The 1997 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 25th 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 second time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. Like the previous twelve tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[3]
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The 1997 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 1997 and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship also known as the Stagg Bowl in December 1997 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem Virginia The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their third and second consecutive Division III championship by defeating the Lycoming Warriors 61 12 1997 NCAA Division III football seasonRegular seasonAugust November 1997PlayoffsNovember December 1997NationalchampionshipSalem Football StadiumSalem VAChampionMount Union 3 Gagliardi TrophyBill Borchert QB Mount Union 1996 NCAA Division III football seasons 1998 The Gagliardi Trophy given to the most outstanding player in Division III football was awarded to Bill Borchert quarterback from Mount Union 1 Contents 1 Conference standings 2 Conference champions 3 Postseason 3 1 Playoff bracket 4 See also 5 ReferencesConference standings Edit1997 American Southwest Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Mississippi College 4 1 8 2 Howard Payne 3 2 7 3 Hardin Simmons 2 3 7 3 McMurry 2 3 5 5 Austin 2 3 4 6 Sul Ross 2 3 4 6 Conference champion 1997 Centennial Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Western Maryland 7 0 10 1 Dickinson 6 1 7 3 Johns Hopkins 5 2 7 3 Franklin amp Marshall 4 3 4 6 Ursinus 3 4 4 6 Gettysburg 2 5 4 6 Muhlenberg 1 6 1 9 Swarthmore 0 7 0 10 Conference champion NCAA Division III playoff participant 1997 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Augustana IL 6 1 7 2 Illinois Wesleyan 5 2 7 2 Carthage 4 3 5 4 North Central IL 4 3 5 4 Millikin 4 3 4 5 Wheaton IL 4 3 4 5 Elmhurst 1 6 1 8 North Park 0 7 0 9 Conference champion1997 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Salve Regina 4 0 7 2 Western New England 3 1 4 3 MIT 2 2 5 4 Nichols 1 3 2 7 Curry 0 4 0 10 Conference champion 1997 Freedom Football Conference standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Coast Guard 6 0 9 2 Merchant Marine 4 2 7 2 Plymouth State 4 2 7 3 Springfield MA 3 3 4 5 WPI 2 4 4 6 Western Connecticut 1 5 4 6 Norwich 1 5 2 8 Conference champion NCAA Division III playoff participant 1997 Illini Badger Football Conference standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Lakeland 5 0 10 0 Concordia WI 4 1 7 3 MacMurray 3 2 8 2 Eureka 2 3 5 5 Concordia IL 1 4 2 7 Greenville 0 5 2 8 Conference champion1997 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Hanover 6 0 10 1 DePauw 5 1 8 2 Wabash 4 2 6 4 Manchester 2 4 6 4 Rose Hulman 2 4 3 7 Anderson IN 1 5 2 8 Franklin IN 1 5 2 8 Conference champion NCAA Division III playoff participant 1997 Iowa Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Simpson 8 0 12 1 Central IA 7 1 8 2 Upper Iowa 5 3 7 3 Wartburg 5 3 7 3 Loras 4 4 6 4 Luther 3 5 4 6 Buena Vista 3 5 3 7 Dubuque 1 7 3 7 William Penn 0 8 1 9 Coe 0 0 8 1 Cornell IA 0 0 6 3 Conference champion NCAA Division III playoff participant 1997 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Adrian 4 1 8 1 Hope 4 1 6 3 Albion 3 2 6 3 Alma 3 2 6 3 Kalamazoo 1 4 3 6 Olivet 0 5 3 6 Conference co champions1997 Middle Atlantic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L CommonwealthAlbright x 5 0 8 1 Moravian 4 1 7 3 Widener 3 2 7 3 Susquehanna 2 3 6 4 Juniata 1 4 3 7 Lebanon Valley 0 5 0 10 FreedomLycoming x 4 0 12 1 Wilkes 3 1 5 5 Delaware Valley 2 2 5 5 King s PA 1 3 3 7 Fairleigh Dickinson Florham 0 4 0 10 x Division champion co champions NCAA Division III playoff participant 1997 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TAugsburg 8 1 0 10 2 0St Thomas MN 7 2 0 8 2 0Concordia Moorhead 7 2 0 8 3 0Saint John s MN 6 3 0 6 4 0Bethel MN 5 4 0 6 4 0Gustavus Adolphus 5 4 0 6 4 0Hamline 4 5 0 5 5 0St Olaf 2 7 0 2 8 0Carleton 1 8 0 2 8 0Macalester 0 9 0 1 9 0 Conference champion NCAA Division III playoff participant 1997 New England Football Conference standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Worcester State 7 1 8 3 Bridgewater State 7 1 7 3 UMass Dartmouth 6 2 8 2 Maine Maritime 4 4 4 6 Westfield State 4 4 4 6 UMass Boston 3 5 3 6 Massachusetts Maritime 3 5 3 7 Fitchburg State 1 7 3 7 Framingham State 1 7 2 8 Conference co champions1997 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Rowan 5 0 11 1 TCNJ 4 1 9 3 Montclair State 3 2 6 4 Jersey City State 2 3 5 5 Kean 1 4 1 9 William Paterson 0 5 0 10 Conference champion NCAA Division III playoff participant 1997 North Coast Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Wittenberg 7 1 9 1 Wooster 7 1 9 1 Allegheny 7 1 9 2 Denison 3 4 4 6 Ohio Wesleyan 3 4 4 6 Kenyon 3 5 3 7 Case Western Reserve 2 4 3 7 Earlham 2 6 2 8 Oberlin 0 8 1 9 Conference co champions NCAA Division III playoff participant 1997 