2019 NCAA Division III football season

Last updated

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. [1] [2]

Contents

The season's playoffs ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship (also known as the Stagg Bowl) at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah, Texas, hosted by the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor.

The annual Cortaca Jug game between Ithaca and Cortland on November 16 was moved to MetLife Stadium in honor of the 150th anniversary of college football. It became the most-attended game in Division III history, with 45,161 fans watching Ithaca defeat Cortland 32–20. [3]

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference
Buffalo State Bengals Empire 8 Liberty League
Earlham Quakers HCAC Suspended program
Thomas More Saints Independent Mid-South (NAIA)
Frostburg State Bobcats NJAC Mountain East (D-II)
Husson Eagles ECFC Commonwealth Coast
Southern Virginia Knights NJAC ODAC

Belhaven completed its transition to Division III and became eligible for the postseason.

Conference standings

2019 American Rivers Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Central (IA) +^  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 14 Wartburg +^  7 –1   10 –2  
Dubuque  6 –2   7 –3  
Coe  5 –3   6 –4  
Loras  4 –4   5 –5  
Simpson  4 –4   5 –5  
Buena Vista  1 –7   3 –7  
Nebraska Wesleyan  1 –7   3 –7  
Luther  1 –7   1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 American Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^  9 –0   12 –1  
Texas Lutheran  8 –1   8 –2  
No. 21 Hardin–Simmons  7 –2   8 –2  
East Texas Baptist  6 –3   6 –4  
Howard Payne  4 –5   5 –5  
Southwestern (TX)  3 –6   4 –6  
Louisiana College  3 –6   3 –7  
Sul Ross  3 –6   3 –7  
Belhaven  2 –7   2 –8  
McMurry  0 –9   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Centennial Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Muhlenberg $^  9 –0   13 –1  
No. 16 Susquehanna  8 –1   10 –1  
Johns Hopkins  6 –3   8 –3  
Franklin & Marshall  5 –4   7 –4  
Dickinson  4 –5   5 –5  
Ursinus  4 –5   5 –5  
Moravian  4 –5   4 –6  
McDaniel  2 –7   3 –7  
Juniata  2 –7   2 –8  
Gettysburg  1 –8   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Wheaton (IL) $^  9 –0   12 –1  
No. 1 North Central (IL) ^  8 –1   14 –1  
Washington University  6 –3   7 –3  
Illinois Wesleyan  6 –3   6 –4  
Augustana (IL)  5 –4   6 –4  
Millikin  4 –5   5 –5  
Carthage  4 –5   4 –6  
Carroll (WI)  1 –8   2 –8  
Elmhurst  1 –8   1 –9  
North Park  1 –8   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Commonwealth Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Western New England $^  7 –0   9 –2  
Endicott  6 –1   9 –2  
Nichols  4 –3   6 –4  
Husson  4 –3   4 –6  
Salve Regina  3 –4   4 –6  
New England  2 –5   4 –6  
Curry  2 –5   2 –8  
Becker  0 –7   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Dean $#  4 –1   4 –6  
SUNY Maritime ^  3 –2   5 –6  
Alfred State  2 –3   3 –6  
Gallaudet  2 –3   2 –6  
Castleton  2 –3   2 –7  
Anna Maria  2 –3   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • # – Provisional Division III member
2019 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Brockport +^  5 –1   9 –3  
Cortland +  5 –1   8 –3  
Morrisville State  4 –2   6 –5  
Utica  3 –3   5 –5  
Alfred  2 –4   5 –5  
St. John Fisher  2 –4   5 –5  
Hartwick  0 –6   1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Hanover $^  7 –0   9 –2  
Mount St. Joseph  5 –2   7 –3  
Rose-Hulman  5 –2   6 –4  
Franklin (IN)  4 –3   5 –5  
Manchester  3 –4   4 –6  
Bluffton  2 –5   2 –8  
Anderson (IN)  1 –6   3 –7  
Defiance  1 –6   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Liberty League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Union (NY) $^  6 –0   11 –1  
Hobart  4 –2   9 –2  
Ithaca  4 –2   8 –3  
RPI  3 –3   6 –5  
St. Lawrence  3 –3   5 –5  
Buffalo State  1 –5   1 –9  
Rochester (NY)  0 –6   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Framingham State $^  8 –0   8 –3  
Western Connecticut  6 –2   8 –3  
Bridgewater State  6 –2   6 –4  
UMass Dartmouth  5 –3   7 –3  
Massachusetts Maritime  4 –4   6 –4  
Plymouth State  4 –4   6 –4  
Westfield State  2 –6   2 –8  
Fitchburg State  1 –7   2 –8  
Worcester State  0 –8   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Hope $^  7 –0   9 –2  
Albion  5 –2   8 –2  
Olivet  5 –2   8 –2  
Alma  4 –3   6 –4  
Adrian  4 –3   5 –5  
Trine  2 –5   5 –5  
Kalamazoo  1 –6   2 –8  
Finlandia  0 –7   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Delaware Valley $^  8 –0   11 –2  
Stevenson  7 –1   8 –3  
Wilkes  6 –2   8 –3  
Misericordia  5 –3   5 –5  
Widener  4 –4   5 –5  
King's (PA)  3 –5   5 –5  
Lycoming  3 –5   4 –6  
Lebanon Valley  3 –5   3 –7  
FDU Florham  2 –6   3 –7  
Albright  2 –6   2 –8  
Alvernia  1 –7   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North
St. Norbert xy  5 –0   6 –3  
Lake Forest  4 –1   7 –3  
Ripon  3 –2   4 –6  
Macalester  2 –3   4 –6  
Beloit  1 –4   1 –9  
Lawrence  0 –5   1 –8  
South
Monmouth (IL) xy$^  4 –0   7 –3  
