1997 NCAA Division II football season

1997 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 6 – November 15, 1997
Playoffs	November 22 – December 13, 1997
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	Northern Colorado
Harlon Hill Trophy	Irvin Singler, Bloomsburg
← 1996 Division II football season 1998 →

1997 Lone Star Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Overall
Texas A&M-Kingsville $^		9	–	0					9	–	2
Angelo State ^		8	–	1					10	–	2
Central Oklahoma		7	–	2					9	–	2
West Texas A&M		6	–	3					7	–	4
SW Oklahoma State		5	–	4					5	–	5
Abilene Christian		5	–	4					7	–	4
Northeastern State		4	–	4					4	–	7
SE Oklahoma State		3	–	5					3	–	7
Harding		3	–	5					5	–	5
Ouachita Baptist		3	–	5					4	–	6
Texas A&M-Commerce		3	–	6					3	–	8
Eastern New Mexico		3	–	6					5	–	6
Midwestern State		3	–	6					3	–	7
Tarleton State		3	–	6					4	–	7
East Central		0	–	8					0	–	10
North
Central Oklahoma x		5	–	1					9	–	2
SW Oklahoma State x		5	–	1					5	–	5
Northeastern State		4	–	2					4	–	7
Harding		3	–	3					5	–	5
Ouachita Baptist		3	–	3					4	–	6
SE Oklahoma State		1	–	5					3	–	7
East Central		0	–	6					0	–	10
South
Texas A&M-Kingsville x$^		7	–	0					9	–	2
Angelo State ^		6	–	1					10	–	2
Abilene Christian		4	–	3					7	–	4
West Texas A&M		4	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern New Mexico		2	–	5					5	–	6
Tarleton State		2	–	5					4	–	7
Texas A&M-Commerce		3	–	5					3	–	8
Midwestern State		1	–	6					3	–	7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AFCA Poll

1997 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
NW Missouri State $^		9	–	0					12	–	1
Pittsburg State ^		8	–	1					9	–	2
Missouri Southern State		6	–	3					7	–	3
Truman State		6	–	3					6	–	4
Emporia State		5	–	4					7	–	4
Central Missouri State		4	–	5					5	–	6
Missouri Western State		3	–	6					5	–	6
Washburn		2	–	7					3	–	8
Missouri-Rolla		2	–	7					3	–	8
Southwest Baptist		0	–	9					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

1997 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Northern Colorado 2nd title championship game tournaments
Runner-Up	New Haven 1st championship game tournaments
Semifinalists	Carson–Newman tournaments UC Davis tournaments
Winning Coach	championship

The 1997 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 6, 1997, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 13, 1997, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

Northern Colorado defeated New Haven in the championship game, 51–0, to win their second Division II national title.

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Irvin Sigler, running back from Bloomsburg.

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Livingstone, Virginia State, and Virginia Union
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Albany
Gulf South Conference – Southern Arkansas and West Georgia
Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State
Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Grand Valley State and Ashland
North Central Conference – Northern Colorado
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Slippery Rock (West)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State and Shepherd

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