NCAA Division III National Football Championship
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The NCAA Division III National Football Championship began in 1973. Prior to 1973, most of the schools now in Division III competed in the NCAA's former "College Division."
The Division III championship game, known as the Stagg Bowl, has been played annually in Salem, Virginia, a suburb of Roanoke, at Salem Football Stadium since 1993. It was previously played in Phenix City, Alabama (1973-1982, 1985-1989), at the College Football Hall of Fame, when the Hall was located in Kings Island, Ohio (1983-1984) and Bradenton, Florida (1990-1992).
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[edit] National Champions
[edit] Most national championships
| Team | Championships | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | 9 | 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 |
| Augustana (Ill.) | 4 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Ithaca | 3 | 1979, 1988, 1991 |
| Dayton | 2 | 1980, 1989 |
| St. John's (Minn.) | 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 (Iowa) | 1 | 1974 |
| Linfield | 1 | 2004 |
| Pacific Lutheran | 1 | 1999 |
| Wagner | 1 | 1987 |
| West Georgia | 1 | 1982 |
| Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1 | 2007 |
[edit] Before the national championship game
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. In 1973, when the NCAA developed a national Division III championship game the Stagg name was carried over.
[edit] West Regional championship
| 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 |
[edit] See also
- NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship
- NCAA Division I Football Championship
- NCAA Division I FCS Consensus Mid-Major Football National Championship
- NCAA Division II National Football Championship
- NAIA National Football Championship
- NJCAA National Football Championship
- List of college bowl games
[edit] External links
- NCAA football page
- 2006 NCAA Divisions II & III Football Records BookPDF (3.79 MiB)
- D3football.com
- ODAC Stagg Bowl website