Chicago  3 –1   6 –3  
Illinois College  2 –2   6 –3  
Cornell (IA)  1 –3   4 –5  
Knox  0 –4   3 –6  
Grinnell *  0 –0   0 –3  
Championship: Monmouth 10, St. Norbert 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – Grinnell canceled seven games, including all five divisional games.
2019 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Saint John's (MN) +^  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 15 St. Thomas (MN) +  7 –1   8 –2  
No. 23 Bethel (MN)  6 –2   8 –2  
Gustavus Adolphus  5 –3   7 –3  
Concordia–Moorhead  5 –3   5 –5  
St. Olaf  3 –5   5 –5  
Carleton  2 –6   4 –6  
Augsburg  1 –7   2 –8  
Hamline  0 –8   1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Middlebury $  9 –0   9 –0  
Wesleyan  8 –1   8 –1  
Williams  7 –2   7 –2  
Trinity (CT)  5 –4   5 –4  
Amherst  4 –5   4 –5  
Hamilton  4 –5   4 –5  
Tufts  4 –5   4 –5  
Bates  2 –7   2 –7  
Colby  2 –7   2 –7  
Bowdoin  0 –9   0 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2019 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
WPI +  6 –1   10 –1  
MIT +^  6 –1   7 –3  
Merchant Marine  5 –2   6 –3  
Springfield  5 –2   6 –4  
Coast Guard  2 –5   5 –5  
Norwich  2 –5   5 –5  
Catholic University  2 –5   2 –8  
Maine Maritime  0 –7   0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Salisbury $^  7 –0   11 –1  
No. 11 Wesley ^  6 –1   10 –2  
Montclair State  5 –2   6 –4  
Rowan  4 –3   4 –6  
Kean  2 –5   3 –7  
Christopher Newport  2 –5   2 –8  
TCNJ  2 –5   2 –8  
William Paterson  0 –7   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Denison +  7 –2   8 –2  
Wittenberg +  7 –2   7 –3  
Wabash +^  7 –2   7 –4  
Ohio Wesleyan  6 –3   7 –3  
DePauw  6 –3   6 –4  
Wooster  5 –4   6 –4  
Allegheny  4 –5   4 –6  
Kenyon  2 –7   3 –7  
Oberlin  1 –8   1 –9  
Hiram  0 –9   0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 24 Aurora $^  7 –0   9 –2  
Benedictine (IL)  6 –1   7 –3  
Eureka  4 –3   6 –4  
Concordia (IL)  3 –4   5 –5  
Concordia (WI)  3 –4   5 –5  
Lakeland  3 –4   4 –6  
Wisconsin Lutheran  2 –5   2 –8  
Rockford  0 –7   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Northwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Linfield $^  7 –0   8 –2  
Whitworth  5 –2   6 –3  
Puget Sound  4 –3   6 –4  
George Fox  4 –3   5 –5  
Pacific (OR)  4 –3   4 –6  
Lewis & Clark  3 –4   4 –5  
Pacific Lutheran  1 –6   2 –7  
Willamette  0 –7   1 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Mount Union $^  9 –0   11 –1  
No. 13 John Carroll  8 –1   9 –1  
Baldwin Wallace  6 –3   7 –3  
Ohio Northern  6 –3   6 –4  
Heidelberg  5 –4   6 –4  
Marietta  4 –5   5 –5  
Wilmington (OH)  3 –6   3 –7  
Muskingum  2 –7   3 –7  
Otterbein  2 –7   2 –8  
Capital  0 –9   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Bridgewater $^  8 –0   10 –1  
Randolph–Macon  7 –1   9 –2  
Emory & Henry  6 –2   8 –3  
Washington and Lee  5 –3   6 –4  
Shenandoah  4 –4   6 –4  
Ferrum  3 –5   4 –6  
Southern Virginia  2 –6   4 –6  
Guilford  1 –7   2 –8  
Hampden–Sydney  0 –8   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Case Western Reserve $^  8 –1   9 –2  
Grove City  7 –2   9 –2  
Carnegie Mellon  7 –2   8 –3  
Washington & Jefferson  6 –3   8 –3  
Westminster (PA)  6 –3   8 –3  
Bethany (WV)  4 –5   4 –6  
Geneva  3 –6   3 –7  
Saint Vincent  3 –6   3 –7  
Waynesburg  1 –8   1 –9  
Thiel  0 –9   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Southern Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Berry +^  7 –1   9 –2  
Trinity (TX) +  7 –1   8 –2  
Birmingham–Southern  6 –2   7 –3  
Hendrix  5 –3   7 –3  
Austin  4 –4   5 –5  
Centre  3 –5   5 –5  
Millsaps  3 –5   5 –5  
Rhodes  1 –7   1 –9  
Sewanee  0 –8   0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Chapman $^  7 –0   10 –1  
No. 18 Redlands ^  6 –1   9 –2  
Pomona-Pitzer  4 –3   5 –4  
Cal Lutheran  4 –3   5 –5  
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  3 –4   5 –5  
La Verne  3 –4   4 –6  
Whittier  1 –6   2 –8  
Occidental  0 –7   0 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Martin Luther $^  8 –0   9 –2  
Greenville  7 –1   8 –3  
St. Scholastica  5 –3   7 –3  
MacMurray  5 –3   5 –5  
Northwestern (MN)  4 –4   4 –6  
Westminster (MO)  4 –4   4 –6  
Crown  2 –6   3 –7  
Minnesota–Morris  1 –7   1 –9  
Iowa Wesleyan  0 –8   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Huntingdon $^  6 –1   8 –4  
Brevard #  5 –2   8 –2  
Averett  5 –2   7 –3  
North Carolina Wesleyan  5 –2   6 –4  
Methodist  3 –4   4 –6  
Maryville (TN)  3 –4   3 –7  
LaGrange  1 –6   3 –7  
Greensboro  0 –7   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • # – Provisional Division III member
2019 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Wisconsin–Whitewater +^  6 –1   13 –2  
No. 22 Wisconsin–Oshkosh +^  6 –1   8 –3  
Wisconsin–La Crosse  5 –2   7 –3  
Wisconsin–Platteville  4 –3   7 –3  
Wisconsin–Stout  3 –4   4 –6  
Wisconsin–Stevens Point  2 –5   3 –7  
Wisconsin–Eau Claire  1 –6   3 –7  
Wisconsin–River Falls  1 –6   2 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

