NCAA Division III Football Championship

The 2006 Division III Championship logo

The NCAA Division III Football Championship began in 1973. Before 1973, most of the schools now in Division III competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

The Division III playoffs begin with 32 teams selected to participate in the playoffs. The Division III championship game, known as the Stagg Bowl, has been played annually in Salem, Virginia at Salem Football Stadium since 1993. It was previously played in Phenix City, Alabama at Garrett-Harrison Stadium (1973–1982, 1985–1989), at the College Football Hall of Fame, when the Hall was located in Kings Island, Ohio at Galbreath Field (1983–1984), and Bradenton, Florida at Hawkins Stadium (1990–1992).

Mount Union has appeared in eleven consecutive Stagg Bowls, and eighteen of the last twenty—defeating Wisconsin–Whitewater in 2005, 2006, and 2008; losing to Wisconsin–Whitewater in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014; and defeating University of St. Thomas in 2012 and 2015.

West and East Regional Championships (1969–1972)

In 1969, the NCAA started two regional championship games for small college teams: the East Regional's Knute Rockne Bowl and the West's Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. When the NCAA developed a national Division III championship game in 1973, the Stagg Bowl name and the host city of Phenix City, Alabama was chosen.

West Regional championship (Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl)

Year	Winner	Score	Runner up	Location
1969	Wittenberg	27–21	William Jewell	Springfield, Ohio
1970	Capital	34–21	Luther	Columbus, Ohio
1971	Samford (vacated)	20–10	Ohio Wesleyan	Phenix City, Alabama
1972	Heidelberg	28–16	Fort Valley State	Phenix City, Alabama

East Regional championship (Knute Rockne Bowl)

Year	Winner	Score	Runner up	Location
1969	Randolph–Macon	47–28	Bridgeport	Bridgeport, Connecticut
1970	Montclair State	7–6	Hampden–Sydney	Atlantic City, New Jersey
1971	Bridgeport	17–12	Hampden–Sydney	Atlantic City, New Jersey
1972	Bridgeport	27–22	Slippery Rock	Atlantic City, New Jersey

National championship games

50-yard line action at the 2010 Stagg Bowl

Year	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Location	Attendance
1973	Dec. 8	Wittenberg	Juniata	41–0	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	5,000
1974	Dec. 7	Central (IA)	Ithaca	10–8	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	5,500
1975	Dec. 6	Wittenberg	Ithaca	28–0	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	6,000
1976	Dec. 4	Saint John's (MN)	Towson State	31–28	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	7,214
1977	Dec. 3	Widener	Wabash	39–36	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	7,852
1978	Dec. 2	Baldwin-Wallace	Wittenberg	24–10	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	7,500
1979	Dec. 1	Ithaca	Wittenberg	14–10	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	6,500
1980	Dec. 6	Dayton	Ithaca	63–0	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	8,701
1981	Dec. 5	Widener	Dayton	17–10	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	6,100
1982	Dec. 4	West Georgia	Augustana (IL)	14–0	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	9,000
1983	Dec. 1	Augustana (IL)	Union (NY)	21–17	Galbreath Field	Kings Island, Ohio	3,800
1984	Dec. 8	Augustana (IL)	Central (IA)	21–12	Galbreath Field	Kings Island, Ohio	2,300
1985	Dec. 14	Augustana (IL)	Ithaca	20–7	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	1,879
1986	Dec. 13	Augustana (IL)	Salisbury State	31–3	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	2,000
1987	Dec. 12	Wagner	Dayton	19–3	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	4,000
1988	Dec. 10	Ithaca	Central (IA)	39–24	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	4,000
1989	Dec. 9	Dayton	Union (NY)	17–7	Garrett-Harrison Stadium	Phenix City, Alabama	3,500
1990	Dec. 8	Allegheny	Lycoming	21–14 (OT)	Hawkins Stadium	Bradenton, Florida	4,800
1991	Dec. 14	Ithaca	Dayton	34–20	Hawkins Stadium	Bradenton, Florida	5,469
1992	Dec. 12	Wisconsin–La Crosse	Washington & Jefferson	16–12	Hawkins Stadium	Bradenton, Florida	5,392
1993	Dec. 11	Mount Union	Rowan	34–24	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	7,304
1994	Dec. 10	Albion	Washington & Jefferson	38–15	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	7,168
1995	Dec. 9	Wisconsin–La Crosse	Rowan	36–7	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	4,905
1996	Dec. 14	Mount Union	Rowan	56–24	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	5,048
1997	Dec. 13	Mount Union	Lycoming	61–12	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	5,777
1998	Dec. 12	Mount Union	Rowan	44–24	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	5,145
1999	Dec. 18	Pacific Lutheran	Rowan	42–13	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	4,101
2000	Dec. 16	Mount Union	Saint John's (MN)	10–7	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	4,436
2001	Dec. 15	Mount Union	Bridgewater	30–27	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	7,992
2002	Dec. 21	Mount Union	Trinity (TX)	48–7	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	4,398
2003	Dec. 20	Saint John's (MN)	Mount Union	24–6	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	5,073
2004	Dec. 18	Linfield	Mary Hardin–Baylor	28–21	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	3,240
2005	Dec. 17	Mount Union	Wisconsin–Whitewater	35–28	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	4,619
2006	Dec. 16	Mount Union	Wisconsin–Whitewater	35–16	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	6,051
2007	Dec. 15	Wisconsin–Whitewater	Mount Union	31–21	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	5,099
2008	Dec. 20	Mount Union	Wisconsin–Whitewater	31–26	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	5,344
2009	Dec. 19	Wisconsin–Whitewater	Mount Union	38–28	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	3,468
2010	Dec. 18	Wisconsin–Whitewater	Mount Union	31–21	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	4,598
2011	Dec. 16	Wisconsin–Whitewater	Mount Union	13–10	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	3,784
2012	Dec. 14	Mount Union	St. Thomas (MN)	28–10	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	6,027
2013	Dec. 20	Wisconsin–Whitewater	Mount Union	52–14	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	5,371
2014	Dec. 19	Wisconsin–Whitewater	Mount Union	43–34	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	5,465
2015	Dec. 18	Mount Union	St. Thomas (MN)	49–35	Salem Football Stadium	Salem, Virginia	5,343

