2024 NCAA Division III football season

2024 NCAA Division III football season
Total No. of teams	240
Preseason AP No. 1	North Central (IL)
Regular season	September 1 – November 16, 2024
Playoffs	November 23 – January 5, 2025
National championship	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX January 5, 2025
Champion	North Central (IL)
Gagliardi Trophy	Luke Lehnen, QB, North Central (IL)
←  2023  · NCAA Division IIIfootball seasons ·  2025  →

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 51st season that the NCAA has sponsored a Division III championship.

Cortland is the defending national champion.

The playoffs were expanded from 32 from last season to 40 teams. ^[1]

The season's playoffs was played between November 23 and January 5, 2025, culminating in the national championship—also known as the Stagg Bowl. The game was initially set for Turner Stadium in Humble, Texas, ^[2] but was later moved to Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. The move also makes the 2024 championship game the first since 2004 to be played on a grass field. ^[3] North Central (IL) was the 2025 Stagg Bowl champions, defeated Mount Union 41–25.

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

Team	Former conference	New conference	Ref
Hilbert Hawks	Independent	Empire 8	[4]
Castleton Spartans	ECFC	MASCAC	[5]
Calvin Knights	New program	MIAA	[6]
Austin Kangaroos	ASC	SCAC	[7]
Centenary Gentlemen	Restarted program	SCAC	[7] [8]
Lyon Scots	Independent	SCAC	[9]
McMurry War Hawks	ASC	SCAC	[10]
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs	ASC	SCAC	[11]
Sul Ross Lobos	ASC	LSC (NCAA D-II)	[12]
Defiance Yellow Jackets	HCAC	MSFA (NAIA)	[13]
Birmingham–Southern Panthers	SAA	School closed	[14]
Maine Maritime Mariners	Restarted program	Independent	[15]

Other headlines

• April 18 – The NCAA D-III Management Council announced that they would support an expansion of the playoff bracket from 32 teams to 40 effective for this season. The amount of automatic qualifier bids will remain unchanged, but the amount of available at-large bids will increase from 4 to 12. ^[1]
• August 1 – The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced that it would be rebranding to the Conference of New England, effective for the 2024 season. ^[16]