Ohio Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Mount Union 9 0 14 0 John Carroll 8 1 10 2 Ohio Northern 7 2 8 2 Baldwin Wallace 6 3 7 3 Heidelberg 5 4 5 5 Marietta 3 6 4 6 Capital 2 7 3 7 Muskingum 2 7 2 8 Otterbein 2 7 2 8 Hiram 1 8 2 8 Conference champion NCAA Division III playoff participant1997 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Emory amp Henry 4 1 8 2 Guilford 4 1 8 2 Randolph Macon 4 1 8 2 Washington and Lee 2 3 4 6 Bridgewater 1 4 2 8 Hampden Sydney 0 5 0 10 Conference co champions 1997 Presidents Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TGrove City 5 0 0 9 1 0Washington amp Jefferson 4 1 0 6 3 0Waynesburg 3 2 0 5 4 0Bethany WV 2 3 0 4 6 0Alfred 1 4 0 2 8 0Thiel 0 5 0 1 9 0 Conference champion 1997 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Redlands 4 1 7 2 Cal Lutheran 4 1 5 4 Whittier 4 1 5 4 La Verne 2 3 2 7 Occidental 1 4 1 8 Claremont Mudd 0 5 0 9 Conference co champions1997 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Trinity TX 4 0 10 1 Centre 3 1 6 3 Sewanee 1 3 5 4 Millsaps 1 3 3 7 Rhodes 1 3 2 7 Conference champion NCAA Division III playoff participant 1997 St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L MacMurray 4 0 8 2 Westminster MO 3 1 6 4 Greenville 2 2 2 8 Blackburn 1 3 1 8 Principia 0 4 0 8 Conference champion 1997 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L RPI 4 0 9 1 Union NY 3 1 7 2 Hobart 2 2 6 4 St Lawrence 1 3 2 7 Rochester NY 0 4 1 8 Conference champion1997 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Wisconsin Whitewater 7 0 9 1 Wisconsin La Crosse 5 2 7 2 Wisconsin Stout 5 2 6 4 Wisconsin Eau Claire 4 3 7 3 Wisconsin Stevens Point 3 4 6 4 Wisconsin River Falls 3 4 5 5 Wisconsin Oshkosh 1 6 3 7 Wisconsin Platteville 0 7 1 9 Conference champion NCAA Division III playoff participant 1997 NCAA Division III independents football recordsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Catholic University 10 1 Methodist 9 1 Cortland 8 2 Buffalo State 7 2 Hartwick 7 2 Pomona Pitzer 6 2 Ithaca 7 3 Wesley 7 3 Frostburg State 6 3 Brockport 6 4 Menlo 5 5 Thomas More 5 5 Aurora 4 5 Chapman 4 5 Bluffton 4 6 Ferrum 4 6 Wilmington OH 4 6 Colorado College 3 6 Salisbury State 3 6 Maryville TN 3 7 Chowan 2 8 Defiance 1 8 NCAA Division III playoff participantConference champions EditConference championsAmerican Southwest Conference Mississippi College Centennial Conference Western Maryland College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Augustana IL Freedom Football Conference Coast Guard Illini Badger Football Conference Lakeland Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference Hanover Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Simpson Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Adrian 2 Middle Atlantic Conference Albright and Lycoming Midwest Conference Carroll WI Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Augsburg New England Football Conference Bridgewater State and Worcester State New Jersey Athletic Conference Rowan North Coast Athletic Conference Allegheny Wittenberg and Wooster Northwest Conference Willamette Ohio Athletic Conference Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference Emory amp Henry Guilford and Randolph Macon Presidents Athletic Conference Grove City Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cal Lutheran Redlands and Whittier Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Trinity TX University Athletic Association Carnegie Mellon Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Not available Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference RPI Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Wisconsin WhitewaterPostseason EditThe 1997 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 25th 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 second time As of 2014 Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl Like the previous twelve tournaments this year s bracket featured sixteen teams 3 Playoff bracket Edit RegionalsCampus SitesQuarterfinalsCampus SitesSemifinalsCampus SitesNational Championship GameSalem Football StadiumSalem Virginia Mount Union34Allegheny30Mount Union59John Carroll7John Carroll30Hanover20Mount Union54Simpson7Simpson34Wisconsin Whitewater31Simpson61Augsburg21Augsburg34Concordia Moorhead22Mount Union61Lycoming12Lycoming27Western Maryland13Lycoming46Trinity TX 26Trinity TX 44Catholic University33Lycoming28Rowan20Rowan43Coast Guard0Rowan13TCNJ7TCNJ34Cortland30See also Edit1997 NCAA Division I A football season 1997 NCAA Division I AA football season 1997 NCAA Division II football seasonReferences Edit All Time Division III Football Championship Records PDF NCAA NCAA org pp 4 15 Retrieved November 26 2014 1997 Final MIAA Football Standings a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help 1997 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket PDF NCAA NCAA org p 14 Retrieved November 26 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 NCAA Division III football season amp oldid 1084799213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,