American college football season
1997 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1997 Playoffs November – December 1997 Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA Champion Mount Union (3)Gagliardi Trophy (QB), Mount Union
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The 1997 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 1997, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1997 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their third, and second consecutive, Division III championship by defeating the Lycoming Warriors , 61−12.
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to , quarterback from Mount Union .[1]
Conference standings [ ]
1997 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mississippi College $
4
–
1
8
–
2
Howard Payne
3
–
2
7
–
3
Hardin–Simmons
2
–
3
7
–
3
McMurry
2
–
3
5
–
5
Austin
2
–
3
4
–
6
Sul Ross
2
–
3
4
–
6
1997 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Western Maryland $^
7
–
0
10
–
1
Dickinson
6
–
1
7
–
3
Johns Hopkins
5
–
2
7
–
3
Franklin & Marshall
4
–
3
4
–
6
Ursinus
3
–
4
4
–
6
Gettysburg
2
–
5
4
–
6
Muhlenberg
1
–
6
1
–
9
Swarthmore
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1997 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Augustana (IL) $
6
–
1
7
–
2
Illinois Wesleyan
5
–
2
7
–
2
Carthage
4
–
3
5
–
4
North Central (IL)
4
–
3
5
–
4
Millikin
4
–
3
4
–
5
Wheaton (IL)
4
–
3
4
–
5
Elmhurst
1
–
6
1
–
8
North Park
0
–
7
0
–
9
1997 Freedom Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Coast Guard $^
6
–
0
9
–
2
Merchant Marine
4
–
2
7
–
2
Plymouth State
4
–
2
7
–
3
Springfield (MA)
3
–
3
4
–
5
WPI
2
–
4
4
–
6
Western Connecticut
1
–
5
4
–
6
Norwich
1
–
5
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1997 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hanover $^
6
–
0
10
–
1
DePauw
5
–
1
8
–
2
Wabash
4
–
2
6
–
4
Manchester
2
–
4
6
–
4
Rose–Hulman
2
–
4
3
–
7
Anderson (IN)
1
–
5
2
–
8
Franklin (IN)
1
–
5
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1997 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Simpson $^
8
–
0
12
–
1
Central (IA)
7
–
1
8
–
2
Upper Iowa
5
–
3
7
–
3
Wartburg
5
–
3
7
–
3
Loras
4
–
4
6
–
4
Luther
3
–
5
4
–
6
Buena Vista
3
–
5
3
–
7
Dubuque
1
–
7
3
–
7
William Penn
0
–
8
1
–
9
Coe
0
–
0
8
–
1
Cornell (IA)
0
–
0
6
–
3
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1997 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Adrian +
4
–
1
8
–
1
Hope +
4
–
1
6
–
3
Albion
3
–
2
6
–
3
Alma
3
–
2
6
–
3
Kalamazoo
1
–
4
3
–
6
Olivet
0
–
5
3
–
6
+ – Conference co-champions
1997 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Commonwealth
Albright x
5
–
0
8
–
1
Moravian
4
–
1
7
–
3
Widener
3
–
2
7
–
3
Susquehanna
2
–
3
6
–
4
Juniata
1
–
4
3
–
7
Lebanon Valley
0
–
5
0
–
10
Freedom
Lycoming x^
4
–
0
12
–
1
Wilkes
3
–
1
5
–
5
Delaware Valley
2
–
2
5
–
5
King's (PA)
1
–
3
3
–
7
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
0
–
4
0
–
10
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1997 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Augsburg $^
8
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead ^
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Saint John's (MN)
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Bethel (MN)
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Hamline
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
St. Olaf
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Carleton
1
–
8
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Macalester
0
–
9
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1997 New England Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Worcester State +
7
–
1
8
–
3
Bridgewater State +
7
–
1
7
–
3
UMass Dartmouth
6
–
2
8
–
2
Maine Maritime
4
–
4
4
–
6
Westfield State
4
–
4
4
–
6
UMass–Boston
3
–
5
3
–
6
Massachusetts Maritime
3
–
5
3
–
7
Fitchburg State
1
–
7
3
–
7
Framingham State
1
–
7
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions
1997 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Rowan $^
5
–
0
11
–
1
TCNJ ^
4
–
1
9
–
3
Montclair State
3
–
2
6
–
4
Jersey City State
2
–
3
5
–
5
Kean
1
–
4
1
–
9
William Paterson
0
–
5
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1997 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wittenberg +
