NCAA Division III football championship

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The NCAA Division III football championship is an American college football tournament played annually to determine a champion at the NCAA Division III level. It was first held in 1973, as a single-elimination playoff with eight teams. Over the past 50 seasons, the number of participants has grown to 40. In 2025, 27 playoff bids went to conference champions via automatic qualification, leaving 13 places for at-large selections.[1]

The Division III championship game, known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl (named after football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg), was held at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas in 2024. Other Stagg Bowl sites have included Annapolis, Maryland (2022), Canton, Ohio (2021), Shenandoah, Texas (2018–2019), Salem, Virginia (1993–2017, 2023), Bradenton, Florida (1990–1992), Phenix City, Alabama (1973–1982, 1985–1989), and Kings Island, Ohio (1983–1984).

West and East Region Championships (1969–1972)

The Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl was founded by the NCAA in October 1969.[2] Along with its counterpart, the Knute Rockne Bowl, it was "created by the NCAA ... for its College Division II schools, those 100-plus smallest schools in the NCAA."[3] Eligible schools were divided into an East Region (the Northeast and Middle Atlantic states) and West Region (the rest of the country), with the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl serving as the championship of the West Region, and the Knute Rockne Bowl as the championship of the East Region.

The NCAA thus provided postseason opportunities for College Division teams too small to compete for spots in the four regional bowls it had established in 1964 (as of 1969, these were the Camellia Bowl for the West, the Pecan Bowl for the Midwest, the Grantland Rice Bowl for the Mideast, and the Boardwalk Bowl for the East). At least for the sport of football, this accommodation in 1969 foreshadowed the decision to subdivide the College Division four years later, into Division II and Division III.

Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl (West Region championship)

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1969 Wittenberg William Jewell 27–21 Springfield, Ohio
1970 Capital Luther 34–21 Columbus, Ohio
1971 Samford (vacated) Ohio Wesleyan 20–10 Phenix City, Alabama
1972 Nov 24 Heidelberg Fort Valley State 28–16 Phenix City, Alabama

Knute Rockne Bowl (East Region championship)

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1969 Nov 29 Randolph–Macon Bridgeport 47–28 Bridgeport, Connecticut
1970 Nov 28 Montclair State Hampden–Sydney 7–6 Atlantic City, New Jersey
1971 Nov 26 Bridgeport Hampden–Sydney 17–12 Atlantic City, New Jersey
1972 Nov 24 Bridgeport Slippery Rock 27–22 Atlantic City, New Jersey

National Championships (1973–present)

When the College Division was subdivided into the current Division II and Division III in 1973, the NCAA made the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl the Division III national championship game. Initially, Phenix City, Alabama (site of the 1971 and 1972 Stagg Bowls) continued as the host city.

Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl

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1973 Dec. 8 Wittenberg [[{{{school}}}|Juniata]] 41–0 5,000 Garrett–Harrison Stadium Phenix City, Alabama Dave Maurer
1974 Dec. 7 Central (IA) [[{{{school}}}|Ithaca]] 10–8 5,500 Ron Schipper
1975 Dec. 6 Wittenberg [[{{{school}}}|Ithaca]] 28–0 6,000 Dave Maurer
1976 Dec. 4 Saint John's (MN) [[{{{school}}}|Towson State]] 31–28 7,214 John Gagliardi
1977 Dec. 3 Widener [[{{{school}}}|Wabash]] 39–36 7,852 Bill Manlove
1978 Dec. 2 Baldwin–Wallace [[{{{school}}}|Wittenberg]] 24–10 7,500 Lee Tressel
1979 Dec. 1 Ithaca [[{{{school}}}|Wittenberg]] 14–10 6,500 Jim Butterfield
1980 Dec. 6 Dayton [[{{{school}}}|Ithaca]] 63–0 8,701 Rick E. Carter
1981 Dec. 5 Widener [[{{{school}}}|Dayton]] 17–10 6,100 Bill Manlove
1982 Dec. 4 West Georgia [[{{{school}}}|Augustana (IL)]] 14–0 9,000 Bobby Pate
1983 Dec. 1 Augustana (IL) [[{{{school}}}|Union (NY)]] 21–17 3,800 Galbreath Field Kings Mills, Ohio Bob Reade
1984 Dec. 8 Augustana (IL) [[{{{school}}}|Central (IA)]] 21–12 2,300 Bob Reade
1985 Dec. 14 Augustana (IL) [[{{{school}}}|Ithaca]] 20–7 1,879 Garrett–Harrison Stadium Phenix City, Alabama Bob Reade
1986 Dec. 13 Augustana (IL) [[{{{school}}}|Salisbury State]] 31–3 2,000 Bob Reade
1987 Dec. 12 Wagner [[{{{school}}}|Dayton]] 19–3 4,000 Walt Hameline
1988 Dec. 10 Ithaca [[{{{school}}}|Central (IA)]] 39–24 4,000 Jim Butterfield
1989 Dec. 9 Dayton [[{{{school}}}|Union (NY)]] 17–7 3,500 Mike Kelly
1990 Dec. 8 Allegheny [[{{{school}}}|Lycoming]] 21–14 (OT) 4,800 Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, Florida Ken O'Keefe
1991 Dec. 14 Ithaca Dayton 34–20 5,469 Jim Butterfield
1992 Dec. 12 Wisconsin–La Crosse [[{{{school}}}|Washington & Jefferson]] 16–12 5,329 Roger Harring
1993 Dec. 11 Mount Union [[{{{school}}}|Rowan]] 34–24 7,304 Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia Larry Kehres
1994 Dec. 10 Albion [[{{{school}}}|Washington & Jefferson]] 38–15 7,168 Pete Schmidt
1995 Dec. 9 Wisconsin–La Crosse [[{{{school}}}|Rowan]] 36–7 4,905 Roger Harring
1996 Dec. 14 Mount Union [[{{{school}}}|Rowan]] 56–24 5,048 Larry Kehres
1997 Dec. 13 Mount Union [[{{{school}}}|Lycoming]] 61–12 5,777 Larry Kehres
1998 Dec. 12 Mount Union [[{{{school}}}|Rowan]] 44–24 5,145 Larry Kehres
1999 Dec. 18 Pacific Lutheran [[{{{school}}}|Rowan]] 42–13 4,101 Frosty Westering
2000 Dec. 16 Mount Union [[{{{school}}}|Saint John's (MN)]] 10–7 4,643 Larry Kehres
2001 Dec. 15 Mount Union [[{{{school}}}|Bridgewater]] 30–27 7,992 Larry Kehres
2002 Dec. 21 Mount Union Trinity (TX) 48–7 4,389 Larry Kehres
2003 Dec. 20 Saint John's (MN) Mount Union 24–6 5,073 John Gagliardi
2004 Dec. 18 Linfield [[{{{school}}}|Mary Hardin–Baylor]] 28–21 3,240 Jay Locey
2005 Dec. 17 Mount Union Wisconsin–Whitewater 35–28 4,619 Larry Kehres
2006 Dec. 16 Mount Union Wisconsin–Whitewater 35–16 6,051 Larry Kehres
2007 Dec. 15 Wisconsin–Whitewater Mount Union 31–21 5,099 Lance Leipold
2008 Dec. 20 Mount Union Wisconsin–Whitewater 31–26 5,344 Larry Kehres
2009 Dec. 19 Wisconsin–Whitewater [[{{{school}}}|Mount Union]] 38–28 3,468 Lance Leipold
2010 Dec. 18 Wisconsin–Whitewater [[{{{school}}}|Mount Union]] 31–21 4,598 Lance Leipold
2011 Dec. 16 Wisconsin–Whitewater [[{{{school}}}|Mount Union]] 13–10 3,784 Lance Leipold
2012 Dec. 14 Mount Union [[{{{school}}}|St. Thomas (MN)]] 28–10 6,027 Larry Kehres
2013 Dec. 20 Wisconsin–Whitewater [[{{{school}}}|Mount Union]] 52–14 5,371 Lance Leipold
2014 Dec. 19 Wisconsin–Whitewater [[{{{school}}}|Mount Union]] 43–34 5,465 Lance Leipold
2015 Dec. 18 Mount Union [[{{{school}}}|St. Thomas (MN)]] 49–35 5,343 Vince Kehres
2016 Dec. 16 Mary Hardin–BaylorTemplate:Refn [[{{{school}}}|Wisconsin–Oshkosh]] 10–7 3,476 Pete Fredenburg
2017 Dec. 15 Mount Union [[{{{school}}}|Mary Hardin–Baylor]] 12–0 4,971 Vince Kehres
2018 Dec. 14 Mary Hardin–Baylor Mount Union 24–16 6,816 Woodforest Bank Stadium Shenandoah, Texas Pete Fredenburg
2019 Dec. 20 North Central (IL) Wisconsin–Whitewater 41–14 1,362 Jeff Thorne
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Dec. 17 Mary Hardin–Baylor [[{{{school}}}|North Central (IL)]] 57–24 1,830 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Canton, Ohio Pete Fredenburg
2022 Dec. 16 North Central (IL) Mount Union 28–21 3,231 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland Brad Spencer
2023 Dec. 15 Cortland North Central (IL) 38–37 3,381 Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia Curt Fitzpatrick
2024 Jan. 5 North Central (IL) Mount Union 41–25 1,938 Shell Energy Stadium Houston, Texas Brad Spencer
2025 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Canton, Ohio
2026 Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
2027 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Canton, Ohio
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National championships by team

