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DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Football DIVISION III Division III Championship Division III All-Time Championship Results Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site 1973 Wittenberg Dave Maurer 41-0 Juniata Phenix City, Ala. 1974 Central (IA) Ron Schipper 10-8 Ithaca Phenix City, Ala. 1975 Wittenberg Dave Maurer 28-0 Ithaca Phenix City, Ala. 1976 Saint John’s (MN) John Gagliardi 31-28 Towson Phenix City, Ala. 1977 Widener Bill Manlove 39-36 Wabash Phenix City, Ala. 1978 Baldwin Wallace Lee Tressel 24-10 Wittenberg Phenix City, Ala. 1979 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 14-10 Wittenberg Phenix City, Ala. 1980 Dayton Rick Carter 63-0 Ithaca Phenix City, Ala. 1981 Widener Bill Manlove 17-10 Dayton Phenix City, Ala. 1982 West Ga. Bobby Pate 14-0 Augustana (IL) Phenix City, Ala. 1983 Augustana (IL) Bob Reade 21-17 Union (NY) Kings Island, Ohio 1984 Augustana (IL) Bob Reade 21-12 Central (IA) Kings Island, Ohio 1985 Augustana (IL) Bob Reade 20-7 Ithaca Phenix City, Ala. 1986 Augustana (IL) Bob Reade 31-3 Salisbury Phenix City, Ala. 1987 Wagner Walt Hameline 19-3 Dayton Phenix City, Ala. 1988 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 39-24 Central (IA) Phenix City, Ala. 1989 Dayton Mike Kelly 17-7 Union (NY) Phenix City, Ala. 1990 Allegheny Ken O’Keefe 21-14 (ot) Lycoming Bradenton, Fla. 1991 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 34-20 Dayton Bradenton, Fla. 1992 Wis.-La Crosse Roger Harring 16-12 Wash. & Jeff. Bradenton, Fla. 1993 Mount Union Larry Kehres 34-24 Rowan Salem, Va. 1994 Albion Pete Schmidt 38-15 Wash. & Jeff. Salem, Va. 1995 Wis.-La Crosse Roger Harring 36-7 Rowan Salem, Va. 1996 Mount Union Larry Kehres 56-24 Rowan Salem, Va. 1997 Mount Union Larry Kehres 61-12 Lycoming Salem, Va. 1998 Mount Union Larry Kehres 44-24 Rowan Salem, Va. 1999 Pacific Lutheran Frosty Westering 42-13 Rowan Salem, Va. 2000 Mount Union Larry Kehres 10-7 Saint John’s (MN) Salem, Va. 2001 Mount Union Larry Kehres 30-27 Bridgewater (VA) Salem, Va. 2002 Mount Union Larry Kehres 48-7 Trinity (TX) Salem, Va. 2003 Saint John’s (MN) John Gagliardi 24-6 Mount Union Salem, Va. 2004 Linfield Jay Locey 28-21 Mary Hardin-Baylor Salem, Va. 2005 Mount Union Larry Kehres 35-28 Wis.-Whitewater Salem, Va. 2006 Mount Union Larry Kehres 35-16 Wis.-Whitewater Salem, Va. 2007 Wis.-Whitewater Lance Leipold 31-21 Mount Union Salem, Va. 2008 Mount Union Larry Kehres 31-26 Wis.-Whitewater Salem, Va. 2009 Wis.-Whitewater Lance Leipold 38-28 Mount Union Salem, Va. 2010 Wis.-Whitewater Lance Leipold 31-21 Mount Union Salem, Va. 2011 Wis.-Whitewater Lance Leipold 13-10 Mount Union Salem, Va. Regional Championship Results (Before Division III Championship) Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site EAST (Knute Rockne Bowl) 1969 Randolph-Macon Ted Keller 47-28 Bridgeport Bridgeport, Conn. 1970 Montclair St. Clary Anderson 7-6 Hampden-Sydney Atlantic City, N.J. 1971 Bridgeport Ed Farrell 17-12 Hampden-Sydney Atlantic City, N.J. 1972 Bridgeport Ed Farrell 27-22 Slippery Rock Atlantic City, N.J. WEST (Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl) 