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2025 NCAA Division II football season

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American college football season

2025 NCAA Division II football season

Total No. of teams	161
Regular season	August 28 – November 15, 2025
Playoffs	November 22 – December 20, 2025
National Championship	McKinney Independent School District Stadium McKinney, TX December 20, 2025
Champion	Ferris State
Harlon Hill Trophy	Curtis Allen, RB,Virginia Union
← 2024 NCAA Division II football seasons 2026 →

The2025 NCAA Division II football season, part ofcollege football in the United States organized by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at theDivision II level, began on August 28 and ended on December 20 with theDivision II championship at theMcKinney Independent School District Stadium inMcKinney, Texas.

Conference changes and new programs

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Conference Carolinas resumed sponsoring football in 2025, after dropping the sport 50 years earlier prior to the1975 season.

School	Former conference	New conference	Ref
Barton Bulldogs	SAC	Carolinas	^[1]
Chowan Hawks	Gulf South	Carolinas	^[1]
Erskine Flying Fleet	Gulf South	Carolinas	^[1]
Ferrum Panthers	ODAC (D-III)	Carolinas	^[2]
Jamestown Jimmies	North Star (NAIA)	NSIC	^[3]
Limestone Saints	SAC	School closed	^[4]^[5]
Mississippi College Choctaws	Gulf South	Dropped program	^[6]
New Haven Chargers	NE-10	Northeast (FCS)	^[7]
North Greenville Trailblazers	Gulf South	Carolinas	^[1]
Shorter Hawks	Independent (D-II)	Carolinas	^[1]
UNC Pembroke Braves	Mountain East	Carolinas	^[1]

Headlines

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January 17 – At the 2025 NCAA Convention, Division II's football-sponsoring delegates approved a proposal to award automatic bids to the playoffs for the conference champion of each football-sponsoring conference, replacing the earned access model.^[8]
April 23 – In accordance with Division II championship policy, which states that automatic qualifiers must make up no more than 50% of the playoff field, the Division II Executive Board approved the expansion of the football playoff bracket from 28 to 32 teams, effective with the 2025 season.^[9]

Rankings

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Main article:2025 NCAA Division II football rankings

Conference standings

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Super Region 1

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2025 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Johnson C. Smith y$^	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 21 Virginia Union y^	7	–	1	10	–	2
Fayetteville State	6	–	1	6	–	4
Virginia State	4	–	3	6	–	4
Elizabeth City State	4	–	3	4	–	6
Livingstone	3	–	4	5	–	5
Winston-Salem State	2	–	5	4	–	6
Bluefield State	2	–	5	3	–	7
Bowie State	2	–	5	3	–	7
Shaw	2	–	5	2	–	8
Lincoln (PA)	0	–	7	0	–	10
Championship:Johnson C. Smith 45, Virginia Union 21
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 Mountain East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Frostburg State +^	7	–	1	10	–	2
Charleston (WV) +	7	–	1	8	–	3
Glenville State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Wheeling	5	–	3	6	–	5
West Virginia State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Fairmont State	3	–	5	6	–	5
West Liberty	3	–	5	3	–	8
Concord	2	–	6	4	–	7
West Virginia Wesleyan	0	–	8	0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 24 Assumption +^	6	–	1	9	–	3
Bentley +^	6	–	1	7	–	4
Franklin Pierce	5	–	2	6	–	4
Saint Anselm	4	–	3	5	–	5
Southern Connecticut	4	–	3	4	–	6
American International	2	–	5	2	–	8
Post	1	–	6	4	–	6
Pace	0	–	7	0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 3 Kutztown xy$^	7	–	0	14	–	1
Shepherd	6	–	1	7	–	4
East Stroudsburg	5	–	2	8	–	3
Lock Haven	4	–	3	6	–	5
Shippensburg	3	–	4	3	–	8
West Chester	2	–	5	4	–	7
Bloomsburg	1	–	6	3	–	8
Millersville	0	–	7	0	–	11
West Division
IUP xy^	5	–	1	7	–	4
Edinboro x	5	–	1	7	–	4
No. 22 California (PA) ^	3	–	3	9	–	4
Slippery Rock	3	–	3	6	–	4
Clarion	2	–	4	6	–	5
Seton Hill	2	–	4	4	–	7
Gannon	1	–	5	1	–	10
Championship:Kutztown 28, IUP 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings fromAFCA poll

