American college football season
1992 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1992 Playoffs November – December 1992 Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, FL Champion Wisconsin–La Crosse
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NCAA Division III football seasons
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The 1992 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States , began in August 1992, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1992 at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida . The Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles won their first Division III championship by defeating the Washington & Jefferson Presidents , 16−12.[1]
Program changes [ ]
After Glassboro State College changed its name to Rowan College of New Jersey in 1992, the Glassboro State Profs became the Rowan Profs at the start of the 1992 season.
Conference standings [ ]
1992 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Dickinson $
5
–
1
–
1
8
–
2
–
1
Swarthmore
4
–
2
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Gettysburg
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Johns Hopkins
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Western Maryland
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Franklin & Marshall
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Ursinus
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Muhlenberg
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
1
1992 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Illinois Wesleyan $^
7
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Augustana (IL)
6
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Millikin
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Elmhurst
2
–
4
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
North Park
1
–
4
–
2
1
–
6
–
2
North Central (IL)
1
–
5
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
Carthage
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bentley $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Nichols
4
–
1
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Stonehill
4
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Assumption
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Western New England
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Curry
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
MIT
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
1992 Freedom Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
WPI $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Merchant Marine
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
1
Plymouth State
4
–
1
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
UMass Lowell
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Stony Brook
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Norwich
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Western Connecticut
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Coast Guard
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Wabash $
5
–
0
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Hanover
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
DePauw
3
–
1
–
2
4
–
4
–
2
Anderson (IN)
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Manchester
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Rose–Hulman
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Franklin (IN)
0
–
5
–
1
0
–
9
–
1
1992 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
8
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Simpson
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Loras
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Upper Iowa
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wartburg
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Luther
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Buena Vista
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
William Penn
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Dubuque
0
–
8
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Albion $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Hope
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Olivet
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
1
Adrian
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Alma
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Kalamazoo
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
1992 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Lycoming $^
7
–
0
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
Susquehanna
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Lebanon Valley
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Moravian
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wilkes
3
–
4
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Juniata
3
–
4
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Widener
3
–
4
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Delaware Valley
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Albright
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Carleton $^
8
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Saint John's (MN)
7
–
1
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
Concordia–Moorhead
6
–
2
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Hamline
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Bethel (MN)
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
St. Olaf
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Augsburg
2
–
7
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Macalester
0
–
9
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bridgewater State $
8
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
Massachusetts Maritime
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Maine Maritime
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Westfield State
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
UMass–Boston
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
UMass Dartmouth
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Framingham State
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Worcester State
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Fitchburg State
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1992 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Rowan $^
6
–
0
–
0
12
–
1
–
0
Montclair State
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
William Paterson
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Kean
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
1
Trenton State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Ramapo
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Jersey City State
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Wittenberg $
8
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
1
Allegheny
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Denison
2
–
4
–
2
3
–
5
–
2
Wooster
2
–
4
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Case Western Reserve
1
–
3
–
2
2
–
6
–
2
Kenyon
2
–
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
2
Earlham
2
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Oberlin
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion Oberlin forfeited to Wittenberg
1992 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Mount Union $^
9
–
0
–
0
12
–
1
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
John Carroll
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Ohio Northern
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Heidelberg
4
–
4
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Otterbein
3
–
4
–
2
3
–
5
–
2
Muskingum
3
–
6
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Marietta
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Capital
1
–
7
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
Hiram
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Emory & Henry $^
5
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Hampden–Sydney
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Washington and Lee
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Randolph–Macon
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Bridgewater
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Guilford
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Redlands $^
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
La Verne
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
1
Occidental
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Cal Lutheran
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Whittier
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1992 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Sewanee $
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Millsaps
2
–
1
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Centre
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Rhodes
1
–
2
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Trinity (TX)
0
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
1992 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Dayton ^
–
10
–
1
–
0
Aurora ^
–
9
–
1
–
0
Ithaca ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
Evansville
–
7
–
2
–
0
Saint Peter's
–
7
–
2
–
0
Saint Francis (PA)
–
8
–
2
–
1
Drake
–
7
–
2
–
1
San Diego
–
7
–
2
–
1
Buffalo State ^
–
7
–
3
–
0
UAB
–
7
–
3
–
0
Wesley
–
7
–
3
–
0
Union (NY)
–
6
–
3
–
0
Frostburg State
–
6
–
3
–
1
Cortland
–
7
–
4
–
0
Albany
–
6
–
4
–
0
Duquesne
–
5
–
4
–
0
Mercyhurst
–
5
–
4
–
1
Maryville (TN)
–
5
–
5
–
0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
–
4
–
5
–
0
Ferrum
–
4
–
5
–
0
Alfred
–
4
–
6
–
0
Buffalo
–
4
–
6
–
0
Catholic University
–
4
–
6
–
0
Georgetown
–
4
–
6
–
0
Hofstra
–
4
–
6
–
0
Canisius
–
3
–
6
–
1
Colorado College
–
3
–
6
–
0
Menlo
–
3
–
6
–
0
St. Lawrence
–
3
–
6
–
0
Brockport
–
3
–
7
–
0
Charleston Southern
–
3
–
7
–
0
Salisbury State
–
2
–
7
–
0
Siena
–
2
–
7
–
0
Hartwick
–
1
–
7
–
0
Methodist
–
0
–
10
–
0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
Association of Mideast Colleges – Thomas More
Centennial Conference – Dickinson
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan
Freedom Football Conference – WPI
Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Wabash
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central College
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Cornell (IA)
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Carleton
New England Football Conference – Bridgewater State
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Rowan
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Sewanee
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Howard Payne
University Athletic Association – Rochester
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse
Postseason [ ]
The 1992 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 20th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida for the third, and final, time. Like the previous seven tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
Regionals Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, Florida
Mount Union
27
Dayton
10
Mount Union
49
Illinois Wesleyan
27
Illinois Wesleyan
21
Aurora
12
Mount Union
24
Wisconsin–La Crosse
29
Central (IA)
20
Carleton
8
Central (IA)
9
Wisconsin–La Crosse
34
Wisconsin–La Crosse
47
Redlands
26
Wisconsin–La Crosse
16
Washington & Jefferson
12
Emory & Henry
17
Thomas More
10
Emory & Henry
15
Washington & Jefferson
51
Washington & Jefferson
33
Lycoming
0
Washington & Jefferson
18
Rowan
13
Rowan
41
WPI
14
Rowan
28
Buffalo State
19
Buffalo State
28
Ithaca
26
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