Appearances

Main article: List of NCAA Division III Football Championship appearances by team

NCAA Division III Football Championship appearances
Team	Appearances	Years
Mount Union	19	1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Wisconsin–Whitewater	9	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Ithaca	7	1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1991
Augustana (IL)	5	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
Dayton	5	1980, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1991
Rowan	5	1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
Wittenberg	4	1973, 1975, 1978, 1979
St. John's (MN)	3	1976, 2001, 2003
Central (IA)	3	1974, 1984, 1988
Widener	2	1977, 1981
Wisconsin–La Crosse	2	1992, 1995
Washington & Jefferson	2	1992, 1994
Lycoming	2	1990, 1997
Union (NY)	2	1983, 1989
St. Thomas (MN)	2	2012, 2015
Linfield	1	2004
Albion	1	1994
Allegheny	1	1990
Baldwin-Wallace	1	1978
Wagner	1	1987
Pacific Lutheran	1	1999
West Georgia	1	1982
Mary Hardin-Baylor	1	2004
Trinity (TX)	1	2002
Bridgewater (VA)	1	2001
Salisbury State	1	1986
Wabash	1	1977
Towson State	1	1976
Juniata	1	1973

Most national championships

NCAA Division III Football Championship championships
Team	Titles	Winning Years
Mount Union	12	1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015
Wisconsin–Whitewater	6	2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Augustana (IL)	4	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
Ithaca	3	1979, 1988, 1991
Dayton	2	1980, 1989
St. John's (MN)	2	1976, 2003
Widener	2	1977, 1981
Wisconsin–La Crosse	2	1992, 1995
Wittenberg	2	1973, 1975
Albion	1	1994
Allegheny	1	1990
Baldwin-Wallace	1	1978
Central (IA)	1	1974
Linfield	1	2004
Pacific Lutheran	1	1999
Wagner	1	1987
West Georgia	1	1982

Stagg Bowl Most Outstanding Player Award

As voted by the media at the game since 2000

2000 Chuck Moore Mt. Union Senior RB
2001 Chuck Moore Mt. Union 5th year Senior RB
2002 Dan Pugh Mt. Union Senior RB
2003 Blake Elliot St. John's Senior WR
2004 Riley Jenkins Linfield Senior RB
2005 Nate Kmic Mt. Union Freshman RB
2006 Greg Micheli Mt. Union Sophomore QB
2007 Justin Beaver Wisc-Whitewater Senior RB
2008 Greg Micheli Mt. Union Senior QB
2009 Levell Coppage Wisc-Whitewater Sophomore RB
2010 Levell Coppage Wisc-Whitewater Junior RB
2011 Loussaint Minett Wisc-Whitewater Sophomore DE
2012 Kevin Burke Mt. Union Sophomore QB
2013 Matt Behrendt Wisc-Whitewater Junior QB
2014 Matt Behrendt Wisc-Whitewater Senior QB
2015 Taurice Scott Mt. Union Senior QB

References

External links

Systems used to determine college football national championships

NCAA Division I-A/FBS	Various polling systems (1869–present) Bowl Coalition (1992–1994) Bowl Alliance (1995–1997) Bowl Championship Series (1998–2013) College Football Playoff (2014–present)

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	NCAA Division I Football Championship (1978–present)

Other divisions	NCAA Division II Football Championship (1973–present) NCAA Division III Football Championship (1973–present) NAIA Football National Championship (1956–present) NAIA Division II Football National Championship (1970–1996) NCCAA Victory Bowl (1997–present)

Additional Systems	Black college football national championship

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