DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Football 2013 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. 2012 Mount Union Larry Kehres 28-10 St. Thomas (MN) Salem, Va. 2013 Wis.-Whitewater Lance Leipold 52-14 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 INTERCEPTIONS POINTS Individual Records 3—John Bertino, Ithaca (27) vs. Dubuque (7), 11-17-79; 96—Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2008 [24 vs. Randolph- Troy Westerman, Augustana (IL) (23) vs. Union (NY) Macon, 24 vs. Hobart, 24 vs. SUNY Cortland, 18 vs. (6), 11-24-84; Mike Gray, Augustana (IL) (23) vs. Union Wheaton (IL), 6 vs. Wis.-Whitewater]. GAME (NY) (6), 11-24-84; Rich Samuelson, Union (NY) (17) TOUCHDOWNS vs. Ithaca (24) (ot), 11-22-86; Mike Gray, Augustana (IL) 16—Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2008 [4 vs. Randolph- (31) vs. Salisbury (3), 12-13-86; Tom Knapp, Ithaca (39) NET YARDS RUSHING Macon, 4 vs. Hobart, 4 vs. SUNY Cortland, 3 vs. Wheaton 389—Ricky Gales, Simpson (35) vs. Saint John’s (MN) (42), vs. Central (IA) (24), 12-10-88; Bill Luette, Rowan (37) vs. Wm. Paterson (0), 11-27-93; David Lefere, Albion (19) (IL), 1 vs. Wis.-Whitewater]. 11-18-89. vs. Saint John’s (MN) (16), 12-3-94; Arnell Palmer, Rowan RUSHES ATTEMPTED (28) vs. Wash. & Jeff. (15), 12-2-95; Logan Ramirez, LONGEST PLAYS 56—Dante Washington, Carthage (31) vs. Alma (28), Trinity (TX) (40) vs. Hardin-Simmons (33), 12-4-99; Jeff RUSH Thomas, Redlands (24) vs. Saint John’s (MN) (31), 11-23- 11-20-2004. 95—Chuck Moore, Mount Union (30) vs. Bridgewater (VA) 2002; Lance Boyington, Hobart (33) vs. Lycoming (15), (27), 12-15-2001, TD; Nate Kmic, Mount Union (35) vs. TOUCHDOWNS BY RUSHING 11-22-2008; Isaiah Scott, Mount Union (28) vs. Wesley Wis.-Whitewater (28), 12-17-2005, TD. 5—Jeff Norman, Saint John’s (MN) (46) vs. Augustana (IL) (21), 12-10-2011; Brady Grayvold, Wis.-Whitewater (33) vs. Franklin (3), 11-30-2013. PASS (INCLUDING RUN) (7), 11-20-76; Mike Coppa, Salisbury (44) vs. Ithaca (40), 99—Jeff Highfill to Brandon Copeland, Bridgewater (VA) 12-6-86; Paul Parker, Ithaca (62) vs. Ferrum (28), 12-3-88; YARDS GAINED ON INTERCEPTION RETURNS (7) vs. Wesley (46), 12-3-2005, TD. 158—Beau LaBore, Saint John’s (MN) (23) vs. Wis.-Stevens Kevin Hofacre, Dayton (35) vs. John Carroll (10), 11-18- Point (10), 11-20-99 (2 interceptions). FIELD GOAL 89; Casey Donaldson, Wittenberg (32) vs. Hanover (21), 55—Zach Newcomb, Mary Hardin-Baylor (30) vs. Wash. & PASS SACKS Jeff. (27), 11-25-2006. 11-25-2000; David Russell, Linfield (52) vs. Wartburg 7.5—Kevin McNamara, Saint John’s (MN) (62) vs. (15), 11-30-2002; Dan Pugh, Mount Union (57) vs. John Monmouth (IL) (3), 11-19-2005. PUNT Carroll (19), 12-14-2002; Tony Sutton, Wooster (41) vs. 84—Kyle Hamby, Salisbury (7) vs. Widener (28), 11-24- YARDS GAINED ON PUNT RETURNS 2012. Aurora (34), 11-20-2004; Tom Arcidiacono, Union (NY) 174—Pete Ittersagen, Wheaton (IL) (42) vs. Mt. St. Joseph (55) vs. Ithaca (41), 11-19-2005. (28), 11-18-2006 (4 returns). PUNT RETURN 89—Blake Elliott, Saint John’s (MN) (9) vs. Wis.