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
Champions:
|
Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
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1973 |
|
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41-0 |
|
1974 |
Central ( |
|
10-8 |
|
1975 |
|
|
28-0 |
|
1976 |
|
|
31-28 |
|
1977 |
Widener |
|
39-36 |
|
1978 |
Baldwin-Wallace |
|
24-10 |
|
1979 |
|
|
14-10 |
|
1980 |
|
|
63-0 |
|
1981 |
Widener |
|
17-10 |
|
1982 |
|
Augustana ( |
14-0 |
|
1983 |
Augustana ( |
|
21-17 |
|
1984 |
Augustana ( |
Central ( |
21-12 |
|
1985 |
Augustana ( |
|
20-7 |
|
1986 |
Augustana ( |
|
31-3 |
|
1987 |
Wagner |
|
19-3 |
|
1988 |
|
Central ( |
39-24 |
|
1989 |
|
|
17-7 |
|
1990 |
Allegheny |
Lycoming |
21-14 (OT) |
|
1991 |
|
|
34-20 |
|
1992 |
Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Washington & Jefferson |
16-12 |
|
1993 |
|
Rowan |
34-24 |
|
1994 |
|
Washington & Jefferson |
38-15 |
|
1995 |
Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Rowan |
36-7 |
|
1996 |
|
Rowan |
56-24 |
|
1997 |
|
Lycoming |
61-12 |
|
1998 |
|
Rowan |
44-24 |
|
1999 |
Pacific Lutheran |
Rowan |
42-13 |
|
2000 |
|
|
10-7 |
|
2001 |
|
|
30-27 |
|
2002 |
|
Trinity ( |
48-7 |
|
2003 |
|
|
24-6 |
|
2004 |
Linfield |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
28-21 |
|
2005 |
|
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
35-28 |
|
2006 |
|
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
35-16 |
Most national championships:
|
Team |
Championships |
Winning years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 |
|
Augustana ( |
4 |
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
|
|
3 |
1979, 1988, 1991 |
|
|
2 |
1980, 1989 |
|
|
2 |
1976, 2003 |
|
Widener |
2 |
1977, 1981 |
|
Wisconsin-La Crosse |
2 |
1992, 1995 |
|
|
2 |
1973, 1975 |
|
|
1 |
1994 |
|
Allegheny |
1 |
1990 |
|
Baldwin-Wallace |
1 |
1978 |
|
Central ( |
1 |
1974 |
|
Linfield |
1 |
2004 |
|
Pacific Lutheran |
1 |
1999 |
|
Wagner |
1 |
1987 |
|
|
1 |
1982 |