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50-yard line action at the 2010 Stagg Bowl

Active programs

Team Titles Years
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Mount Union 13 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink 6 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink 4 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink 3 1979, 1988, 1991
style=Template:NCAA color cell| North Central (IL) 3 2019, 2022, 2024
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink 2 2016Template:Refn, 2018, 2021
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Saint John's (MN) 2 1976, 2003
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Wisconsin–La Crosse 2 1992, 1995
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Widener 2 1977, 1981
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Wittenberg 2 1973, 1975
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Cortland 1 2023
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Linfield 1 2004
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink 1 1999
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink 1 1994
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink 1 1990
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink 1 1978
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Central (IA) 1 1974

Former programs

Team Titles Years
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Dayton 2 1980, 1989
style=Template:NCAA color cell| Template:CollegeSecondaryColorLink 1 1987
style=Template:NCAA color cell| West Georgia 1 1982
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Championship game appearances

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Mount Union 23 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
Wisconsin–Whitewater 10 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019
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
North Central (IL) 5 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Mary Hardin–Baylor 4 2004, 2016§, 2017, 2018, 2021
Wittenberg 4 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979
Saint John's (MN) 3 1976, 2001, 2003
Central (IA) 3 1974, 1984, 1988
Wisconsin–La Crosse 2 1992, 1995
Widener 2 1977, 1981
St. Thomas (MN) 2 2012, 2015
Lycoming 2 1990, 1997
Washington & Jefferson 2 1992, 1994
Union (NY) 2 1983, 1989
Cortland 1 2023
Linfield 1 2004
Pacific Lutheran 1 1999
Albion 1 1994
Allegheny 1 1990
Wagner 1 1987
West Georgia 1 1982
Baldwin Wallace 1 1978
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 1 2016
Trinity (TX) 1 2002
Bridgewater (VA) 1 2001
Salisbury State 1 1986
Wabash 1 1977
Towson State 1 1976
Juniata 1 1973

Stagg Bowl Most Outstanding Player Award

As voted by the media at the game since 2000.

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2000 Chuck Moore Mount Union Senior RB
2001 Chuck Moore Mount Union 5th year Senior RB
2002 Dan Pugh Mount Union Senior RB
2003 Blake Elliot Saint John's (MN) Senior WR
2004 Riley Jenkins Linfield Senior RB
2005 Nate Kmic Mount Union Freshman RB
2006 Greg Micheli Mount Union Sophomore QB
2007 Justin Beaver Wisconsin–Whitewater Senior RB
2008 Greg Micheli Mount Union Senior QB
2009 Levell Coppage Wisconsin–Whitewater Sophomore RB
2010 Levell Coppage Wisconsin–Whitewater Junior RB
2011 Loussaint Minett Wisconsin–Whitewater Sophomore DE
2012 Kevin Burke Mount Union Sophomore QB
2013 Matt Behrendt Wisconsin–Whitewater Junior QB
2014 Matt Behrendt Wisconsin–Whitewater Senior QB
2015 Taurice Scott Mount Union Senior QB
2016 Blake Jackson Mary Hardin-Baylor Senior QB
2017 Nick Brish Mount Union Sophomore DB
2018 T.J. Josey Mary Hardin–Baylor Senior WR
2019 Ethan Greenfield North Central Sophomore RB
2021 Micah Hackett Mary Hardin–Baylor Senior LB
2022 Ethan Greenfield North Central Senior RB
2023 Zac Boyes Cortland Junior QB
2024 Luke Lehnen North Central Senior QB

References

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