1998 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 1998 August – November 1998 November – December 1998 Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA Mount Union (4) Scott Hvistendahl (WR, P), Augsburg The 1998 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 1998, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1998 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their fourth, and third consecutive, Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 44−24. The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Scott Hvistendahl, wide receiver and punter from Augsburg.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 – Hardin–Simmons Centennial Conference – Western Maryland College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Millikin Freedom Football Conference – Springfield Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Wabash Illini-Badger Football Conference – Aurora Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA) Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming Midwest Conference – Grinnell Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Salve Regina (Blue Division), Bridgewater State (Red Division) New Jersey Athletic Conference – TCNJ North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg Northwest Conference – Pacific Lutheran Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry Presidents' Athletic Conference – Grove City, Washington & Jefferson, and Waynesburg Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Whittier Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX) University Athletic Association – Chicago Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Maranatha Baptist, Martin Luther, and Mount Senario Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – RPI Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Wisconsin–River Falls, Wisconsin–Stevens Point, and Wisconsin–Whitewater Postseason The 1998 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 26th 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. This was the final bracket to feature sixteen teams before expanding to 28 teams in 1999.1998 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 21 1998 Albion Britons Albion 19 1998 Wittenberg Tigers Wittenberg 13 1998 Millikin Big Blue Millikin 10 1998 Lycoming Warriors Lycoming 49 1998 Catholic University Cardinals Catholic University 14 1998 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) 30 1998 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland 20 1998 Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds Wisconsin–Eau Claire 28 1998 Central Dutch Central (IA) 21 1998 Saint John's Johnnies Saint John's (MN) 33 1998 Pacific Lutheran Lutes Pacific Lutheran 20 1998 Buffalo State Bengals Buffalo State 38 1998 Springfield Pride Springfield 35 1998 Rowan Profs Rowan 26 1998 TCNJ Lions TCNJ 2 Mount Union 21 Wittenberg 19 Lycoming 21 Trinity (TX) 37 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 10 Saint John's (MN) 3 Buffalo State 17 Rowan 19 Mount Union 34 Trinity (TX) 29 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 19 Rowan 22 Mount Union 44 Rowan 24 Final NCAA Regional Poll East Region Team Record 1. Springfield(Mass.) 9–0 2. Ithaca 8–1 3. New Jersey 7–2 4. Rowan 6–2 5. Buffalo State 7–2 6. Montclair State 7–2 Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Hartwick, Hobart, Rensselaer Polytechnic, and Salve Regina. South Region Team Record 1. Lycoming 9–0 2. Trinity(TX) 9–0 3. Western Maryland 9–0 4. Catholic 9–0 5. Emory and Henry 9–0 6. Hardin-Simmons 8–1 Others receiving votes: McMurry, Pomona-Pitzer, Westminster, and Widener. North Region Team Record 1. Mt. Union 9–0 2. Wittenberg 9–0 3. Wabash 9–0 4. Baldwin-Wallace 8–1 5. Albion 8–1 6. Millikin 7–1 Others receiving votes: Allegheny, Hanover, John Carroll, and MacMurray. West Region Team Record 1. Central(IA) 9–0 2. St. John's 9–0 3. Pacific Lutheran 7–1 4. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7–2 5. Gustavus Adolphus 8–1 6. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 6–2 Others receiving votes: Grinnell, Linfield, Wartburg, and Wisconsin-Whitewater.1999-02-20 Football Polls http://www.ncaa.org/polls/football.html 2021-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/19990220005738/http://www.ncaa.org/polls/football.html 1999-02-20 *This was the final time the NCAA conducted a regional poll for Division III, starting with the 1999 season, American Football Coaches Association conducted a top 25 coaches poll.2000-01-20 - AFCA to Publish Division III Coaches' Poll in 1999 http://afca.com/lev3.cfm/565 2021-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20000120052248/http://afca.com/lev3.cfm/565 2000-01-20 Awards Gagliardi Trophy: Scott Hvistendahl, Augsburg AFCA Coach of the Year: Larry Kehres, Mount Union AFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1: Mike DeLong, Springfield Region 2: Frank Girardi, Lycoming Region 3: Steve Mohr, Trinity(TX) Region 4: Joe Fincham, Wittenberg Region 5: Rich Kacmarynski, Central(IA)2016-12-02 Past AFCA Regional Coaches of the Year http://afca.com/article/article.php?id=2189 2021-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20161202214016/http://afca.com/article/article.php?id=2189 2016-12-02 See also 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1998 NCAA Division II football season References