American college football season
1999 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1999 Playoffs November – December 1999 Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA Champion Pacific Lutheran Gagliardi Trophy Danny Ragsdale (QB), Redlands
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The 1999 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 1999, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1999 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia .
The Pacific Lutheran Lutes won their first Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs , 42−13. The Lutes were led by All-American quarterback Chad Johnson, running back Anthony Hicks and offensive lineman Andrew Finstuen. College Football Hall of Fame coach Frosty Westering won his fourth national championship.
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Danny Ragsdale , quarterback from Redlands .[1]
Conference standings [ ]
1999 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hardin–Simmons $^
7
–
0
12
–
1
McMurry
6
–
1
7
–
2
Howard Payne
4
–
3
5
–
5
Mississippi College
3
–
4
6
–
4
Mary Hardin–Baylor
3
–
4
4
–
6
Austin
2
–
5
3
–
7
Texas Lutheran
2
–
5
3
–
7
Sul Ross
1
–
6
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Frostburg State $
5
–
1
8
–
3
Ferrum
4
–
2
6
–
4
Wesley
4
–
2
6
–
4
Chowan
2
–
4
5
–
4
Greensboro
2
–
4
3
–
6
Methodist
2
–
4
3
–
7
Salisbury State
2
–
4
2
–
7
1999 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Western Maryland $^
7
–
0
11
–
1
Ursinus ^
6
–
1
10
–
2
Dickinson
4
–
3
6
–
4
Muhlenberg
4
–
3
6
–
4
Johns Hopkins
3
–
4
4
–
6
Gettysburg
2
–
5
3
–
7
Franklin & Marshall
1
–
6
2
–
8
Swarthmore
0
–
7
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Augustana (IL) $^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Millikin
5
–
2
7
–
2
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
2
7
–
2
Illinois Wesleyan
4
–
3
6
–
3
Carthage
4
–
3
5
–
4
North Central (IL)
2
–
5
2
–
7
Elmhurst
1
–
6
2
–
7
North Park
1
–
6
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Freedom Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Western Connecticut $^
6
–
0
10
–
1
Plymouth State
4
–
2
8
–
3
Springfield (MA)
4
–
2
4
–
6
WPI
3
–
3
5
–
4
Merchant Marine
2
–
4
3
–
7
Norwich
1
–
5
4
–
6
Coast Guard
1
–
5
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hanover $^
7
–
0
10
–
1
Wilmington (OH)
6
–
1
9
–
1
Wabash
5
–
2
5
–
5
Bluffton
4
–
3
7
–
3
Franklin (IN)
2
–
5
4
–
6
Manchester
2
–
5
3
–
7
Anderson (IN)
2
–
5
2
–
8
Mount St. Joseph
0
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Aurora $
7
–
0
8
–
2
MacMurray
4
–
3
6
–
4
Concordia (WI)
4
–
3
5
–
5
Lakeland
4
–
3
5
–
5
Benedictine (IL)
3
–
4
6
–
4
Greenville
3
–
4
5
–
5
Eureka
3
–
4
4
–
6
Concordia (IL)
0
–
7
2
–
8
1999 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wartburg $^
10
–
0
10
–
1
Central (IA) ^
9
–
1
10
–
2
Buena Vista
7
–
3
7
–
3
Simpson
6
–
4
6
–
4
Upper Iowa
6
–
4
6
–
4
Coe
4
–
6
4
–
6
Loras
4
–
6
4
–
6
William Penn
3
–
7
3
–
7
Cornell (IA)
3
–
7
3
–
7
Luther
2
–
8
2
–
8
Dubuque
1
–
9