Super Region 2

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2025 Conference Carolinas football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Greenville y$^	6	–	0	7	–	5
UNC Pembroke y	5	–	1	8	–	3
Ferrum*	3	–	3	4	–	7
Barton	3	–	3	3	–	8
Chowan	2	–	4	4	–	7
Shorter	1	–	5	2	–	9
Erskine	1	–	5	1	–	10
Championship:North Greenville 34, UNC Pembroke 20
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Ferrum ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 West Florida +^	2	–	1	10	–	2
Valdosta State +^	2	–	1	6	–	5
Delta State	1	–	2	7	–	3
West Alabama	0	–	3	5	–	4

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 South Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Newberry $^	8	–	1	12	–	2
Wingate ^	7	–	2	9	–	3
Emory & Henry	6	–	3	8	–	3
Carson–Newman	6	–	3	7	–	3
Catawba	5	–	4	7	–	4
Lenoir–Rhyne	5	–	4	6	–	5
Mars Hill	4	–	5	5	–	6
Anderson (SC)	3	–	6	5	–	6
UVA Wise	1	–	8	1	–	9
Tusculum	0	–	9	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Albany State y$^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 20 Benedict y^	7	–	1	10	–	3
Kentucky State ^	7	–	1	9	–	3
Allen	5	–	3	6	–	5
Edward Waters	4	–	4	5	–	5
Fort Valley State	4	–	4	4	–	6
Savannah State	3	–	5	4	–	6
Tuskegee	3	–	5	4	–	7
Morehouse	3	–	5	3	–	7
Central State (OH)	3	–	5	3	–	7
Miles	3	–	5	3	–	8
Clark Atlanta	2	–	6	3	–	7
Lane	0	–	8	0	–	10
Championship:Albany State 22, Benedict 16
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings fromAFCA poll

Super Region 3

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2025 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Ferris State $^	7	–	0	16	–	0
Grand Valley State	5	–	2	7	–	3
Saginaw Valley State	5	–	2	6	–	5
Michigan Tech	4	–	3	7	–	4
Davenport	4	–	3	5	–	5
Northern Michigan	2	–	5	3	–	8
Roosevelt*	1	–	6	2	–	8
Wayne State (MI)	0	–	7	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Roosevelt ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Indianapolis $^	8	–	0	11	–	2
Truman ^	7	–	1	8	–	4
Upper Iowa #	6	–	2	9	–	3
Missouri S&T	4	–	4	6	–	5
Quincy	4	–	4	6	–	5
McKendree	4	–	4	4	–	7
Southwest Baptist	2	–	6	3	–	7
William Jewell	1	–	7	3	–	8
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # -Albanese Candy Bowl participant Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 19 Findlay +^	8	–	1	10	–	2
No. 15 Ashland +^	8	–	1	10	–	3
Northwood ^	7	–	2	9	–	3
Tiffin	6	–	3	7	–	4
Hillsdale #	5	–	4	6	–	6
Walsh	4	–	5	6	–	5
Ohio Dominican	4	–	5	5	–	5
Lake Erie	2	–	7	2	–	9
Thomas More	1	–	8	1	–	10
Kentucky Wesleyan	0	–	9	0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # -Albanese Candy Bowl participant Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North
No. 16 Minnesota Duluth x$^	9	–	1	10	–	2
MSU Moorhead	7	–	3	8	–	3
Northern State	6	–	4	7	–	4
Bemidji State	4	–	6	4	–	7
Mary	3	–	7	4	–	7
Minot State	3	–	7	3	–	8
Jamestown*	1	–	9	1	–	9
South
No. 25 Augustana (SD)	8	–	2	9	–	2
No. 8 Minnesota State x^	7	–	3	10	–	4
Wayne State (NE) x	7	–	3	7	–	4
Sioux Falls	6	–	4	7	–	4
Winona State	6	–	4	6	–	5
Concordia–St. Paul	2	–	8	2	–	9
SW Minnesota State	1	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Jamestown ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA Rankings fromAFCA poll

