1977 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 1977 August – November 1977 November – December 1977 Garrett-Harrison StadiumPhenix City, AL Widener The 1977 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 in August 1977, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1977 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Widener Pioneers won their first Division III championship, defeating the Wabash Little Giants by a final score of 39−36.All-Time Division III Football Championship Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org October 31, 2014 4–15 Conference standings Conference champions Conference championsCollege Athletic Conference – Southwestern at Memphis College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan and Millikin Independent College Athletic Conference – Champion Unknown Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA) Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Albright (North), Widener (South) Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Ripon Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Massachusetts Maritime New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Glassboro State Northwest Conference – Linfield Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Clarion Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III) – Clark Atlanta and Miles Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Tarleton State Twin Rivers Conference – Concordia–St. Paul Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Stevens Point Postseason The 1977 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the fifth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the fifth consecutive year. Like the previous two championships, eight teams competed in this edition.1977 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org October 31, 2014 14 Playoff bracket QuarterfinalsCampus Sites SemifinalsCampus Sites National Championship GameGarrett-Harrison StadiumPhenix City, AL 1977 Minnesota-Morris Cougars Minnesota–Morris 13 1977 Albion Britons Albion 10 1977 Wabash Little Giants Wabash 20 1977 Saint John's Johnnies Saint John's (MN) 9 Widener 19 1977 Central Dutch football Central (IA) 0 1977 Albany Great Danes Albany 51 1977 Hampden-Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney 41 Minnesota–Morris 21 Wabash 37 Widener 33 Albany 15 Wabash 36 Widener 39 See also 1977 NCAA Division I football season 1977 NCAA Division II football season 1977 NAIA Division I football season 1977 NAIA Division II football season References