DIVISION III FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK 2018 Championship 2 History 3 All-Time Results 23 Brackets 29 2018 CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS Texas-Sized Celebration as Mary Hardin-Baylor downs Mount Union in Stagg Bowl XLVI - The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team overcame its first deficit of the season and the Cru claimed its second NCAA Division III National Championship with a 24-16 victory over Mount Union in Stagg Bowl XLVI Friday night in Shenandoah, Texas. UMHB also won the title in 2016 to give the program two of the last three national championships. After leading 14-13 at halftime, the Cru drove 48 yards on the opening possession before Anthony Avila kicked a 30-yard field goal to stretch the lead to 17-13. UMHB forced a pair of punts to close out the third period and then marched 80 yards in 12 plays and burned 5:14 off the clock as K.J. Miller broke wide open for a 16-yard scoring pass from Jase Hammack to push the lead to 24-13. The Purple Raiders drove to the Cru four-yard line before UMHB held Mount Union to a 21-yard field goal with 7:06 left in the game. The Cru turned the ball over on downs before forcing the Raiders to do the same on the ensuing possession. After UMHB was forced to punt, the Cru’s Khevon Shepard sacked Mount Union quarterback D’Angelo Fulford for an 11-yard loss with just 17 seconds left and the Raiders desperation lateral attempt nded with an illegal forward pass to set off a wild celebration on the UMHB sidelines. Mount Union built a 10-0 lead on Barnett’s 41-yard field goal and a one-yard Fulford TD run. Hammack found T.J. Josey with a 36-yard scoring strike to pull UMHB to within 10-7 with 1:27 to go in the opening period. Barnett tacked on a 22-yard field goal to make it 13-7 early in the second quarter. The Cru drove 60 yards in seven plays and Markeith Miller scored on a two-yard run to give UMHB its first lead at 14-13 with just 38 seconds to go in the first half. Josey caught five passes for 79 yards and a TD and he added 21 rushing yards to win Most Outstanding Player Award. Hammack was 11-19 passing for 147 yards and two scores and he added 44 rushing yards. Miller ran for 90 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. De Jackson had a team-high 12 tackles and Jefferson Fritz intercepted his 12th pass of the year. Fulford was 18-37 for 194 yards but threw an interception and was sacked twice. He added 45 rushing yards. Josh Petruccelli ran for 57 yards and Jared Ruth caught six passes for 46 yards. Trevor Cox and Danny Robinson led the Purple Raiders with 10 tackles apiece. Both teams finished with 303 total yards. Mount Union threw for 194 of those yards while the Cru had 156 rushing yards. Both teams turned the ball over once. The game was the first Stagg Bowl played in the state of Texas and UMHB was also serving as co-host of the game. UMHB finishes the season at 15-0 to tie the school and conference record for most wins in a season. Mount Union finished the season at 14-1 and had its 29-game winning streak snapped. Copyright ©2019 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Athletics First Round Muhlenberg 35, Randolph-Macon 6 Mary Hardin-Baylor 27, Hardin-Simmons 6 Rensselaer 21, Brockport 13 Berry 31, Maryville (TN) 0 Johns Hopkins 58, Frostburg St. 27 Saint John's (MN) 84, Martin Luther 6 Whitworth 48, Claremont-M-S 6 Quarterfinals Wis.-Whitewater 67, Eureka 14 Mary Hardin-Baylor 21, Saint John's (MN) 18 St. Norbert 31, Trine 7 Wis.-Whitewater 26, Bethel (MN) 12 Mount Union 38, Muhlenberg 10 North Central (IL) 52, Hanover 0 Johns Hopkins 37, Rensselaer 15 Bethel (MN) 41, Wartburg 14 Mount Union 60, Denison 0 Semifinals Centre 54, Wash. & Jeff. 13 Mary Hardin-Baylor 31, Wis.