1997 NCAA Division II football season

1997 NCAA Division II football season
Regular seasonSeptember 6 – November 15, 1997
PlayoffsNovember 22 – December 13, 1997[1]
National ChampionshipBraly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
ChampionNorthern Colorado
Harlon Hill TrophyIrvin Singler, Bloomsburg

The 1997 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 September 6, 1997, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 13, 1997, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

Northern Colorado defeated New Haven in the championship game, 51–0, to win their second Division II national title.[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Irvin Sigler, running back from Bloomsburg.

  1. ^ "1995-1999 Northern Colorado Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "1997 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 7, 2014.