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Alma +^
5
–
1
8
–
2
Albion +
5
–
1
6
–
3
Hope +
5
–
1
5
–
4
Defiance
3
–
3
4
–
5
Kalamazoo
2
–
4
3
–
6
Adrian
1
–
5
2
–
7
Olivet
0
–
6
0
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Commonwealth
Susquehanna x
4
–
1
7
–
3
Juniata
3
–
2
6
–
4
Widener
3
–
2
6
–
4
Albright
2
–
3
3
–
7
Lebanon Valley
2
–
3
2
–
8
Moravian
1
–
4
2
–
8
Freedom
Lycoming x^
4
–
0
9
–
1
Wilkes
3
–
1
7
–
4
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
2
–
2
5
–
5
King's (PA)
1
–
3
5
–
5
Delaware Valley
0
–
4
2
–
8
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
St. Norbert $^
9
–
0
9
–
2
Grinnell
7
–
2
7
–
3
Beloit
6
–
3
7
–
3
Ripon
6
–
3
6
–
4
Carroll (WI)
4
–
5
5
–
5
Lake Forest
4
–
5
5
–
5
Lawrence
3
–
6
3
–
7
Knox
2
–
7
3
–
7
Illinois College
2
–
7
2
–
8
Monmouth (IL)
2
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint John's (MN) $^
8
–
1
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
Bethel (MN)
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Augsburg
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
St. Olaf
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Carleton
1
–
8
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Hamline
1
–
8
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Macalester
1
–
8
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Blue Division
Salve Regina x
6
–
0
8
–
3
Curry
5
–
1
7
–
3
MIT
4
–
2
6
–
4
Nichols
3
–
3
6
–
3
UMass Dartmouth
2
–
4
3
–
7
UMass–Boston
1
–
5
1
–
9
Western New England
0
–
6
2
–
7
Red Division
Bridgewater State x^
6
–
0
10
–
1
Massachusetts Maritime
5
–
1
8
–
2
Fitchburg State
4
–
2
6
–
4
Westfield State
3
–
3
4
–
6
Maine Maritime
2
–
4
3
–
6
Worcester State
1
–
6
1
–
9
Framingham State
0
–
6
2
–
8
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Montclair State $^
5
–
0
9
–
2
Rowan ^
4
–
1
12
–
2
TCNJ
3
–
2
4
–
5
New Jersey City
2
–
3
3
–
7
William Paterson
1
–
4
2
–
8
Kean
0
–
5
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wittenberg $^
6
–
0
11
–
1
Allegheny
4
–
2
8
–
2
Ohio Wesleyan
4
–
2
8
–
2
Wooster
4
–
2
8
–
2
Denison
2
–
4
4
–
6
Earlham
1
–
6
2
–
8
Kenyon
0
–
6
1
–
9
Wabash
0
–
0
5
–
5
Hiram
0
–
0
0
–
10
Oberlin
0
–
0
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Willamette $^
5
–
0
7
–
4
Pacific Lutheran ^
4
–
1
13
–
1
Linfield
3
–
2
6
–
3
Whitworth
2
–
3
5
–
5
Puget Sound
1
–
4
1
–
8
Lewis & Clark
0
–
5
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mount Union $^
9
–
0
12
–
1
Ohio Northern ^
8
–
1
11
–
2
John Carroll
6
–
3
7
–
3
Otterbein
6
–
3
7
–
3
Baldwin–Wallace
6
–
3
6
–
4
Heidelberg
4
–
5
4
–
6
Muskingum
2
–
7
3
–
7
Capital
2
–
7
2
–
8
Marietta
2
–
7
2
–
8
Hiram
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Catholic University $^
6
–
0
9
–
2
Emory & Henry
4
–
2
6
–
4
Randolph–Macon
4
–
2
5
–
5
Bridgewater
3
–
3
5
–
5
Washington and Lee
3
–
3
5
–
5
Guilford
2
–
4
4
–
6
Hampden–Sydney
0
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Catholic University's win over Salisbury State and Washington and Lee's win over Centre counted in the conference standings.
