2019 NCAA Division III football season

The 2019 NCAA Division III football season is the component of the 2019 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 5 and culminated on November 16.[1][2]

2019 NCAA Division III football season
Regular seasonSeptember 5 – November 16, 2019
PlayoffsNovember 23 – December 21, 2019
Woodforest Bank Stadium
Shenandoah, TX
December 21, 2019
ChampionNorth Central (IL)
Gagliardi TrophyBroc Rutter (QB),
North Central (IL)
NCAA Division III football seasons

The season's playoffs ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship (also known as the Stagg Bowl) at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah, Texas, hosted by the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor.

On November 16, 2019, the annual game between Ithaca and Cortland became the most-attended game in Division III history, with 45,161 fans watching Ithaca defeat Cortland, 32–20 to claim the Cortaca Jug.[3]

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes
SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference
Buffalo State BengalsEmpire 8Liberty League
Earlham QuakersHCACSuspended program
Thomas More SaintsIndependentMid-South (NAIA)
Frostburg State BobcatsNJACMountain East (D-II)
Husson EaglesECFCCommonwealth Coast
Southern Virginia KnightsNJACODAC

Belhaven completed its transition to Division III and became eligible for the postseason.

Conference standings
2019 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 Central (IA) +^  7 –1     10 –2  
No. 14 Wartburg +^  7 –1     10 –2  
Dubuque  6 –2     7 –3  
Coe  5 –3     6 –4  
Loras  4 –4     5 –5  
Simpson  4 –4     5 –5  
Buena Vista  1 –7     3 –7  
Nebraska Wesleyan  1 –7     3 –7  
Luther  1 –7     1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^  9 –0     12 –1  
Texas Lutheran  8 –1     8 –2  
No. 21 Hardin–Simmons  7 –2     8 –2  
East Texas Baptist  6 –3     6 –4  
Howard Payne  4 –5     5 –5  
Southwestern (TX)  3 –6     4 –6  
Louisiana College  3 –6     3 –7  
Sul Ross State  3 –6     3 –7  
Belhaven  2 –7     2 –8  
McMurry  0 –9     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 Muhlenberg $^  9 –0     13 –1  
No. 16 Susquehanna  8 –1     10 –1  
Johns Hopkins  6 –3     8 –3  
Franklin & Marshall  5 –4     7 –4  
Dickinson  4 –5     5 –5  
Ursinus  4 –5     5 –5  
Moravian  4 –5     4 –6  
McDaniel  2 –7     3 –7  
Juniata  2 –7     2 –8  
Gettysburg  1 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Wheaton (IL) $^  9 –0     12 –1  
No. 1 North Central (IL) ^  8 –1     14 –1  
Washington University  6 –3     7 –3  
Illinois Wesleyan  6 –3     6 –4  
Augustana (IL)  5 –4     6 –4  
Millikin  4 –5     5 –5  
Carthage  4 –5     4 –6  
Carroll (WI)  1 –8     2 –8  
Elmhurst  1 –8     1 –9  
North Park  1 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Commonwealth Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Western New England $^  7 –0     9 –2  
Endicott  6 –1     9 –2  
Nichols  4 –3     6 –4  
Husson  4 –3     4 –6  
Salve Regina  3 –4     4 –6  
New England  2 –5     4 –6  
Curry  2 –5     2 –8  
Becker  0 –7     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Dean $#  4 –1     4 –6  
SUNY Maritime ^  3 –2     5 –6  
Alfred State  2 –3     3 –6  
Gallaudet  2 –3     2 –6  
Castleton  2 –3     2 –7  
Anna Maria  2 –3     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • # – Provisional Division III member
2019 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 25 Brockport +^  5 –1     9 –3  
Cortland +  5 –1     8 –3  
Morrisville State  4 –2     6 –5  
Utica  3 –3     5 –5  
