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The 2024 NCAA Division II football season, part of
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(NCAA) at the Division II level, began on August 29 and ended on December 21 with the Division II championship at the McKinney Independent School District Stadium in
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. Ferris State won the title, defeating Valdosta State, 49–14.


D-II team wins over FCS teams

August 29:
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September 7: Edinboro 23,
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September 21: Clark Atlanta 38, Bethune–Cookman 37
September 28: Frostburg State 25, Mercyhurst 24


Conference changes and new programs


Headlines

* January 13 - At the 2024 NCAA Convention, the D-II football membership approved a proposal to add a "Week Zero", allowing schools to play one week earlier than in previous seasons and extending the regular season from 11 weeks to 12. The maximum number of regular-season games remained at 11.


Rankings

The top 25 from the AFCA Coaches' Poll.


Preseason Poll


Conference standings


Super Region 1


Super Region 2


Super Region 3


Super Region 4


Postseason


Qualifiers


Bracket

* - Host team


Super Region 1


Super Region 2


Super Region 3


Super Region 4


Semifinals and championship

Teams were re-seeded prior to semifinals.


Bowl games

Two bowl games were held which featured teams that did not qualify for the Division II postseason tournament. This is down from four bowl games in the previous season, as the
Live United Texarkana Bowl The Live United Texarkana Bowl was an American NCAA Division II college football bowl game held at Razorback Stadium in Texarkana, Arkansas. The game was established in 2013 and played annually through 2023 with the exception of 2020, when it was ...
went defunct and the Florida Beach Bowl was not held for 2024 due to funding issues. Additionally, a regular season conference game between North Greenville and Shorter was postponed due to
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; it was rescheduled for the first week of the Division II postseason, restructured as a quasi-bowl game and dubbed the "Helene Relief Bowl".


All-America Team

The 2024 Division II College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Conference Commissioner's Association (CCA) and Don Hansen (DH).


Offense


Quarterback

* Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Sammy Edwards, Valdosta State (AP-2, CCA-2, DH-2) * Trinidad Chambliss, Ferris State (AFCA-2)


Running back

* Jada Byers, Virginia Union (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Chavon Wright, Charleston (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Ronald Blackman, Tiffin (AFCA-2, AP-2, CCA-2, DH-2) * Shane Watts, Fort Hays State (AP-2, CCA-2, DH-2) * L. J. Turner, Catawba (AFCA-2)


Wide receiver

* Terrill Davis, Central Oklahoma (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Tyler Kahmann, Emporia State (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Reggie Retzlaff, CSU Pueblo (AFCA, AP, DH, CCA-2) * Max McLeod, Colorado Mines (AFCA-2, DH-2) * Brice Peters, Bemidji State (AFCA-2, DH-2) * Flynn Schiele, Colorado Mines (AP-2, CCA-2) * Reginald Vick Jr., Virginia Union (AP-2, DH-2) * Cam Abshire, Emory & Henry (AP-2) * Jo Hayes, UNC Pembroke (AFCA-2)


Tight end

* Tre Williams, Limestone (CCA, DH-2) * Cameron Woods, Northeastern State (DH, AP-2) * Gabe Hagen, Minnesota State (AP) * Sam Pitz, Minnesota Duluth (AFCA) * Cayden Davis, Henderson State (CCA-2) * Henry Dryden, South Dakota Mines (AFCA-2)


Offensive linemen

* Gabe Brown, Grand Valley State (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Will Flowers, Valdosta State (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Jaheim Bassham, California (AP, DH, AFCA-2, CCA-2) * Jake Dugger, Harding (AFCA, CCA, AP-2, DH-2) * Jake Gannon, Bemidji State (AP, DH, CCA-2) * Lawrence Hattar, Ferris State (AFCA, DH) * Nic Van de Graaf, Colorado Mines (AP, CCA) * Montriel Lee, Central Oklahoma (AFCA, CCA-2, DH-2) * Bryce George, Ferris State (CCA, AP-2) * Jaelon Brown, Delta State (AP-2, DH-2) * Yoseph Carter, Findlay (AFCA-2, DH-2) * Gabe Clark, Central Missouri (AFCA-2, AP-2) * Joe Cooper, Slippery Rock (AP-2, CCA-2) * Marshall Foerner, Minnesota State (AFCA-2, DH-2) * Donovan McCollister, Charleston (AFCA-2, CCA-2)