Super Region 4

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2025 Great American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Harding $^	11	–	0	15	–	1
Southern Arkansas	8	–	3	8	–	3
Henderson State	8	–	3	8	–	3
Ouachita Baptist	7	–	4	7	–	4
Arkansas Tech #	7	–	4	7	–	5
East Central #	6	–	5	6	–	6
SW Oklahoma State	6	–	5	6	–	5
SE Oklahoma State	5	–	6	5	–	6
Arkansas–Monticello	2	–	9	2	–	9
Oklahoma Baptist	2	–	9	2	–	9
NW Oklahoma State	2	–	9	2	–	9
Southern Nazarene	2	–	9	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Arkansas Tech:Heritage Bowl, East Central:First Americans Bowl) Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Central Washington $^	9	–	0	10	–	2
No. 5 UT Permian Basin ^	7	–	2	11	–	3
Western Oregon	7	–	2	8	–	3
West Texas A&M #	7	–	2	8	–	4
Angelo State	4	–	5	6	–	5
Texas A&M–Kingsville	4	–	5	5	–	6
Eastern New Mexico	3	–	6	3	–	8
Midwestern State	3	–	6	3	–	8
Western New Mexico	1	–	8	2	–	9
Sul Ross*	0	–	9	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # –Heritage Bowl participant * – Sul Ross ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III Rankings fromAFCA Poll

2025 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Pittsburg State +^	8	–	1	10	–	3
No. 17 NW Missouri State +^	8	–	1	9	–	3
Central Oklahoma	6	–	3	6	–	5
Fort Hays State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Central Missouri	5	–	4	5	–	6
Nebraska–Kearney	4	–	5	6	–	5
Emporia State	4	–	5	5	–	6
Missouri Western	2	–	7	3	–	8
Washburn	2	–	7	3	–	8
Missouri Southern	1	–	8	3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings fromAFCA Poll

2025 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 CSU Pueblo $^	9	–	0	10	–	2
No. 23 Chadron State ^	8	–	1	8	–	4
No. 12 Western Colorado ^	7	–	2	10	–	3
Colorado Mines	5	–	4	7	–	4
Colorado Mesa	5	–	4	6	–	5
New Mexico Highlands	4	–	5	6	–	5
Black Hills State	3	–	6	3	–	8
South Dakota Mines	3	–	6	3	–	8
Fort Lewis	1	–	8	2	–	9
Adams State	0	–	9	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings fromAFCA poll

2025 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Northeastern State #		–		9	–	3

# –First Americans Bowl participant

Postseason

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Automatic bids (16)

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Automatic bids
Super Region	Conference	School	Record	Appearance	Last
Super Region 1	CIAA	Johnson C. Smith	10–1	1st	—
	Mountain East	Frostburg State	9–2	1st	—
	Northeast-10	Bentley	7–3	4th	2021
	PSAC	Kutztown	11–0	8th	2024
Super Region 2	Carolinas	North Greenville	7–4	3rd	2016
	Gulf South	Valdosta State	6–4	21st	2024
	South Atlantic	Newberry	9–1	6th	2021
	SIAC	Albany State	10–1	15th	2021
Super Region 3	GLIAC	Ferris State	11–0	16th	2024
	GLVC	Indianapolis	10–1	10th	2024
	Great Midwest	Findlay	10–1	3rd	2021
	Northern Sun	Minnesota Duluth	10–1	13th	2021
Super Region 4	Great American	Harding	11–0	8th	2024
	Lone Star	Central Washington	10–1	9th	2024
	MIAA	Pittsburg State	9–2	22nd	2024
	Rocky Mountain	CSU Pueblo	10–1	11th	2024

At-large bids (16)

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At-large bids
Super Region	School	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last
Super Region 1	Virginia Union	CIAA	10–1	13th	2024
	IUP	PSAC	7–3	20th	2022
	Assumption	Northeast-10	8–2	5th	2022
	California (PA)	PSAC	8–3	9th	2024
Super Region 2	West Florida	Gulf South	9–1	6th	2023
	Wingate	South Atlantic	9–2	7th	2024
	Benedict	SIAC	9–2	3rd	2023
	Kentucky State	SIAC	9–2	1st	—
Super Region 3	Ashland	Great Midwest	9–2	10th	2024
	Truman	GLVC	8–3	5th	1994
	Minnesota State	Northern Sun	8–3	16th	2024
	Northwood	Great Midwest	9–2	5th	2006
Super Region 4	Chadron State	Rocky Mountain	8–3	9th	2012
	UT Permian Basin	Lone Star	9–2	2nd	2023
	Western Colorado	Rocky Mountain	9–2	7th	2024
	Northwest Missouri State	MIAA	9–2	27th	2022

