NCAA Division III national football championship

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Logo for the 2006 Division III National Championship game
Logo for the 2006 Division III National Championship game

The NCAA Division III National Football Championship began in 1973. Prior to 1973, most of the schools now in Division III competed in the NCAA's former "College Division."

The Division III championship game, known as the Stagg Bowl, has been played annually in Salem, Virginia at Salem Football Stadium since 1993. It was previously played in Phenix City, Alabama (1973-1982, 1985-1989) and at the College Football Hall of Fame (1983-1984), when the Hall was located in Kings Island, Ohio.

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[edit] Champions

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1973 Wittenberg Juniata 41-0
1974 Central (Iowa) Ithaca 10-8
1975 Wittenberg Ithaca 28-0
1976 St. John's (Minn.) Towson State 31-28
1977 Widener Wabash 39-36
1978 Baldwin-Wallace Wittenberg 24-10
1979 Ithaca Wittenberg 14-10
1980 Dayton Ithaca 63-0
1981 Widener Dayton 17-10
1982 West Georgia Augustana (Ill.) 14-0
1983 Augustana (Ill.) Union (NY) 21-17
1984 Augustana (Ill.) Central (Iowa) 21-12
1985 Augustana (Ill.) Ithaca 20-7
1986 Augustana (Ill.) Salisbury State 31-3
1987 Wagner Dayton 19-3
1988 Ithaca Central (Iowa) 39-24
1989 Dayton Union (NY) 17-7
1990 Allegheny Lycoming 21-14 (OT)
1991 Ithaca Dayton 34-20
1992 Wisconsin-La Crosse Washington & Jefferson 16-12
1993 Mount Union Rowan 34-24
1994 Albion Washington & Jefferson 38-15
1995 Wisconsin-La Crosse Rowan 36-7
1996 Mount Union Rowan 56-24
1997 Mount Union Lycoming 61-12
1998 Mount Union Rowan 44-24
1999 Pacific Lutheran Rowan 42-13
2000 Mount Union St. John's (Minn.) 10-7
2001 Mount Union Bridgewater 30-27
2002 Mount Union Trinity (Tex.) 48-7
2003 St. John's (Minn.) Mount Union 24-6
2004 Linfield Mary Hardin-Baylor 28-21
2005 Mount Union Wisconsin-Whitewater 35-28
2006 Mount Union Wisconsin-Whitewater 35-16

[edit] Most national championships

Team Championships Winning years
Mount Union 9 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006
Augustana (Ill.) 4 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
Ithaca 3 1979, 1988, 1991
Dayton 2 1980, 1989
St. John's (Minn.) 2 1976, 2003
Widener 2 1977, 1981
Wisconsin-La Crosse 2 1992, 1995
Wittenberg 2 1973, 1975
Albion 1 1994
Allegheny 1 1990
Baldwin-Wallace 1 1978
Central (Iowa) 1 1974
Linfield 1 2004
Pacific Lutheran 1 1999
Wagner 1 1987
West Georgia 1 1982

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