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2020–21 NCAA Division II football season

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2020 NCAA Division II football season

Total No. of teams	67
Regular season	September 26, 2020 – April 25, 2021
Playoffs	Not held
Harlon Hill Trophy	Not awarded
← 2019 NCAA Division II football seasons 2021 →

The2020–21 NCAA Division II football season was the component of the 2020college football season organized by theNCAA at theDivision II level in the United States. Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, only a few games were played during the traditional fall season.^[1] For other teams that chose to play during the 2020–21 school year, the regular season began on February 27, 2021, and culminated on April 25.^[2]^[3]

The season concluded with the end of the regular season, as the playoffs andchampionship game were not held due to the pandemic.

D-II team wins over FCS teams

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November 7, 2020:Angelo State 34,Abilene Christian 21
April 1, 2021:East Central 21,Tarleton State 14

Conference changes and new programs

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Membership changes

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School	Former conference	New conference
Barton Bulldogs	Returning program, last competed 1950	Independent^[4]
Dixie State Trailblazers	RMAC	WAC (FCS)
Erskine Flying Fleet	Returning program, last competed 1951	Independent^[5]
Florida Tech Panthers	Gulf South	Dropped program^[6]
Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles	Northern Sun	Dropped program^[7]
UNC Pembroke Braves	Independent	Mountain East
St. Cloud State Huskies	Northern Sun	Dropped program^[8]
Tarleton Texans	Lone Star	WAC (FCS)
Urbana Blue Knights	Mountain East	School closed^[9]

Conference standings

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Only four conferences (GLVC,G-MAC,Mountain East andSAC) and two independents (Barton andErskine) decided to play the season. All of them played a spring schedule.GAC,^[10]GLIAC,^[11]GNAC,^[12]Gulf South,^[13]Lone Star,^[14]MIAA,PSAC,^[15]RMAC andSIAC^[16] cancelled their football season, but some of their teams decided to play. Standings do not count games designated as exhibitions/scrimmages, only games in a school's official statistics.

Super Region 1

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2020 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Tiffin $	5	–	0	6	–	0
Findlay	4	–	2	4	–	2
Ohio Dominican	4	–	2	4	–	2
Hillsdale	2	–	2	2	–	2
Kentucky Wesleyan	1	–	4	1	–	4
Walsh	1	–	4	1	–	4
Lake Erie	0	–	3	0	–	3

$ – Conference champion

2020 Mountain East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North
Notre Dame (OH) y$	4	–	0	5	–	0
Frostburg State #	3	–	1	3	–	1
Wheeling	2	–	2	2	–	2
West Liberty	2	–	2	2	–	2
Alderson Broaddus	0	–	4	0	–	4
South
Charleston (WV) y	3	–	0	3	–	1
Concord	1	–	0	1	–	0
UNC Pembroke	2	–	1	2	–	1
West Virginia State	2	–	2	2	–	2
West Virginia Wesleyan	0	–	2	0	–	2
Glenville State	0	–	4	0	–	4
Championship:Notre Dame (OH) 51, Charleston (WV) 34
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Notes:Fairmont State opted out of the spring season. # – Provisional NCAA Division II member

2020 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Shepherd		–		1	–	0
Gannon		–		1	–	3
Mercyhurst		–		0	–	2

Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play. Bloomsburg,California (PA),Clarion,East Stroudsburg,Edinboro,IUP,Kutztown,Lock Haven,Millersville,Seton Hill,Shippensburg,Slippery Rock andWest Chester opted out of the spring season.

Super Region 2

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2020 Gulf South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
West Alabama		–		2	–	0
Shorter		–		2	–	2
Mississippi College		–		0	–	1

Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Gulf South Conference suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play. Delta State,North Greenville,Valdosta State,West Florida, andWest Georgia opted out of the spring season.

2020 South Atlantic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain
Tusculum y$	2	–	0	4	–	1
Carson–Newman	1	–	0	1	–	0
Mars Hill	1	–	2	1	–	2
Virginia–Wise	1	–	2	1	–	2
Limestone	1	–	2	1	–	3
Piedmont
Lenoir–Rhyne y	3	–	0	3	–	1
Newberry	3	–	1	5	–	1
Wingate	2	–	2	2	–	2
Catawba	0	–	2	0	–	2
Championship:Tusculum 28, Lenoir–Rhyne 23
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Notes:Barton was not a member of SAC at the time but a scheduling partner for the conference; games against Barton counted toward conference records.

2020 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Fort Valley State		–		2	–	0
Savannah State		–		1	–	1

Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play. Albany State,Benedict,Central State (OH),Clark Atlanta,Kentucky State,Lane,Miles,Morehouse andTuskegee opted out of the spring season.

2020 NCAA Division II independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
Erskine		–		1	–	5
Barton		–		0	–	4

Super Region 3

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2020 Great American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Central		–		2	–	0
Southern Nazarene		–		0	–	3

Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Great American Conference suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play. Arkansas Tech,Arkansas–Monticello,Harding,Henderson State,NW Oklahoma State,Oklahoma Baptist,Ouachita Baptist,SE Oklahoma State,Southern Arkansas andSW Oklahoma State opted out of the spring season. Southern Nazarene counted all their games as exhibition, whileEast Central and a few others teams that played Southern Nazarene did not, and counted their game in statistical records.

2020 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Davenport		–		2	–	0

Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play. Ashland,Ferris State,Grand Valley State,Michigan Tech,Northern Michigan,Northwood,Saginaw Valley State andWayne State (MI) opted out of the spring season.

