2016 NCAA Division III football season

The 2016 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 on September 5, 2016 and ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, on December 16, 2016 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia.

Conference changes and new programs

Two programs changed conference affiliations.

School2015 conference2016 conference
CarrollMWCCCIW[1]
Nebraska WesleyanGreat Plains
(NAIA)		IIAC[2]

A full list of Division III teams can be viewed on the D3football website.[3]

This was also the final season of competition for two Division III conferences. The New England Football Conference will be absorbed by the Commonwealth Coast Conference,[4] and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, which had lost most of its membership in 2012 when seven schools left to form the Southern Athletic Association, will end its sponsorship of football and continue as a non-football conference.

Conference standings

2016 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#1 Mary Hardin–Baylor $ ^  6 –0     10 –0  
#11 Hardin–Simmons ^  5 –1     9 –1  
Sul Ross State  4 –2     6 –4  
East Texas Babtist  3 –3     7 –3  
McMurry  2 –4     4 –5  
Louisiana College  1 –5     4 –6  
Belhaven  1 –6     2 –8  
Howard Payne  0 –6     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#10 Johns Hopkins $ ^  9 –0     10 –0  
Muhlenberg  8 –1     9 –1  
Franklin & Marshall  6 –3     7 –3  
Susquehanna  6 –3     6 –4  
Moravian  4 –5     5 –5  
Juniata  3 –6     4 –6  
Gettysburg  3 –6     3 –7  
McDaniel  3 –6     3 –7  
Ursinus  2 –7     2 –8  
Dickinson  1 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 CCIW football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#5 North Central (Ill.) $ ^  8 –0     10 –0  
#13 Wheaton (Ill.) ^  7 –1     9 –1  
Illinois Wesleyan  6 –2     7 –2  
Carthage  5 –3     7 –3  
Elmhurst  4 –4     5 –5  
Millikin  3 –5     4 –6  
Augustana  2 –6     3 –7  
Carroll  1 –7     1 –9  
North Park  0 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 ECFC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Husson $ ^  7 –0     9 –1  
Norwich  5 –2     5 –5  
SUNY-Maritime  4 –3     6 –4  
Castleton  4 –3     4 –6  
Mount Ida  4 –3     4 –6  
Becker  2 –5     3 –7  
Gallaudet  1 –6     2 –8  
Anna Maria  1 –6     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Empire 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#14 Alfred $ ^  8 –0     10 –0  
#22 St. John Fisher  6 –2     8 –2  
Brockport  6 –2     7 –3  
Utica  5 –3     7 –3  
Ithaca  4 –4     5 –5  
Buffalo State  3 –5     5 –5  
Cortland  3 –5     5 –5  
Hartwick  1 –7     2 –8  
Morrisville  0 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 HCAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Rose-Hulman $ ^  7 –1     8 –2  
Franklin  7 –1     8 –2  
Mount St. Joseph  6 –2     6 –4  
Bluffton  5 –3     7 –3  
Defiance  4 –4     5 –5  
Hanover  4 –4     4 –6  
Manchester  2 –6     2 –8  
Anderson  1 –7     1 –9  
Earlham  0 –8     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Iowa IAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#16 Coe $ ^  8 –0     10 –0  
Dubuque  6 –2     8 –2  
Central  6 –2     8 –2  
Wartburg  5 –3     6 –4  
Nebraska Wesleyan  3 –5     4 –6  
Buena Vista  3 –5     3 –7  
Simpson  2 –6     3 –7  
Luther  2 –6     3 –7  
Loras  1 –7     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Liberty League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#19 Hobart $ ^  6 –1     9 –1  
#23 St. Lawrence  6 –1     9 –1  
Merchant Marine  4 –3     5 –4  
Springfield  4 –3     5 –5  
WPI  3 –4     6 –4  
