2003 NCAA Division III football season

2003 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
	$ – Conference champion; § – Not an NCAA member;

2003 American Southwest Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant;

2003 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 2003
Playoffs	November – December 2003
National; championship	Salem Football Stadium; Salem, VA
Champion	Saint John's (MN) (2)
Gagliardi Trophy	Blake Elliott (WR, P, KR), Saint John's (MN)
	NCAA Division III football seasons
	NCAA Division III football seasons

The 2003 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 2003, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2003 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Saint John's (MN) Johnnies won second Division III championship by defeating the three-time defending national champion Mount Union Purple Raiders, 24−6.

The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Blake Elliott, wide receiver, punter, and kick returner from Saint John's (MN).[1]

Conference standings

2003 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Concordia (WI) $^		7	–	0		9	–	2
Lakeland		6	–	1		8	–	2
Aurora		5	–	2		5	–	5
MacMurray		3	–	4		5	–	5
Greenville		2	–	5		3	–	7
Benedictine (IL)		2	–	5		2	–	8
Concordia (IL)		2	–	5		2	–	8
Eureka		1	–	6		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

2003 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 4 Wartburg $^		8	–	0		11	–	1
No. 23 Simpson		7	–	1		9	–	2
Loras		5	–	3		7	–	3
Buena Vista		4	–	4		6	–	4
Luther		4	–	4		6	–	4
Central (IA)		3	–	5		5	–	5
Coe		3	–	5		5	–	5
Cornell (IA)		2	–	6		4	–	6
Dubuque		1	–	7		2	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

2003 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Lycoming $^		8	–	1		9	–	2
Delaware Valley		7	–	2		9	–	2
Wilkes		7	–	2		8	–	3
Albright		6	–	3		7	–	3
King's (PA)		6	–	3		7	–	4
Widener		4	–	5		5	–	5
Susquehanna		4	–	5		4	–	6
Juniata		3	–	6		3	–	7
Moravian		3	–	6		3	–	7
Lebanon Valley		1	–	8		1	–	9
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham		0	–	9		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

2003 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Montclair State $^		5	–	0		9	–	2
TCNJ		4	–	1		6	–	4
Rowan		3	–	2		7	–	3
Cortland		2	–	3		5	–	5
Kean		1	–	4		1	–	9
William Paterson		0	–	5		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

2003 Northwest Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Linfield $^		5	–	0		11	–	1
Willamette		4	–	1		7	–	3
Pacific Lutheran		3	–	2		6	–	3
Whitworth		2	–	3		4	–	6
Lewis & Clark		1	–	4		3	–	6
Puget Sound		0	–	5		0	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

2003 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Waynesburg $^		6	–	0		9	–	2
Washington & Jefferson		4	–	1		8	–	2
Westminster (PA)		3	–	2		5	–	5
Grove City		2	–	3		5	–	5
Thiel		1	–	4		3	–	7
Bethany (WV)		0	–	5		1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – East Texas Baptist, Hardin–Simmons, and Mary Hardin–Baylor Atlantic Central Football Conference – Frostburg State Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins and Muhlenberg College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Wheaton (IL) Empire 8 Conference – Ithaca Freedom Football Conference‡ – Springfield Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover Illini-Badger Football Conference – Concordia (WI) Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming Midwest Conference – St. Norbert Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Westfield State (Bogan Division), Curry (Boyd Division) Championship Game: Curry 36, Westfield State 0 New England Small College Athletic Conference – Trinity (CT) New Jersey Athletic Conference – Montclair State North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny Northwest Conference – Linfield Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Bridgewater Presidents' Athletic Conference – Waynesburg Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Centre and Trinity (TX) University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Westminster (MO) Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hobart and RPI USA South Athletic Conference – Christopher Newport and Shenandoah Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

Postseason

The 2003 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 31st 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 11th time. This was the fifth 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	39
UW–La Crosse	52	UW–La Crosse	14
Concordia Wisconsin	13			Mount Union	56
Wheaton (IL)	55			Wheaton (IL)	10
Hope	45	Wheaton (IL)	16
Baldwin Wallace	54	Baldwin Wallace	12
Hanover	32					Mount Union	66
						Bridgewater (VA)	0
		Lycoming	16*
East Texas Baptist	42	East Texas Baptist	15
Trinity (TX)	41			Lycoming	9
Bridgewater (VA)	28			Bridgewater (VA)	13
Waynesburg	24	Bridgewater (VA)	26
Christopher Newport	24	Christopher Newport	3
Muhlenberg	20							Mount Union	6
								Saint John's (MN)	24
		Springfield	34
RPI	34	RPI	40
Curry	20			RPI	21
Ithaca	14			Ithaca	16
Brockport	9	Ithaca	33
Montclair State	20	Montclair State	13
Allegheny	19					RPI	10
						Saint John's (MN)	38
		Saint John's (MN)	38
St. Norbert	26**	St. Norbert	13
Simpson	20			Saint John's (MN)	31
Wartburg	21			Linfield	25
Bethel (MN)	7	Wartburg	20
Linfield	31	Linfield	23
Redlands	23

* Overtime

Final D3football.com Poll

Team	Final Record	Points
1. St. John's (25)	14-0	625
2. Mount Union	13-1	595
3. Linfield	11-1	575
4. Wartburg	11-1	489
5. RPI	11-2	483
6. Wheaton	12-1	475
7. Bridgewater	12-2	453
8. UW-La Crosse	10-2	441
9. Baldwin-Wallace	10-2	399
10. Ithaca	10-3	355
11. Lycoming	9-2	353
12. Bethel	9-2	342
13. Springfield	10-1	336
14. East Texas Baptist	9-3	259
15. Mary Hardin-Baylor	9-1	234
16. St. Norbert	11-1	218
17. Montclair State	9-2	189
18. UW-Stevens Point	8-2	176
19. Christopher Newport	8-3	175
20. Brockport State	9-2	163
21. Hampden-Sydney	9-1	140
22. Waynesburg	9-2	103
23. Simpson	9-2	81
24. Trinty(Tx.)	8-3	66
25. Johns Hopkins	10-1	60

Others receiving votes: 26. Capital 50, 27. Hardin-SImmons 47, 28. Allegheny 42, 29. Trinity(Conn.) 38, 30. Redlands 22, 31. Hope 21, 32. UW-Whitewater 19, 32. Hanover 19, 34. Curry 18, 35. Concordia(Wis.) 16, 36. Washington and Jefferson 12, 37. Muhlenberg 9, 38. Rowan 7, 38. Augustana 7, 40. Delaware Valley 6, 41. Menlo 3, 42. Willamette 2, 43. New Jersey 1, 43. Shenandoah 1. [3]

Awards

Gagliardi Trophy: Blake Elliott

AFCA Coach of the Year: John Gagliardi

AFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1: Mike DeLong, Springfield College Region 2: Jeff Hand, Waynesburg College Region 3: Ralph Harris, East Texas Baptist University Region 4: Mike Swider, Wheaton College Region 5: John Gagliardi, St. John’s University (Minn.)[4]

References

"All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
"2003 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
"D3football.com Top 25, 2003 final". D3football. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
"- John Gagliardi, Bob Stoops Headline 2003 Regional Coach of the Year Winners". 2004-04-12. Archived from the original on 2004-04-12. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

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[1] "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 28, 2014.

[2] "2003 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved November 28, 2014.

[3] "D3football.com Top 25, 2003 final". D3football. Retrieved 2019-11-20.

[4] "- John Gagliardi, Bob Stoops Headline 2003 Regional Coach of the Year Winners". 2004-04-12. Archived from the original on 2004-04-12. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

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