1988 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 1988 August – November 1988 November – December 1988 Garrett-Harrison StadiumPhenix City, AL Ithaca The 1988 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 1988, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1988 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Ithaca Bombers won their third Division III championship by defeating the Central (IA) Dutch, 39−24.All-Time Division III Football Championship Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 14, 2014 4–15 Conference Changes The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference upgraded all its teams to Division II this year instead of having teams competing at both the Division II and Division III levels. Miles College, Lane College, and Knoxville College thus upgraded from Division III to Division II. The Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference formed with five teams that had formerly competed as either independents or club teams. The conference would be short-lived, lasting until 1991. New York Maritime cancelled their season in October of 1988 after playing six games. They would not return to the gridiron until 2005.Dennis Lyons Ramapo has schedule headaches https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-ramapo-has-schedule-hea/196665249/ Courier News Bridgewater, New Jersey October 26, 1988 27 May 1, 2026 Six schools in Massachusetts upgraded their programs from club teams to varsity in 1988. UMass Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts both joined the NEFC, while Assumption, Bentley, MIT, and Stonehill all joined as independents before joining the ECFC in 1989.https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegram-gazette-assumption-football-t/202983422/ Assumption Football to Go Division III this Fall July 13, 1988 23 August 9, 2026 Newspapers.com School 1987 Conference 1988 Conference Assumption Club Program D-III Independent Bentley Club Program D-III Independent Brooklyn D-III Independent ACFC Gallaudet D-III Independent ACFC Maritime D-III Independent ACFC Maryville (TN) ODAC D-III Independent MIT Club Program D-III Independent Saint Peter's D-III Independent Cancelled Season Siena Club Program ACFC St. John Fisher D-III Independent ACFC Stonehill Club Program D-III Independent Southeastern Massachusetts Club Program NEFC Stony Brook D-III Independent Liberty UMass Boston Club Program NEFC Upsala MAC D-III Independent Conference standings Conference champions Conference championsCentennial Conference – Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall College Athletic Conference – Rose–Hulman College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) and Carroll (WI) Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Simpson Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Adrian and Alma Middle Atlantic Conference – Moravian and Widener Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – St. Norbert Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concordia–Moorhead and Hamline New England Football Conference – Plymouth State New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Trenton State North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace and Wittenberg Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Austin Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Concordia–Saint Paul Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater Postseason The 1988 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 16th 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 Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the 14th time and for the fourth consecutive year. Like the previous three tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.1988 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 14, 2014 14 Playoff bracket First RoundCampus Sites QuarterfinalsCampus Sites SemifinalsCampus Sites National Championship GameGarrett-Harrison StadiumPhenix City, Alabama 1988 Cortland Red Dragons Cortland 32 1988 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra 17 Ithaca 34* 1988 Wagner Seahawks Wagner 31 1988 Ferrum Panthers Ferrum 34 1988 Rhodes Lynx Rhodes 10 1988 Moravian Greyhounds Moravian 17 1988 Widener Pride Widener 7 1988 Wittenberg Tigers Wittenberg 35* 1988 Dayton Flyers Dayton 28 1988 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings Augustana (IL) 25 1988 Adrian Bulldogs Adrian 7 1988 Central Dutch Central (IA) 7 1988 Concordia Cobbers Concordia–Moorhead 0 1988 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks Wisconsin–Whitewater 29 1988 Simpson Storm Simpson 27 SUNY Cortland 17 Ithaca 24 Ferrum 49 Moravian 28 Wittenberg 14 Augustana (IL) 28 Central (IA) 16 Wisconsin–Whitewater 13 Ithaca 62 Ferrum 28 Augustana (IL) 17 Central (IA) 23** Ithaca 39 Central (IA) 24 See also 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1988 NCAA Division II football season References