-Stevens NET YARDS PASSING YARDS GAINED ON KICKOFF RETURNS Point (7), 11-24-2001, TD. 222—Anthony Davis, Widener (17) vs. Mount Union (72), 633—Joe Callahan, Wesley (59) vs. Mount Union (62), 12-1-2012 (10 returns). KICKOFF RETURN 12-7-2013. POINTS 100—Tom Deery, Widener (23) vs. Montclair St. (12), PASSES ATTEMPTED 36—Mike Coppa, Salisbury (44) vs. Ithaca (40), 12-6-86. 11-30-81, TD; Fritz Waldvogel, St. Thomas (MN) (38) vs. Monmouth (IL) (10), 11-26-2011, TD. 78—Brett Dietz, Hanover (32) vs. Baldwin Wallace (54), TOUCHDOWNS INTERCEPTION RETURN 11-22-2003. 6—Mike Coppa, Salisbury (44) vs. Ithaca (40), 12-6-86. 100—Jay Zunic, Ithaca (31) vs. Rowan (10), 11-23-91, TD; PASSES COMPLETED EXTRA POINTS Seth Berghoff, Pacific Lutheran (41) vs. Bethel (MN) 10—Rodney Chenos, Mount Union (70) vs. Widener 47—Brett Elliott, Linfield (41) vs. Wis.-Whitewater (44), (13), 11-18-2000, TD; Mike Zauhar, Saint John’s (MN) (30), 12-9-2000; Jeff Schebler, Wis.-Whitewater (70) vs. (24) vs. Mount Union (6), 12-20-2003, TD; O.J. Gulley, 12-3-2005. Lakeland (7), 11-21-2009. Linfield (52) vs. Wis.-La Crosse (14), 11-27-2004, TD; PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED Jabrill Joseph, Rowan (42) vs. Wilkes (3), 11-19-2005, TD; 7—Rick Steil, Dubuque (7) vs. Ithaca (27), 11-17-79; Brian TOURNAMENT Steven Stepnick, St. John Fisher (49) vs. Union (NY) (21), Dawson, Wash. & Jeff. (42) vs. Bridgewater (VA) (59), NET YARDS RUSHING 11-18-2006, TD; Zach Hurtt, Wittenberg (14) vs. Ohio 1,150—Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2008 [290 vs. Randolph- Northern (37), 11-20-2010, TD. 11-18-2000; Ben Zoeller, Wittenberg (14) vs. Ohio Macon, 235 vs. Hobart, 227 vs. SUNY Cortland, 310 vs. Northern (37), 11-20-2010. FUMBLE RETURN Wheaton (IL), 88 vs. Wis.-Whitewater]. 97—Liam Stull, John Carroll (27) vs. Hobart (7), 11-23- TOUCHDOWN PASSES RUSHES ATTEMPTED 2002, TD. 8—Jim Ballard, Mount Union (56) vs. Saint John’s (MN) 176—Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2005 [25 vs. Mt. St. Joseph, (8), 12-4-93; Joe Callahan, Wesley (59) vs. Mount Union 37 vs. Augustana (IL), 38 vs. Capital, 48 vs. Rowan, 28 vs. Wis.-Whitewater]. (62), 12-7-2013 . NET YARDS PASSING Team Records COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 1,522—Kevin Burke, Mount Union, 2012 [264 vs. Chris. (Min. 10 Attempts) Newport, 388 vs. Johns Hopkins, 380 vs. Widener, 268 GAME .938—Dakota Tracy, St. Thomas (MN) (57) vs. Benedictine vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, 222 vs. St. Thomas (MN)]. FIRST DOWNS (IL) (10), 11-20-2010 (15 of 16). PASSES ATTEMPTED 177—Dan Cole, Rensselaer, 2003 [44 vs. Curry, 44 vs. 40—Mount Union (52) vs. Hanover (18), 11-18-95; Mount NET YARDS RUSHING AND PASSING Springfield, 43 vs. Ithaca, 46 vs. Saint John’s (MN)]. Union (72) vs. Widener (17), 12-1-2012. 606—Joe Callahan, Wesley (59) vs. Mount Union (62), PASSES COMPLETED FIRST DOWNS BY RUSHING 12-7-13 (-27 rushing, 633 passing).