Conference standings

2024 American Rivers Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 13 Wartburg $^   8 – 0     10 – 2   Coe ^   7 – 1     9 – 2   Central (IA)   6 – 2     8 – 2   Dubuque   5 – 3     5 – 5   Simpson (IA)   4 – 4     5 – 5   Nebraska Wesleyan   2 – 6     3 – 7   Buena Vista   2 – 6     2 – 8   Loras   2 – 6     2 – 8   Luther   0 – 8     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com	2024 American Southwest Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Hardin–Simmons $^   6 – 0     10 – 1   Mary Hardin–Baylor ^   4 – 2     8 – 4   East Texas Baptist   2 – 4     5 – 4   Howard Payne   0 – 6     1 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com	2024 Centennial Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 19 Johns Hopkins $^   6 – 0     12 – 2   Ursinus ^   5 – 1     9 – 2   Muhlenberg   4 – 2     8 – 3   Franklin & Marshall   3 – 3     7 – 4   Dickinson   2 – 4     5 – 6   Gettysburg   1 – 5     2 – 8   McDaniel   0 – 6     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2024 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 North Central (IL) $^   9 – 0     15 – 0   No. 20 Wheaton (IL)   8 – 1     9 – 2   Washington University   7 – 2     8 – 2   Illinois Wesleyan   5 – 4     5 – 5   Carroll (WI)   4 – 5     5 – 5   North Park   4 – 5     5 – 5   Augustana (IL)   3 – 6     4 – 6   Elmhurst   3 – 6     3 – 7   Carthage   2 – 7     2 – 8   Millikin   0 – 9     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Conference of New England football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 10 Endicott $^   5 – 0     10 – 2   Western New England   3 – 2     6 – 4   Husson   3 – 2     6 – 5   Curry   2 – 3     4 – 6   New England (ME)   2 – 3     4 – 6   Nichols   0 – 5     3 – 7   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Alfred State y$^   2 – 1     5 – 6   Anna Maria y   2 – 1     4 – 5   Gallaudet   2 – 1     5 – 4   Dean   0 – 3     0 – 9   Championship: Alfred State 39, Anna Maria 37 $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Cortland $^   7 – 0     11 – 1   Brockport   5 – 2     8 – 3   Morrisville   5 – 2     7 – 4   Alfred   5 – 2     7 – 4   Utica   3 – 4     5 – 5   St. John Fisher   2 – 5     3 – 7   Hartwick   1 – 6     2 – 8   Hilbert   0 – 7     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Mount St. Joseph $^   6 – 0     8 – 3   Hanover   5 – 1     8 – 3   Rose–Hulman   4 – 2     5 – 5   Bluffton   3 – 3     3 – 7   Franklin (IN)   2 – 4     3 – 7   Anderson (IN)   1 – 5     2 – 8   Manchester   0 – 6     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	2024 Landmark Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Susquehanna $^   6 – 0     12 – 2   Wilkes   5 – 1     7 – 4   Moravian   4 – 2     7 – 4   Catholic University   3 – 3     5 – 5   Lycoming   2 – 4     4 – 6   Juniata   1 – 5     2 – 8   Keystone   0 – 6     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Liberty League football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Hobart $^   6 – 0     9 – 2   Ithaca   5 – 1     6 – 4   RPI   3 – 3     5 – 5   Rochester   2 – 4     6 – 5   St. Lawrence   2 – 4     3 – 6   Union (NY)   2 – 4     3 – 7   Buffalo State   1 – 5     3 – 7   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   UMass Dartmouth $^   9 – 0     10 – 1   Western Connecticut   8 – 1     9 – 2   Plymouth State   5 – 4     5 – 4   Bridgewater State   5 – 4     5 – 5   Massachusetts Maritime   5 – 4     5 – 5   Westfield State   4 – 5     4 – 6   Framingham State   3 – 6     3 – 7   Worcester State   3 – 6     3 – 7   Castleton   2 – 7     3 – 7   Fitchburg State   1 – 8     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	2024 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 16 Hope $^   7 – 0     11 – 1   Alma   6 – 1     8 – 2   Albion   5 – 2     7 – 3   Trine   4 – 3     6 – 4   Adrian   3 – 4     6 – 4   Olivet   2 – 5     3 – 7   Kalamazoo   1 – 6     4 – 6   Calvin   0 – 7     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   King's (PA) $^   9 – 0     10 – 2   Delaware Valley   7 – 2     8 – 3   FDU–Florham   5 – 4     7 – 4   Eastern   5 – 4     5 – 5   Lebanon Valley   5 – 4     5 – 5   Stevenson   5 – 4     5 – 5   Widener   5 – 4     5 – 6   Misericordia   2 – 7     3 – 7   Albright   1 – 8     2 – 8   Alvernia   1 – 8     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	2024 Midwest Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Lake Forest $^   9 – 0     10 – 1   Monmouth (IL)   8 – 1     9 – 2   Illinois College   7 – 2     8 – 2   Chicago   6 – 3     6 – 4   Cornell (IA)   5 – 4     5 – 5   Ripon   4 – 5     4 – 6   Knox   2 – 7     3 – 7   Grinnell   2 – 7     2 – 8   Lawrence   1 – 8     1 – 9   Beloit   1 – 8     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Div     Conf. Overall Team   W   L         W   L     W   L   Northwoods Division No. 3 Saint John's (MN) xy$^   4 – 0     8 – 0     11 – 1   St. Olaf   2 – 2     5 – 3     7 – 3   Carleton   2 – 2     4 – 4     5 – 5   Gustavus Adolphus   2 – 2     4 – 4     5 – 5   St. Scholastica   0 – 4     3 – 5     4 – 6   Skyline Division No. 21 Bethel (MN) xy^   4 – 0     6 – 2     11 – 3   Concordia–Moorhead   3 – 1     6 – 2     7 – 3   Augsburg   2 – 2     3 – 5     4 – 6   Hamline   1 – 3     1 – 7     3 – 7   Macalester   0 – 4     0 – 8     0 – 10   Championship: Saint