2004 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 2004 August – November 2004 November – December 2004 Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA Linfield (1) Rocky Myers (S), Wesley (DE) The 2004 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 2004, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2004 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Linfield Wildcats won their first Division III championship by defeating the Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders, 28−21. The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Rocky Myers, safety from Wesley (DE).All-Time Division III Football Championship Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 28, 2014 4–15 Conference changes and new programs School 2003 conference 2004 conference Eastern Oregon Mountaineers Independent Cascade (NAIA) Stillman Tigers Independent Independent (Division II) Conference standings Conference champions Conference championsAmerican Southwest Conference – Hardin–Simmons Atlantic Central Football Conference – Salisbury Centennial Conference – Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Johns Hopkins, McDaniel, and Muhlenberg College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Carthage and Wheaton (IL) Empire 8 Conference – Ithaca and St. John Fisher Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Mount St. Joseph Illini-Badger Football Conference – Aurora, Concordia (WI), and Lakeland Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Coe and Wartburg Liberty League – Hobart Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Alma Middle Atlantic Conference – Delaware Valley Midwest Conference – St. Norbert Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concordia–Moorhead New England Football Conference – Fitchburg State (Bogan Division), Curry and Endicott (Boyd Division) Championship Game: Curry 17, Fitchburg State 7 New England Small College Athletic Conference – Trinity (CT) New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan North Coast Athletic Conference – Wooster Northwest Conference – Linfield Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Bridgewater Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – DePauw and Trinity (TX) University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Westminster (MO) USA South Athletic Conference – Christopher Newport and Shenandoah Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse Postseason The 2004 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 32nd 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 12th time. This was the last bracket to feature 28 teams before expanding to 32 teams in 2005.2004 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 28, 2014 15 Playoff bracket First RoundCampus Sites Second RoundCampus Sites QuarterfinalsCampus Sites SemifinalsCampus Sites National Championship GameSalem Football StadiumSalem, Virginia UW–La Crosse 37 St. Norbert 23 Occidental 28 Willamette 14 Concordia–Moorhead 28 Wartburg 14 Hobart 35 Curry 16 St. John Fisher 31 Muhlenberg 3 Delaware Valley 21 Shenandoah 17 Mary Hardin–Baylor 32 Trinity (TX) 13 Christopher Newport 35 Salisbury 24 Wash. & Jefferson 55** Bridgewater (VA) 48 Wheaton (IL) 31 Mount St. Joseph 7 Carthage 31 Alma 28 Wooster 41 Aurora 34 Linfield 52 UW–La Crosse 14 Occidental 42 Concordia–Moorhead 40 Rowan 45 Hobart 14 St. John Fisher 20 Delaware Valley 26 Hardin–Simmons 28 Mary Hardin–Baylor 42 Christopher Newport 14 Wash. & Jefferson 24 Mount Union 27 Wheaton (IL) 6 Carthage 14 Wooster 7 Linfield 56 Occidental 27 Rowan 56 Delaware Valley 7 Mary Hardin–Baylor 52 Wash. & Jefferson 16 Mount Union 38 Carthage 20 Linfield 52 Rowan 0 Mary Hardin–Baylor 38 Mount Union 35 Linfield 28 Mary Hardin–Baylor 21 * Overtime Final D3football.com Poll Team Final Record Points 1. Linfield (25) 13–0 625 2. Mary Hardin–Baylor 13–2 600 3. Mount Union 12–1 571 4. Hardin–Simmons 10–1 501 5. Carthage 11–2 491 6. Rowan 10–3 488 7. Occidental 10–2 463 8. Washington & Jefferson 12–1 447 9. Concordia–Moorhead 11–1 429 10. Wooster 11–1 397 11. Delaware Valley 12–1 363 12. Wheaton (Ill.) 10–2 339 13. Wisconsin–La Crosse 7–4 320 14. Trinity (TX) 9–2 281 15. St. John Fisher 10–2 262 16. Christopher Newport 9–3 248 17. Bridgewater (Va.) 8–3 200 18. Salisbury 10–1 195 19. Ohio Northern 8–2 165 20. Ithaca 9–2 163 21. Hobart 9–2 95 22. St. Norbert 9–2 80 23. Willamette 7–4 71 24. Wartburg 8–3 53 25. Wisconsin–Whitewater 7–3 48 Others receiving votes: Mount St. Joseph 39, Trinity (CT) 33, Alma 31, Wisconsin–Eau Claire 30, Whitworth 17, Texas Lutheran 17, Aurora 16, Augustana (Ill.) 16, Muhlenberg 14, Johns Hopkins 12, Springfield 9, Shenandoah 9, Hampden–Sydney 9, Moravian 8, Albright 3, Capital 2, Waynesburg 1, TCNJ 1, Curry 1, McDaniel 1.D3football.com Top 25, 2004 final https://www.d3football.com/top25/2004/final en Awards Gagliardi Trophy: Rocky Myers, Wesley (DE) AFCA Coach of the Year: Jay Locey, Linfield AFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1: Chuck Priore, Trinity College (CT) Region 2: G. A. Mangus, Delaware Valley College Region 3: Jimmie Keeling, Hardin–Simmons University Region 4: Tim Rucks, Carthage College Region 5: Terry Horan, Concordia–Moorhead College2005-11-02 - Urban Meyer Headlines 2004 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Winners http://www.afca.com/lev3.cfm/1096 2021-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20051102134429/http://www.afca.com/lev3.cfm/1096 2005-11-02 See also 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season 2004 NCAA Division II football season References