1969 Wittenberg Dave Maurer 27-21 William Jewell Springfield, Ohio 1970 Capital Gene Slaughter 34-21 Luther Columbus, Ohio 1971 Samford* Wayne Grubb 20-10 Ohio Wesleyan Phenix City, Ala. 1972 Heidelberg Pete Riesen 28-16 Fort Valley St. Phenix City, Ala. *Samford’s participation in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS CHAMPIONSHIP 2 DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP YARDS GAINED ON INTERCEPTION RETURNS FIELD GOAL Individual Records 158—Beau LaBore, Saint John’s (MN) (23) vs. Wis.-Stevens 55—Zach Newcomb, Mary Hardin-Baylor (30) vs. Wash. & Point (10), 11-20-99 (2 interceptions). Jeff. (27), 11-25-2006. PASS SACKS PUNT GAME 7.5—Kevin McNamara, Saint John’s (MN) (62) vs. 79—Tom Hansen, Ithaca (3) vs. Wittenberg (6), 11-18-78. NET YARDS RUSHING Monmouth (IL) (3), 11-19-2005. PUNT RETURN 389—Ricky Gales, Simpson (35) vs. Saint John’s (MN) (42), YARDS GAINED ON PUNT RETURNS 89—Blake Elliott, Saint John’s (MN) (9) vs. Wis.-Stevens 11-18-89. 174—Pete Ittersagen, Wheaton (IL) (42) vs. Mt. St. Joseph Point (7), 11-24-2001, TD. RUSHES ATTEMPTED (28), 11-18-2006 (4 returns). KICKOFF RETURN 56—Dante Washington, Carthage (31) vs. Alma (28), YARDS GAINED ON KICKOFF RETURNS 100—Tom Deery, Widener (23) vs. Montclair St. (12), 11-20-2004. 197—Jeremy Unertl, Wis.-La Crosse (17) vs. Central (IA) 11-30-81, TD; Fritz Waldvogel, St. Thomas (MN) (38) vs. TOUCHDOWNS BY RUSHING (38), 11-20-99 (7 returns). Monmouth (IL) (10), 11-26-2011, TD. 5—Jeff Norman, Saint John’s (MN) (46) vs. Augustana (IL) POINTS INTERCEPTION RETURN (7), 11-20-76; Mike Coppa, Salisbury (44) vs. Ithaca (40), 36—Mike Coppa, Salisbury (44) vs. Ithaca (40), 12-6-86. 100—Jay Zunic, Ithaca (31) vs. Rowan (10), 11-23-91, TD; 12-6-86; Paul Parker, Ithaca (62) vs. Ferrum (28), 12-3-88; TOUCHDOWNS Seth Berghoff, Pacific Lutheran (41) vs. Bethel (MN) Kevin Hofacre, Dayton (35) vs. John Carroll (10), 11-18- (13), 11-18-2000, TD; Mike Zauhar, Saint John’s (MN) 6—Mike Coppa, Salisbury (44) vs. Ithaca (40), 12-6-86. 89; Casey Donaldson, Wittenberg (32) vs. Hanover (21), (24) vs. Mount Union (6), 12-20-2003, TD; O.J. Gulley, 11-25-2000; David Russell, Linfield (52) vs. Wartburg EXTRA POINTS Linfield (52) vs. Wis.-La Crosse (14), 11-27-2004, TD; (15), 11-30-2002; Dan Pugh, Mount Union (57) vs. John 10—Rodney Chenos, Mount Union (70) vs. Widener Jabrill Joseph, Rowan (42) vs. Wilkes (3), 11-19-2005, TD; Carroll (19), 12-14-2002; Tony Sutton, Wooster (41) vs. (30), 12-9-2000; Jeff Schebler, Wis.-Whitewater (70) vs. Steven Stepnick, St. John Fisher (49) vs. Union (NY) (21), Aurora (34), 11-20-2004; Tom Arcidiacono, Union (NY) Lakeland (7), 11-21-09. 11-18-2006, TD; Zach Hurtt, Wittenberg (14) vs. Ohio (55) vs. Ithaca (41), 11-19-2005. Northern (37), 11-20-2010, TD. NET YARDS PASSING TOURNAMENT FUMBLE RETURN 584—Bill Borchert, Mount Union (52) vs. Hanover (18), NET YARDS RUSHING 97—Liam Stull, John Carroll (27) vs. Hobart (7), 11-23-2002, 11-18-95. 1,150—Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2008 [290 vs. Randolph- TD. PASSES ATTEMPTED Macon, 235 vs. Hobart, 227 vs. SUNY Cortland, 310 vs. 78—Brett Dietz, Hanover (32) vs. Baldwin Wallace (54), Wheaton (IL), 88 vs. Wis.