delta State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2010 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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