2002 NCAA Division III football season

The 2002 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 2002, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2002 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their seventh, and third consecutive, Division III championship by defeating the Trinity (TX) Tigers, 48−7.

2002 NCAA Division III football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 2002
PlayoffsNovember – December 2002
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, VA
ChampionMount Union (7)
Gagliardi TrophyDan Pugh (RB), Mount Union
NCAA Division III football seasons

The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Dan Pugh, running back from Mount Union.[1]

Conference standings
2002 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mary Hardin–Baylor $^  9 –0     10 –1  
Howard Payne  8 –1     9 –1  
Hardin–Simmons  7 –2     8 –2  
East Texas Baptist  6 –3     6 –4  
Mississippi College  4 –5     4 –6  
Austin *  4 –5     4 –6  
Louisiana College  3 –6     4 –6  
Texas Lutheran  2 –7     2 –8  
McMurry *  0 –9     0 –10  
Sul Ross *  2 –7     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – Sul Ross forfeited wins over Austin and McMurry for use of ineligible

    player, but season records stood.
2002 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Frostburg State $  3 –0     6 –5  
Salisbury ^  2 –1     9 –2  
Wesley  1 –2     5 –5  
Apprentice §  0 –3     5 –5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • § – Not an NCAA member
2002 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
MacMurray $^  7 –0     10 –1  
Concordia (WI)  6 –1     8 –2  
Aurora  5 –2     5 –4  
Lakeland  4 –3     6 –4  
Benedictine (IL)  3 –4     4 –6  
Eureka  2 –5     2 –8  
Greenville  1 –6     1 –9  
Concordia (IL)  0 –7     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2002 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Coe +^  8 –1     10 –2  
Wartburg +^  8 –1     10 –2  
Central (IA) +  8 –1     8 –2  
Simpson  6 –3     6 –4  
Loras  4 –5     5 –5  
Cornell (IA)  3 –6     4 –6  
Luther  3 –6     4 –6  
Buena Vista  3 –6     3 –7  
Upper Iowa  2 –7     2 –8  
Dubuque  0 –9     1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2002 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
King's (PA) $^  8 –1     9 –3  
Widener  8 –1     9 –1  
Moravian  7 –2     7 –4  
Lycoming  6 –3     6 –3  
Wilkes  5 –4     6 –4  
Susquehanna  5 –4     5 –5  
Juniata  4 –5     5 –5  
Albright  2 –7     2 –8  
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham  2 –7     2 –8  
Delaware Valley  1 –8     2 –8  
Lebanon Valley  1 –8     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2002 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Rowan $^  6 –0     10 –1  
Cortland  4 –2     9 –2  
TCNJ  4 –2     6 –3  
Montclair State  4 –2     5 –5  
Kean  2 –4     4 –6  
New Jersey City  1 –5     1 –8  
William Paterson  0 –6     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2002 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Linfield $^  5 –0     10 –1  
Whitworth  3 –2     7 –3  
Willamette  3 –2     6 –3  
Pacific Lutheran  3 –2     5 –4  
Lewis & Clark  1 –4     3 –6  
Puget Sound  0 –5     1 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2002 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Washington & Jefferson $^  5 –0     9 –3  
Westminster (PA)  4 –1     6 –4  
Waynesburg  2 –3     5 –4  
Thiel  2 –3     3 –7  
Bethany (WV)  1 –4     3 –7  
Grove City  1 –4     3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions
Conference champions
  • American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor
  • Atlantic Central Football Conference – Frostburg State
  • Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins, McDaniel, and Muhlenberg
  • College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Wheaton (IL)
  • Dixie Intercollegiate Football Conference – Christopher Newport and Ferrum
  • Empire 8 Conference – Ithaca
  • Freedom Football Conference – Springfield
  • Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover
  • Illini-Badger Football Conference – MacMurray
  • Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA), Coe, and Wartburg
  • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Alma
  • Middle Atlantic Conference – King's College and Widener
  • Midwest Conference – Lake Forest and St. Norbert
  • Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
  • New England Football Conference – Westfield State (Bogan Division), UMass Dartmouth (Boyd Division)
    • Championship Game: UMass Dartmouth 16, Westfield State 0
  • New England Small College Athletic Conference – Trinity (CT) and Williams
  • New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan
  • North Coast Athletic Conference – Wabash
  • Northwest Conference – Linfield
  • Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
  • Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Bridgewater
  • Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
  • Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
  • Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
  • University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis
  • Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul
  • Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hobart
  • Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

Postseason

The 2002 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 30th 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 10th time. This was the fourth bracket to feature 28 teams since last expanding in 1999.[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 42
Wheaton (IL) 42 Wheaton (IL) 21
Alma 14 Mount Union 45
Wabash 42 Wabash 16
MacMurray 7 Wabash 25
Wittenberg 34 Wittenberg 14
Hanover 33 Mount Union 57
John Carroll 19
Rowan 12
Brockport 16 Brockport 15
Springfield 0 Brockport 10
John Carroll 27 John Carroll 16*
Hobart 7 John Carroll 21
Muhlenberg 56 Muhlenberg 10
UMass Dartmouth 6 Mount Union 48
Trinity (TX) 7
Linfield 52
Wartburg 45 Wartburg 15
Lake Forest 0 Linfield 14
Saint John's (MN) 31 Saint John's (MN) 21
Redlands 24 Saint John's (MN) 45
Coe 21 Coe 14
UW–La Crosse 18 Saint John's (MN) 34
Trinity (TX) 41
Bridgewater (VA) 19
King's (PA) 28 King's (PA) 17
Salisbury State 0 Bridgewater (VA) 32
Trinity (TX) 48 Trinity (TX) 38
Mary Hardin–Baylor 38 Trinity (TX) 45
Wash. & Jefferson 24 Wash. & Jefferson 10
Christopher Newport 10

* Overtime

See also

References
  1. "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  2. "2002 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
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