-Whitewater]. 11-22-2003. RUSHES ATTEMPTED Team Records PASSES COMPLETED 176—Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2005 [25 vs. Mt. St. Joseph, 46—Brett Dietz, Hanover (32) vs. Baldwin Wallace (54), 37 vs. Augustana (IL), 38 vs. Capital, 48 vs. Rowan, 28 vs. 11-22-2003. Wis.-Whitewater]. GAME PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED NET YARDS PASSING 7—Rick Steil, Dubuque (7) vs. Ithaca (27), 11-17-79; Brian FIRST DOWNS 1,439—Brett Elliott, Linfield, 2005 (525 vs. Occidental, 386 40—Mount Union (52) vs. Hanover (18), 11-18-95. Dawson, Wash. & Jeff. (42) vs. Bridgewater (VA) (59), vs. Concordia-M’head, 528 vs. Wis.-Whitewater). 11-18-2000; Ben Zoeller, Wittenberg (14) vs. Ohio FIRST DOWNS BY RUSHING Northern (37), 11-20-2010. PASSES ATTEMPTED 30—Central (IA) (71) vs. Occidental (0), 12-7-85. 177—Dan Cole, Rensselaer, 2003 [44 vs. Curry, 44 vs. TOUCHDOWN PASSES Springfield, 43 vs. Ithaca, 46 vs. Saint John’s (MN)]. FIRST DOWNS BY PASSING 8—Jim Ballard, Mount Union (56) vs. Saint John’s (MN) 34—Mount Union (52) vs. Hanover (18), 11-18-95. (8), 12-4-93. PASSES COMPLETED 109—Brett Elliott, Linfield, 2005 (31 vs. Occidental, 31 vs. NET YARDS RUSHING COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Concordia-M’head, 47 vs. Wis.-Whitewater). 568—Salisbury (62) vs. Western New Eng. (24), 11-19- (Min. 10 Attempts) 2011. PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED .938—Dakota Tracy, St. Thomas (MN) (57) vs. Benedictine RUSHES ATTEMPTED (IL) (10), 11-20-2010 (15 of 16). 9—Rollie Wiebers, Buena Vista, 1976 [4 vs. Carroll (WI), 5 vs. Saint John’s (MN)]. 83—Baldwin Wallace (31) vs. Carnegie Mellon (6), 11-25- NET YARDS RUSHING AND PASSING 78; Augustana (IL) (33) vs. Mount Union (42), 11-27-99. TOUCHDOWN PASSES 595—Bill Borchert, Mount Union (52) vs. Hanover (18), NET YARDS PASSING 11-18-95 (11 rushing, 584 passing). 17—Jim Ballard, Mount Union, 1993 [5 vs. Allegheny, 1 vs. Albion, 8 vs. Saint John’s (MN), 3 vs. Rowan]; Bill 614—Mount Union (52) vs. Hanover (18), 11-18-95. RUSHING AND PASSING PLAYS Borchert, Mount Union, 1996 (4 vs. Allegheny, 3 vs. Ill. PASSES ATTEMPTED 84—Brett Dietz, Hanover (32) vs. Baldwin Wallace (54), Wesleyan, 3 vs. Wis.-La Crosse, 7 vs. Rowan); Brett Elliott, 79—Hanover (32) vs. Baldwin Wallace (54), 11-22-2003. 11-22-2003 (6 rushing, 78 passing). Linfield, 2004 (5 vs. Wis.-La Crosse, 7 vs. Occidental, 3 vs. PASSES COMPLETED PUNTING AVERAGE Rowan, 2 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor). 47—Linfield (41) vs. Wis.-Whitewater (44), 12-3-2005. (Min. 3 Punts) COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 54.5—Chad Peevey, Mary Hardin-Baylor (59) vs. Chris. PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED (Min. 2 Games) 9—Dubuque (7) vs. Ithaca (27), 11-17-79. Newport (7), 11-20-2010 (4 for 218). .741—Brett Elliott, Linfield, 2005, 109 of 147 (31-39 vs. PUNTS Occidental, 31-41 vs. Concordia-M’head, 47-67 vs. Wis.- COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 14—Tim Flynn, Gettysburg (14) vs. Lycoming (10), Whitewater). (Min. 10 Attempts) 11-23-85. .900—St. Thomas (MN) (57) vs. Benedictine (IL) (10), RECEPTIONS 11-20-2010 (18 of 20).