2015 NCAA Division III football season

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The 2015 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began on September 5, 2015, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, on December 18, 2015, at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. Mount Union, which made its 11th consecutive appearance in the title game, defeated St. Thomas (Minnesota) 49–35 to claim its 19th national title.

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Conference changes and new programs

One school added football at the Division III level and eight programs changed conference affiliations. [1]

School2014 conference2015 conference
Belhaven Mid-South (NAIA)Independent
Christopher Newport USA South NJAC
Finlandia No programIndependent
Frostburg State Empire 8 NJAC
McMurry Lone Star (D-II)Independent
Morrisville State NJAC Empire 8
Salisbury Empire 8 NJAC
SUNY Cortland NJAC Empire 8
Wesley Independent NJAC

A full list of Division III teams can be viewed on the D3football website. [2]

Conference standings

2015 American Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Mary Hardin–Baylor +^  4 1   11 2  
No. 12 Hardin–Simmons +^  4 1   9 2  
East Texas Baptist +  4 1   7 3  
Louisiana College  1 4   3 7  
Sul Ross  1 4   3 7  
Howard Payne  1 4   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Centennial Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Johns Hopkins $^  9 0   11 1  
Moravian  7 2   8 3  
Muhlenberg  7 2   8 3  
Gettysburg  6 3   7 3  
Franklin & Marshall  5 4   6 4  
Susquehanna  4 5   5 5  
Dickinson  3 6   3 7  
Juniata  2 7   3 7  
Ursinus  2 7   3 7  
McDaniel  0 9   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Wheaton (IL) $^  7 0   11 1  
North Central (IL)  6 1   7 3  
Illinois Wesleyan  4 3   7 3  
Carthage  4 3   5 5  
Augustana (IL)  3 4   4 6  
North Park  2 5   3 7  
Elmhurst  1 6   4 6  
Millikin  1 6   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Husson +  6 1   7 3  
Norwich +^  6 1   6 5  
Castleton  5 2   7 3  
Becker  5 2   7 3  
SUNY Maritime  3 4   5 5  
Mount Ida  2 5   2 8  
Anna Maria  1 6   1 9  
Gallaudet  0 7   0 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
2015 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Cortland +^  6 2   9 3  
St. John Fisher +  6 2   7 4  
Alfred  5 3   8 3  
Buffalo State  5 3   7 4  
Morrisville State  4 4   6 4  
Brockport  3 5   5 5  
Utica  3 5   4 6  
Ithaca  2 6   4 6  
Hartwick  2 6   4 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Franklin (IN) $^  8 0   8 3  
Rose-Hulman  6 2   8 2  
Mount St. Joseph  6 2   7 3  
Bluffton  5 3   6 4  
Manchester  5 3   5 4  
Anderson (IN)  2 6   2 8  
Defiance  2 6   2 8  
Hanover  2 6   2 8  
Earlham  0 8   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
2015 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 23 Dubuque $^  7 0   8 3  
No. 24 Wartburg  6 1   9 1  
Central (IA)  4 3   6 4  
Coe  3 4   4 6  
Loras  3 4   4 6  
Simpson  3 4   4 6  
Luther  2 5   4 6  
Buena Vista  0 7   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Liberty League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
RPI +  6 1   9 2  
St. Lawrence +^  6 1   8 3  
Hobart  5 2   7 3  
WPI  4 3   7 4  
Rochester (NY)  3 4   5 4  
Springfield  2 5   4 6  
Merchant Marine  2 5   3 6  