RPI  3 –4     5 –5  
Union  2 –5     3 –7  
Rochester  0 –7     1 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 MASCAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Bridgewater State $ ^  8 –0     8 –2  
Framingham State  6 –2     7 –3  
Plymouth State  4 –4     6 –4  
Mass-Dartmouth  4 –4     5 –5  
Western Connecticut  4 –4     5 –5  
Fitchburg State  3 –5     5 –4  
Massachusetts Maritime  3 –5     4 –6  
Worcester State  3 –5     3 –7  
Westfield State  1 –7     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Michigan IAA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Olivet $ ^  6 –0     9 –2  
Hope  5 –1     7 –3  
Alma  4 –2     7 –3  
Trine  3 –3     6 –4  
Adrian  2 –4     4 –6  
Kalamazoo  1 –5     3 –7  
Albion  0 –6     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#20 Stevenson $ ^  7 –1     8 –1  
Delaware Valley  7 –2     8 –2  
Albright  7 –2     7 –3  
Widener  6 –3     6 –4  
King's  5 –4     5 –5  
Lebanon Valley  4 –5     4 –6  
Wilkes  3 –6     3 –7  
Lycoming  2 –7     3 –8  
FDU-Florham  2 –7     2 –8  
Misericordia  1 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#21 Monmouth (IL) $ ^  8 –0     10 –0  
St. Norbert  7 –1     7 –3  
Lake Forest  6 –2     8 –2  
Macalester  6 –2     7 –3  
Illinois College  5 –3     6 –4  
Cornell (IA)  4 –4     5 –5  
Beloit  2 –6     3 –7  
Lawrence  2 –6     3 –7  
Knox  2 –6     2 –8  
Ripon  2 –6     2 –8  
Grinnell  0 –8     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Minnesota IAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#3 St. Thomas $ ^  8 –0     10 –0  
#9 Saint John's (MN) ^  7 –1     9 –1  
Concordia  6 –2     7 –3  
Bethel  5 –3     5 –5  
Hamline  3 –5     5 –5  
Gustavus Adolphus  3 –5     5 –5  
Augsburg  2 –6     2 –8  
St. Olaf  1 –7     2 –8  
Carleton  1 –7     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 New England Football Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Western New England $ ^  7 –0     10 –0  
Salve Regina  6 –1     8 –1  
Endicott  5 –2     5 –5  
Nichols  4 –3     6 –4  
MIT  3 –4     3 –7  
Coast Guard  2 –5     3 –7  
Curry  1 –6     3 –6  
Maine Maritime  0 –7     1 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 NESCAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Trinity (CT) $  8 –0     8 –0  
Tufts  7 –1     7 –1  
Middlebury  6 –2     6 –2  
Wesleyan  6 –2     6 –2  
Amherst  4 –4     4 –4  
Bates  3 –5     3 –5  
Hamilton  3 –5     3 –5  
Colby  3 –5     3 –5  
Bowdoin  0 –8     0 –8  
Williams  0 –8     0 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The NESCAC does not participate in the DIII Playoffs
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#18 Wesley +^  8 –1     8 –2  
#24 Frostburg State +  8 –1     9 –1  
Salisbury  6 –3     7 –3  
Cristopher Newport  6 –3     7 –3  
Rowan  5 –4     6 –4  
Kean  5 –4     6 –4  
Montclair State  3 –6     4 –6  
TCNJ  2 –7     2 –8  
Southern Virginia  1 –8     2 –8  
William Paterson  1 –8     2 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#17 Wittenberg $ ^  8 –1     9 –1  
Wabash  7 –2     8 –2  
Denison  7 –2     8 –2  
DePauw  7 –2     8 –2  
Ohio Wesleyan  6 –3     6 –4  
Wooster  4 –5     4 –6  
Hiram  3 –6     3 –7  
Kenyon  2 –7     3 –7  
Allegheny  1 –8     1 –9  
Oberlin  0 –9     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 NACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Lakeland $ ^  6 –0     7 –3  
Aurora  3 –3     5 –5  
Benedictine  2 –4     2 –8  
Wisconsin Lutheran  1 –5     3 –7  
Concordia-Chicago  1 –5     3 –7  
Concordia (Wis.)  1 –5     3 –7  