John's (MN) 41, Bethel (MN) 33 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Wesleyan $   8 – 1     8 – 1   Trinity (CT)   7 – 2     7 – 2   Tufts   7 – 2     7 – 2   Middlebury   6 – 3     6 – 3   Williams   5 – 4     5 – 4   Colby   4 – 5     4 – 5   Bowdoin   3 – 6     3 – 6   Amherst   2 – 7     2 – 7   Bates   2 – 7     2 – 7   Hamilton   1 – 8     1 – 8   $ – Conference champion	2024 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 23 Springfield $^   7 – 0     12 – 1   Maritime   5 – 2     8 – 3   Salve Regina   5 – 2     6 – 4   WPI   4 – 3     6 – 4   Merchant Marine   3 – 4     5 – 4   Coast Guard   3 – 4     5 – 5   MIT   1 – 6     3 – 6   Norwich   0 – 7     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Salisbury $^   6 – 0     12 – 1   Christopher Newport   5 – 1     7 – 3   Rowan   4 – 2     6 – 4   TCNJ   3 – 3     6 – 4   Kean   2 – 4     2 – 8   Montclair State   1 – 5     3 – 7   William Paterson   0 – 6     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 DePauw $^   8 – 0     11 – 1   Wabash   7 – 1     8 – 3   Denison   6 – 2     6 – 4   Wittenberg   5 – 3     6 – 4   Kenyon   4 – 4     5 – 5   Ohio Wesleyan   3 – 5     4 – 6   Wooster   2 – 6     3 – 7   Oberlin   1 – 7     1 – 9   Hiram   0 – 8     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 15 Aurora $^   8 – 0     9 – 2   St. Norbert   7 – 1     8 – 3   Wisconsin Lutheran   6 – 2     7 – 3   Concordia (WI)   5 – 3     6 – 3   Lakeland   4 – 4     4 – 5   Benedictine (IL)   3 – 5     5 – 5   Rockford   2 – 6     4 – 6   Concordia (IL)   1 – 7     2 – 8   Eureka   0 – 8     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Northwest Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 14 Linfield $^   7 – 0     10 – 2   No. 22 Whitworth ^   6 – 1     10 – 2   Pacific Lutheran   5 – 2     7 – 3   Lewis & Clark   4 – 3     5 – 5   Pacific (OR)   3 – 4     5 – 5   George Fox   2 – 5     4 – 6   Puget Sound   1 – 6     2 – 8   Willamette   0 – 7     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Mount Union $^   9 – 0     14 – 1   No. 24 John Carroll ^   8 – 1     9 – 3   Marietta   7 – 2     8 – 3   Baldwin Wallace   6 – 3     7 – 3   Heidelberg   4 – 5     5 – 5   Muskingum   4 – 5     5 – 5   Ohio Northern   4 – 5     5 – 5   Capital   1 – 8     1 – 9   Otterbein   1 – 8     1 – 9   Wilmington (OH)   1 – 8     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Randolph–Macon $^   7 – 0     10 – 2   Shenandoah   5 – 2     8 – 3   Washington and Lee   5 – 2     7 – 4   Bridgewater   4 – 3     6 – 4   Ferrum   3 – 4     5 – 5   Hampden–Sydney   3 – 4     5 – 5   Averett   1 – 6     3 – 7   Guilford   0 – 7     3 – 7   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	2024 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 13 Carnegie Mellon +^   9 – 1     10 – 2   No. 12 Grove City +^   9 – 1     9 – 2   No. 17 Washington & Jefferson +^   9 – 1     9 – 2   Westminster (PA)   7 – 3     8 – 3   Case Western Reserve   6 – 4     6 – 4   Geneva   5 – 5     5 – 5   Waynesburg   4 – 6     4 – 6   Thiel   3 – 7     3 – 7   Allegheny   1 – 9     1 – 9   Bethany (WV)   1 – 9     1 – 9   Saint Vincent   1 – 9     1 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Southern Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Berry +^   6 – 1     8 – 3   Centre +^   6 – 1     8 – 3   Trinity (TX) +^   6 – 1     8 – 3   Millsaps   3 – 4     5 – 5   Hendrix   2 – 5     4 – 6   Southwestern (TX)   2 – 5     4 – 6   Rhodes   2 – 5     3 – 7   Sewanee   1 – 6     2 – 8   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	2024 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Sun Division Pomona-Pitzer xy$^   7 – 1     8 – 3   Redlands   3 – 5     3 – 7   La Verne   0 – 8     0 – 10   Surf Division Chapman xy   6 – 2     7 – 3   Claremont-Mudd-Scripps   6 – 2     8 – 2   Cal Lutheran   2 – 6     2 – 8   Championship: Pomona-Pitzer 37, Chapman 34 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Texas Lutheran +^   7 – 1     9 – 2   McMurry +   7 – 1     7 – 3   Centenary   4 – 4     4 – 6   Austin   2 – 6     2 – 8   Lyon   0 – 8     1 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northwestern (MN) $^   7 – 0     7 – 4   Greenville   5 – 2     7 – 3   Martin Luther   4 – 3     6 – 4   Minnesota Morris   4 – 3     5 – 5   Crown   1 – 6     1 – 9   Westminster (MO)   0 – 7     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	2024 USA South Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Maryville (TN) $^   7 – 0     9 – 2   LaGrange   6 – 2     6 – 4   Brevard   5 – 2     6 – 3   Belhaven   5 – 3     5 – 5   Huntingdon   5 – 3     5 – 5   North Carolina Wesleyan   4 – 4     4 – 6   Greensboro   1 – 7     1 – 9   Methodist   1 – 7     1 – 9   Southern Virginia   1 – 7     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 7 Wisconsin–Platteville $^   6 – 1     9 – 2   No. 18 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^   5 – 2     8 – 4   Wisconsin–River Falls   4 – 3     7 – 3   Wisconsin–Oshkosh   4 – 3     6 – 4   Wisconsin–Whitewater   4 – 3     6 – 4   Wisconsin–Stout   4 – 3     6 – 5   Wisconsin–Eau Claire   1 – 6     2 – 8   Wisconsin–Stevens Point   0 – 7     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 NCAA Division III independents football records v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Maine Maritime   –     0 – 3