Union (NY)  0 7   0 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
2015 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Framingham State $^  8 0   9 2  
Fitchburg State  6 2   8 3  
Bridgewater State  6 2   7 4  
Western Connecticut  4 4   5 5  
Worcester State  4 4   4 6  
Massachusetts Maritime  3 5   4 6  
UMass Dartmouth  3 5   4 6  
Plymouth State  1 7   2 8  
Westfield State  1 7   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
2015 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Olivet +  5 1   9 1  
Albion +^  5 1   9 2  
Adrian  4 2   7 3  
Trine  4 2   6 4  
Alma  2 4   5 5  
Kalamazoo  1 5   3 7  
Hope  0 6   2 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
2015 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Albright $^  8 1   10 2  
Stevenson  7 2   9 2  
Delaware Valley  7 2   9 2  
Widener  6 3   6 4  
Lebanon Valley  5 4   5 5  
Lycoming  4 5   4 6  
King's  3 6   3 7  
FDU Florham  2 7   3 7  
Wilkes  2 7   2 8  
Misericordia  1 8   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North
St. Norbert xy$^  5 0   10 1  
Carroll (WI)  4 1   6 4  
Ripon  3 2   7 3  
Macalester  2 3   4 6  
Beloit  1 4   3 7  
Lawrence  0 5   1 9  
South
Monmouth (IL) xy  5 0   8 2  
Cornell (IA)  3 2   5 5  
Illinois College  3 2   5 5  
Lake Forest  3 2   4 6  
Knox  1 4   3 7  
Grinnell  0 5   2 8  
Championship: St. Norbert 16, Monmouth 7
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
2015 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 St. Thomas (MN) $^  8 0   14 1  
No. 10 Saint John's (MN) ^  7 1   10 2  
Concordia–Moorhead  5 3   7 3  
Gustavus Adolphus  5 3   7 3  
Augsburg  4 4   5 5  
Bethel (MN)  4 4   5 5  
Hamline  2 6   4 6  
St. Olaf  1 7   2 8  
Carleton  0 8   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 New England Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Western New England $^  7 0   10 1  
Salve Regina  5 2   8 2  
Endicott  5 2   5 5  
Coast Guard  4 3   5 5  
Curry  3 4   4 6  
Maine Maritime  2 5   3 6  
MIT  2 5   2 8  
Nichols  0 7   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
2015 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Amherst $  8 0   8 0  
Trinity (CT)  7 1   7 1  
Tufts  6 2   6 2  
Middlebury  5 3   5 3  
Wesleyan  5 3   5 3  
Bates  2 6   2 6  
Bowdoin  2 6   2 6  
Hamilton  2 6   2 6  
Williams  2 6   2 6  
Colby  1 7   1 7  
  • $ Conference champion
2015 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Wesley $^  8 1   11 2  
Salisbury ^  7 1   7 3  
Kean  6 3   8 3  
Frostburg State  5 4   6 4  
Rowan  5 4   6 4  
TCNJ  4 4   4 5  
Montclair State  4 5   4 6  
Christopher Newport  4 5   4 6  
William Paterson  1 8   2 8  
Southern Virginia #  0 9   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • # – Provisional NCAA Division III member
2015 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Wabash $^  9 0   12 1  
DePauw  7 2   8 2  
Wittenberg  7 2   8 2  
Denison  6 3   7 3  
Ohio Wesleyan  5 4   5 5  
Hiram  4 5   4 6  
Oberlin  3 6   3 7  
Kenyon  2 7   2 8  
Wooster  2 7   2 8  
Allegheny  0 9   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Lakeland $^  6 0   8 3  
Benedictine (IL)  5 1   7 3  
Wisconsin Lutheran  4 2   5 5  
Concordia (WI)  3 3   3 7  
Aurora  2 4   3 7  
Rockford  1 5   3 7  
Concordia (IL)  0 6   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
