1993 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 1993 August – November 1993 November – December 1993 Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA Mount Union Jim Ballard, Mount Union (QB) The 1993 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 1993, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1993 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their first Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 34−24.All-Time Division III Football Championship Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 23, 2014 4–15 The first Gagliardi Trophy was awarded to Mount Union's quarterback Jim Ballard. Conference and program changes Following an NCAA rule change passed in January 1991, which required Division I schools to conduct all sports at the Division I level by 1993, multiple Division I universities were forced to move their football programs from the Division III level. As such, teams from Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University, the University of Evansville, Valparaiso University, the University of San Diego, Jacksonville University, Creighton University, Bradley University, Davidson College, Georgetown University, Marist College, Canisius College, Duquesne University, Fairfield University, Iona College, St. John's University, St. Peter's University, and Siena College. Many of these teams became football members of non-scholarship Division I FCS football leagues like the Pioneer Football League, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the Patriot League, and the Big South Conference.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iRBeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B2ANAAAAIBAJ&dq=pioneer%20football%20league&pg=4135%2C4871998 Drake joins new league November 22, 1991 The Telegraph-Herald 1B July 1, 2012 Des Moines, Iowa Conference changes School 1992 Conference 1993 Conference Buffalo D-III Independent I-AA Independent Canisius D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA) Charleston Southern D-III Independent I-AA Independent C.W. Post Liberty (D-III) D-II Independent Davidson D-III Independent I-AA Independent Dayton D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA) Drake D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA) Duquesne D-III Independent I-AA Independent Evansville D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA) FDU–Florham D-III Independent Middle Atlantic Gannon D-III Independent D-II Independent Georgetown D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA) Iona Liberty MAAC (I-AA) King's (PA) Revived Program MAC Marist Liberty I-AA Independent Mercyhurst D-III Independent D-II Independent Pace Liberty (D-III) D-II Independent Ramapo NJSAC Dropped Program Sacred Heart D-III Independent D-II Independent St. Francis (PA) D-III Independent I-AA Independent St. John's (NY) Liberty MAAC (I-AA) St. Peter's D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA) Salve Regina New Program D-III Independent San Diego D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA) Siena D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA) UAB D-III Independent I-AA Independent Upsala D-III Independent MAC Wagner Liberty I-AA Independent Wisconsin–Superior WSUC Dropped program Conference standings Conference champions Conference championsAssociation of Mideast Colleges – Thomas More Centennial Conference – Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) Freedom Football Conference – WPI Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Anderson Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Wilkes Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Coe Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Maine Maritime New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Rowan North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Randolph-Macon Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX) Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hardin–Simmons University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse Postseason The 1993 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 21st 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 third time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. Like the previous eight tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.1993 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 23, 2014 14 Playoff bracket RegionalsCampus Sites QuarterfinalsCampus Sites SemifinalsCampus Sites National Championship GameSalem Football StadiumSalem, Virginia Mount Union 40 1993 Allegheny Gators Allegheny 7 1993 Albion Britons Albion 41 1993 Anderson Ravens Anderson (IN) 21 1993 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–La Crosse 55 1993 Wartburg Knights Wartburg 26 1993 Saint John's Johnnies Saint John's (MN) 32 1993 Coe Kohawks Coe 14 1993 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Washington & Jefferson 27 1993 Moravian Greyhounds Moravian 7 Frostburg State 26 1993 Wilkes Colonels Wilkes 25 1993 Rowan Profs Rowan 29 1993 Buffalo State Bengals Buffalo State 16 1993 William Paterson Pioneers William Paterson 17 1993 Union Dutchmen Union (NY) 7 Mount Union 30 Albion 16 Wisconsin–La Crosse 25 Saint John's (MN) 47 Washington & Jefferson 28 Frostburg State 7 William Paterson 0 Rowan 37 Mount Union 56 Saint John's (MN) 8 Washington & Jefferson 16 Rowan 23 Mount Union 34 Rowan 24 See also 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1993 NCAA Division II football season References