2013 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 2013 August 31 – November 16, 2013 November 23 – December 20, 2013 December 20, 2013 Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA Wisconsin–Whitewater (5) Kevin Burke, Mount Union (QB) The 2013 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began on August 31, 2013, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division III Football Championship on December 20, 2013, at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. This was the twenty-first consecutive title game held in Salem. The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks defeated the Mount Union Purple Raiders, 52–14, to win their fifth national title.2013 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/football/d3 NCAA NCAA.com January 2, 2014 1 The 2013 Gagliardi Trophy was awarded to quarterback Kevin Burke from Mount Union. Conference changes and new programs School 2012 conference 2013 conference Alfred State None (NJCAA) Independent Iowa Wesleyan NAIA independent Independent Presentation UMAC (Division III) North Star (NAIA) Southern Virginia NAIA independent Independent Berry Program established Southern Athletic Association Conference standings Conference summaries Conference championsAmerican Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor (13–1, 6–0) Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins (10–1, 9–0) College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – North Central (IL) (13–1, 7–0) Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Gallaudet (9–2, 6–1) Empire 8 Conference – Ithaca (9–3, 6–1) Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Franklin (8–4, 7–1) and Rose–Hulman (7–3, 7–1) Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg (9–3, 6–1) Liberty League – Hobart (10–1, 7–0) Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference – Framingham State (9–2, 8–0) Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion (8–3, 6–0) Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming (7–3, 7–2) and Lebanon Valley (8–3, 7–2) Midwest Conference – St. Norbert (8–3, 8–1) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Bethel (MN) (12–1, 8–0) New England Football Conference – Endicott (8–3, 7–0) New England Small College Athletic Conference – Amherst (7–1, 7–1), Middlebury (7–1, 7–1), and Wesleyan (CT) (7–1, 7–1) New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan (9–3, 6–1) and Brockport State (8–3, 6–1) North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg (10–2, 9–0) Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference – Concordia (WI) (8–3, 6–0) Northwest Conference – Linfield (11–1, 6–0) Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union (14–1, 9–0) Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney (9–3, 6–1) Presidents' Athletic Conference – Thomas More (9–1, 7–1) and Washington & Jefferson (8–3, 7–1) Southern Athletic Association – Millsaps (9–1, 5–1) and Rhodes (8–2, 5–1) Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands (7–3, 7–0) Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Texas Lutheran (8–1, 3–0) University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis (8–3, 3–0) Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – St. Scholastica (9–2, 9–0) USA South Athletic Conference – Methodist (8–2, 6–1) and Maryville (TN) (8–3, 6–1) Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater (15–0, 7–0) Postseason 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, four conferences had no Pool A bid. The MASCAC and SAA were in the first year of the two-year waiting period; the SCAC and UAA had only four members, three short of the requirement. The American Southwest retained its Pool A bid despite falling below seven active Division III members, but entered the two-year grace period. 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 203 schools, an average of 8.5 teams per conference. Twenty-seven schools were in Pool B, enough for three bids. The remaining five playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams. Playoff bracket yes no 14em First RoundNovember 23Campus Sites Second RoundNovember 30Campus Sites QuarterfinalsDecember 7Campus Sites SemifinalsDecember 14Campus Sites National Championship Game December 20Salem Football Stadium,Salem, Virginia ESPN2 Mount Union* 34 Washington & Jefferson 20 Wittenberg* 58 Lebanon Valley 17 Ithaca* 20 Framingham State 17 Johns Hopkins* 24 Wesley 29 North Central (IL)* 63 Albion 7 Wisconsin–Platteville* 54 Concordia (WI) 20 Illinois Wesleyan* 7 Wartburg 41 Bethel (MN)* 70 St. Scholastica 13 Wisconsin–Whitewater* 31 St. Norbert 7 Franklin* 17 Washington–St. Louis 10 Hampden–Sydney* 42 Maryville (TN) 34 Linfield* 42 Pacific Lutheran 21 Hobart* 34 Gallaudet 7 John Carroll* 16 St. John Fisher 25 Rowan* 24 Endicott 0 Mary Hardin–Baylor* 35 Redlands 7 Mount Union* 56 Wittenberg 21 Ithaca 15 Wesley* 23 North Central (IL)* 52 Wisconsin–Platteville 24 Wartburg 27 Bethel (MN)* 34 Wisconsin–Whitewater* 33 Franklin 3 Hampden–Sydney 21 Linfield* 31 Hobart* 6 St. John Fisher 27 Rowan 8 Mary Hardin–Baylor* 59 Mount Union* 62 Wesley 59 North Central (IL) 41 Bethel (MN)* 17 Wisconsin–Whitewater* 28 Linfield 17 St. John Fisher 23 Mary Hardin–Baylor* 45 Mount Union* 41 North Central (IL) 40 Wisconsin–Whitewater 16 Mary Hardin–Baylor* 15 Mount Union 14 Wisconsin–Whitewater 52 * Home team    † Overtime References