2015 Northwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Linfield $^  7 0   12 1  
No. 20 Whitworth ^  6 1   9 2  
Puget Sound  5 2   6 3  
Pacific (OR)  4 3   6 4  
George Fox  2 5   4 6  
Pacific Lutheran  2 5   2 7  
Willamette  2 5   2 7  
Lewis & Clark  0 7   0 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Mount Union $^  9 0   15 0  
No. 22 John Carroll  7 2   8 2  
No. 19 Ohio Northern ^  7 2   9 3  
Baldwin Wallace  7 2   7 3  
Heidelberg  5 4   5 5  
Otterbein  4 5   4 6  
Capital  3 6   3 7  
Marietta  2 7   2 8  
Muskingum  1 8   1 9  
Wilmington (OH)  0 9   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Washington and Lee $^  7 0   10 1  
Guilford  6 1   9 1  
Emory & Henry  4 3   6 4  
Hampden–Sydney  4 3   6 4  
Randolph–Macon  3 4   4 6  
Bridgewater  2 5   4 6  
Shenandoah  1 6   4 6  
Catholic University  1 6   3 7  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Thomas More $^  8 0   11 1  
Westminster (PA)  7 1   9 2  
Washington & Jefferson  6 2   8 2  
Carnegie Mellon  6 2   8 3  
Case Western Reserve  6 2   7 3  
Bethany (WV)  4 4   5 5  
Saint Vincent  3 5   4 6  
Waynesburg  2 6   3 7  
Geneva  1 7   2 8  
Thiel  1 7   2 8  
Grove City  0 8   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Southern Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Hendrix $^  7 1   8 3  
Centre  6 2   8 2  
Berry  6 2   7 3  
Chicago  5 3   6 4  
Washington University  5 3   6 4  
Birmingham–Southern  3 5   5 5  
Rhodes  2 6   4 6  
Millsaps  2 6   3 7  
Sewanee  0 8   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
2015 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
La Verne $^  7 0   8 2  
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps  6 1   7 2  
Occidental  4 3   5 4  
Chapman  4 3   4 5  
Redlands  4 3   4 5  
Cal Lutheran  2 5   4 5  
Pomona–Pitzer  1 6   2 7  
Whittier  0 7   0 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Texas Lutheran $  3 0   8 2  
Trinity (TX)  2 1   8 2  
Austin  1 2   5 5  
Southwestern (TX)  0 3   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
St. Scholastica $^  9 0   9 2  
Northwestern (MN)  8 1   8 3  
Westminster (MO)  6 3   6 4  
MacMurray  5 4   6 4  
Eureka  4 5   5 5  
Crown  4 5   4 6  
Minnesota–Morris  4 5   4 6  
Greenville  3 6   3 7  
Martin Luther  1 8   2 8  
Iowa Wesleyan #  1 8   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • # – Provisional NCAA Division III member
2015 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Huntingdon $^  7 0   10 2  
Maryville (TN)  5 2   8 2  
North Carolina Wesleyan  5 2   5 5  
Averett  2 4   2 7  
LaGrange  2 4   2 7  
Methodist  2 5   4 6  
Greensboro  2 5   3 7  
Ferrum  2 5   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Wisconsin–Oshkosh $^  7 0   11 2  
No. 4 Wisconsin–Whitewater ^  6 1   12 2  
No. 14 Wisconsin–Platteville  5 2   8 2  
Wisconsin–Stevens Point  3 4   5 5  
Wisconsin–River Falls  3 4   4 6  
Wisconsin–La Crosse  2 5   3 7  
Wisconsin–Stout  2 5   3 7  
Wisconsin–Eau Claire  0 7   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2015 NCAA Division III independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
McMurry #    4 6  
Finlandia    3 7  
Belhaven #    2 8  
Maranatha Baptist    1 8  
Alfred State #    1 9  
  • # – Provisional Division III member

