UC Davis25
Butler6
Date not documented
Winner advances →Division II Football Championship
Division II · National playoff
Final: Date not documented
Final site: McAllen, Texas
Rounds and bracket
Follow the winner’s link to the next round.
First Round
North Dakota St.24
Towson17
Date not documented
Winner advances →North Ala.16
Virginia Union14
Date not documented
Winner advances →Central St. (OH)24
Texas St.16
Date not documented
Winner advances →Semifinals
North Dakota St.26
UC Davis17
Date not documented
Winner advances →Central St. (OH)27
North Ala.24
Date not documented
Winner advances →Championship
North Dakota St.41
Central St. (OH)21
Date not documented
Format and selection
NCAA championship selection
8 teams in a single-elimination playoff. Recorded games are organized by round.
- The NCAA championship committee selected and placed the field under that season’s championship regulations.
- The recorded bracket documents the participants and advancement. Earlier field sizes, automatic qualifiers and seeding arrangements should not be inferred from the current format.
These are documented selection procedures. They do not explain why a particular participant was chosen unless the source expressly records that decision.
History
The NCAA has organized this national championship since 1973.
A single-elimination bracket determines the champion. The field size and qualifying arrangements changed over time.
Sources and coverage
An exact game date has not been documented in this edition’s sources.
Previous editions
1982Division II Football Championship1981Division II Football Championship1980Division II Football Championship1979Division II Football Championship1978Division II Football Championship1977Division II Football Championship1976Division II Football Championship1975Division II Football Championship1974Division II Football Championship1973Division II Football Championship