1992 NAIA Division II football season

The 1992 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1992 college football season in the United States and the 37th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 23rd season of play of the NAIA division II for football.

1992 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1992
Postseason	November–December 1992
National Championship	Portland, OR
Champions	Findlay (2)

The season was played from August to November 1992 and culminated in the 1992 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Portland, Oregon near the campus of Linfield College.

Findlay defeated Linfield in the championship game, 26–13, to win their second NAIA national title.

Conference realignment

Conference changes

• Before the season, the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rebranded as the Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference after the addition of Iowa-based Northwestern College. The NIAC had existed under its previous name since its foundation in 1969.

Membership changes

Team	1991 conference	1992 conference
Northwestern (IA)	NAIA independent	Nebraska-Iowa

Conference standings

1992 Columbia Football Association standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mount Hood League No. 2 Linfield x^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0 Lewis & Clark 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Western Oregon 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Eastern Oregon 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Southern Oregon 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Oregon Tech 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Willamette 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Mount Rainier League No. 3 Pacific Lutheran x^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 No. 15 Western Washington ^ 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 21 Central Washington 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Simon Fraser 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Puget Sound 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Whitworth 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1992 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Rocky Mountain + 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 16 Montana Tech +^ 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Carroll (MT) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Western Montana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1992 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Benedictine (KS) +^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 No. 5 Baker +^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 No. 23 Evangel 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 William Jewell 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Missouri Valley 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Central Methodist 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Graceland 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Culver–Stockton 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1 MidAmerica Nazarene 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 14 Friends $^ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 25 Bethany (KS) 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 Ottawa 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Southwestern (KS) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 McPherson 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Bethel (KS) 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Sterling 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Tabor 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1992 Mid-South Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 17 Union (KY) + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 11 Georgetown (KY) +^ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 20 Campbellsville + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Tusculum 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Cumberland (KY) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Lambuth 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1992 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12 Hastings $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 13 Northwestern (IA) ^ 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 Nebraska Wesleyan 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Doane 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Concordia (NE) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Midland 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Dana 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 19 Dickinson State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 9 Minot State +^ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 No. 24 Mary + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 Jamestown 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Valley City State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Mayville State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rocky Mountain forfeited a win over Mary. Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1992 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Dakota Wesleyan $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Black Hills State 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Sioux Falls 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Huron 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dakota State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 South Dakota Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1992 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Howard Payne $^ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 8 Hardin–Simmons ^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Austin 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 McMurry 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Midwestern State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Sul Ross 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 NAIA Division II independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Findlay ^   –   12 – 1 – 0 No. 1 Westminster (PA) ^   –   10 – 1 – 0 No. 18 Peru State   –   7 – 2 – 1 Azusa Pacific   –   4 – 5 – 0 Geneva   –   4 – 5 – 0 Mount St. Joseph   –   4 – 5 – 0 St. Ambrose   –   4 – 6 – 0 Tiffin   –   4 – 6 – 0 Clinch Valley   –   3 – 7 – 0 Trinity (IL)   –   2 – 7 – 1 Cumberland (TN)   –   2 – 8 – 0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   2 – 8 – 0 Westmar   –   1 – 8 – 0 Lindenwood   –   1 – 9 – 0 ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Conference champions

Conference	Champion	Record
Columbia	Mount Rainier League: Pacific Lutheran Mount Hood League: Linfield	5–0 6–0
Frontier	Montana Tech Montana Western	4–2
Heart of America	Baker Benedictine	7–1
Kansas	Friends	8–0
Mid-South	Campbellsville Georgetown (KY) Union (KY)	4–1
Nebraska	Hastings	6–0
North Dakota	Dickinson State Mary Minot State	4–1
South Dakota	Dakota Wesleyan	5–0
Texas	Howard Payne	5–0

Rankings

Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:

Rank	Team (first place votes)	Record (thru Nov. 15)	Points
1	Westminster (PA)	9–0	423
2	Linfield	9–0	410
3	Pacific Lutheran	8–1	387
4	Findlay	8–1	372
5	Baker	9–1	341
6	Howard Payne	8–2	321
7	Dakota Wesleyan	10–0	317
8	Hardin–Simmons	9–1	297
9	Minot State	7–2	283
10	Benedictine (KS)	9–1	271
11	Georgetown (KY)	8–2	244
12	Hastings	8–2	243
13	Northwestern (IA)	8–1–1	226
14	Friends	8–2	201
15	Western Washington	7–2	196
16	Montana Tech	7–3	191
17	Union (KY)	8–2	138
18	Peru State	7–2–1	136
19	Dickinson State	7–2	102
20	Campbellsville	7–3	88
21	Central Washington	6–3	79
22	Greenville	7–2	69
23	Evangel	7–3	68
24	Mary	7–1–1	60
25	Bethany (KS)	7–1–1	49

Postseason

	First Round Campus sites					Quarterfinals Campus sites					Semifinals Campus sites					Championship Portland, OR
		Georgetown (KY)	14
		Findlay*	32
							Findlay	13
							Westminster (PA)*	7
		Friends (KS)	0
		Westminster (PA)*	28
												Findlay*	27
												Benedictine (KS)	24
		Northwestern (IA)	20
		Baker*	21
							Baker	14
							Benedictine (KS)*	21
		Hastings	15
		Benedictine (KS)*	17
																	Findlay	26
																	Linfield*	13
		Minot State	31
		Dakota Wesleyan*	0
							Minot State	21
							Hardin–Simmons*	14
		Hardin–Simmons	42
		Howard Payne*	28
												Minot State	12
												Linfield*	47
		Montana Tech	0
		Pacific Lutheran*	37
							Pacific Lutheran	30
							Linfield*	44
		Western Washington	0
		Linfield*	26

See also

• 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1992 NCAA Division II football season
• 1992 NCAA Division III football season