1999 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Redlands $
5
–
0
7
–
2
La Verne
4
–
1
7
–
2
Cal Lutheran
3
–
2
3
–
6
Claremont-Mudd
2
–
3
5
–
4
Occidental
1
–
4
2
–
7
Whittier
0
–
5
0
–
9
1999 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Trinity (TX) $^
6
–
0
12
–
1
Rhodes
4
–
2
6
–
3
Sewanee
4
–
2
6
–
4
Centre
3
–
3
5
–
5
DePauw
3
–
3
5
–
5
Millsaps
1
–
5
2
–
8
Rose–Hulman
0
–
6
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Westminster (MO) +
2
–
1
8
–
2
MacMurray +
2
–
1
6
–
4
Greenville +
2
–
1
5
–
5
Blackburn
0
–
3
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions
1999 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Pomona-Pitzer
–
7
–
1
Westminster (MO)
–
8
–
2
Buffalo State
–
7
–
3
Maryville (TN)
–
7
–
3
Thomas More
–
7
–
3
Ithaca
–
7
–
4
Alfred
–
6
–
4
Brockport
–
6
–
4
Hartwick
–
6
–
4
Chapman
–
5
–
4
Cortland
–
5
–
5
Menlo
–
4
–
5
Mount Ida
–
3
–
4
Principia
–
3
–
5
Maranatha Baptist
–
2
–
6
Colorado College
–
2
–
7
St. John Fisher
–
1
–
8
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Hardin–Simmons
Atlantic Central Football Conference – Frostburg State
Centennial Conference – Western Maryland
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
Freedom Football Conference – Western Connecticut State
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover
Illini-Badger Football Conference – Aurora
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion , Alma , and Hope
Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming
Midwest Conference – St. Norbert
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Salve Regina (Blue Division), Bridgewater State (Red Division)
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Montclair State
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
Northwest Conference – Willamette
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Catholic
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – RPI
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse and Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Postseason [ ]
The 1999 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 27th 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 seventh time. This was the first bracket to feature 28 teams after expanding from the previous format of 16 teams in place from 1985 to 1998. With the new format, four teams were given byes to the second round.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
First Round Campus Sites
Second Round Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
Mount Union
42
Augustana (IL)
39
Augustana (IL)
33
St. Norbert
32
Mount Union
56
Ohio Northern
56
Ohio Northern
31
Hanover
14
Ohio Northern
58
Wittenberg
42
Wittenberg
24
Alma
19
Mount Union
17
Rowan
24*
West. Conn. State
24
Montclair State
37
Montclair State
32
Buffalo State
34
Montclair State
13
Rowan
29
Rowan
42
RPI
10
Rowan
55
Ursinus
43
Ursinus
0
Bridgewater State
38
Rowan
13
Pacific Lutheran
42
Wartburg
14
Pacific Lutheran
28
Pacific Lutheran
49
Willamette
24
Pacific Lutheran
19
Central (IA)
38
Saint John's (MN)
9
UW–La Crosse
17
Central (IA)
9
Saint John's (MN)
23
Saint John's (MN)
10
UW–Stevens Point
10
Pacific Lutheran
49
Trinity (TX)
28
Trinity (TX)
20
Western Maryland
20
McDaniel
16
Catholic University
16
Trinity (TX)
40
Hardin–Simmons
28
Hardin–Simmons
33
Washington (MO)
21
Hardin–Simmons
51
Wash. & Jefferson
14
Wash. & Jefferson
3
Lycoming
7
* Overtime
Final AFCA Top 25 Poll [ ]
Team
Final Record
Points
1. Pacific Lutheran (45)
13-1
1,125
2. Rowan
12–1
1,074
3. Mount Union
12–1
1,035
4. Trinity(TX)
12–1
990
5. Ohion Northern
11–2
870
6. Hardin-Simmons
12–1
859
7. St. John's
11–2
809
8. Montclair State
9–2
752
9. Western Maryland
11–1
750
10. Wittenberg
11–1
717
11. Central(IA)
10–2
617
12. Wartburg
10–1
582
13. Augustana
9–2
526
14. Western Connecticut
10–1
510
15. Lycoming
9–1
473
16. Washington & Jefferson
9–3
400
17. Hanover
10–1
377
18. Catholic
9–2
364
19. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
9–2
356
20. Rensselaer
9–1
256
21. Ursinus
10–2
249
22. St. Norbert
9–2
183
23. Bridgewater State
10–1
139
24. Willamette
7–4
132
25. Wisconsin-La Crosse
7–4
124
Others receiving votes: Buffalo St 118, Alma 109, Washington (Mo.) 85, Wilmington 13, McMurry 9, Redlands 9, Union 9, Pomona-Pitzer 5, Aurora 5, Millikin 4, Williams 3, John Carroll 3, Otterbein 1. [3]
Awards [ ]
Gagliardi Trophy : Danny Ragsdale , Redlands
AFCA Coach of the Year : Larry Kehres , Mount Union
AFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1 : Peter Mazzaferro , Bridgewater State Region 2 : Frank Girardi , Lycoming Region 3 : Steve Mohr , Trinity (TX) Region 4 : Larry Kehres , Mount Union Region 5 : Rick Willis , Wartburg[4]
See also [ ]
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