Conference summaries

ConferenceChampionRecordOffensive Player of the YearDefensive Player of the YearCoach of the Year
ASC East Texas Baptist
Hardin–Simmons
Mary Hardin–Baylor
7–3
9–2
10–1
Jessie Ramos, HSUTeidrick Smith, UMHB Joshua Eargle, ETBU
Centennial Johns Hopkins 11–0Bradley Munday, Johns HopkinsKeith Corliss, Johns HopkinsJeff Pukszyn, Moravian
CCIW Wheaton (IL) 11–0Sam Frasco, Augustana Adam Dansdill, WheatonMike Swider, Wheaton
ECFC Norwich 6–5John Smith, Husson Bryant Wade, HussonMike Lichten, Becker
Empire 8 SUNY Cortland 9–2Dan Andrews, SUNY Brockport Tarik Bennett, SUNY BrockportDaniel MacNiell, SUNY Cortland
HCAC Franklin 8–3Chase Burton, FranklinRyan Aelker, Bluffton Nick Johnson, Earlham
IIAC Dubuque 8–3Logan Schrader, Wartburg Blaine Snitker, Dubuque Stan Zweifel, Dubuque
Liberty St. Lawrence 8–3Jeff Avery, RPI
Mike Lefflbine, St. Lawrence
Max Nacewicz, Springfield Mark Raymond, St. Lawrence
MSCAC Framingham State 9–2Matt Silva, Framingham StateMatt Mangano, Framingham StateTom Kelley, Framingham State
MIAA Albion 9–2Dominic Bona, AlbionTerry Calagon, Alma
MAC Albright 10–1Malik Pressley, FDU-Florham Brandon Jones, Widener John Marzka, Albright
Midwest St. Norbert 10–1Jacob Bunk, St. NorbertZach Hauser, Macalester Dan McCarty, St. Norbert
Chad Braun, Monmouth
MIAC St. Thomas (MN) 11–0Ayrton Scott, Augsburg Ryan Winter, St. ThomasGlenn Caruso, St. Thomas
Peter Haugen, Gustavus Adolphus
NEFC Western New England 10–1Tyler Ward, Western New EnglandObi Etuka, Western New EnglandKeith Emery, Western New England
NESCAC Amherst 8–0Chance Brady, Tufts Jimmy Fairfield-Sonn, AmherstE.J. Mills, Amherst
NJAC Salisbury 7–3Joe Callahan, Wesley Darren Dungee, Rowan Sherman Wood, Salisbury
NCAC Wabash 11–0Mason Zurek, WabashTyler McCullen, WabashEric Raeburn, Wabash
NACC Lakeland 8–3Michael Whitley, LakelandLandon Deringer, Lakeland
Tanner Behnke, Wisc. Lutheran
Colin Bruton, Lakeland
Northwest Linfield 10–0Sam Riddle, LinfieldAlex Hoff, LinfieldJoseph Smith, Linfield
OAC Mount Union 11–0Justin Magazine, Ohio Northern
Anthony Latina, John Carroll
Devon Price, Ohio Northern
Tom Lally, Mount Union
Tre Jones, Mount Union
Hank Spencer, Mount Union
Dean Paul, Ohio Northern
ODAC Washington and Lee 10–1Matt Pawlowski, Guilford Jake Payne, Shenandoah Scott Abell, Washington and Lee
PAC Thomas More 11–0Sam Benger, Carnegie Mellon Erick Butler, Thomas MoreRegis Scafe, Thomas More
SAA Hendrix 8–3Dayton Winn, HendrixMichael Shield, Rhodes Buck Buchanan, Hendrix
SCIAC La Verne 8–2Kwame Do, Occidental Paul Slaats, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Chris Krich, La Verne
SCAC Texas Lutheran 8–2Trenton White, Texas LutheranJulian Turner, Trinity Danny Padron, Texas Lutheran
UMAC St. Scholastica 9–2Latif Adams, Westminster (MO) Alex Mangan, St. ScholasticaChris Douglas, MacMurray
USA South Huntingdon 10–1Malik Adams, NC Wesleyan Anthony White, HuntingdonMike Turk, Huntingdon
WIAC UW–Oshkosh 10–1Brett Kasper, UW-OshkoshAndrew Robinson, UW-Platteville Pat Cerroni, UW-Oshkosh

Postseason

Twenty-five conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, two conferences had no Pool A bid. The American Southwest, which had fallen below the required seven members in 2013, lost its Pool A bid after the two-year grace period; the SCAC had only four members. The MASCAC and SAA gained Pool A bids for the first time, having passed through the two-year waiting period.

Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 25 Pool A conferences contained 220 schools, an average of 8.8 teams per conference. Twelve schools were in Pool B, enough for one bid.

The remaining six playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.

Playoff bracket

First round
November 21, 2015
Second round
November 28, 2015
Quarterfinals
December 5, 2015
Semifinals
December 12, 2015
Championship
December 18, 2015
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia
St. Thomas (MN) * 57
La Verne 14 St. Thomas (MN)* 38
St. John's (MN) * 51St. John's (MN) 19
Dubuque 7 St. Thomas (MN)* 38
Thomas More * 51Wabash 7
Washington and Lee 21 Thomas More 27
Wabash * 35Wabash* † 33
Albion 14 St. Thomas (MN)* 38
Linfield * 48Linfield 17
Whitworth 10 Linfield* 38
SUNY Cortland * 45SUNY Cortland 22
Salisbury 21 Linfield* 38
Huntingdon * 38Mary Hardin–Baylor 35
Hendrix 27 Huntingdon 23
Hardin–Simmons* 19 Mary Hardin–Baylor* 43
Mary Hardin–Baylor 37St. Thomas (MN) 35
Mount Union * 55Mount Union49
St. Lawrence 23 Mount Union* 66
Albright * 49Albright 7
Norwich 0 Mount Union* 56
Wesley * 42 Wesley 35
Framingham State 22 Wesley42
Johns Hopkins * 52Johns Hopkins* 37
Western New England 20 Mount Union* 36
Wisconsin–Oshkosh * 48Wisconsin–Whitewater 6
St. Scholastica 0 Wisconsin–Oshkosh* 42
Franklin* 22 Ohio Northern 7
Ohio Northern 27Wisconsin–Oshkosh* 29
Wisconsin–Whitewater * 48Wisconsin–Whitewater31
St. Norbert 0 Wisconsin-Whitewater31
Wheaton (IL) * 55Wheaton (IL)* 17
Lakeland 6