Alfred  2 –4     5 –5  
St. John Fisher  2 –4     5 –5  
Hartwick  0 –6     1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Hanover $^  7 –0     9 –2  
Mount St. Joseph  5 –2     7 –3  
Rose-Hulman  5 –2     6 –4  
Franklin (IN)  4 –3     5 –5  
Manchester  3 –4     4 –6  
Bluffton  2 –5     2 –8  
Anderson (IN)  1 –6     3 –7  
Defiance  1 –6     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Liberty League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Union (NY) $^  6 –0     11 –1  
Hobart  4 –2     9 –2  
Ithaca  4 –2     8 –3  
RPI  3 –3     6 –5  
St. Lawrence  3 –3     5 –5  
Buffalo State  1 –5     1 –9  
Rochester (NY)  0 –6     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Framingham State $^  8 –0     8 –3  
Western Connecticut  6 –2     8 –3  
Bridgewater State  6 –2     6 –4  
UMass Dartmouth  5 –3     7 –3  
Massachusetts Maritime  4 –4     6 –4  
Plymouth State  4 –4     6 –4  
Westfield State  2 –6     2 –8  
Fitchburg State  1 –7     2 –8  
Worcester State  0 –8     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Hope $^  7 –0     9 –2  
Albion  5 –2     8 –2  
Olivet  5 –2     8 –2  
Alma  4 –3     6 –4  
Adrian  4 –3     5 –5  
Trine  2 –5     5 –5  
Kalamazoo  1 –6     2 –8  
Finlandia  0 –7     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 8 Delaware Valley $^  8 –0     11 –2  
Stevenson  7 –1     8 –3  
Wilkes  6 –2     8 –3  
Misericordia  5 –3     5 –5  
Widener  4 –4     5 –5  
King's (PA)  3 –5     5 –5  
Lycoming  3 –5     4 –6  
Lebanon Valley  3 –5     3 –7  
FDU Florham  2 –6     3 –7  
Albright  2 –6     2 –8  
Alvernia  1 –7     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
St. Norbert xy  5 –0     6 –3  
Lake Forest  4 –1     7 –3  
Ripon  3 –2     4 –6  
Macalester  2 –3     4 –6  
Beloit  1 –4     1 –9  
Lawrence  0 –5     1 –8  
South
Monmouth (IL) xy$^  4 –0     7 –3  
Chicago  3 –1     6 –3  
Illinois College  2 –2     6 –3  
Cornell (IA)  1 –3     4 –5  
Knox  0 –4     3 –6  
Grinnell *  0 –0     0 –3  
Championship: Monmouth 10, St. Norbert 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – Grinnell canceled seven games, including all five divisional games.
2019 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Saint John's (MN) +^  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 15 St. Thomas (MN) +  7 –1     8 –2  
No. 23 Bethel (MN)  6 –2     8 –2  
Gustavus Adolphus  5 –3     7 –3  
Concordia–Moorhead  5 –3     5 –5  
St. Olaf  3 –5     5 –5  
Carleton  2 –6     4 –6  
Augsburg  1 –7     2 –8  
Hamline  0 –8     1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Middlebury $  9 –0     9 –0  
Wesleyan  8 –1     8 –1  
Williams  7 –2     7 –2  
Trinity (CT)  5 –4     5 –4  
Amherst  4 –5     4 –5  
Hamilton  4 –5     4 –5  
Tufts  4 –5     4 –5  
Bates  2 –7     2 –7  
Colby  2 –7     2 –7  
Bowdoin  0 –9     0 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2019 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
WPI +  6 –1     10 –1  
MIT +^  6 –1     7 –3  
Merchant Marine  5 –2     6 –3  
Springfield  5 –2     6 –4  
Coast Guard  2 –5     5 –5  
Norwich  2 –5     5 –5  
Catholic University  2 –5     2 –8  
Maine Maritime  0 –7     0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Salisbury $^  7 –0     11 –1  
No. 11 Wesley ^  6 –1     10 –2  
Montclair State  5 –2     6 –4  
Rowan  4 –3     4 –6  
Kean  2 –5     3 –7  
Christopher Newport  2 –5     2 –8  
TCNJ  2 –5     2 –8  
William Paterson  0 –7     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Denison +  7 –2     8 –2  
Wittenberg +  7 –2     7 –3  
