1991 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1991
PostseasonNovember–December 1991
National ChampionshipGeorgetown, KY
ChampionsGeorgetown (KY)

The 1991 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1991 college football season in the United States and the 36th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 22nd season of play of the NAIA's division II for football.

The season was played from August to November 1991 and culminated in the 1991 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Georgetown, Kentucky on the campus of Georgetown College.[1]

The Georgetown Tigers defeated the Pacific Lutheran Lutes in the championship game, 28–20, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1991 Columbia Football Association standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 12 Lewis & Clark x^ 5 –1 –07 –2 –1
No. 9 Linfield x^ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 25 Southern Oregon 4 –2 –05 –3 –1
Oregon Tech 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
Eastern Oregon 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Willamette 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Western Oregon 0 –6 –00 –9 –0
Mount Rainier League
No. 1 Central Washington x^ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 4 Pacific Lutheran ^ 5 –1 –011 –2 –0
Western Washington 4 –2 –05 –3 –1
Simon Fraser 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Puget Sound 2 –4 –03 –5 –1
Whitworth 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Pacific (OR) 0 –6 –00 –9 –0
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rocky Mountain $ 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Carroll (MT) 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Montana Tech 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Western Montana 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1991 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Baker + 5 –1 –06 –2 –1
No. 24 William Jewell + 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Missouri Valley 4 –2 –04 –6 –0
Evangel 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Graceland 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Culver–Stockton 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
MidAmerica Nazarene 0 –6 –00 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 Illini–Badger–Hawkeye Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Eureka $^ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
MacMurray 5 –1 –06 –3 –1
Concordia (WI) 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Lakeland 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Greenville 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Concordia (IL) 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
Blackburn 0 –6 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wabash $ 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
No. 23 Hanover 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
DePauw 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Anderson (IN) 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Manchester 2 –4 –03 –6 –1
Rose–Hulman 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Franklin (IN) 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 St. Mary of the Plains +^ 8 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 13 Bethany (KS) +^ 8 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 14 Friends + 8 –1 –08 –2 –0
Ottawa 5 –4 –05 –5 –0
Southwestern (KS) 5 –4 –05 –5 –0
Bethel (KS) 3 –6 –04 –6 –0
Sterling 3 –6 –04 –6 –0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 –6 –03 –7 –0
McPherson 1 –8 –01 –8 –0
Tabor 1 –8 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgetown (KY) $^ 6 –0 –013 –1 –0
No. 21 Campbellsville 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Union (KY) 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Evansville 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Cumberland (KY) 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Lambuth 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Tusculum 0 –6 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15Hastings $^ 5 –0 –08 –4 –0
No. 16 Nebraska Wesleyan ^ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Doane 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Midland 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
Dana 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Concordia (NE) 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Dickinson State +^ 4 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 18 Minot State +^ 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
No. 22 Mary 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Jamestown 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Mayville State 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Valley City State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dakota Wesleyan + 4 –1 –05 –5 –0
South Dakota Tech + 4 –1 –04 –5 –0
Dakota State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Sioux Falls 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Black Hills State 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
Huron 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1991 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Midwestern State $^ 5 –0 –09 –3 –0
Howard Payne 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Austin 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Hardin–Simmons 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Sul Ross 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
McMurry 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin–La Crosse $^ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 20 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 6 –2 –06 –3 –1
Wisconsin–Whitewater 6 –2 –06 –4 –0
Wisconsin–Platteville 4 –3 –16 –3 –1
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
Wisconsin–Stout 3 –5 –05 –5 –0
Wisconsin–River Falls 2 –5 –14 –5 –1
Wisconsin–Superior 1 –6 –12 –6 –1
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1 –6 –12 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 NAIA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Findlay ^   –  9 –3 –0
No. 17 Benedictine (KS)   –  8 –3 –0
No. 5 Westminster (PA) ^   –  7 –3 –0
No. 7 Peru State ^   –  7 –4 –0
St. Francis (IL)   –  6 –5 –0
Lindenwood   –  5 –4 –1
Northwestern (IA)   –  4 –5 –0
Cumberland (TN)   –  4 –6 –0
Mount St. Joseph   –  4 –6 –0
Tiffin   –  4 –6 –0
St. Ambrose   –  4 –7 –0
Geneva   –  3 –6 –1
Trinity (IL)   –  3 –6 –0
Westmar   –  3 –6 –0
Clinch Valley   –  2 –6 –0
Azusa Pacific   –  1 –8 –0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  1 –10 –0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Columbia Mount Rainier League: Central Washington
Mount Hood League: Lewis & Clark & Linfield		 6–0
5–1
Frontier Rocky Mountain 4–2
Heart of America William Jewell
Baker (KS)		 5–1
Kansas Bethany
Friends
St. Mary of the Plains		 8–1
Mid-South Georgetown (KY) 6–0
Nebraska Hastings 5–0
North Dakota Dickinson State
Minot State		 4–1
South Dakota South Dakota Tech
Dakota Wesleyan		 4–1
Texas Midwestern State 5–0

Rankings

Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:

Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 16) Points
1 Central Washington (17) 9–0 473
2 Georgetown (KY) 9–1 455
3 Eureka 10–0 431
4 Pacific Lutheran 8–1 415
5 Westminster (PA) 7–2 400
6 Dickinson State 8–1 361
7 Peru State 5–2 351
8 St. Mary of the Plains 9–1 324
9 Linfield 7–2 307
10 Midwestern State 8–2 291
11 Findlay 8–2 271
12 Lewis & Clark 7–1–1 256
13 Bethany (KS) 8–1 249
14 Friends 8–2 224
15 Hastings 7–3 206
16 Nebraska Wesleyan 8–2 183
17 Benedictine (KS) 7–2 177
18 Minot State 6–3 152
19 Baker 6–2–1 150
20 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 6–3–1 118
21 Campbellsville 9–2 113
22 Mary 7–2 96
23 Hanover 7–3 58
24 William Jewell 6–3 38
25 Southern Oregon 5–3–1 36

[2]

Postseason

First Round
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Georgetown, KY
            
  Eureka 14
  Georgetown (KY)* 42
  Georgetown (KY) 37
  Findlay* 19
  Westminster (PA) 8
  Findlay* 9
  Georgetown (KY)* 42
  Peru State 28
  Peru State 41
  Nebraska Wesleyan* 20
  Peru State 28
  Midwestern State* 24
  Bethany 0
  Midwestern State* 29
  Georgetown (KY)* 28
  Pacific Lutheran 20
  Minot State 21
  Dickinson State* 26
  Dickinson State* 42
  Hastings 10
  St. Mary of the Plains 21
  Hastings* 28
  Dickinson State* 25
  Pacific Lutheran 47
  Central Washington 0
  Pacific Lutheran‡ 27
  Pacific Lutheran ‡ 23
  Linfield 0
  Lewis & Clark 30
  Linfield* 59

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NAIA Division II Poll". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. Associated Press. November 18, 1991. p. 2B. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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