NCAA Division III national football championship

The NCAA Division III National Football Championship began in 1973. Prior to 1973, most of the schools now in Division III competed in the NCAA's former College Division.

The Division III championship game, known as the Stagg Bowl, is played annually in Salem, Virginia at Salem Football Stadium. Its previous location was in Phenix City, Alabama.

Previous champions

Year	Champion	Defeated	Score
1973	Wittenberg	Juniata	41-0
1974	Central	Ithaca	10-8
1975	Wittenberg	Ithaca	28-0
1976	St. John's (MN)	Towson State	31-28
1977	Widener	Wabash	39-36
1978	Baldwin-Wallace	Wittenberg	24-10
1979	Ithaca	Wittenberg	14-10
1980	Dayton	Ithaca	63-0
1981	Widener	Dayton	17-10
1982	West Georgia	Augustana (IL)	14-0
1983	Augustana (IL)	Union (NY)	21-17
1984	Augustana (IL)	Central	21-12
1985	Augustana (IL)	Ithaca	20-7
1986	Augustana (IL)	Salisbury State	31-3
1987	Wagner	Dayton	19-3
1988	Ithaca	Central	39-24
1989	Dayton	Union (NY)	17-7
1990	Allegheny	Lycoming	21-14†
1991	Ithaca	Dayton	34-20
1992	Wisconsin-La Crosse	Washington & Jefferson	16-12
1993	Mount Union	Rowan	34-24
1994	Albion	Washington & Jefferson	38-15
1995	Wisconsin-La Crosse	Rowan	36-7
1996	Mount Union	Rowan	56-24
1997	Mount Union	Lycoming	61-12
1998	Mount Union	Rowan	44-24
1999	Pacific Lutheran	Rowan	42-13
2000	Mount Union	St. John's (MN)	10-7
2001	Mount Union	Bridgewater	30-27
2002	Mount Union	Trinity (TX)	48-7
2003	St. John's (MN)	Mount Union	24-6
2004	Linfield	Mary Hardin-Baylor	28-21
2005	Mount Union	Wisconsin-Whitewater	35-28

† Overtime

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