1997 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 1997 August – November 1997 November – December 1997 Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA Mount Union (3) Bill Borchert (QB), Mount Union The 1997 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 1997, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1997 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their third, and second consecutive, Division III championship by defeating the Lycoming Warriors, 61−12. The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Bill Borchert, quarterback from Mount Union.All-Time Division III Football Championship Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 26, 2014 4–15 Conference standings Conference champions Conference championsAmerican Southwest Conference – Mississippi College Centennial Conference – Western Maryland College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) Freedom Football Conference – Coast Guard Illini-Badger Football Conference – Lakeland Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Simpson Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Adrianhttp://www.miaa.org/sports/fball/all-time/fball97 1997 Final MIAA Football Standings Middle Atlantic Conference – Albright and Lycoming Midwest Conference – Carroll (WI) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Augsburg New England Football Conference – Bridgewater State and Worcester State New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny, Wittenberg, and Wooster Northwest Conference – Willamette Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry, Guilford, and Randolph-Macon Presidents' Athletic Conference – Grove City Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cal Lutheran, Redlands, and Whittier Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX) University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Not available Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – RPI Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater Postseason The 1997 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 25th 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 second time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. Like the previous twelve tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.1997 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 26, 2014 14 Playoff bracket RegionalsCampus Sites QuarterfinalsCampus Sites SemifinalsCampus Sites National Championship GameSalem Football StadiumSalem, Virginia Mount Union 34 1997 Allegheny Gators Allegheny 30 1997 John Carroll Blue Streaks John Carroll 30 1997 Hanover Panthers Hanover 20 1997 Simpson Storm Simpson 34 1997 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks Wisconsin–Whitewater 31 1997 Augsburg Auggies Augsburg 34 1997 Concordia Cobbers Concordia–Moorhead 22 1997 Lycoming Warriors Lycoming 27 1997 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland 13 1997 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) 44 1997 Catholic University Cardinals Catholic University 33 1997 Rowan Profs Rowan 43 1997 Coast Guard Bears Coast Guard 0 1997 TCNJ Lions TCNJ 34 1997 Cortland Red Dragons Cortland 30 Mount Union 59 John Carroll 7 Simpson 61 Augsburg 21 Lycoming 46 Trinity (TX) 26 Rowan 13 TCNJ 7 Mount Union 54 Simpson 7 Lycoming 28 Rowan 20 Mount Union 61 Lycoming 12 See also 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1997 NCAA Division II football season References