Wabash +^  7 –2     7 –4  
Ohio Wesleyan  6 –3     7 –3  
DePauw  6 –3     6 –4  
Wooster  5 –4     6 –4  
Allegheny  4 –5     4 –6  
Kenyon  2 –7     3 –7  
Oberlin  1 –8     1 –9  
Hiram  0 –9     0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 24 Aurora $^  7 –0     9 –2  
Benedictine (IL)  6 –1     7 –3  
Eureka  4 –3     6 –4  
Concordia (IL)  3 –4     5 –5  
Concordia (WI)  3 –4     5 –5  
Lakeland  3 –4     4 –6  
Wisconsin Lutheran  2 –5     2 –8  
Rockford  0 –7     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 19 Linfield $^  7 –0     8 –2  
Whitworth  5 –2     6 –3  
Puget Sound  4 –3     6 –4  
George Fox  4 –3     5 –5  
Pacific (OR)  4 –3     4 –6  
Lewis & Clark  3 –4     4 –5  
Pacific Lutheran  1 –6     2 –7  
Willamette  0 –7     1 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Mount Union $^  9 –0     11 –1  
No. 13 John Carroll  8 –1     9 –1  
Baldwin Wallace  6 –3     7 –3  
Ohio Northern  6 –3     6 –4  
Heidelberg  5 –4     6 –4  
Marietta  4 –5     5 –5  
Wilmington (OH)  3 –6     3 –7  
Muskingum  2 –7     3 –7  
Otterbein  2 –7     2 –8  
Capital  0 –9     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 20 Bridgewater $^  8 –0     10 –1  
Randolph–Macon  7 –1     9 –2  
Emory & Henry  6 –2     8 –3  
Washington and Lee  5 –3     6 –4  
Shenandoah  4 –4     6 –4  
Ferrum  3 –5     4 –6  
Southern Virginia  2 –6     4 –6  
Guilford  1 –7     2 –8  
Hampden–Sydney  0 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Case Western Reserve $^  8 –1     9 –2  
Grove City  7 –2     9 –2  
Carnegie Mellon  7 –2     8 –3  
Washington & Jefferson  6 –3     8 –3  
Westminster (PA)  6 –3     8 –3  
Bethany (WV)  4 –5     4 –6  
Geneva  3 –6     3 –7  
Saint Vincent  3 –6     3 –7  
Waynesburg  1 –8     1 –9  
Thiel  0 –9     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Southern Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Berry +^  7 –1     9 –2  
Trinity (TX) +  7 –1     8 –2  
Birmingham–Southern  6 –2     7 –3  
Hendrix  5 –3     7 –3  
Austin  4 –4     5 –5  
Centre  3 –5     5 –5  
Millsaps  3 –5     5 –5  
Rhodes  1 –7     1 –9  
Sewanee  0 –8     0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 Chapman $^  7 –0     10 –1  
No. 18 Redlands ^  6 –1     9 –2  
Pomona-Pitzer  4 –3     5 –4  
Cal Lutheran  4 –3     5 –5  
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  3 –4     5 –5  
La Verne  3 –4     4 –6  
Whittier  1 –6     2 –8  
Occidental  0 –7     0 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Martin Luther $^  8 –0     9 –2  
Greenville  7 –1     8 –3  
St. Scholastica  5 –3     7 –3  
MacMurray  5 –3     5 –5  
Northwestern (MN)  4 –4     4 –6  
Westminster (MO)  4 –4     4 –6  
Crown  2 –6     3 –7  
Minnesota–Morris  1 –7     1 –9  
Iowa Wesleyan  0 –8     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Huntingdon $^  6 –1     8 –4  
Brevard #  5 –2     8 –2  
Averett  5 –2     7 –3  
North Carolina Wesleyan  5 –2     6 –4  
Methodist  3 –4     4 –6  
Maryville (TN)  3 –4     3 –7  
LaGrange  1 –6     3 –7  
Greensboro  0 –7     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • # – Provisional Division III member
2019 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Wisconsin–Whitewater +^  6 –1     13 –2  
No. 22 Wisconsin–Oshkosh +^  6 –1     8 –3  
Wisconsin–La Crosse  5 –2     7 –3  
Wisconsin–Platteville  4 –3     7 –3  
Wisconsin–Stout  3 –4     4 –6  
Wisconsin–Stevens Point  2 –5     3 –7  
Wisconsin–Eau Claire  1 –6     3 –7  
Wisconsin–River Falls  1 –6     2 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

