2004 NCAA Division II football season

Regular season

August 26 – November 6, 2004

Postseason

November 13 – December 11, 2004^[1]

National Championship

Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL

Champions

Valdosta State

Harlon Hill Trophy

Chad Friehauf, Colorado Mines

Division II football season

«2003

2005»

The 2004 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 August 26, 2004, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 2004 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Valdosta State Blazers defeated the Pittsburg State Gorillas, 36–31, to win their first Division II national title.^[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Chad Friehauf, quarterback from Colorado Mines.

Conference changes and new programs

School	2003 Conference	2004 Conference
UC Davis	D-II Independent	Great West (I-AA)
North Dakota State	North Central (D-II)	Great West (I-AA)
Northern Colorado	North Central (D-II)	Great West (I-AA)
South Dakota State	North Central (D-II)	Great West (I-AA)
UMass Lowell	Northeast-10	Program Dropped

Conference standings

2004 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Pittsburg State $^		9	–	0		14	–	1
NW Missouri State ^		8	–	1		11	–	2
Washburn		6	–	3		8	–	4
Central Missouri State		5	–	4		7	–	4
Emporia State		4	–	5		5	–	6
Missouri So. State-Joplin		4	–	5		5	–	6
Missouri Western State		4	–	5		5	–	6
Missouri-Rolla		2	–	7		3	–	8
Truman State		2	–	7		2	–	9
Southwest Baptist		1	–	8		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Shaw Columbia Football Association – Central Washington Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Michigan Tech and Northwood Gulf South Conference – Valdosta State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha Northeast-10 Conference – Bentley and C.W. Post Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – West Chester (East), Edinboro, Indiana (PA), and Shippensburg (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mines South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Shepherd

Postseason

2004 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	24
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Valdosta State (1st title)
Runner-Up	Pittsburg State (4th championship game)
Semifinalists	North Dakota West Chester

The 2004 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 31st 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 17th time. This was the first year of the current 24-team playoff bracket.

Seeded teams

Playoff bracket

'First Round' November 13 Campus Sites					'Second Round' November 20 Campus Sites			'Quarterfinals' November 27 Campus Sites			'Semifinals' December 4 Campus Sites			'National Championship Game' December 11 Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama

5	North Dakota††	20			1	Michigan Tech*	3
4	St. Cloud State	17			5	North Dakota	20
								5	North Dakota	19

								6	Grand Valley State	15
6	Grand Valley State	16	2	Northwood (MI)*	7

3	Winona State	13			6	Grand Valley State	10
											5	North Dakota	19
Super Region 3
											1	Pittsburg State	31
4	Colorado Mines	52			1	Pittsburg State*	70

5	Midwestern State	33			4	Colorado Mines	35
								1	Pittsburg State	50

								2	Northwest Missouri State	36
3	Texas A&M–Kingsville	40	2	Northwest Missouri State*	34

6	Southeastern Oklahoma	30			3	Texas A&M–Kingsville	14
														1	Pittsburg State	31

														2	Valdosta State	36
4	West Chester	35			1	Shippensburg	28

5	C.W. Post	3			4	West Chester	33
								4	West Chester	48

								2	East Stroudsburg	38
6	Edinboro	47	2	East Stroudsburg*	36

3	Bentley	44			6	Edinboro	32
											4	West Chester	21
Super Region 4
											2	Valdosta State	45
4	Arkansas Tech	24			1	Albany State (GA)*	42

5	Catawba	20			4	Arkansas Tech	24
								1	Albany State (GA)	24

								2	Valdosta State	38
3	Carson–Newman	35	2	Valdosta State*	38

6	Fayetteville State	14			3	Carson–Newman	12

* Home team † Overtime

References

↑ "2000-2004 Pittsburg Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
↑ "2003 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

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 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

Records & statistics

Appearances
Individual records
Team records

NCAA football seasons

Pre-regulation	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

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NCAA University Division/ Division I	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 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

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

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

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

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