1991 NCAA Division II football season

{{Infobox NCAA Division II season

| year = 1991

| image =

| image_caption =

| regular_season = August – November 1991

| playoffs = November 23 – December 14, 1991

| nc_date = December 14, 2043

| championship = Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL

| champion = Pittsburg State

| hill = Ronnie West, Pittsburg State

}}

The 1991 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 in August 1991, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 14, 1991, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Pittsburg State Gorillas defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 23–6, to win their first Division II national title.{{cite web|title=1991 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=January 5, 2014|pages=13}}

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Ronnie West, wide receiver from Pittsburg State.

Conference and program changes

=Conference changes=

One program departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season.

School	1990 Conference	1991 Conference
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| Southeast Missouri State	MIAA (D-II)	Ohio Valley (I-AA)
style="text-align:center;" \| Tennessee–Martin	Gulf South	Independent
style="text-align:center;" \| Troy State	Gulf South	Independent
style="text-align:center;" \| West Texas State	Lone Star	Dropped program
style="text-align:center;" \| Lees–McRae	Junior college	Independent

=Program changes=

After Central State University (Oklahoma) changed its name to the University of Central Oklahoma in 1991, the Central State Bronchos became the Central Oklahoma Bronchos.{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.uco.edu/cms/funeral/History.asp|publisher=uco.edu|access-date=March 23, 2015}}

Conference standings

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|valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Gulf South Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Lone Star Conference football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 North Central Conference football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Western Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 NCAA Division II independents football records}}

Conference summaries

class="wikitable"
Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Eastern New Mexico Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Butler Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – Sonoma State Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East Stroudsburg (East), Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State (CO) South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M, Clark Atlanta, Fort Valley State, Morehouse, and Tuskegee Western Football Conference – Portland State

class="wikitable"

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State

Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State

Lone Star Conference – Eastern New Mexico

Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Butler

Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State

North Central Conference – North Dakota State

Northern California Athletic Conference – Sonoma State

Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East Stroudsburg (East), Indiana (PA) (West)

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State (CO)

South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M, Clark Atlanta, Fort Valley State, Morehouse, and Tuskegee

Western Football Conference – Portland State

Postseason

{{Infobox NCAA Football Tournament |

| Division=II

| Year=1991

| Image=

| ImageSize=

| Caption=

| Teams=16

| Stadium=Braly Municipal Stadium

| Location=Florence, AL

| Champions= Pittsburg State

| TitleCount=5th

| RunnerUp=Jacksonville State

| GameCount=3rd

| Semifinal1={{cfb link|year=1991|team=IUP Indians|title=IUP}}

| Semifinal2=Portland State

| Attendance=

}}

The 1991 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 19th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the sixth time.

=Playoff bracket=

{{16TeamBracket-NoSeeds

| RD1=First round
Campus sites

| RD2=Quarterfinals
Campus sites

| RD3=Semifinals
Campus sites

| RD4=Championship
Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL

| RD1-team01=Pittsburg State

| RD1-score01=26

| RD1-team02={{cfb link|year=1991|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}

| RD1-score02= 16

| RD1-team03=East Texas State

| RD1-score03=36

| RD1-team04={{cfb link|year=1991|team=Grand Valley State Lakers|title=Grand Valley State}}

| RD1-score04=15

| RD1-team05={{cfb link|year=1991|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}

| RD1-score05=28

| RD1-team06={{cfb link|year=1991|team=Northern Colorado Bears|title=Northern Colorado}}

| RD1-score06=24

| RD1-team07={{cfb link|year=1991|team=Mankato State Mavericks|title=Mankato State}}

| RD1-score07=27

| RD1-team08=North Dakota State

| RD1-score08=7

| RD1-team09=Jacksonville State

| RD1-score09=49

| RD1-team10={{cfb link|year=1991|team=Winston–Salem State Rams|title=Winston–Salem State}}

| RD1-score10= 24

| RD1-team11={{cfb link|year=1991|team=Mississippi College Choctaws|title=Mississippi College}}

| RD1-score11=28

| RD1-team12={{cfb link|year=1991|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}

| RD1-score12=15

| RD1-team13={{cfb link|year=1991|team=IUP Indians|title=IUP}}

| RD1-score13=56

| RD1-team14={{cfb link|year=1991|team=Virginia Union Panthers|title=Virginia Union}}

| RD1-score14=7

| RD1-team15={{cfb link|year=1991|team=Shippensburg Raiders|title=Shippensburg}}

| RD1-score15=34*

| RD1-team16={{cfb link|year=1991|team=East Stroudsburg Warriors|title=East Stroudsburg}}

| RD1-score16=33

| RD2-team01=Pittsburg State

| RD2-score01=38

| RD2-team02=East Texas State

| RD2-score02= 28

| RD2-team03=Portland State

| RD2-score03=37

| RD2-team04=Mankato State

| RD2-score04=27

| RD2-team05=Jacksonville State

| RD2-score05=35

| RD2-team06=Mississippi College

| RD2-score06=7

| RD2-team07=IUP

| RD2-score07=52

| RD2-team08=Shippensburg

| RD2-score08=7

| RD3-team01=Pittsburg State

| RD3-score01=53

| RD3-team02=Portland State

| RD3-score02=21

| RD3-team03=Jacksonville State

| RD3-score03=27

| RD3-team04=IUP

| RD3-score04=20

| RD4-team01=Pittsburg State

| RD4-score01=23

| RD4-team02=Jacksonville State

| RD4-score02=6

}}