Past Division III champions

  
 
   

Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-up Site Game Attendance
2002 Mount Union (15-0) Larry Kehres 48-7 Trinity (TX) Salem, Va. 4,389
2001 Mount Union (14-0) Larry Kehres 30-27 Bridgewater (Va.) Salem, Va. 7,992
2000 Mount Union (14-0) Larry Kehres 10-7 St. John's (Minn.) Salem, Va.  
1999 Pacific Lutheran (13-1) Frosty Westering 42-13 Rowan Salem, Va.  
1998 Mount Union (14-0) Larry Kehres 44-24 Rowan Salem, Va. 5,145
1997 Mount Union (14-0) Larry Kehres 61-12 Lycoming Salem, Va. 5,777
1996 Mount Union (14-0) Larry Kehres 56-24 Rowan Salem, Va. 5,048
1995 Wis.-La Crosse (14-0) Roger Harring 36-7 Rowan Salem, Va. 4,905
1994 Albion (13-0) Pete Schmidt 38-15 Wash. & Jeff. Salem, Va. 7,168
1993 Mount Union (14-0) Larry Kehres 34-24 Rowan Salem, Va. 7,304
1992 Wis.-La Crosse (12-0-1) Roger Harring 16-12 Wash. & Jeff. Bradenton, Fla. 5,329
1991 Ithaca (12-1) Jim Butterfield 34-20 Dayton Bradenton, Fla. 5,469
1990 Allegheny (13-0-1) Ken O'Keefe 21-14 (ot) Lycoming Bradenton, Fla. 4,800
1989 Dayton (13-0-1) Mike Kelly 17-7 Union (N.Y.) Phenix City, Ala. 3,500
1988 Ithaca (13-1) Jim Butterfield 39-24 Central (Iowa) Phenix City, Ala. 4,000
1987 Wagner (13-1) Walt Hameline 19-3 Dayton Phenix City, Ala. 4,000
1986 Augustana (Ill.) (12-0-1) Bob Reade 31-3 Salisbury St. Phenix City, Ala. 2,000
1985 Augustana (Ill.) (13-0) Bob Reade 20-7 Ithaca Phenix City, Ala. 1,879
1984 Augustana (Ill.) (12-0) Bob Reade 21-12 Central (Iowa) Kings Island, Ohio 2,300
1983 Augustana (Ill.) (12-0) Bob Reade 21-17 Union (N.Y.) Kings Island, Ohio 3,800
1982 West Ga. (12-0) Bobby Pate 14-0 Augustana (Ill.) Phenix City, Ala. 9,000
1981 Widener (13-0) Bill Manlove 17-10 Dayton Phenix City, Ala. 6,100
1980 Dayton (14-0) Rick Carter 63-0 Ithaca Phenix City, Ala. 8,701
1979 Ithaca (11-2) Jim Butterfield 14-10 Wittenberg Phenix City, Ala. 6,500
1978 Baldwin-Wallace (11-0-1) Lee Tressel 24-10 Wittenberg Phenix City, Ala. 7,500
1977 Widener (11-1) Bill Manlove 39-36 Wabash Phenix City, Ala. 7,852
1976 St. John's (Minn.) (10-0-1) John Gagliardi 31-28 Towson St. Phenix City, Ala. 7,214
1975 Wittenberg (12-1) Dave Maurer 28-0 Ithaca Phenix City, Ala. 6,000
1974 Central (Iowa) (11-0) Ron Schipper 10-8 Ithaca Phenix City, Ala.  
1973 Wittenberg (12-0) Dave Maurer 41-0 Juniata Phenix City, Ala.