7
–
1
9
–
1
Wooster +
7
–
1
9
–
1
Allegheny +^
7
–
1
9
–
2
Denison
3
–
4
4
–
6
Ohio Wesleyan
3
–
4
4
–
6
Kenyon
3
–
5
3
–
7
Case Western Reserve
2
–
4
3
–
7
Earlham
2
–
6
2
–
8
Oberlin
0
–
8
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1997 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mount Union $^
9
–
0
14
–
0
John Carroll ^
8
–
1
10
–
2
Ohio Northern
7
–
2
8
–
2
Baldwin–Wallace
6
–
3
7
–
3
Heidelberg
5
–
4
5
–
5
Marietta
3
–
6
4
–
6
Capital
2
–
7
3
–
7
Muskingum
2
–
7
2
–
8
Otterbein
2
–
7
2
–
8
Hiram
1
–
8
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1997 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Emory & Henry +
4
–
1
8
–
2
Guilford +
4
–
1
8
–
2
Randolph–Macon +
4
–
1
8
–
2
Washington and Lee
2
–
3
4
–
6
Bridgewater
1
–
4
2
–
8
Hampden–Sydney
0
–
5
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions
1997 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Redlands +
4
–
1
7
–
2
Cal Lutheran +
4
–
1
5
–
4
Whittier +
4
–
1
5
–
4
La Verne
2
–
3
2
–
7
Occidental
1
–
4
1
–
8
Claremont-Mudd
0
–
5
0
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions
1997 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Trinity (TX) $^
4
–
0
10
–
1
Centre
3
–
1
6
–
3
Sewanee
1
–
3
5
–
4
Millsaps
1
–
3
3
–
7
Rhodes
1
–
3
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1997 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
MacMurray $
4
–
0
8
–
2
Westminster (MO)
3
–
1
6
–
4
Greenville
2
–
2
2
–
8
Blackburn
1
–
3
1
–
8
Principia
0
–
4
0
–
8
1997 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
RPI $
4
–
0
9
–
1
Union (NY)
3
–
1
7
–
2
Hobart
2
–
2
6
–
4
St. Lawrence
1
–
3
2
–
7
Rochester (NY)
0
–
4
1
–
8
1997 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Catholic University ^
–
10
–
1
Methodist
–
9
–
1
Cortland ^
–
8
–
2
Buffalo State
–
7
–
2
Hartwick
–
7
–
2
Pomona-Pitzer
–
6
–
2
Ithaca
–
7
–
3
Wesley
–
7
–
3
Frostburg State
–
6
–
3
Brockport
–
6
–
4
Menlo
–
5
–
5
Thomas More
–
5
–
5
Aurora
–
4
–
5
Chapman
–
4
–
5
Bluffton
–
4
–
6
Ferrum
–
4
–
6
Wilmington (OH)
–
4
–
6
Colorado College
–
3
–
6
Salisbury State
–
3
–
6
Maryville (TN)
–
3
–
7
Chowan
–
2
–
8
Defiance
–
1
–
8
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Mississippi College
Centennial Conference – Western Maryland
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
Freedom Football Conference – Coast Guard
Illini-Badger Football Conference – Lakeland
Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Simpson
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Adrian [2]
Middle Atlantic Conference – Albright and Lycoming
Midwest Conference – Carroll (WI)
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Augsburg
New England Football Conference – Bridgewater State and Worcester State
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan
North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny , Wittenberg , and Wooster
Northwest Conference – Willamette
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry , Guilford , and Randolph-Macon
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Grove City
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – California Lutheran , Redlands , and Whittier
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Not available
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – RPI
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ] The 1997 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 25th 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 Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the second time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. Like the previous twelve tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[3]
Playoff bracket [ ] Regionals Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia Mount Union 34
Allegheny
30
Mount Union
59
John Carroll
7
John Carroll 30
Hanover
20
Mount Union
54
Simpson
7
Simpson 34
Wisconsin–Whitewater
31
Simpson
61
Augsburg
21
Augsburg 34
Concordia–Moorhead
22
Mount Union
61
Lycoming
12
Lycoming 27
Western Maryland
13
Lycoming
46
Trinity (TX)
26
Trinity (TX) 44
Catholic University
33
Lycoming
28
Rowan
20
Rowan 43
Coast Guard
0
Rowan
13
TCNJ
7
TCNJ 34
Cortland
30
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