2020–21 NCAA Division II football season

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The 2020–21 NCAA Division II football season was the component of the 2020 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division II level in the United States. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only a few games were played during the traditional fall season.[1] For other teams that chose to play during the 2020–21 school year, the regular season began on February 27, 2021, and culminated on April 25.[2][3]

Total No. of teams67
Regular seasonSeptember 26, 2020 – April 25, 2021
PlayoffsNot held
Harlon Hill TrophyNot awarded
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2020 NCAA Division II football season
Total No. of teams67
Regular seasonSeptember 26, 2020 – April 25, 2021
PlayoffsNot held
Harlon Hill TrophyNot awarded
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The season concluded with the end of the regular season, as the playoffs and championship game were not held due to the pandemic.

D-II team wins over FCS teams

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

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SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference
Barton BulldogsReturning program, last competed 1950Independent[4]
Dixie State TrailblazersRMACWAC (FCS)
Erskine Flying FleetReturning program, last competed 1951Independent[5]
Florida Tech PanthersGulf SouthDropped program[6]
Minnesota Crookston Golden EaglesNorthern SunDropped program[7]
UNC Pembroke BravesIndependentMountain East
St. Cloud State HuskiesNorthern SunDropped program[8]
Tarleton TexansLone StarWAC (FCS)
Urbana Blue KnightsMountain EastSchool closed[9]
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Conference standings

Only four conferences (GLVC, G-MAC, Mountain East and SAC) and two independents (Barton and Erskine) decided to play the season. All of them played a spring schedule. GAC,[10] GLIAC,[11] GNAC,[12] Gulf South,[13] Lone Star,[14] MIAA, PSAC,[15] RMAC and SIAC[16] cancelled their football season, but some of their teams decided to play. Standings do not count games designated as exhibitions/scrimmages, only games in a school's official statistics.

Super Region 1

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2020 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Tiffin $ 5–0  6–0 
Findlay 4–2  4–2 
Ohio Dominican 4–2  4–2 
Hillsdale 2–2  2–2 
Kentucky Wesleyan 1–4  1–4 
Walsh 1–4  1–4 
Lake Erie 0–3  0–3 
  • $ – Conference champion
2020 Mountain East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North
Notre Dame (OH) y$ 4–0  5–0 
Frostburg State # 3–1  3–1 
Wheeling 2–2  2–2 
West Liberty 2–2  2–2 
Alderson Broaddus 0–4  0–4 
South
Charleston (WV) y 3–0  3–1 
Concord 1–0  1–0 
UNC Pembroke 2–1  2–1 
West Virginia State 2–2  2–2 
West Virginia Wesleyan 0–2  0–2 
Glenville State 0–4  0–4 
Championship: Notre Dame (OH) 51, Charleston (WV) 34
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Notes: Fairmont State opted out of the spring season.
    # – Provisional NCAA Division II member
2020 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Shepherd –  1–0 
Gannon –  1–3 
Mercyhurst –  0–2 
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Super Region 2

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2020 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
West Alabama –  2–0 
Shorter –  2–2 
Mississippi College –  0–1 
2020 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain
Tusculum y$ 2–0  4–1 
Carson–Newman 1–0  1–0 
Mars Hill 1–2  1–2 
Virginia–Wise 1–2  1–2 
Limestone 1–2  1–3 
Piedmont
Lenoir–Rhyne y 3–0  3–1 
Newberry 3–1  5–1 
Wingate 2–2  2–2 
Catawba 0–2  0–2 
Championship: Tusculum 28, Lenoir–Rhyne 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Notes: Barton was not a member of SAC at the time but a scheduling partner for the conference; games against Barton counted toward conference records.
2020 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Fort Valley State –  2–0 
Savannah State –  1–1 
2020 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Erskine –  1–5 
Barton –  0–4 
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Super Region 3

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2020 Great American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Central –  2–0 
Southern Nazarene –  0–3 
2020 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Davenport –  2–0 
2020 Great Lakes Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East
Indianapolis y$ 2–0  3–0 
McKendree 1–1  1–1 
Quincy 0–2  0–2 
Lindenwood 0–0  0–0 
West
Truman State y 3–0  3–1 
Missouri S&T 2–1  2–1 
Southwest Baptist 1–2  1–2 
William Jewell 0–3  0–3 
Championship: Indianapolis 46, Truman State 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Season played in spring 2021. Lindenwood opted not to participate.
2020 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Nebraska–Kearney –  2–0 
Missouri Southern –  1–0 
Pittsburg State –  2–2 
Northeastern State –  0–1 
Missouri Western –  0–2 
Lincoln (MO) –  0–2 
Rankings from AP Poll
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Super Region 4

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2020 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Central Washington –  0–1 
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play.
    Simon Fraser and Western Oregon opted out of the spring season. Azusa Pacific dropped football in late-December.
2020 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
UT Permian Basin –  5–0 
West Texas A&M –  3–3 
Angelo State –  2–2 
Midwestern State –  1–2 
Western New Mexico –  0–1 
Texas A&M–Kingsville –  0–2 
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Lone South Conference suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play either in the fall or spring. Eastern New Mexico and Texas A&M–Commerce opted out of the season.
2020 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Chadron State –  2–1 
Colorado Mesa –  2–1 
South Dakota Mines –  2–2 
New Mexico Highlands –  1–0 
Western Colorado –  0–1 
Black Hills State –  0–2 
Fort Lewis –  0–2 
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Conferences that did not play

The following conferences did not hold a football season in fall 2020 or spring 2021, and none of their members opted to play independently.

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