1991 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 1991 August – November 1991 November – December 1991 Hawkins StadiumBradenton, FL Ithaca The 1991 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 1991, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1991 at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida. The Ithaca Bombers won their third Division III championship by defeating the Dayton Flyers, 34−20.All-Time Division III Football Championship Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 22, 2014 4–15 Conference changes and new programs Name change New England Football Conference member Southeastern Massachusetts University and the University of Lowell both joined the UMass system before the season. The former football program hence changed from the Southeastern Massachusetts Corsairs to the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs, while the latter changed from the Lowell Chiefs became the UMass Lowell Chiefs. The Independent College Athletic Conference stopped sponsoring football in 1991, shortly before its rebrand to become the Empire Athletic Association. Conference changes School 1990 Conference 1991 Conference Alfred ICAC D-III Independent Bluffton D-III Independent AMC Brooklyn ACFC Dropped Program Cal Lutheran D-II Independent SCIAC Charleston Southern New Program D-III Independent Defiance NAIA Independent AMCHobartICACD-III Independent Ithaca ICAC D-III Independent RPI ICAC D-III Independent Sacred Heart New Program D-III Independent St. Lawrence ICAC D-III Independent Siena ACFC ECFCTaylorIndianaNAIA Independent Thomas More D-III Independent AMC UAB New Program D-III Independent UC Santa Barbara D-III Independent D-II Independent Wilmington (OH) D-III Independent AMC Conference standings Conference champions Conference championsAssociation of Mideast Colleges – Thomas More Centennial Conference – Dickinson College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Wabash Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Simpson Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Coe Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Massachusetts–Lowell New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Glassboro State North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Guilford Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Millsaps Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Midwestern State University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Concordia–St. Paul Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse Postseason The 1991 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 19th 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 Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida for the second time. Like the previous six tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.1991 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 22, 2014 14 Playoff bracket RegionalsCampus Sites QuarterfinalsCampus Sites SemifinalsCampus Sites National Championship GameHawkins StadiumBradenton, Florida Ithaca 31 1991 Glassboro State Profs Glassboro State 10 1991 Union Dutchmen Union (NY) 55 1991 UMass–Lowell River Hawks UMass–Lowell 16 1991 Lycoming Warriors Lycoming 18 1991 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Washington & Jefferson 16 1991 Susquehanna Crusaders Susquehanna 21 1991 Dickinson Red Devils Dickinson 20 1991 Saint John's Johnnies Saint John's (MN) 75 1991 Coe Kohawks Coe 2 1991 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–La Crosse 28 1991 Simpson Storm Simpson 13 1991 Allegheny Gators Allegheny 24* 1991 Albion Britons Albion 21 Dayton 27 1991 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace 10 Ithaca 35 Union (NY) 23 Lycoming 24 Susquehanna 31 Saint John's (MN) 29 Wisconsin–La Crosse 10 Allegheny 25 Dayton 28* Ithaca 49 Susquehanna 13 Saint John's (MN) 7 Dayton 19 Ithaca 34 Dayton 20 See also 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1991 NCAA Division II football season References