1991 NAIA Division II football season

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 lower division for football.

1991 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1991
Postseason	November–December 1991
National Championship	Georgetown, KY
Champions	Georgetown (KY)

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]

Georgetown (KY) defeated Pacific Lutheran in the championship game, 28–20, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1991 Columbia Football Association standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Mount Hood League Lewis & Clark x^ 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 1 Linfield x^ 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Southern Oregon 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Oregon Tech 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Eastern Oregon 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Willamette 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Western Oregon 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 Mount Rainer League Central Washington x^ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Pacific Lutheran ^ 5 – 1 – 0     11 – 2 – 0 Western Washington 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Simon Fraser 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Puget Sound 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 Whitworth 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Pacific (OR) 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant	1991 Frontier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Rocky Mountain $ 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Carroll (MT) 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Montana Tech 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Western Montana 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1991 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Baker + 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 William Jewell + 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Missouri Valley 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Evangel 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Graceland 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Culver–Stockton 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 MidAmerica Nazarene 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1991 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T St. Mary of the Plains +^ 8 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Bethany (KS) +^ 8 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Friends + 8 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Ottawa 5 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 5 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Bethel (KS) 3 – 6 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Sterling 3 – 6 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 McPherson 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 Tabor 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant	1991 Mid-South Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Georgetown (KY) $^ 6 – 0 – 0     13 – 1 – 0 Campbellsville 4 – 2 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Union (KY) 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Evansville 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Cumberland (KY) 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Lambuth 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Tusculum 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant	1991 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Hastings $^ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 Nebraska Wesleyan ^ 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Doane 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Midland 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Dana 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Concordia (NE) 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1991 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Dickinson State +^ 4 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Minot State +^ 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Mary 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Jamestown 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Mayville State 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Valley City State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant	1991 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Dakota Wesleyan + 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 South Dakota Tech + 4 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Dakota State 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Sioux Falls 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Black Hills State 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Huron 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1991 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Midwestern State $^ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Howard Payne 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Austin 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Hardin–Simmons 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Sul Ross 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 McMurry 0 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

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

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

• ‡ Game played at Puyallup, Washington

See also

• 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1991 NCAA Division II football season
• 1991 NCAA Division III football season

References

1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.