The NCAA Division II National Football Championship began in 1973. Prior to 1973, four regional bowl games were played in order to provide postseason action for what was then called the NCAA College Division and a poll determined the final champion.
The National Championship game was held at Sacramento, California from 1973–1975. It was in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1976–1977. The game was played in Longview, Texas in 1978. For 1979 and 1980, Albuquerque, New Mexico hosted the game. McAllen, Texas hosted the championship games from 1981–1985. Since 1986 the Division II championship game has been played annually at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama. Between 2014 and 2017, the championship game will be played at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Since 1998 the games have been broadcast on ESPN.
The National Championship game was held at Sacramento, California from 1973–1975. It was in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1976–1977. The game was played in Longview, Texas in 1978. For 1979 and 1980, Albuquerque, New Mexico hosted the game. McAllen, Texas hosted the championship games from 1981–1985. Since 1986 the Division II championship game has been played annually at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama. Between 2014 and 2017, the championship game will be played at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Since 1998 the games have been broadcast on ESPN.
The NCAA Division 2 contains a variety of skilled athletes. Many are Division 1 BCS and FCS transfers. The football players are highly skilled on the field and in the classroom. Theses schools tend to have more local, in-state, or bordering state students, because many of these colleges are smaller public state universities. Some Division 2 colleges include Bloomsburg University, Shippensburg University, Indiana University of PA, West Chester University and many, many more in the country.