Rockford  1 –5     3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#8 Linfield $ ^  7 –0     8 –1  
Whitworth  6 –1     8 –2  
George Fox  5 –2     5 –4  
Pacific Lutheran  4 –3     5 –4  
Pacific (OR)  3 –4     4 –6  
Willamette  2 –5     3 –7  
Puget Sound  1 –6     3 –6  
Lewis and Clark  0 –7     0 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#6 John Carroll $ ^  9 –0     9 –1  
#7 Mount Union ^  8 –1     9 –1  
Heidelberg  6 –3     6 –4  
Ohio Northern  5 –4     5 –5  
Otterbein  5 –4     5 –5  
Capital  4 –5     4 –6  
Muskingum  3 –6     4 –6  
Marietta  3 –6     3 –7  
Baldwin Wallace  2 –7     3 –7  
Wilmington  0 –9     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 ODAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Randolph–Macon $ ^  6 –1     9 –1  
Washington & Lee  5 –2     6 –4  
Emory & Henry  5 –2     6 –4  
Shenandoah  4 –3     6 –4  
Bridgewater (VA)  4 –3     5 –5  
Hampden–Sydney  3 –4     3 –7  
Guilford  1 –6     4 –6  
Catholic  0 –7     3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#15 Thomas More $ ^  8 –0     9 –1  
Case Western Reserve  7 –1     9 –1  
Wash. & Jefferson  6 –2     8 –2  
Carnegie Mellon  6 –2     7 –3  
Westminster (PA)  5 –3     7 –3  
St. Vincent  3 –5     5 –5  
Thiel  3 –5     4 –6  
Geneva  2 –6     3 –7  
Bethany (WV)  2 –6     3 –7  
Waynesburg  2 –6     2 –8  
Grove City  0 –8     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Southern Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Washington University $ ^  7 –1     8 –2  
Berry  7 –1     9 –1  
Centre  6 –2     8 –2  
Hendrix  5 –3     7 –3  
Rhodes  4 –4     6 –4  
Chicago  4 –4     4 –6  
Millsaps  2 –6     3 –7  
Birmingham–Southern  1 –7     1 –9  
Sewanee  0 –8     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 SCIAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Redlands $ ^  7 –0     8 –1  
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  5 –2     7 –2  
Pomona-Pitzer  5 –2     6 –3  
Chapman  4 –3     5 –4  
Cal Lutheran  4 –3     4 –5  
La Verne  2 –5     2 –7  
Occidental  1 –6     1 –8  
Whittier  0 –7     0 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 SCAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Southwestern $  6 –0     7 –3  
Trinity (Texas)  3 –3     5 –5  
Texas Lutheran  2 –4     2 –8  
Austin  1 –5     3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 UMAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northwestern (MN) $ ^  8 –1     9 –1  
Eureka  7 –2     8 –2  
MacMurray  7 –2     8 –2  
St. Scholastica  7 –2     7 –3  
Minnesota-Morris  5 –4     6 –4  
Westminster (MO)  4 –5     4 –6  
Iowa Wesleyan  3 –6     3 –7  
Crown  2 –7     2 –8  
Greenville  2 –7     2 –8  
Martin Luther  0 –9     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#25 Huntingdon $ ^  6 –1     9 –1  
Maryville (TN)  6 –1     8 –2  
N.C. Wesleyan  4 –2     5 –4  
Ferrum  4 –3     6 –4  
Averett  3 –3     4 –5  
Methodist  2 –3     3 –5  
LaGrange  1 –6     3 –7  
Greensboro  0 –7     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Wisconsin IAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#2 UW-Whitewater $ ^  7 –0     10 –0  
#4 UW-Oshkosh ^  6 –1     9 –1  
#12 UW-Platteville ^  5 –2     8 –2  
UW-Stevens Point  3 –4     6 –4  
UW-River Falls  3 –4     4 –6  
UW-La Crosse  2 –5     5 –5  
UW-Stout  1 –6     3 –7  
UW-Eau Claire  1 –6     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll
2016 Division III independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Maranatha  0 –0     3 –7  
Alfred State  0 –0     1 –9  
Finlandia  0 –0     1 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com Poll