Bracket

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* - Host team

Super Region 1

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First Round November 22, 2025 Campus sites			Second Round November 29, 2025 Campus sites			Quarterfinals December 6, 2025 Campus sites

1	Kutztown*	52

	Bentley	0
			1	Kutztown*	56

				Assumption	19
4	IUP*	20

	Assumption	23
						1	Kutztown*	51

							Frostburg State	29
2	Johnson C. Smith*	7

	Frostburg State	21
				Frostburg State	23

				California (PA)*	21
3	Virginia Union*	24

	California (PA)	27

Super Region 2

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First Round November 22, 2025 Campus sites			Second Round November 29, 2025 Campus sites			Quarterfinals December 6, 2025 Campus sites

1	Albany State*	35

	Valdosta State	30
			1	Albany State*	14

				Benedict	12
4	Wingate*	24

	Benedict	25
						1	Albany State*	24

						3	Newberry	31
2	West Florida*	43

	North Greenville	19
			2	West Florida*	17

			3	Newberry	24
3	Newberry*	45

	Kentucky State	24

Super Region 3

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First Round November 22, 2025 Campus sites			Second Round November 29, 2025 Campus sites			Quarterfinals December 6, 2025 Campus sites

1	Ferris State*	65

	Northwood	14
			1	Ferris State*	56

			4	Ashland	24
4	Ashland*	32

	Minnesota Duluth	7
						1	Ferris State*	52

							Minnesota State	29
2	Findlay*	14

	Minnesota State	37
				Minnesota State	35

			3	Indianapolis*	27
3	Indianapolis*	57

	Truman	14

Super Region 4

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First Round November 22, 2025 Campus sites			Second Round November 29, 2025 Campus sites			Quarterfinals December 6, 2025 Campus sites

1	Harding*	38

	NW Missouri State	16
			1	Harding*	37

			4	Pittsburg State	21
4	Pittsburg State*	21

	Chadron State	17
						1	Harding*	34

							UT Permian Basin	28
2	Central Washington*	20

	Western Colorado	27
				Western Colorado*	15

				UT Permian Basin(OT)	21
3	CSU Pueblo*	24

	UT Permian Basin	37

Semifinals & Championship

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Teams are re-seeded prior to semifinals.

Semifinals December 13, 2025 Hosted by higher seeded team			Championship December 20, 2025 McKinney, Texas

1	Ferris State	49

4	Newberry	17
			1	Ferris State	42

			3	Harding	21
2	Kutztown	27

3	Harding	49

Bowl games

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Three bowl games were held which featured teams that did not qualify for the Division II postseason tournament. This was up from only two bowls in the 2024 season, with the addition of the First Americans Bowl.

Date	Time (EST)	Game	Site	Television	Teams	Affiliations	Results
Dec 6	1:00 pm	Heritage Bowl	Tiger Stadium Corsicana, Texas	Livestream	Arkansas Tech West Texas A&M	GAC LSC	West Texas A&M 28 Arkansas Tech 27
	2:00 pm	Albanese Candy Bowl	Hobart High School Hobart, Indiana		Upper Iowa Hillsdale	GLVC GMAC	Upper Iowa 37 Hillsdale 28
	2:00 pm	First Americans Bowl	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, Oklahoma		East Central Northeastern State *	GAC Independent	Northeastern State 56 East Central 21

* – Host team

Coaching changes

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Preseason and in-season

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This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2025, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games.

School	Outgoing coach	Date	Reason	Replacement	Previous position
Seton Hill	Daniel Day	June 6, 2025	Resigned	Kevin May^[10]	Seton Hill defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2019–2024)
Edward Waters	Toriano Morgan	July 16, 2025	Hired as co-offensive coordinator byTennessee State^[11]	Brian Jenkins (interim; named full-time on September 19, 2025)^[12]^[13]	Edward Waters offensive coordinator and associate head coach (2019–2024)
Mars Hill	Tim Clifton	August 11, 2025	Retired^[14]	Kevin Barnette^[15]	Mars Hill defensive coordinator (1989–2024)
Millersville	J. C. Morgan	October 6, 2025	Fired^[16]	Brian Ferguson (interim)	Millersville offensive coordinator (2025)
Northern Michigan	Shane Richardson	November 7, 2025	Resigned^[17]	Billy Lindquist (interim)	Northern Michigan offensive coordinator and associate head coach (2023–2025)

