DIVISION III FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK 2017 Championship 2 History 3 All-Time Results 23 Brackets 29 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS Mount Union defeats Mary Hardin-Baylor for 13th championship: The 45th Stagg Bowl is history. Mount Union is DIII football’s 2017 national champion after defeating Mary Hardin-Baylor 12-0 Friday night in Salem, VA. There was plenty to watch for in the 2017 Division III Football Championship. It was the final Stagg Bowl played at Salem Stadium, its home for the past 25 years. It pitted Mount Union, who has more Stagg Bowl championships than any other program, against Mary Hardin-Baylor, the reigning DIII champions. It was the No. 1 offense (Mount Union) against the No. 1 defense (Mary Hardin-Baylor). It was everything a championship football game should be and ended as the lowest scoring Stagg Bowl in history. It was a defensive battle from start to finish, with both teams totaling a mere 200 yards of net offense in the first half. Yards and points came at a premium, as a 31-yard Alex Louthan gave Mount Union entered the 3-0 halftime lead. Mount Union’s defense propelled the Purple Raiders to victory. Eight sacks, a safety, two interceptions and a mere 144 yards allowed helped control the momentum for Mount Union. After a scoreless third quarter, a 42-yard touchdown strike from D’Angelo Fulford to Justin Hill, his 50th touchdown pass of the season, was all Mount Union needed. For the 13th time in Mount Union’s illustrious history, the Purple Raiders are national champions. They came into Salem, Va. in 1993 and were winners of the first Stagg Bowl in Salem Stadium. Now they leave as victors of the final one as well. Nick Brish walked away with Most Outstanding Player honors as his safety sealed the game. 2017 RESULTS Quarterfinals Brockport 31, Delaware Valley 28 Mary Hardin-Baylor 24, St. Thomas (MN) 10 First Round Mount Union 70, Frostburg St. 37 Berry 34, Huntingdon 20 Wis.-Oshkosh 41, Wartburg 27 Brockport 66, Plymouth St. 0 Semifinals CWRU 28, Ill. Wesleyan 0 Wartburg 35, Franklin 34 (OT) Mary Hardin-Baylor 24, Brockport 0 Frostburg St. 35, Wittenberg 7 Mount Union 43, Wis.-Oshkosh 40 Linfield 27, Hardin-Simmons 13 Championship Husson 23, Springfield 21 Mary Hardin-Baylor 50, Chapman 6 Mount Union 12, Mary Hardin-Baylor 0 Mount Union 21, Wash. & Lee 0 North Central (IL) 17, Saint John's (MN) 7 St. Thomas (MN) 47, Eureka 8 Trine 63, Monmouth (IL) 24 Wash. & Jeff. 31, Johns Hopkins 28 Wesley 45, Rensselaer 27 Delaware Valley 35, Western New Eng. 0 Wis.-Oshkosh 63, Lakeland 0 Second Round Brockport 49, Wesley 28 Delaware Valley 37, Husson 15 Frostburg St. 46, Wash. & Jeff. 23 Mary Hardin-Baylor 24, Linfield 0 Mount Union 45, CWRU 16 St. Thomas (MN) 29, Berry 13 Wartburg 49, Trine 7 Wis.-Oshkosh 42, North Central (IL) 21 2017 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 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 Saint John’s (MN) 2 2004 Riley Jenkins, Linfield, Sr., RB Widener 2 2005 Nate Kmic, Mount Union, Fr., RB Wis.-La Crosse 2 2006 Greg Micheli, Mount Union, So., QB Wittenberg 2 2007 Justin Beaver, Wis.-Whitewater, Sr., RB Albion 1 2008 Greg Micheli, Mount Union, Sr., QB Allegheny 1 2009 Levell Coppage, Wis.-Whitewater, So., RB Baldwin Wallace 1 2010 Levell Coppage, Wis.-Whitewater, Jr., RB Central (IA) 1 2011 Loussaint Minett, Wis.-Whitewater, So., DE Linfield 1 2012 Kevin Burke, Mount Union, So., QB Mary Hardin-Baylor 1 2013 Matt Behrendt, Wis.-Whitewater, Jr., QB Pacific Lutheran 1 2014 Matt Behrendt, Wis.-Whitewater, Sr., QB Wagner 1 2015 Taurice Scott, Mt. Union, Sr., QB West Ga. 1 2016 Blake Jackson, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Sr., QB 2017 Nick Brish, Mount Union, Jr., DB *Player is selected by media attending the Stagg Bowl Passes Attempted Punting Average (Minimum 3 Punts) INDIVIDUAL 78—Brett Dietz, Hanover (32) vs. Baldwin 55.6—Nathan Hierlihy, Redlands (20) vs. Mary RECORDS Wallace (54), 11-22-2003. Hardin-Baylor (50) 11-19-2016 (5 for 278). Passes Completed Punts 47—Brett Elliott, Linfield (41) vs. Wis.-Whitewater 14—Tim Flynn, Gettysburg (14) vs. Lycoming Game (44), 12-3-2005. (10), 11-23-85; Alec Stanke, Washington- St. Louis (10) vs. Franklin (17), 11-23-2013. Net Yards Rushing Passes Had Intercepted 389—Ricky Gales, Simpson (35) vs. Saint John’s 7—Rick Steil, Dubuque (7) vs. Ithaca (27), 11-17- Receptions (MN) (42), 11-18-89. 79; Brian Dawson, Wash. & Jeff. (42) vs. 17—Jeff Clay, Catholic (33) vs. Trinity (TX) (44), Rushes Attempted Bridgewater (VA) (59), 11-18-2000; Ben 11-22-97; Adam Marino, Mount Union (70) 56—Dante Washington, Carthage (31) vs. Alma Zoeller, Wittenberg (14) vs. Ohio Northern vs. Widener (30), 12-9-2000; Matt Zmich, (28), 11-20-2004. (37), 11-20-2010. Franklin (21) vs. Wis.-Whitewater (52), 11-20-2010. Touchdowns by Rushing Touchdown Passes 5—Jeff Norman, Saint John’s (MN) (46) vs. 8—Jim Ballard, Mount Union (56) vs. Saint Net Yards Receiving Augustana (IL) (7), 11-20-76; Mike Coppa, John’s (MN) (8), 12-4-93; Joe Callahan, 273—Steve Koudossou, Wesley (59) vs. Mount Salisbury (44) vs. Ithaca (40), 12-6-86; Paul Wesley (59) vs. Mount Union (62), 12-7- Union (62), 12-7-2013 (11 catches). 2013 . Parker, Ithaca (62) vs. Ferrum (28), 12-3- Touchdown receptions 88; Kevin Hofacre, Dayton (35) vs.