Postseason

Playoff bracket

First round
November 19, 2016		   Second round
November 26, 2016		   Quarterfinals
December 3, 2016		   Semifinals
December 10, 2016		   Championship
December 16, 2016
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia
                                   
Mary Hardin-Baylor* 50  
Redlands 28     Mary Hardin-Baylor* 27  
Hardin-Simmons* 10   Linfield 10  
Linfield 24       Mary Hardin-Baylor* 38  
Wheaton* 45       Wheaton 16  
Huntingdon 10     Wheaton 31
North Central* 41   North Central* 14  
Rose-Hulman 7       Mary Hardin-Baylor* 14  
Alfred* † 33       Mount Union 12  
Bridgewater State 27     Alfred* 30  
Western New England* 44   Western New England 24  
Husson 27       Alfred* 45
Hobart* 21       Mount Union 70  
Mount Union 38     Mount Union 28
Johns Hopkins* 42   Johns Hopkins* 21  
Randolph-Macon 21       Mary Hardin-Baylor 10
St. Thomas* 43       UW-Oshkosh 7
Northwestern (MN) 0     St. Thomas* 55  
Coe* 21   Coe 6  
Monmouth 14       St. Thomas* 31  
St. John's* 32       UW-Oshkosh 34  
UW-Platteville 31     St. John's 14
UW-Oshkosh* 49   UW-Oshkosh* 31  
Washington U. 13       UW-Oshkosh* 10
John Carroll* 37       John Carroll 3  
Olivet 12     John Carroll* †† 20  
Wesley* 38   Wesley 17  
Stevenson 17       John Carroll 31
Thomas More* 30       UW-Whitewater* 14  
Wittenberg † 33     Wittenberg 9
UW-Whitewater* 45   UW-Whitewater* 37  
Lakeland 27  

* Home team   † Overtime    Winner

Bowl games

Winning teams are denoted in bold.

Date Bowl Stadium
City		 Home team Away team Score
Nov. 18, 2016 ECAC Chapman Bowl Franklin Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		 Kean SUNY-Cortland 30–27
Nov. 18, 2016 ECAC President's Bowl Franklin Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		 Washington & Jefferson Brockport 38–31
Nov. 19, 2016 ECAC Lynah Bowl Franklin Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		 Utica Westminster (PA) 33–6
Nov. 19, 2016 ECAC Bushnell Bowl Franklin Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		 #24 Frostburg State #22 St. John Fisher 38–14
Nov. 19, 2016 New England Bowl Gaudet Field
Middletown, Rhode Island		 Salve Regina Framingham State 37–34
Nov. 19, 2016 Centennial-MAC Bowl Series Scotty Wood Stadium
Allentown, Pennsylvania		 Muhlenberg Delaware Valley 30–27
Nov. 19, 2016 Centennial-MAC Bowl Series Shirk Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania		 Albright Franklin & Marshall 28–23
Nov. 20, 2016 ECAC Legacy Bowl Franklin Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		 Carnegie Mellon Salisbury 52–20
Nov. 20, 2016 ECAC Whitelaw Bowl Franklin Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		 SUNY-Maritime RPI 38–6

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Carrol returns to CCIW", D3sports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NWU gives up NAIA status, will join IIAC", D3sports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Division III Team Pages", D3football.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Coast Conference To Administer Football Championship Beginning in 2017-18" (Press release). Commonwealth Coast Conference. October 5, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
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