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division III football rankings

Postseason

Teams

See also: List of NCAA Division III football championship appearances by team

Automatic bids (28) Automatic bids Conference School Record Appearance Last American Rivers Wartburg 9–1 17th 2023 American Southwest Hardin–Simmons 10–0 13th 2023 Centennial Johns Hopkins 9–1 13th 2023 CCIW North Central (IL) 10–0 16th 2023 ECFC Alfred State 5–5 2nd 2023 Empire 8 Cortland 10–0 13th 2023 HCAC Mount St. Joseph 8–2 8th 2023 Landmark Susquehanna 9–1 6th 2023 Liberty Hobart 9–1 13th 2016 MASCAC UMass Dartmouth 10–0 3rd 2022 Michigan Hope 10–0 6th 2019 Middle Atlantic King's (PA) 9–1 2nd 2002 Midwest Lake Forest 10–0 4th 2022 Minnesota Saint John's (MN) 10–0 29th 2022 NEWMAC Springfield 10–0 10th 2023 New England Endicott 9–1 6th 2023 New Jersey Salisbury 10–0 14th 2022 North Coast DePauw 10–0 6th 2023 NACC Aurora 9–1 9th 2023 Northwest Linfield 9–1 18th 2022 Ohio Mount Union 10–0 35th 2023 Old Dominion Randolph–Macon 9–1 7th 2023 Presidents' Washington & Jefferson 9–1 27th 2018 SAA Berry 8–2 4th 2019 SCIAC Pomona-Pitzer 8–2 2nd 2022 Upper Midwest Northwestern (MN) 7–3 3rd 2022 USA South Maryville 8–1 3rd 2018 Wisconsin Wisconsin–Platteville 9–1 3rd 2016

At-large bids (12) At-large bids School Conference Record Appearance Last Carnegie Mellon Presidents' 9–1 9th 2022 Grove City Presidents' 9–1 2nd 2023 Ursinus Centennial 9–1 3rd 1999 Whitworth Northwest 9–1 6th 2023 Texas Lutheran SCAC 9–1 2nd 2014 Bethel (MN) Minnesota 8–2 13th 2023 Coe American Rivers 9–1 11th 2023 Centre SAA 8–2 4th 2018 Wisconsin–La Crosse Wisconsin 7–3 15th 2023 Trinity (TX) SAA 8–2 16th 2023 Mary Hardin–Baylor American Southwest 6–3 19th 2022 John Carroll Ohio 8–2 8th 2018