Defense


Defensive linemen

* Marquise Fleming, Wingate (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Ricky Freymond, Western Colorado (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Todd Hill, Slippery Rock, (AP, DH, CCA-2) * Jamair Diaz, Glenville State (DH, AFCA-2, AP-2) * Trevon Lambert, West Alabama (AFCA, DH-2) * Gage Price, Harding (AP, AFCA-2) * JaMichael Rogers, Miles (CCA, DH-2) * Khris Walton, Tiffin (CCA, DH-2) * Myles Menges, Fort Hays State (AFCA) * Jake Fisher, Northwest Missouri State (AFCA-2, AP-2) * Traevon Mitchell, West Florida (AP-2, DH-2) * Isaac Anderson, Virginia Union (AP-2) * Leonard Henry IV, Saginaw Valley State (CCA-2) * Dawson Scott, Southern Arkansas (AFCA-2)


Linebacker

* Benari Black, Johnson C. Smith, (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Jake Adams, Northern State (CCA, DH, AP-2) * Clay Schulte, Indianapolis (AFCA, CCA) * Micah Gretsinger, Saginaw Valley State (DH, AFCA-2, CCA-2) * Cam Hollobaugh, Walsh (AFCA, CCA-2, DH-2) * Jack Puckett, Central Oklahoma (CCA) * Wilfredo Diaz, Edinboro (AP-2, CCA-2, DH-2) * Colin Stuhr, Colorado Mesa (AFCA-2, AP-2, CCA-2) * Clark Griffin, Harding (AP-2, DH-2) * Garrett Cox, IUP (AFCA-2) * Eric Rascoe, Angelo State (AP-2)


Defensive back

* Lashon Young, Miles (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH) * Larry Elder, Valdosta State (AFCA, AP, CCA-2, DH-2) * Tanner Volk, Central Washington (CCA, DH, AFCA-2, AP-2) * Andrew Pitts, Angelo State (AP, CCA) * Devin Pringle, Grand Valley State (CCA, DH) * Peyton Buckley, Augustana (South Dakota) (AP, AFCA-2, DH-2) * Nic Cheeley, Lenoir–Rhyne (DH, CCA-2) * Josiah Johnson, Ouachita Baptist (AFCA) * Dion Kuinlan, Assumption (AFCA) * Rashan Murray, California (AP-2, DH-2) * Josh Stokes, Slippery Rock (AP-2, DH-2) * Daniel Bone III, CSU Pueblo (AP-2) * Ty Dugger, Harding (CCA-2) * Cameren Grodhaus, Davenport (AFCA-2) * Jaaron Joseph, Emporia State (CCA-2) * Melvin Smith Jr., Southern Arkansas (AFCA-2)


Special Teams


Placekicker

* Anthony Beitko, California (AP, CCA, DH) * Elijah Guyton, West Alabama (AFCA) * Joseph Carlson, Midwestern State (AP-2, DH-2) * Brandon Perez, East Central (AFCA-2, CCA-2)


Punter

* Blake Doud, Colorado Mines (AFCA, AP, CCA, DH-2) * Brenden Lach, Michigan Tech (DH, AFCA-2, AP-2, CCA-2)


All-purpose / return specialist

* Trinidad Chambliss, Ferris State (AP, DH) * DeJuan Bell, Fort Valley State (AFCA, DH-2) * Kha'lil Eason, New Haven (CCA) * Virgil Lemons, West Florida (AFCA-2) * Drew Nash, Western Colorado (AP-2) * Korey Stephens, Central Oklahoma (CCA-2) Sources:


Coaching changes


Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2024, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games.


End of season

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.


See also

*
2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 155th season of college football in the United States, the 119th season organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the 49th of the highest level of competition, the ...
* 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season *
2024 NCAA Division III football season The 2024 NCAA Division III football season was the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 1 and ended on November 16. This was the ...
* 2024 NAIA football season * 2024 U Sports football season


References


Notes

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