2006 NCAA Division III football season

The 2006 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 2006, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2006 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their ninth Division III championship by defeating the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks, 35−16. This was the second of seven straight championship games between Mount Union (3 wins) and Wisconsin–Whitewater (4 wins) and the second straight win for Mount Union.

The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Josh Brehm, quarterback from Alma.[1]

Conference champions

Conference champions

Postseason

The 2006 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 34th 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 14th time.[2]

Playoff bracket

First Round
Campus Sites		 Second Round
Campus Sites		 Quarterfinals
Campus Sites		 Semifinals
Campus Sites		 National Championship Game
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia
Mount Union 49
Hope 0 Mount Union 35
Wheaton (IL) 42 Wheaton (IL) 3
Mount St. Joseph 28 Mount Union 17
North Central (IL) 35 Capital 14
Concordia Wisconsin 6 North Central (IL) 13
Capital 32 Capital 41
Wittenberg 14 Mount Union 26
Wilkes 42 St. John Fisher 14
Washington & Lee 0 Wilkes 14
Rowan 20 Rowan 21
Hobart 18 Rowan 0
St. John Fisher 49 St. John Fisher 31
Union (NY) 21 St. John Fisher 27
Springfield 42 Springfield 21
Curry 14 Mount Union 35
Wesley 49 Wisconsin–Whitewater 16
Dickinson 21 Wesley 37
Carnegie Mellon 21 Carnegie Mellon 0
Millsaps 0 Wesley 34
Washington & Jefferson 27 Mary Hardin–Baylor 28
Christopher Newport 23 Washington & Jefferson 27
Mary Hardin–Baylor 33 Mary Hardin–Baylor 30
Hardin–Simmons 21 Wesley 7
Wisconsin–Whitewater 59 Wisconsin–Whitewater 44
St. Norbert 17 Wisconsin–Whitewater 24
Wisconsin–La Crosse 28 Wisconsin–La Crosse 21
Bethel (MN) 21 Wisconsin–Whitewater 17
Whitworth 27 Saint John's (MN) 14
Occidental 23 Whitworth 3
Saint John's (MN) 21 Saint John's (MN) 21
Central (IA) 13

* Overtime

See also

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2006 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
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