2012 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 2012 August – November 2012 November – December 2012 Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA Mount Union (11) Scottie Williams (RB), Elmhurst (IL) 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. The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Scottie Williams, running back from Elmhurst (IL).All-Time Division III Football Championship Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org December 3, 2014 4–15 Conference changes and new programs School 2011 conference 2012 conference McMurry ASC (Division III) Heartland (Division II) Conference standings Conference champions Conference championsAmerican Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Elmhurst, North Central (IL), and Wheaton (IL) Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Castleton State and Mount Ida Empire 8 Conference – Salisbury Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Franklin Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Coe Liberty League – Hobart Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Adrian Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener Midwest Conference – Lake Forest and St. Norbert Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – St. Thomas (MN) New England Football Conference – Framingham State (Bogan Division), Endicott and Salve Regina (Boyd Division) Championship Game: Framingham State 28, Salve Regina 16 New England Small College Athletic Conference – Trinity (CT) New Jersey Athletic Conference – SUNY Cortland North Coast Athletic Conference – Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference – Concordia Chicago Northwest Conference – Linfield Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Washington & Lee Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cal Lutheran Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX) University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Greenville, Northwestern–St. Paul, and St. Scholastica USA South Athletic Conference – Christopher Newport, Ferrum, and Maryville (TN) Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Oshkosh 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.2012 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org December 3, 2014 15 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 RoundCampus Sites Second RoundCampus Sites QuarterfinalsCampus Sites SemifinalsCampus Sites National Championship GameSalem Football StadiumSalem, Virginia 155 30 Linfield 27 Pacific Lutheran 24 North Central (IL) 41 Cal Lutheran 21 Bethel (MN) 24 Concordia Chicago 23 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 55 St. Scholastica 10 Hobart 38 Washington & Lee 20 Wittenberg 52 Heidelberg 38 Elmhurst 27 Coe 24 St. Thomas (MN) 48 St. Norbert 17 Mary Hardin–Baylor 59 Louisiana College 20 Franklin 42 Adrian 10 SUNY Cortland 20 Framingham State 19 Wesley 73 Mount Ida 14 Widener 44 Bridgewater State 14 Salisbury 17 Rowan 9 Johns Hopkins 42 Washington & Jefferson 10 Mount Union 72 Christopher Newport 14 Linfield 30 North Central (IL) 14 Bethel (MN) 14 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 37 Hobart 35 Wittenberg 10 Elmhurst 17 St. Thomas (MN) 24 Mary Hardin–Baylor 63 Franklin 17 SUNY Cortland 6 Wesley 56 Widener 28 Salisbury 7 Johns Hopkins 13 Mount Union 55 Linfield 24 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 31* Hobart 7 St. Thomas (MN) 47 Mary Hardin–Baylor 32 Wesley 20 Widener 17 Mount Union 72 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 14 St. Thomas (MN) 28 Mary Hardin–Baylor 35 Mount Union 48 St. Thomas (MN) 10 Mount Union 28 * Overtime See also 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season 2012 NCAA Division II football season References