-Whitewater 14 Randolph-Macon 23, John Carroll 20 Mount Union 28, Johns Hopkins 20 Muhlenberg 20, Delaware Valley 13 Brockport 40, Framingham St. 27 Championship Rensselaer 38, Husson 14 Mary Hardin-Baylor 24, Mount Union 16 Frostburg St. 42, Western New Eng. 24 Johns Hopkins 49, MIT 0 Second Round Mary Hardin-Baylor 75, Berry 9 Saint John's (MN) 45, Whitworth 24 Wis.-Whitewater 54, St. Norbert 21 Bethel (MN) 27, North Central (IL) 24 Mount Union 51, Centre 35 2018 Championship 2 HISTORY REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (Before Division III Championship) East (Knute Rockne Bowl) Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site 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) Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site 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. RESULTS Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site 1973 Wittenberg Dave Maurer 41-0 Juniata Phenix City, AL 1974 Central (IA) Ron Schipper 10-8 Ithaca Phenix City, AL 1975 Wittenberg Dave Maurer 28-0 Ithaca Phenix City, AL 1976 Saint John’s (MN) John Gagliardi 31-28 Towson Phenix City, AL 1977 Widener Bill Manlove 39-36 Wabash Phenix City, AL 1978 Baldwin Wallace Lee Tressel 24-10 Wittenberg Phenix City, AL 1979 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 14-10 Wittenberg Phenix City, AL 1980 Dayton Rick Carter 63-0 Ithaca Phenix City, AL 1981 Widener Bill Manlove 17-10 Dayton Phenix City, AL 1982 West Ga. Bobby Pate 14-0 Augustana (IL) Phenix City, AL 1983 Augustana (IL) Bob Reade 21-17 Union (NY) Kings Island, OH 1984 Augustana (IL) Bob Reade 21-12 Central (IA) Kings Island, OH 1985 Augustana (IL) Bob Reade 20-7 Ithaca Phenix City, AL 1986 Augustana (IL) Bob Reade 31-3 Salisbury Phenix City, AL 1987 Wagner Walt Hameline 19-3 Dayton Phenix City, AL 1988 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 39-24 Central (IA) Phenix City, AL 1989 Dayton Mike Kelly 17-7 Union (NY) Phenix City, AL 1990 Allegheny Ken O’Keefe 21-14 (OT) Lycoming Bradenton, FL 1991 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 34-20 Dayton Bradenton, FL 1992 Wis.-La Crosse Roger Harring 16-12 Wash. & Jeff. Bradenton, FL 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 History 3 Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site 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 2014 Wis.-Whitewater Lance Leipold 43-34 Mount Union Salem, VA 2015 Mount Union Vince Kehres 49-35 St. Thomas (MN) Salem, VA 2016 Mary Hardin-Baylor Pete Fredenburg 10-7 Wis.-Oshkosh Salem, VA 2017 Mount Union Vince Kehres 12-0 Mary Hardin-Baylor Salem, VA 2018 Mary Hardin-Baylor Pete Fredenburg 24-16 Mount Union Shenandoah, TX TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS STAGG BOWL MOST Mount Union 13 OUTSTANDING PLAYER Wis.-Whitewater 6 2000 Chuck Moore, Mount Union, Sr., RB Augustana (IL) 4 2001 Chuck Moore, Mount Union, Sr./5th, RB Ithaca 3 2002 Dan Pugh, Mount Union, Sr., RB Dayton 2 2003 Blake Elliott, Saint John’s (MN), Sr., WR Mary Hardin-Baylor 2 2004 Riley Jenkins, Linfield, Sr., RB Saint John’s (MN) 2 2005 Nate Kmic, Mount Union, Fr., RB Widener 2 2006 Greg Micheli, Mount Union, So., QB Wis.-La Crosse 2 2007 Justin Beaver, Wis.-Whitewater, Sr., RB Wittenberg 2 2008 Greg Micheli, Mount Union, Sr., QB Albion 1 2009 Levell Coppage, Wis.-Whitewater, So., RB Allegheny 1 2010 Levell Coppage, Wis.-Whitewater, Jr., RB Baldwin Wallace 1 2011 Loussaint Minett, Wis.-Whitewater, So., DE Central (IA) 1 2012 Kevin Burke, Mount Union, So., QB Linfield 1 2013 Matt Behrendt, Wis.-Whitewater, Jr., QB Pacific Lutheran 1 2014 Matt Behrendt, Wis.-Whitewater, Sr., QB Wagner 1 2015 Taurice Scott, Mt.