Bracket

First round November 23 Campus sites ESPN+

Second round November 30 Campus sites ESPN+

Third round December 7 Campus sites ESPN+

Quarterfinals December 14 Campus sites ESPN+

Semifinals December 21 Campus sites USA: ESPN+ Canada: TSN+

Championship 2025 Stagg Bowl January 5, 2025 Shell Energy Stadium Houston, Texas USA: ESPN/ESPN+ Canada: TSN+

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Saint John's (MN)

24

*

Wisconsin–La Crosse

59

Wisconsin–La Crosse

13

Northwestern (MN)

14

*

St. John's (MN)

38

Susquehanna

41

*

Susquehanna

42

Hobart

35

*

Susquehanna

24

Bethel (MN)

21

*

Lake Forest

21

*

Bethel (MN)

31

Bethel (MN)

48

Coe

26

Bethel (MN)

24

*

Wartburg

14

*

Wartburg

19

Wisconsin–Platteville

14

Susquehanna

0

*

North Central (IL)

66

*

Cortland

17

*

Endicott

44

Endicott

9

Alfred State

0

*

Cortland

28

Springfield

40

*

Springfield

54

UMass Dartmouth

27

Springfield

3

*

North Central (IL)

27

*

North Central (IL)

42

*

Whitworth

21

Whitworth

17

Pomona–Pitzer

13

*

North Central (IL)

41

Hope

21

*

Hope

49

Aurora

21

North Central (IL)

41

Mount Union

25

*

Hardin–Simmons

13

*

Trinity (TX)

22

Mary Hardin–Baylor

17

Mary Hardin–Baylor

29

Mary Hardin–Baylor

28

*

Linfield

18

*

Linfield

65

Texas Lutheran

3

Mary Hardin–Baylor

10

*

Johns Hopkins

17

*

DePauw

45

*

Berry

16

Maryville (TN)

20

Maryville (TN)

20

*

DePauw

9

Johns Hopkins

14

*

Johns Hopkins

17

Grove City

14

Johns Hopkins

37

*

Mount Union

45

*

Salisbury

33

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King's (PA)

32

King's (PA)

13

Ursinus

29

*

Salisbury

35

Randolph–Macon

14

*

Randolph–Macon

38

Washington & Jefferson

22

*

Salisbury

17

Mount Union

38

*

Mount Union

42

*

John Carroll

52

John Carroll

7

Mount St. Joseph

7

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Mount Union

24

Carnegie Mellon

19

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Carnegie Mellon

24

Centre

15

* - Host team

Bowl games

Division III held 13 bowl games in 2024, featuring teams that did not qualify for the Division III postseason tournament; this is the same number of games contested in 2023 season, but saw the addition of the Fusion Bowl and two bowls organized by NIL company Opendorse, as well as the subtraction of the ECAC Lynah Bowl and the New England Bowl series.

Date	Time (EST)	Game	Site	Television	Teams	Affiliations	Results
Nov 23	Noon	Centennial-MAC Bowl Series	Campus sites	CentennialTV MACtv (streaming)	Widener Muhlenberg *	Centennial MAC	Muhlenberg 34 Widener 7
					Franklin & Marshall Delaware Valley *		Franklin & Marshall 7 Delaware Valley 0
					Dickinson FDU–Florham *		FDU–Florham 49 Dickinson 14
		Whitelaw Bowl			Stevenson Morrisville *	MAC Empire 8	Morrisville 21 Stevenson 18
		Chapman Bowl			Rochester Brockport *	Liberty Empire 8	Brockport 42 Rochester 23
		Bushnell Bowl			Alfred Western Connecticut *	Empire 8 MASCAC	Western Connecticut 45 Alfred 14
		Lakefront Bowl	Raabe Stadium Wauwatosa, Wisconsin		Monmouth (IL) St. Norbert	MWC NACC	St. Norbert 20 Monmouth (IL) 14
	1:00 pm	Fusion Bowl	Campus sites	Northeast Sports Network	Husson Maritime *	CNE NEWMAC	Maritime 21 Husson 14
		Cape Henry Bowl	Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia	ODAC Sports Network (streaming)	Wilkes Washington & Lee	Landmark ODAC	Washington & Lee 40 Wilkes 21
	5:00 pm	Cape Charles Bowl			Moravian Shenandoah		Moravian 35 Shenandoah 14
	3:00 pm	Isthmus Bowl	Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium Sun Prairie, Wisconsin		Wisconsin–Stout Wheaton (IL)	WIAC CCIW	Wheaton (IL) 35 Wisconsin-Stout 32
	1:00 pm	ForeverLawn Bowl	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Canton, Ohio	FloSports	Hanover Wabash	HCAC NCAC	Hanover 13 Wabash 10
	6:00 pm	Extra Points Bowl			Marietta Westminster (PA)	OAC PAC	Westminster (PA) 27 Marietta 13

* - Host team

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.

