2019_NCAA_Division_III_football_season

2019 NCAA Division III football season

2019 NCAA Division III football season

American college 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]

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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.

The annual Cortaca Jug game between Ithaca and Cortland on November 16 was moved to MetLife Stadium in honor of the 150th anniversary of college football. It became the most-attended game in Division III history, with 45,161 fans watching Ithaca defeat Cortland 32–20.[3]

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

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

Conference standings

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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.

Qualified teams

Automatic bids (27)

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At-large bids (5)

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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. [1]
    "2019 Division III football scoreboard". D3football. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "2019 Division III football scoreboard". D3football. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  3. [3]
    Otis, John (November 15, 2019). "Ithaca-SUNY Cortland Rivalry Leads to Division III Attendance Record". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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