Postseason

Twenty-seven conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs.

There were no "Pool B" bids this year, slots normally allocated to schools not in a Pool A conference.

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

Qualified teams

Automatic bids (27)

ConferenceTeamAppearanceLast
American Southwest Conference Mary Hardin–Baylor 18th2018
American Rivers Conference Central (IA) 21st2009
Centennial Conference Muhlenberg 9th2018
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Wheaton (IL) 11th2016
Commonwealth Coast Football Western New England 6th2018
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference SUNY Maritime 2nd2010
Empire 8 Brockport 7th2018
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Hanover 8th2018
Liberty League Union (NY) 12th2006
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Framingham State 5th2018
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hope 5th2006
Middle Atlantic Conference Delaware Valley 9th2018
Midwest Conference Monmouth (IL) 7th2017
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Saint John's (MN) 26th2018
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference MIT 3rd2018
New Jersey Athletic Conference Salisbury 11th2015
North Coast Athletic Conference Wabash 10th2015
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Aurora (IL) 5th2008
Northwest Conference Linfield 15th2017
Ohio Athletic Conference Mount Union 31st2018
Old Dominion Athletic Conference Bridgewater (VA) 7th2005
Presidents' Athletic Conference Case Western Reserve 5th2017
Southern Athletic Association Berry 3rd2018
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Chapman 3rd2017
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Martin Luther 2nd2018
USA South Athletic Conference Huntingdon 5th2017
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Wisconsin–Oshkosh 5th2017