2020 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East
Indianapolis y$	2	–	0	3	–	0
McKendree	1	–	1	1	–	1
Quincy	0	–	2	0	–	2
Lindenwood	0	–	0	0	–	0
West
Truman State y	3	–	0	3	–	1
Missouri S&T	2	–	1	2	–	1
Southwest Baptist	1	–	2	1	–	2
William Jewell	0	–	3	0	–	3
Championship:Indianapolis 46, Truman State 29
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Note: Season played in spring 2021. Lindenwood opted not to participate.

2020 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Nebraska–Kearney		–		2	–	0
Missouri Southern		–		1	–	0
Pittsburg State		–		2	–	2
Northeastern State		–		0	–	1
Missouri Western		–		0	–	2
Lincoln (MO)		–		0	–	2

Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play, schools scheduled own games if desired to play. Nebraska–Kearney,Pittsburg State andMissouri Western played only in the fall, whileMissouri Southern,Northeastern State andLincoln (MO) played only in the spring. Central Missouri,Central Oklahoma,Emporia State,Fort Hays State,NW Missouri State andWashburn opted out of the season. Rankings fromAP Poll

Super Region 4

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2020 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Central Washington		–		0	–	1

Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play. Simon Fraser andWestern Oregon opted out of the spring season.Azusa Pacific dropped football in late-December.

2020 Lone Star Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
UT Permian Basin		–		5	–	0
West Texas A&M		–		3	–	3
Angelo State		–		2	–	2
Midwestern State		–		1	–	2
Western New Mexico		–		0	–	1
Texas A&M–Kingsville		–		0	–	2

Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Lone South Conference suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play either in the fall or spring.Eastern New Mexico andTexas A&M–Commerce opted out of the season.

2020 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Chadron State		–		2	–	1
Colorado Mesa		–		2	–	1
South Dakota Mines		–		2	–	2
New Mexico Highlands		–		1	–	0
Western Colorado		–		0	–	1
Black Hills State		–		0	–	2
Fort Lewis		–		0	–	2

Notes: Due toCOVID-19, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference suspended the football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play. Chadron State,Colorado Mesa,South Dakota Mines,Western Colorado andBlack Hills State played only in the fall, whileNew Mexico Highlands andFort Lewis played only in the spring. Adams State,Colorado Mines andCSU Pueblo opted out of the season.

Conferences that did not play

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The following conferences did not hold a football season in fall 2020 or spring 2021, and none of their members opted to play independently.

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – announced on October 2, 2020, that the football season would not be played.^[12]
Northeast-10 Conference – announced on January 13, 2021, that postponed fall sports would not be rescheduled for the spring.^[17]
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – did not have a football season.^[18]

References

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^"Erskine Bringing Back Football for 2020 Season". Erskine College. August 24, 2018. RetrievedOctober 29, 2021.
^"Florida Tech cuts football program, announces layoffs due to COVID-19 impacts".Florida Today. RetrievedOctober 2, 2021.
^Tollefson, Elizabeth (December 10, 2019)."UMN Crookston Discontinues Golden Eagle Football Program". Crookston, Minnesota. RetrievedJanuary 20, 2022.
^Zimmer, Matt (December 10, 2019)."St. Cloud State University cutting its football program".Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. RetrievedAugust 26, 2020.
^"Ohio's Urbana University to close due to coronavirus challenges, low enrollment".The Columbus Dispatch. Archived fromthe original on October 2, 2021. RetrievedOctober 2, 2021.
^"MSWOSU, GAC announce spring sports plans".Weatherford Daily News. November 18, 2020. RetrievedDecember 17, 2021.
^"GLIAC suspends all fall sports; no football for Grand Valley, Ferris, Wayne State, others".Detroit Free Press. August 12, 2020. RetrievedDecember 17, 2021.
^^a ^bRobertson, Maddie (July 14, 2020)."Two conferences have cancelled their planned Spring 2021 seasons".Footballscoop. RetrievedDecember 17, 2021.
^"GSC status update of football, soccer and volleyball".Valdosta Daily Times. RetrievedDecember 17, 2021.
^"Lone Star Conference will not sponsor spring football championship".Dave Campbell's Texas Football. RetrievedDecember 17, 2021.
^"PSAC Announces Changes to Championship Schedules in 2021".Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. November 11, 2020. RetrievedDecember 17, 2021.
^"SIAC ANNOUNCES RETURN TO PLAY PLANS FOR 2021".Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. RetrievedDecember 17, 2021.
^"NE10 Statement on Cancellation of NCAA DII Fall Championships".NE-10.org. January 13, 2021. RetrievedDecember 17, 2021.
^Zimmer, Matt."With no formal NSIC spring football season, teams focus on fall".Watertown Public Opinion. RetrievedDecember 17, 2021.

NCAA Division II football

Seasons

Playoffs

Championship games

Bowl era	East:Tangerine Bowl (1964–1967),Boardwalk Bowl (1968–1972) Mideast:Grantland Rice Bowl (1964–1972) Midwest:Pecan Bowl (1964–1970),Pioneer Bowl (1971–1972) West:Camellia Bowl (1964–1967)
Playoff era	1973 2008 2009 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Records & statistics

v t e NCAA football seasons
Pre-NCAA	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905
NCAA pre-divisional	1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
NCAA University Division	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
NCAA Division I	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NCAA Division I-A/FBS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
NCAA College Division	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
NCAA Division II	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
NCAA Division III	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025