2012_NCAA_Division_III_football_season

2012 NCAA Division III football season

2012 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season

The 2012 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2012, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2012 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their eleventh Division III championship by defeating the St. Thomas (MN) Tommies, 28−10.

Quick Facts Regular season, Playoffs ...

The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Scottie Williams, running back from Elmhurst (IL).[1]

Conference changes and new programs

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Conference standings

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Conference champions

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Postseason

The 2012 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 40th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the 20th time.[2]

Qualification

Twenty-four conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, two conferences (the SAA and UAA) had no Pool A bid, neither meeting the seven-member requirement.

Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 24 Pool A conferences contained 214 schools, an average of 8.9 teams per conference. Fifteen schools were in Pool B, enough for one bid.

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

Playoff bracket

First Round
Campus Sites 		Second Round
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia
Linfield 27
Pacific Lutheran 24 Linfield 30
North Central (IL) 41 North Central (IL) 14
Cal Lutheran 21 Linfield 24
Bethel (MN) 24 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 31*
Concordia Chicago 23 Bethel (MN) 14
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 55 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 37
St. Scholastica 10 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 14
Hobart 38 St. Thomas (MN) 28
Washington & Lee 20 Hobart 35
Wittenberg 52 Wittenberg 10
Heidelberg 38 Hobart 7
Elmhurst 27 St. Thomas (MN) 47
Coe 24 Elmurst 17
St. Thomas (MN) 48 St. Thomas (MN) 24
St. Norbert 17 St. Thomas (MN) 10
Mary Hardin–Baylor 59 Mount Union 28
Louisiana College 20 Mary Hardin–Baylor 63
Franklin 42 Franklin 17
Adrian 10 Mary Hardin–Baylor 32
SUNY Cortland 20 Wesley 20
Framingham State 19 SUNY Cortland 6
Wesley 73 Wesley 56
Mount Ida 14 Mary Hardin–Baylor 35
Widener 44 Mount Union 48
Bridgewater State 14 Widener 28
Salisbury 17 Salisbury 7
Rowan 9 Widener 17
Johns Hopkins 42 Mount Union 72
Washington & Jefferson 10 Johns Hopkins 13
Mount Union 72 Mount Union 55
Christopher Newport 14

* Overtime

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "2012 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
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