At-large bids (5)

TeamConferenceAppearanceLast
North Central (IL) CCIW12th2018
Redlands SCIAC9th2016
Wartburg ARC14th2018
Wesley NJAC15th2017
Wisconsin–Whitewater WIAC17th2018

Playoff bracket

First round
November 23 		Second round
November 30 		Quarterfinals
December 7 		Semifinals
December 14 		Championship
Stagg Bowl
December 20
Shenandoah, Texas
               
* Mary Hardin–Baylor 43
Redlands 14
* Mary Hardin–Baylor42
Huntingdon 6
* Berry 24
Huntingdon 27
* Mary Hardin–Baylor 7
Wisconsin–Whitewater 26
* Wisconsin–Whitewater 35
Monmouth (IL) 10
* Wisconsin–Whitewater41
Wartburg 28
* Hope 3
Wartburg 41
* Wisconsin–Whitewater35
Saint John's (MN) 32
* Wheaton (IL) 51
Martin Luther 7
* Wheaton (IL)49
Central (IA) 13
* Central (IA) 38†
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 37
* Wheaton (IL) 33
Saint John's (MN) 34
* Chapman 68†††
Linfield 65
* Chapman 26
Saint John's (MN)55
* Saint John's (MN) 51
Aurora 47
* Wisconsin–Whitewater 14
North Central (IL)41
* Salisbury 83
SUNY Maritime 0
* Salisbury62
Union (NY) 41
* Union (NY) 24
Case Western Reserve 21
* Salisbury 8
Muhlenberg24
* Muhlenberg 38
MIT 0
* Muhlenberg42
Brockport 0
* Western New England 28
Brockport 33
* Muhlenberg 14
North Central (IL)45
* Mount Union 65
Hanover 14
* Mount Union 52
North Central (IL)59
* North Central (IL) 51
Wabash 15
* North Central (IL)31
Delaware Valley 14
* Wesley 58
Framingham State 21
* Wesley 10
Delaware Valley45
* Bridgewater (VA) 22
Delaware Valley 30

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pioneer Football League</span> Football-only athletic conference

The Pioneer Football League (PFL) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a football-only conference. It has member schools that range from New York, North Carolina, and Florida in the east to California in the west. It is headquartered in St. Louis, in the same complex that also contains the offices of the Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Football Conference. Unlike most other Division I FCS conferences, the Pioneer League consists of institutions that choose not to award athletic scholarships ("grants-in-aid") to football players.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NCAA Division I Football Championship</span> Annual post-season college football game

The NCAA Division I Football Championship is an annual post-season college football game, played since 2006, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). From 1978 to 2005, the game was known as the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship.

The Cortaca Jug is the trophy given to the annual college football game played between the Red Dragons of the State University of New York College at Cortland and the Bombers of Ithaca College. The match-up is one of the most prominent in NCAA Division III football. The Cortaca game typically sells out, with thousands of fans packed into the stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Catholic University Cardinals football</span> Football team

The Catholic University Cardinals football team represents the Catholic University of America in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III college football competition as a member of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). The team played its first game in 1895 and was a major college team in the first half of the 20th century, into the 1940s. The football program was put on hiatus during World War II, and then discontinued shortly afterwards. In 1965, football returned to the university at the club level, and, in 1977, re-entered NCAA competition as part of Division III. The Cardinals have participated in the Division III playoffs three times in the late 1990s and have secured two Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) championships. The head coach is Mike Gutelius.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Hampshire Wildcats football</span> Intercollegiate American football team

The New Hampshire Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of New Hampshire located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Wildcats compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The team plays its home games at the 11,000 seat Wildcat Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire, and are led by head coach Ricky Santos.

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.

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 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.

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 2022 NAIA football season is the component of the 2022 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States.

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Division III football scoreboard". D3football. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  2. ↑ "2019 Division III football scoreboard". D3football. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. ↑ Otis, John (2019-11-15). "Ithaca-SUNY Cortland Rivalry Leads to Division III Attendance Record". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-12-08.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.