* Home team    Overtime   Winner

Bowl games

DateBowlLocationHome teamAway teamScore
Nov. 20, 2015 ECAC Chapman Bowl Arute Field
New Britain, Connecticut
Husson Salve Regina 42–39
Nov. 20, 2015ECAC President's BowlArute Field
New Britain, Connecticut
WPI Kean 24–6
Nov. 21, 2015 Centennial MAC Bowl SeriesScotty Wood Stadium
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Muhlenberg Stevenson 14–9
Nov. 21, 2015Centennial-MAC Bowl SeriesJames Work Memorial Stadium
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Delaware Valley Moravian 20–16
Nov. 21, 2015ECAC Lynah BowlArute Field
New Britain, Connecticut
St. John Fisher Westminster (PA) 42–21
Nov. 21, 2015ECAC Bushnell BowlArute Field
New Britain, Connecticut
Buffalo State RPI 20–13
Nov. 22, 2015ECAC Legacy BowlArute Field
New Britain, Connecticut
Bridgewater State Carnegie Mellon 48–13
Nov. 22, 2015ECAC Whitelaw BowlArute Field
New Britain, Connecticut
Alfred Fitchburg State 11–10

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The 2005 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2005, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2005 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their eighth Division III championship by defeating the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks, 35−28. This was the first of eight subsequent championship games between Mount Union and Wisconsin–Whitewater ; only the 2012 Stagg Bowl featured a different team.

The 2006 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2006, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2006 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their ninth Division III championship by defeating the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks, 35−16. This was the second of seven straight championship games between Mount Union and Wisconsin–Whitewater and the second straight win for Mount Union.

The 2007 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2007, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2007 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks won their first Division III championship by defeating the Mount Union Purple Raiders, 31−21. This was the third of seven straight championship games between Mount Union and Wisconsin–Whitewater.

The 2008 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2008, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2008 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their tenth Division III championship by defeating the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks, 31−26. This was the fourth of seven straight championship games between Mount Union and Wisconsin–Whitewater.

The 2009 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2009, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2009 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks won their second Division III championship by defeating the Mount Union Purple Raiders, 38−28. This was the fifth of seven straight championship games between Mount Union and Wisconsin–Whitewater.

The 2010 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2007, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2007 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks won their first Division III championship by defeating the Mount Union Purple Raiders, 31−21. This was the sixth of seven straight championship games between Mount Union and Wisconsin–Whitewater.

The 2011 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2011, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2011 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks won their fourth, and third consecutive, Division III championship by defeating the Mount Union Purple Raiders, 13−10. This was the seventh of seven straight championship games between Mount Union and Wisconsin–Whitewater.

The 2012 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2012, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2012 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their eleventh Division III championship by defeating the St. Thomas (MN) Tommies, 28−10.

The 2013 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began on August 31, 2013, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division III Football Championship on December 20, 2013, at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. This was the twenty-first consecutive title game held in Salem. The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks defeated the Mount Union Purple Raiders, 52–14, to win their fifth national title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament</span>

The 2014 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 62 teams held to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. It began on March 6, 2014, and concluded with the championship game on March 22, 2014, at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

The 2014 NCAA Division III football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, was the most recent season of NCAA Division III football. The season began on September 4 and concluded on December 19 with title game of the NCAA Division III Football Championship. Wisconsin–Whitewater won their sixth Division III title with a 43–34 win over Mount Union at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. This was the ninth time in ten seasons that Mount Union and Wisconsin–Whitewater met in the title game.

The 2016 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began on September 5, 2016 and ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, on December 16, 2016 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. However, UMHB's championship was later vacated by the NCAA.

The 2017 NCAA Division III football season was the portion of the 2017 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. Under Division III rules, teams were eligible to begin play on August 31, 2017. The season ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, on December 15, 2017, at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. Mount Union earned their 13th national title, defeating defending national champions Mary Hardin–Baylor.

The 2018 NCAA Division III football season is the component of the 2018 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on August 30 and culminated on November 17.

The 2019 NCAA Division III football season is the component of the 2019 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 5 and culminated on November 16.

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