School	Outgoing coach	Date	Reason	Replacement	Previous position
TCNJ	Casey Goff	May 7, 2024	Hired as head coach for Brooke HS (WV) [17] [18]	Eric Jendryaszek [19] (interim)	TCNJ offensive line coach (2022–2023)
Castleton	Tony Volpone	May 9, 2024	Resigned [20]	Tyler Higley (interim; named full-time on June 13) [21]	Castleton defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Westfield State	Pete Kowalski	May 21, 2024	Retired [22]	Lou Conte [23]	American International head coach (2023)
Chicago	Todd Gilcrist Jr.	July 5, 2024	Resigned [24]	Max Andrews (full-season interim)	Chicago offensive line coach (2023)
Otterbein	Tommy Zagorski	July 12, 2024	Resigned [25]	Jake Schaefer (full-season interim)	Otterbein offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Southwestern (TX)	Joe Austin	July 26, 2024	Retired [26]	Bill Kriesel [27] (interim; named full-time on November 5) [28]	Southwestern (TX) associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and defensive backs coach (2023)
Worcester State	Adam Peloquin	August 6, 2024	Resigned [29]	Zach Besaw (full-season interim)	Worcester State defensive backs coach (2020–2023)
Maine Maritime	Calvin Powell	October 11, 2024	Resigned [30]	Bill Mottola Jr. (interim) [31]	Lely HS (FL) head coach (2014–2023)
Millikin	Carlton Hall	October 27, 2024	Fired [32]	Patrick Allgeier (interim)	Millikin offensive line coach (1996–2024)