End of season

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This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

School	Outgoing coach	Date	Reason	Replacement	Previous position
Arkansas–Monticello	Hud Jackson	November 9, 2025	Resigned (became school'sathletic director, effective at season's end)^[18]	Gary Goff^[19]	McNeese head coach (2022–2024)
Winston-Salem State	Robert Massey	November 9, 2025	Fired^[20]	Tory Woodbury^[21]	Norfolk State special teams coordinator (2025)
West Liberty	Roger Waialae	November 10, 2025	Retired (effective at season's end)^[22]	Chad Salisbury^[23]	California (PA) offensive coordinator (2017–2025)
Shippensburg	Mark Maciejewski	November 10, 2025	Retired (effective at season's end)^[24]	Drew Gallardy^[25]	Shippensburg offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2024–2025)
Savannah State	Aaron Kelton	November 14, 2025	Resigned^[26]	Thomas Howard^[27]	Fayetteville State defensive coordinator (2025)
Concordia–St. Paul	Shannon Currier	November 17, 2025	Fired^[28]	Joshua Schumacher^[29]	Saginaw Valley State special teams coordinator and linebackers coach (2025)
Eastern New Mexico	Kelley Lee	November 17, 2025	Fired^[30]	Art Briles^[31]	Guelfi Firenze [it] head coach (2022–2025)
Glenville State	Mike Kellar	November 18, 2025	Contract not renewed^[32]	Jake Casteel^[33]	West Virginia defensive assistant (2025)
Northwestern Oklahoma State	Ronnie Jones	November 18, 2025	Fired^[34]	Jerry Partridge^[35]	UT Martin assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2025)
West Virginia Wesleyan	Dwayne Martin	November 20, 2025	Fired^[36]	Mike Kellar^[37]	Glenville State head coach (2019–2025)
Bowie State	Kyle Jackson	November 21, 2025	Contract not renewed^[38]	Dawson Odums^[39]	Norfolk State head coach (2021–2024)
Saginaw Valley State	Ryan Brady	December 3, 2025	Fired^[40]	Michael Engle^[41]	Indianapolis offensive coordinator (2024–2025)
Central Washington	Chris Fisk	December 12, 2025	Hired as head coach byPortland State^[42]	Scott Power^[43]	Wisconsin assistant defensive backs coach (2025)
Findlay	Kory Allen	December 14, 2025	Hired as assistant coach byToledo^[44]	Tyler Johns^[45]	Gardner–Webb offensive coordinator (2024–2025)
Albany State	Quinn Gray	December 15, 2025	Hired as head coach byFlorida A&M^[46]	David Bowser^[47]	Johnson C. Smith linebackers coach & director of player personnel (2023–2025)
Clark Atlanta	Teddy Keaton	December 16, 2025	Fired^[48]	Terry Sims^[49]	Alabama State assistant head coach and defensive run game coordinator (2024–2025)
UT Permian Basin	Kris McCullough	December 23, 2025	Hired as head coach byGardner–Webb^[50]	Chris Softley^[51]	Lubbock Christian HS (TX) head coach (2016–2025)
Edinboro	Matthew Scott	December 29, 2025	Hired as defensive coordinator byAlbany^[52]	Eric Crandall (interim)^[53]	Edinboro defensive coordinator (2025)
Carson–Newman	Ashley Ingram	December 30, 2025	Hired as head coach byVMI^[54]	Tyler Almond^[55]	Carson–Newman defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2024–2025)
Northern Michigan	Billy Lindquist (interim)	January 5, 2026	Permanent replacement	Matt Janus^[56]	Wisconsin–La Crosse head coach (2020–2025)
Harding	Paul Simmons	January 6, 2026	Resigned (named as team'sgeneral manager)^[57]	Roddy Mote	Harding defensive coordinator & linebackers coach (2017–2025)
Millersville	Brian Ferguson (interim)	January 14, 2026	Permanent replacement	Drew Folmar^[58]	Bucknell offensive coordinator (2025)
Delta State	Todd Cooley	January 22, 2026	Hired as assistant byOle Miss^[59]	David Dean^[60]	Lanier County HS (GA) head coach (2024–2025)
Wayne State (MI)	Tyrone Wheatley	February 10, 2026	Resigned^[61]	Terrence Isaac^[62]	Rochester C&T head coach (2022–2025)

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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 2025

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 2026
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