1993 NCAA Division III football season

The 1993 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 1993, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1993 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their first Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 34−24.[1] The first Gagliardi Trophy was awarded to Mount Union's quarterback Jim Ballard.

1993 NCAA Division III football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1993
PlayoffsNovember – December 1993
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, VA
ChampionMount Union
Gagliardi TrophyJim Ballard, Mount Union (QB)
NCAA Division III football seasons

Conference and program changes

Following an NCAA rule change passed in January 1991, which required Division I schools to conduct all sports at the Division I level by 1993, multiple Division I universities were forced to move their football programs from the Division III level. As such, teams from Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University, the University of Evansville, Valparaiso University, the University of San Diego, Jacksonville University, Creighton University, Bradley University, Davidson College, Georgetown University, Marist College, Canisius College, Duquesne University, Fairfield University, Iona College, St. John's University, St. Peter's University, and Siena College. Many of these teams became football members of non-scholarship Division I FCS football leagues like the Pioneer Football League, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the Patriot League, and the Big South Conference.[2]

Conference changes
School1992 Conference1993 Conference
BuffaloD-III IndependentI-AA Independent
Cal LutheranD-II IndependentSCIAC (D-III)
CanisiusD-III IndependentMAAC (I-AA)
Charleston SouthernD-III IndependentI-AA Independent
DavidsonD-III IndependentI-AA Independent
DaytonD-III IndependentPioneer (I-AA)
DrakeD-III IndependentPioneer (I-AA)
DuquesneD-III IndependentI-AA Independent
EvansvilleD-III IndependentPioneer (I-AA)
FDU–FlorhamD-III IndependentMiddle Atlantic
GeorgetownD-III IndependentMAAC (I-AA)
IonaD-III IndependentMAAC (I-AA)
QuincyD-III IndependentIBFC (D-II)
St. Francis (PA)D-III IndependentI-AA Independent
St. John's (NY)D-III IndependentMAAC (I-AA)
St. Peter'sD-III IndependentMAAC (I-AA)
San DiegoD-III IndependentPioneer (I-AA)
SienaD-III IndependentMAAC (I-AA)
UABD-III IndependentI-AA Independent
WagnerD-III IndependentI-AA Independent

Conference standings
1993 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wartburg $^ 8 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Central (IA) 7 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Loras 6 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
Simpson 5 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Luther 3 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Buena Vista 3 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Upper Iowa 3 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Dubuque 1 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
William Penn 0 –8 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1993 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Commonwealth
Moravian x^ 4 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Susquehanna 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Widener 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Lebanon Valley 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Albright 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Juniata 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
Freedom
Wilkes x^ 5 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham 4 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Lycoming 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Delaware Valley 2 –3 –0  2 –8 –0
Upsala 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
King's (PA) 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1993 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rowan $^ 5 –0 –0  11 –2 –0
William Paterson ^ 3 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Montclair State 3 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Trenton State 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –1
Kean 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Jersey City State 0 –5 –0  0 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions
Conference champions
  • Association of Mideast Colleges – Thomas More
  • Centennial Conference – Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall
  • College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
  • Freedom Football Conference – WPI
  • Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Anderson
  • Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg
  • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
  • Middle Atlantic Conference – Wilkes
  • Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Coe
  • Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
  • New England Football Conference – Maine Maritime
  • New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Rowan
  • North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny
  • Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
  • Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Randolph-Macon
  • Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
  • Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne
  • Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
  • Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hardin–Simmons
  • University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon
  • Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
  • Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

Postseason

The 1993 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 21st 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 third time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. Like the previous eight tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[3]

Playoff bracket
Regionals
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia
            
Mount Union 40
Allegheny 7
Mount Union 30
Albion 16
Albion 41
Anderson (IN) 21
Mount Union 56
Saint John's (MN) 8
Wisconsin–La Crosse 55
Wartburg 26
Wisconsin–La Crosse 25
Saint John's (MN) 25
Saint John's (MN) 32
Coe 14
Mount Union 34
Rowan 24
Washington & Jefferson 27
Moravian 7
Washington & Jefferson 28
Frostburg State 7
Frostburg State 26
Wilkes 25
Washington & Jefferson 16
Rowan 23
Rowan 29
Buffalo State 16
William Paterson 0
Rowan 37
William Paterson 17
Union (NY) 7

See also

References
  1. "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. "Drake joins new league". Des Moines, Iowa: The Telegraph-Herald. November 22, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  3. "1993 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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