Postseason

Twenty-seven conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs.

There were no "Pool B" bids this year, slots normally allocated to schools not in a Pool A conference.

The remaining five playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.

Automatic bids (27)
Conference Team Appearance Last
American Southwest ConferenceMary Hardin–Baylor18th2018
American Rivers ConferenceCentral (IA)21st2009
Centennial ConferenceMuhlenberg9th2018
College Conference of Illinois and WisconsinWheaton (IL)11th2016
Commonwealth Coast FootballWestern New England6th2018
Eastern Collegiate Football ConferenceSUNY Maritime2nd2010
Empire 8Brockport7th2018
Heartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceHanover8th2018
Liberty LeagueUnion (NY)12th2006
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic ConferenceFramingham State5th2018
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationHope5th2006
Middle Atlantic ConferenceDelaware Valley9th2018
Midwest ConferenceMonmouth (IL)7th2017
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceSaint John's (MN)26th2018
New England Women's and Men's Athletic ConferenceMIT3rd2018
New Jersey Athletic ConferenceSalisbury11th2015
North Coast Athletic ConferenceWabash10th2015
Northern Athletics Collegiate ConferenceAurora (IL)5th2008
Northwest ConferenceLinfield15th2017
Ohio Athletic ConferenceMount Union31st2018
Old Dominion Athletic ConferenceBridgewater (VA)7th2005
Presidents' Athletic ConferenceCase Western Reserve5th2017
Southern Athletic AssociationBerry3rd2018
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceChapman3rd2017
Upper Midwest Athletic ConferenceMartin Luther2nd2018
USA South Athletic ConferenceHuntingdon5th2017
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceWisconsin–Oshkosh5th2017

At-large bids (5)
Team Conference Appearance Last
North Central (IL)CCIW12th2018
RedlandsSCIAC9th2016
WartburgARC14th2018
WesleyNJAC15th2017
Wisconsin–WhitewaterWIAC17th2018

Playoff bracket
First round
November 23 		Second round
November 30 		Quarterfinals
December 7 		Semifinals
December 14 		Championship
Stagg Bowl
December 20
Shenandoah, Texas
               
* Mary Hardin–Baylor 43
Redlands 14
* Mary Hardin–Baylor 42
Huntingdon 6
* Berry 24
Huntingdon 27
* Mary Hardin–Baylor 7
Wisconsin–Whitewater 26
* Wisconsin–Whitewater 35
Monmouth (IL) 10
* Wisconsin–Whitewater 41
Wartburg 28
* Hope 3
Wartburg 41
* Wisconsin–Whitewater 35
Saint John's (MN) 32
* Wheaton (IL) 51
Martin Luther 7
* Wheaton (IL) 49
Central (IA) 13
* Central (IA) 38†
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 37
* Wheaton (IL) 33
Saint John's (MN) 34
* Chapman 68†††
Linfield 65
* Chapman 26
Saint John's (MN) 55
* Saint John's (MN) 51
Aurora 47
* Wisconsin–Whitewater 14
North Central (IL) 41
* Salisbury 83
SUNY Maritime 0
* Salisbury 62
Union (NY) 41
* Union (NY) 24
Case Western Reserve 21
* Salisbury 8
Muhlenberg 24
* Muhlenberg 38
MIT 0
* Muhlenberg 42
Brockport 0
* Western New England 28
Brockport 33
* Muhlenberg 14
North Central (IL) 45
* Mount Union 65
Hanover 14
* Mount Union 52
North Central (IL) 59
* North Central (IL) 51
Wabash 15
* North Central (IL) 31
Delaware Valley 14
* Wesley 58
Framingham State 21
* Wesley 10
Delaware Valley 45
* Bridgewater (VA) 22
Delaware Valley 30

See also

References
  1. "2019 Division III football scoreboard". D3football. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  2. "2019 Division III football scoreboard". D3football. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. Otis, John (2019-11-15). "Ithaca-SUNY Cortland Rivalry Leads to Division III Attendance Record". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
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