End of season

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

School	Outgoing coach	Date	Reason	Replacement	Previous position
Wabash	Don Morel	September 2024	Retired (effective at before team's bowl game)	Jake Gilbert	Wabash defensive coordinator (2024)
Anna Maria	Steve Croce	October 17, 2024	Retired [33] (effective at season's end)	Tanner Kingsley [34]	Anna Maria associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2024)
Dean	Andrae Murphy	November 7, 2024	Fired [35] (effective before conference playoffs)	Eric Desmond Lee (interim)	Dean athletic director
Illinois Wesleyan	Norm Eash	November 10, 2024	Retired [36] (effective at season's end)	Jared Williamson [37]	Roosevelt head coach (2020–2024)
Saint Vincent	Aaron Smetanka	November 13, 2024	Fired [38]	Casey Goff [39]	Brooke HS (WV) head coach (2024)
Olivet	Dan Musielewicz	November 18, 2024	Fired [40]	Erik Ieuter [41]	Muskingum head coach (2018–2024)
St. John Fisher	Paul Vosburgh	November 19, 2024	Retired [42]	Ed Raby Jr. [43]	Morrisville head coach (2020–2024)
Franklin (IN)	Alan Hensell	November 22, 2024	Fired [44]	Mike Leonard [45]	Franklin (IN) head coach (2003–2019)
Albright	Isaac Collins	November 25, 2024	Moved to administrative position [46]	Shaun Weaver	Frostburg State defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (2024)
Hiram	Jack Mrozinski	November 26, 2024	Fired [47]	Xavier Dupree [48]	Catawba wide receivers coach (2023–2024)
Marietta	Andy Waddle	December 9, 2024	Hired as head coach by Valparaiso [49]	Tom Kaufman [50]	Gilmour Academy (OH) head coach (2023–2024)
Muskingum	Erik Ieuter	December 10, 2024	Resigned [51]	Matt Nardo [52]	Bluffton head coach (2022–2024)
Hartwick	Mark Carr	December 13, 2024	Retired [53]	Matt Rogers [54]	Wilkes offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2024)
Millikin	Patrick Allgeier (interim)	December 16, 2024	Permanent replacement hired	Billy Riebock [55]	Midwestern State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023–2024)
Maine Maritime	Bill Mottola Jr. (interim)	December 17, 2024	Permanent replacement hired	Nick Sheehan [56]	Maine Maritime offensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach (2024)
Otterbein	Jake Schaefer (interim)	December 19, 2024	Permanent replacement hired	Dave Marquis [57]	Valparaiso co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2023–2024)
Worcester State	Zach Besaw (interim)	December 19, 2024	Permanent replacement hired	Lazaro Mitjans Jr. [58]	Harvard running backs coach (2023–2024)
Cortland	Curt Fitzpatrick	December 21, 2024	Hired as head coach by Colgate [59]	Tom Blumenauer [60]	Franklin & Marshall head coach (2022–2024)
Dean	Eric Desmond Lee (interim)	January 9, 2025	Permanent replacemint hired	Luke Bakanowsky [61]	New England (NH) offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2024)
La Verne	Chris Kirch	January 10, 2025	Hired as associate head coach and general manager by Southwestern (CA) [62]	Richard Sanchez [63]	Cardinal Newman HS (CA) head coach (2021–2024)
Elmhurst	Mike Murray	January 13, 2025	Resigned [64]	Mike Heffernan [65]	St. Scholastica head coach (2019–2024)
Lewis & Clark	Joe Bushman	January 13, 2025	Hired as head coach by Casteel HS (AZ) [66]	Brett Elliott [67]	Linfield offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2019–2024)
George Fox	Chris Casey	January 14, 2025	Retired [68]	Spencer Crace [69]	Pacific Lutheran assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2024)
Wooster	Frank Colaprete	January 20, 2025	Hired as head coach by Cardinal Mooney HS (OH) [70]	Austin Holter [71]	Wooster HS (OH) head coach (2021–2024)
Chicago	Max Andrews (interim)	February 5, 2025	Permanent replacement hired	Craig Knoche [72]	Walter Payton College Preparatory HS head coach (2020–2024)
Howard Payne	Kevin Bachtel	February 5, 2025	Resigned [73]	Coby Gipson [74]	Lamar assistant head coach and wide receivers coach (2022–2024)
Bluffton	Matt Nardo	February 11, 2025	Hired as head coach by Muskingum [75]	Chris Hedden [76]	Trine offensive coordinator (2024)
Cornell (IA)	Dan Pifer	February 11, 2025	Resigned [77]	Curt Ritchie [78]	Williamsburg HS (IA) head coach (2001–2024)
Schreiner	Kenny Treschitta	February 11, 2025	Resigned	Keith Allen [79]	Klein HS (TX) offensive coordinator (2022–2024)
Franklin & Marshall	Tom Blumenauer	February 13, 2025	Hired as head coach by Cortland [80]	Michael Phelan [81]	Franklin & Marshall defensive coordinator (2022–2024)
Misericordia	Tyler Cottle (interim)	February 14, 2025	Permanent replacement hired	Steve Cushing [82]	Cortland defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2021–2024)
St. Scholastica	Mike Heffernan	February 15, 2025	Hired as head coach by Elmhurst [83]	Matt Bremer [84]	St. Scholastica assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2020–2024)
Morrisville	Ed Raby Jr.	February 18, 2025	Hired as head coach by St. John Fisher [85]	Eric Jendryaszek [86]	TCNJ interim head coach (2024)
TCNJ	Eric Jendryaszek (interim)	February 24, 2025	Permanent replacement hired	Tyler Moody [87]	Stonehill associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2020–2024)
Lebanon Valley	J. R. Drake	February 28, 2025	Resigned [88]	Chris Thompson (interim; named full-time on December 11) [89]	Lebanon Valley offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2021–2024)
Gallaudet	Chuck Goldstein	March 11, 2025	Resigned [90]	Stefan LeFors [91]	Parkview Baptist HS (LA) head coach (2019–2024)
Beloit	Ted Soenksen	March 19, 2025	Resigned [92]	Kyle Langhoff [92]	Beloit associate head coach and defensive coordinator (2019–2024)
Keystone	Justin Higgins	April 24, 2025	Resigned [93]	Hugh Kirwan	Keystone special teams coordinator and passing game coordinator (2019–2024)

See also

• 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season
• 2024 NCAA Division II football season
• 2024 NAIA football season
• 2024 U Sports football season

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